OBITUARIES
Warren J. Trenholm
May 20, 2012
Warren Trenholm, 88, of Bluffton, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born in Lynn, Ma. On March 26, 1924 the son of Mary and John Trenholm. He has lived in Sun City for the past 5 years. He was a Navy Veteran serving 3 years aboard the U.S.S. Watts during WWII in the...
Doris Virginia Nettles Plewes
May 16, 2012
Doris N. PlewesRidgeland, SCDoris Virginia Nettles Plewes, 83, widow of David William (Duck) Plewes, Jr. passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.She was born in Ridgeland, SC on August 21, 1928 to the late Lewis Nettles and Linner Dean Nettles.Mrs. Plewes loved the Atlanta Braves; enjoyed working search-a-word puzzles; loved fishing and she...
Patrick Joseph Mcardle
May 14, 2012
Patrick J. McArdle passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at Hilton Head Hospital. Pat or PJ, as he was known, was a resident of Sun City for the past 21 months.Pat was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 25, 1936 and was almost 76 when he died. He was a career Navy man and served two tours of duty...
Louise Malphrus Baker
May 14, 2012
Louise Malphrus Baker, 85, widow of Rev. James E. Baker, Sr. passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 in Bluffton, SC.She was born in Ridgeland, SC on May 4, 1927 to the late French R. Malphrus and Nona Phillips Malphrus.Mrs. Baker was a former member of Great Swamp Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years; member,...
Robert Hazlitt Gross, Iii
May 13, 2012
Robert Hazlitt Gross, III, 74, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, May 13, 2012 at his residence. He was born on March 4, 2012 in Sante Fe, NM, the son of the late Blanche and Robert Gross, Jr. He was a retired US Naval Officer and was a Submariner.He is survived by his wife, Louise Chartrand Gross, of Bluffton; son Robert...
Bruce B. Schultz
May 11, 2012
Bruce B. Schultz, 52 of Bluffton passed away, after he lost his battle with cancer after a courageous two year fight, on Friday, May 11, 2012 at his home.He was born in September 3, 1959 in Cleveland, OH. He was the son of Richard C. Schultz and the late Norine Bennett Schultz.He was a retired fire fighter with the Hilton...
Ronnie Webster Farmer
May 5, 2012
Ronnie Webster Farmer, 58, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at his home. He was born on November 26, 1953 the son of Linda Watson Farmer and the late Alton T. Farmer.He was a Baptist and a member of Indian Hill Baptist Church. He was a Heating and Air Technician for A-1 Heating and Air. He was formerly...
Roger Cox
May 3, 2012
Roger Cox, 57, of Hardeeville, SC, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. He was born on November 20, son of Bill and Margaret Cox. He is survived by his brother, Stan Cox, Sr. Debbie Fleury, Brenda Bragg, Lori Childress and Jeannie Rose. Roger loved to fish and hunt and he was the self proclaimed karaoke...
Wanda Sell
May 2, 2012
Wanda Jane Laughbaum Sell, 81, of Bluffton, SC passed away Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at NHC-Bluffton.She was born on September 30, 1930 in Shelby, Ohio, the daughter of the late Helen and Carl Laughbaum.She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Sell.She is survived by 2 sons, Jim (Diana) Sell and Alan (Beth) Sell; one daughter, Ava (Ernest) Winegarner; 6 grandchildren,...
Violet Betty Brooks Lafever
May 2, 2012
Violet (Betty) LaFever, 78, of Bluffton, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at NHC of Bluffton.Betty was born in Olean, NY on March 7, 1934. On May 8, 1954, she married Richard LaFever. Richard was in the U.S. Air Force and stationed in Savannah, GA where their oldest daughter, Sharon, was born. After completing Richard
Harvey Garbade "Hop" Lucas
May 1, 2012
Harvey Garbade (Hop) Lucas, 79 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.He was born in St. George, SC on November 20, 1932. He was the son of the late Harvey W. Lucas and Pauline Garbade Lucas Davis.He retired from the US Department of Agriculture and Soil Conservation Service. He...
Donald Martin Christensen, Jr.
May 1, 2012
Donald M. Christensen, Jr., 64, of Bluffton, SC and originally from Plainfield, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 1 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was born and raised in Chicago, attended Lewis College, and took a teaching job at Laraway School, where he remained for his entire career. Don coached volleyball and track...
Robert Prather Shields Jr.
May 1, 2012
Robert Prather Shields, Jr., 83 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Wichita, Kansas on February 20, 1929. He was the son of the late Robert and Gladys McCloud Shields.He was an Attorney for Employers Reinsurance Company at G.E. Company. He was a US Navy veteran of...
Charles Hasty Smith
May 1, 2012
Charles Hasty Smith, 70, of Early Branch, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.He was born on October 16, 1942 the son of the late Charles and Edna Way Smith.He was a veteran and served in the S.C. National Guard. He was an automobile mechanic. He was a member of the Gillisonville Baptist Church. He...
Lenore Ann Guerrera Angelino
Apr 28, 2012
Lenore Ann Guerrera Angelino, 64 of Bluffton, SC and wife of David Anthony Angelino passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.She was born in Waterbury, CT on March 13, 1948. She was the daughter of Katherine Coviello Guerrera and the late William Guerrera.She and her husband moved to Bluffton in May 2003 from...
Henry Hannah
Apr 24, 2012
Henry Hannah, 77, of Hilton Head Island, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at his home.He was born on December 28, 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of the late Henry and Jesse Ferguson Hannah.He was a pipefitter at General Foods before becoming a partner of Air Control Systems of Bluffton/Hilton Head with his son. He was an avid golfer.He...
Mary Barthelmess Blakewood
Apr 21, 2012
Mary Barthelmess Blakewood passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at NHC Health Care in Bluffton, SC. She was born on September 20, 1917 in Savannah, GA. She wasThe widow of Wilbur I. Blakewood who was also a native of Savannah. She is survived by three daughters; Sharon Pearson (Larry) of Duluth, GA, Marsha Brown (Larry) of Bluffton, SC and...
Louis Gene Sist
Apr 21, 2012
Louis Gene Sist, 69, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.Louis was born on February 9, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Graziano and Alvera Bellaver Sist.He was a graduate of Western Michigan University. He was a science teacher at Thompson Middle School in Southfield Michigan. He was a saxophone player and leader of...
Nancy Ann Sigward
Apr 16, 2012
Nancy Ann Sigward, 68 of Bluffton, SC and wife of Michael F. Sigward passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island, SC.She was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 12, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Alice Carroll Pellman.She was a retired School Teacher at the St....
