OBITUARIES
James Fredrick Hooks
Nov 7, 2013
James Fredrick Hooks, 64 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in the Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born in High Point, NC on July 29, 1949 to the late James Fredrick and Ruby Hooks. He was a maintenance engineer for Old South Apartments. He was a Baptist. He enjoyed fishing, camping,...
Joseph €Œjoe†Sangallo
Nov 7, 2013
Joseph "Joe" Sangallo, 78, of Bluffton, died Thursday, November 7, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton.
Patricia Mary Locke
Nov 6, 2013
Patricia Mary Locke, 66, of Bluffton, SC died November 6, 2013 at NHC-Bluffton. She was born on October 15, 1947 in New York City, NY the daughter of the Catherine Nash Murphy and the late Joseph Murphy. She was in retail sales at Macys, Saks, and Nordstrom in New York until moving to Bluffton in 2007. She was Catholic. She...
Ralph Horvath
Nov 5, 2013
Ralph Horvath, 83, of Bluffton, SC, died Tuesday November 5, 2013. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 1930 and married the former Loretta Ruehle on September 2, 1950. He began a 48-year career in the railroad and mass transit industry in 1952, becoming known nationally for automatic train control systems and contributing to the design of several of...
Jerry Martin
Nov 5, 2013
JERRY CHAMBERS MARTIN February 6, 1933 - November 5, 2013 Jerry Chambers Martin, the former chief speech writer for then California governor Ronald Reagan and longtime journalist passed away from a heart attack on Tuesday, November 5 , in Bluffton, SC where he had lived for the past five years. Martin was born in Austin TX, the sixth of eight...
Robert "Bob" Wayne Forrest
Nov 5, 2013
Robert "Bob" Wayne Forrest USAF Retired Born March 19, 1939 Sullivan, KY Died November 5, 2013 in Panama City, Florida Bob was retired from the military after 21 years of service. He was stationed at many bases throughout his career (Turkey, Thailand, Africa, Johnston Island and why not Minot). He served in aircraft maintenance, missiles in SAC, and as an...
Lizzie Bell Malphrus Woods
Nov 3, 2013
Lizzie Bell Malphrus Woods, 106 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Marion Cleland, Hadden Roach and Gregorie Woods passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Ridgeland Nursing Center, Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Ridgeland, SC on November 27, 1906 to the late John Walter Malphrus and Golda Virginia Lowther Malphrus. She was a seamtress and avid gardener....
Maryellen Carr
Nov 3, 2013
Maryellen Carr passed away, at age 56, on Sunday November 3, 2013, at Memorial Medical Hospital. She died peacefully in her sleep after a 14 month battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Sam, her mother Peggy Foxworthy, Brothers John, Tim, and Michael of Los Angeles California. She was born in Los Angeles August 23, 1957. She was...
Rita T. Ordway
Nov 2, 2013
Rita T. Ordway, 88, of Bluffton died November 2, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 2, 1925 in Leominster, MA the daughter of the late Joseph Charles and Mary Ellen Courtney Connolly. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin T. Ordway, Sr. and daughter Betty Dennis. She is survived by her son, Edwin...
Debra Lee Phillips
Oct 30, 2013
Debra Lee Phillips, Bluffton, SC Sunrise July 1, 1951 - Sunset October 30, 2013 After a life time of illness Debra left us to go be with the Lord. She was born at the Marine Corps Air Station Hospital, Cherry Point, NC and had lived with her parents in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, California and Hawaii. On her own...
Kenneth Gray
Oct 29, 2013
Kenneth Gray, 80, of Bluffton, SC died October 29, 2013 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 6, 1932 in Albany, NY the son of the late Thomas Peter and Edna Mackey Gray. He was a truck driver and owner of Gray Van Express. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Korean Conflict Era. He...
James R. Izant, Ii
Oct 28, 2013
James R. Izant, II, 55, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Monday, October 28, 2013 at MUSC in Charleston, SC after a long illness. Mr. Izant was born in Warren, OH on August 7, 1958, the son of the late Robert T. Izant, II and Ann Hunter Izant. James was a graduate of Youngstown State University. He was retired as...
Ruben Campos-Dorado
Oct 28, 2013
Ruben Campos-Dorado, of Hilton Head Island, SC died October 28, 2013 at Hilton Head Island Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 14, 1957 in Reynosa, Tamps, Mexico the son of the late Ruben Campos-Martinez and Maria Dorado. He was a home painter and builder. He is survived by his wife, Martha Elva Campos of Hilton Head Island, SC,...
Ernest O. Clark
Oct 25, 2013
Ernest O. Clark passed away suddenly on Friday, October 25th after a brief illness. He grew up in Hoopeston, Illinois; served as a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy during the Korean War; and had a wonderful career. Tennis was his passion and he served many years on the Sun City Tennis Association. He won numerous singles and doubles Senior Olympics...
Jerry Healand Reeves Iii
Oct 20, 2013
Jerry Healand Reeves III, age 82, died at home on the May River, Sunday, October 20, 2013. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Zeadora Breckenridge and Jerry Healand Reeves Jr., Jerry grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He graduated from Greenville High School and Duke University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary...
Mike Tefft
Oct 19, 2013
Mike Tefft Obituary Written by Mike Tefft Obit Writing his own obit M. L. Tefft July 19, 1949 Lincoln, NE Died October 19, 2013 Bluffton, SC I am writing my own obituary to avoid all the listing of things that in the scheme of eternity mean nothing at all. I will boast in three things: #1 - In my friends....
Gretchen Leila Goerz
Oct 19, 2013
Gretchen Leila Goerz, 72, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, passed away October 19 with her family by her side. Gretchen was born July 23, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to the late Winthrop Barnum Schenck and Charlotte (Riker) Schenck. She graduated from Clifford J. Scott high school in 1959. She studied nursing at the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in...
Dorothy "Dot" J. Walker
Oct 18, 2013
Dorothy J "Dot" Walker, 78, of Bluffton and widow of John Lester Walker Jr. passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home in Bluffton. She was born in Meriden, CT on August 22, 1935 to the late George P. and Mary T. Majeski Moshier. She attended Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and former...
William "Bill" Chapman Mcmurrain
Oct 17, 2013
William "Bill" Chapman McMurrain, 69, of Okatie, died Thursday, October 17, 2013. Mr. McMurrain was born in Jacksonville, FL on June 22, 1944. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving with the 101st Airborne Division. Bill was of Baptist faith and attended Grays Hill Baptist Church. Mr. McMurrain was a dedicated father, loving husband, and will be...
Willie Daniel "Danny" Cooler
Oct 17, 2013
Willie Daniel "Danny" Cooler, 57 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on February 9, 1956 to Varnneice Harper Cooler Rollins and the late Willie Cooler. He was the owner of Danny's Auto Repair and Wrecker Service. He was a member of the Hardeeville...
