OBITUARIES
Betty Carter Mock
Feb 5, 2010
Betty Carter Mock, 79, of Ridgeland, SC and wife of Richard J. Parry, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at Hospice House of Savannah.She was born in Ridgeland, SC on July 2, 1930. She was the daughter of the late James L. and Lois Harvey Carter.She was the owner of Hillside Landscape Nursery. She made great crab cakes and...
Wesley Leon (Cootie) Smith, Jr.
Feb 5, 2010
Wesley Leon (Cootie) Smith Jr., 68, of Early Branch, SC, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 in the St. Joseph
Sigrid Funke Teglia
Feb 3, 2010
Sigrid Teglia, 64, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at her home.She was born in Marienbad, Czechoslovakia on May 19, 1945. She was the daughter of Erna Funke Vondra and the late Robert Funke.She and her husband had lived in Bluffton for four years. She was a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church. She...
John M. Lynch Jr.
Feb 3, 2010
John M. Lynch Jr. John M. Lynch, Jr., 81, of Bluffton, S.C., and formerly of Oneonta, NY, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Savannah, Georgia. John was born March 6, 1928, in East Meadow, Long Island, NY, the son of John M. Sr. and Mary (Wolf) Lynch. On Sept. 23, 1950, John was married to Clara Bellows. He proudly...
Charles William Kerr
Feb 2, 2010
Charles William (Bill) Kerr, 78, died on February 2, 2010 in his home at Sun City, Hilton Head, SC.Born on May 8, 1931, he grew up in Cape Girardeau, MO along the banks of the Mississippi River. He was a gifted writer and artist, but he chose to become an educator. He received a BA degree from Southeast Missouri State...
Patricia Brown James
Feb 1, 2010
Patricia Brown James, 79, of Bluffton, SC and wife of Elsworth E. James passed away on Monday, February 1, 2010.She was born in Pendergrass, GA on November 24, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Mabel Thomas Brown.She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and she was a Southern Baptist. She was a volunteer for the Veterans Administration...
William Edward Griffin
Jan 30, 2010
William Edward Griffin, 97 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at his home.He was born in Astoria, NY on August 4, 1912. He was the son of the late William and Caroline Screnda Griffin.He was a retired environmental engineer. He was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Saint Gregory...
Clara Netha Bolden
Jan 29, 2010
Clara N. BoldenRidgeland, SCClara Netha Bolden, 81, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, SC.She was born on July 6, 1928 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Isaac Barnwell and Rhina Bolden. She was employed by Bailey
Elizabeth Devlin (Betty) Ryan
Jan 28, 2010
Elizabeth (Betty) Ryan, 65, of Bluffton, SC formerly of Westfield, NJ died on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at home.Betty is survived by her husband of 42 wonderful years, Peter Ryan; her youngest daughter, Allison Gaffney of Monmouth Beach, NJ. Allison and her husband, Brian, have two children, Brendan and Matthew. She is also survived by her sister, Maryann Campanella of...
Marilyn Morehouse Shapiro
Jan 27, 2010
Marilyn Morehouse Shapiro, 72, passed away on January 27th, 2010 at LifeCare of Hilton Head in Hilton Head, SC.She was born October 16, 1937 in North Bend, Oregon to the late Fredrick C. and Gerda Ostburg Morehouse. She owned Doctor
Shirley Ann Smith Chapman
Jan 24, 2010
Ann Smith Chapman, 73, of Bluffton, SC and widow of William Durell Chapman, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2010 in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.She was born in Savannah, GA on March 3, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Southwood Sidney and Eva Pauline Melton Smith.She was a member of the Bluffton Methodist Church.She is survived...
Patricia Permenter York
Jan 23, 2010
Patricia P. York, a long time resident of Hilton Head and native of the Palmetto state, passed away peacefully at Heartland of West Ashley, Charleston, SC on Saturday, January 23, 2010.Known to family and friends as either Tricia or Patty Lou, she was born in Aiken, SC. She is the daughter of the late Bennie R. Permenter, a former Postmaster...
Joseph Robert Wilkus
Jan 22, 2010
Joseph Robert Wilkus, 61, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010 in the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Chicago, IL on November 22, 1948. He was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia Barkus Wilkus.He was a sheet metal designer for Heating and Air Systems. He was an avid golf and tennis player.He is survived...
Mary Ann Gearin
Jan 19, 2010
GEARIN, Mary Ann, 67 years, artist and world traveler, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ann grew up in Connecticut where she married John M. Gearin. They raised their family overseas, living in Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Korea, and traveling extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Throughout her life...
Romie Dale Self
Jan 19, 2010
Romie Dale Self, 92, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at his home in Hardeeville, SC.He was born April 23, 1917 in Caser, NC to the late Romie Ruffin Self and Hazel Carter Self.He was a retired Welder; charter member of Hardeeville Church of God where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher and he was a US...
Wilma R. Mcgill
Jan 18, 2010
Wilma R. McGillRidgeland, SCWilma Robison McGill, 88, widow of Robert James McGill, Sr. passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 at her home in Ridgeland, SC.She was born April 29, 1921 in Turbeville, SC to the late Johnny Jones Robison and Aletha Inez Dennis Robison. She was a retired bookkeeper and previously owned and operated
Lois Elaine Floyd Lowery
Jan 18, 2010
Lois LoweryRidgeland, SCLois Elaine Lowery, 68, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Eunice and Inman Floyd of Tillman, SC.Before moving to the Ridgeland Nursing Center seven years ago, Lois loved taking part in her church and making arts and crafts for her family and friends. She appreciated and...
Naomi Nix Garbade
Jan 18, 2010
Naomi N. GarbadeRidgeland, SCNaomi Nix Garbade, 100, widow of Henry George Garbade, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 in the Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, SC.She was born July 27, 1909 in Nixville, SC to the late Victor Hugo Nix and Rose McKenzie Nix.She was a School Teacher; a graduate of Estill High School; 1931 graduate of Winthrop College; taught...
Salvatore Giles Scala
Jan 17, 2010
Salvatore Giles Scala, 76, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born July 9, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the son of the late Thomas William and Frances Neuman Scala.He was a supervisor for Air France at Kennedy Freight Operations and a U.S. Army veteran. He was...
P. Adger Williams
Jan 17, 2010
P. Adger Williams, of Hilton Head, SC and Westerly, RI, and formerly of Glastonbury, CT, died January 17, 2010 at his home in Hilton Head at age 81. He was the beloved husband of Joan Morel Williams.Born in Greensboro, NC in 1928 and raised in Greensboro and Asheboro, North Carolina, he was the son of Lila (Darnell) Williams and John...
