OBITUARIES
Augustus J. Sayko
Mar 2, 2011
Augustus J. Sayko, 91, of Sun City passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at NHC Health Care in Bluffton. Born in Carteret, New Jersey, he spent much of his youth in Pennsylvania. During World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater as a member of the United States Army Air Forces. After graduating from school in Kansas City,...
William Graham Bullock
Feb 27, 2011
William Graham Bullock, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Hilton Head Hospital. Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Graham came to Parris Island, South Carolina, to serve in the Marine Corps, 1968- 1972. He moved to Bluffton in 1974 and was known locally as one of the Bluffton Eccentrics. He was the son of the late William...
Norman Eldon Thrasher
Feb 26, 2011
Norman Eldon Thrasher, 78 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at his home.He was born in Warsaw, Indiana on October 10, 1932. He was the son of the late Harold M. and Edna Rasor Thrasher.He was a retired owner of Tower-Thrasher-Condon Accountants of Flint, Michigan. He was a graduate of General Motors Institute/ Kettering University. He...
Henry Wright, Sr.
Feb 25, 2011
Deacon Henry Wright, Sr., 53, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, SC.He was born in Ridgeland, SC on January 26, 1958 to the late David Taylor and Nellie Mae (Wright) Taylor.He was the owner of Ridgewood Landscaping. He was a member of Burton Deliverance Holiness Church where he served as a Deacon and a...
Tommy Jefferson Sauls
Feb 24, 2011
Tommy Jefferson Sauls, 67 of Ridgeland, SC passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011 in Ridgeland, SC.He was a Farmer.He is survived by his sister, Dolores DeLoach of Tillman, SC; four nephews, Charles Gaymon, Darrell Gaymon, Bubba Sauls and Pete Sauls; five nieces, Naomi Long, Mae Long, Suzie Sauls, April Sauls and Janie Sauls.Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm,...
Chester Wayne Carter
Feb 22, 2011
Chester Wayne Carter, 62, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Claxton, GA on December 18, 1948 to the late William Henry Carter, Jr. and Joy Lynn Walling Carter.He was a Commercial Truck Driver.He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Leavitt Carter of Ridgeland, SC; two daughters, Allisha (Christian) Carter-Bagwell...
Maureen Anne Higgins Zabler
Feb 22, 2011
Maureen Anne Higgins Zabler, 66 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at her home. She was born on June 15, 1944 in Washington, DC. She was the daughter of the late David and Carolyn Higgins. Maureen was a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She was a pioneer as one of the first women...
Laura Jean Thaller
Feb 21, 2011
Laura Jean Thaller, 52, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at her home.She was born in Cleveland, OH on February 1, 1959. She was the daughter of Dr. Lawrence H. and Kathryn Jean Suitch Thaller.She was a 1978 graduate of Strongsville Ohio High School. She did volunteer work everyday for ten years at the Salvation Army....
James Harris Grayson
Feb 20, 2011
James Harris Grayson, 87, of Okatie, SC , passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Bayview Manor in Beaufort, SC. He was born January 13, 1924 in Hardeeville, SC to the late Leland Arnold Grayson, Sr. and Marie Cone Grayson. He was a Pharmacist; US Army Veteran of WWII having served in France and Germany; a Purple Heart recipient and...
Brayden Michael Anderson
Feb 17, 2011
Brayden Michael Anderson, infant son of Amber Annette Anderson and Shane Michael Williams, went to heaven on Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, SC.He is survived by his parents; his maternal grandparents, Tal and Brenda Malphrus of Ridgeland, SC, paternal grandparents, Missy and Jesse Williams of Brunson, SC; sister, Darien Anderson and brother Justin Anderson, also...
James Spica
Feb 17, 2011
James Spica, 84 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011 in the Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island, SC.He was born in Bronx, New York on May 3, 1926. He was the son of the late Camillo and Elizabeth Selvegglo Spica.He was a retired Mechanical Engineer for American Electric Power. He was a member of the...
Alva Norris Dean
Feb 16, 2011
Alva Norris Dean, 87 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his home.He was born in Ridgeland, SC on September 9, 1923. He was the son of the late Percy Benjamin Dean and Edna Eibes Dean.He was a retired Educator who taught for many years at Hardeeville, Ridgeland and Grays schools. He was a graduate of...
Charlotte Diane Fleming Graham
Feb 15, 2011
Diane Fleming Graham, 61, of Hardeeville, SC, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.She was born on July 3, 1949 in Savannah, GA. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Willie Mae Smith Fleming. She was a homemaker, mother, and grandmother. She was an Episcopalian. She is survived by her son, Paul Allen Graham, Jr....
Thomas Owen Brown
Feb 10, 2011
Thomas Owen Brown, 68 of Bluffton, SC passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island. He was born on December 13, 1942 in Statesboro, GA. He was the son of the late Robert and Mattie Boddiford Brown. He was a Construction Superintendant. He was a Baptist. He enjoyed fishing and cooking and was a...
Michael George Petty
Feb 9, 2011
Michael George Petty, 62 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 at his home after a valiant battle with cancer.He was born in Miami, Florida on December 18, 1948. He was the son of the late Clifford Adrian and Edith J. Diglio Petty. He was the General Manger for several car dealerships including Hilton Head Honda and...
Frances Schramm
Feb 9, 2011
Frances DiVincenzo Schramm died Wednesday, February 9, 2011. She was a resident of Carolina House, Bluffton. She was predeceased by her husband, George
Mildred Smith Metzger
Feb 6, 2011
Mildred Smith Metzger, 86, widow of J. C. Metzger, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Allendale, SC. She was born in Clyo, GA on June 27, 1924 to the late W. W. Smith, Sr. and Helen Masters Smith.She was a homemaker and a member of Clyo Methodist Church in Clyo, GA.She is survived by her daughter, two granddaughters, four...
Robert Earl Roper Jr.
Feb 5, 2011
Robert Earl Roper, Jr., 52 of Ridgeland, SC, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 in his home. He was born on May 12, 1958 in Beaufort, SC. He was the son of Robert Earl and Marlyse Abraham Roper, Sr. He was the owner of R&R Landscape Co. and he was a member of Maye River Baptist Church. He enjoyed salt...
