OBITUARIES
Carey A. Clark Jr. (Buddy)
Nov 27, 2025
Carey A. Clark, Jr., known as Buddy, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2025. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Buddy lived a life full of curiosity, love, and creativity. Over the years, he called many places home, including Silver Spring, MD; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; and most recently, Port Royal, SC.
A proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at...
Robert Hutton
Nov 27, 2025
Robert Allen Hutton, of Hilton Head, SC, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 82. Bob was born in Detroit to the late George and Edith (nee Rogers) Hutton. He was proud of his service in the US Air Force, his career in the machine tool industry, and most of all, of his family. Bob never met...
Carl T. Butzbach, III
Nov 25, 2025
Carl T. Butzbach III, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Southbury, CT, passed away on November 25th surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 4, 1945, in Paterson, NJ, to the late Carl Theodore Butzbach Jr. and Elizabeth (Leimbacher) Butzbach. He was raised in Clifton, NJ and graduated from Clifton High School in 1962 at the age of 16. Carl...
Stanley J. Gefen
Nov 25, 2025
Stanley Jerome Gefen of Hilton Head, SC, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. He was 94 years old.
Stan was born in Boston, MA. He served as a cryptographer in the United States Fareast Command during the Korean War and then earned his degree in pharmacy from Northeastern University. Soon thereafter, in 1959,...
Diana Fitzgerald
Nov 24, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Diana Fitzgerald, age 69, who passed away peacefully at Hilton Head Hospital on November 24, 2025. Diana was born in New York and raised in Port Washington, Long Island to the late Reinhold and Velta Bekeris, both Latvian emigrants. Diana was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and an...
Jerry Clark Owens
Nov 24, 2025
Jerry Clark Owens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina, at the age of 86. He was born on March 20, 1939, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to the late Ethel Leigh Killebrew and Abram Columbus Owens.
Jerry is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Sylvia Ann Ray Owens,...
Cheryl L. Pearce
Nov 23, 2025
Cheryl L. Pearce, 76, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Canterfield Senior Living of Bluffton.
Cheryl was born March 31, 1949 to the late Joe Basco and Mary Compel Basco. She was raised in Aliquippa, PA, and lived in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA until moving to Hilton Head Island, SC in 1991 and then to Bluffton...
David Alan Hart
Nov 21, 2025
David Alan Hart, 76, of Bluffton, SC, left this earthly home on Friday, November 21, 2025, 6 weeks after his diagnosis of glioblastoma (brain cancer) to go fix the universe as only David could.
He was born on February 23, 1949 in Danville, IL, to Elmer and Betty (Huddleson) Grimes. His birth father died of polio when he was three and...
Beverly Rowe
Nov 21, 2025
Beverly Rowe, 70, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born to the late Carson and Jessaphine Wheeler, Beverly lived a life marked by grace, generosity, and unwavering love for her family and community.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Gary Rowe, of Bluffton; her children Jenny McCall and son-in-law...
Gail W. Moyers
Nov 21, 2025
She was a oner.
She will be dearly missed by her husband of nearly 60 years, Michael Craig Moyers (Bluffton, SC), her son, Brent William Moyers (Stamford, CT & Walpole, NH), her daughter, Amy Eloise Moyers-Knopp & Darryl Knopp (Okatie, SC), grandchildren Cameron, Brooke and Lila Moyers (Stamford, CT) as well as all of the Wilkes’ and Moyers’ in-laws, nephews, nieces...
Viola I. Hobbs
Nov 20, 2025
Viola I. Hobbs, 91, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina with her two children by her side. Born in her grandmother’s house in Thomas, Oklahoma on October 6, 1934 in the middle of The Great Depression , Vi was the oldest child of Mildred (Dewey) Barton Walker and Loy Barton. She is preceded in death...
Gail Davis Boggs
Nov 20, 2025
Gail Davis Boggs was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Russell and Genevieve Davis on June 5, 1937. She had two siblings – Nelson Davis (D) and Joan Davis (Walker). Gail grew up in Timberlake, Ohio – a far eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Education for Gail was the Willoughby/Eastlake School System. She graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio...
Judy Swords Mitcham
Nov 19, 2025
Judy Swords Mitcham passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. She was born on May 3, 1952, in Frankfort, Kentucky, to Otis Lee Swords and Joyce Catlett Swords.
The daughter of a minister, Judy moved frequently during her youth, living in Millville, Kentucky; Monroe, Georgia; and Vicksburg, Mississippi, before ultimately settling in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from Myers Park High...
Walter Dennis Palechka
Nov 18, 2025
On the morning of Tuesday November 18th, 2025 Walter Dennis Palechka peacefully left this world at the Caroline’s Cottage Hospice Center.
Walter was born December 29th 1940 to a big Ukrainian family in Cleveland, OH. His parents, the late Walter and Anne (Husar) Palechka, and big sister Diane in Cleveland, OH. Walter had a happy childhood and could only be described...
Marilyn DeCocco
Nov 17, 2025
Marilyn Grace DeCocco, 92, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Monroe, NJ, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025 at Vineyard of Bluffton.
Marilyn was born April 21, 1933 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Joseph L. Smith and Anna Sheridan Smith. Upon high school graduation, Marilyn pursued a Degree in Nursing from Jersey City Medical Center School of Nursing. She worked...
Eleanor Fitzgerald Lyons
Nov 16, 2025
Eleanor Fitzgerald Lyons, 94, of Hilton Head Island, SC, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025. She lived in the Lowcountry for 29 years, having retired to Sun City Hilton Head with her husband Joseph, from New Jersey. Eleanor was a loving and dedicated wife and mother, often described throughout her life as a force to be reckoned with. She...
Enrico "Ric" Rosa
Nov 16, 2025
Enrico “Ric” Rosa, age 82, passed away at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Ric was born in Marguerita di Savoia, province of Foggia, in the Puglia region of Italy, on October 27, 1943. He was born to the late Concetta and Pietro Rosa. He immigrated to the United States of America from Pozzallo, province of Ragusa, in Sicily, Italy, and...
Francis William Bulson
Nov 15, 2025
Francis William Bulson, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and man of deep faith, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on November 15, 2025. He was a longtime resident of Sun City, following his retirement from a successful career with Perkin-Elmer in 1995.
Born on April 25, 1935, in Troy, New York, Francis was the fifth of six children born...
William Frederick Bevan
Nov 14, 2025
A TIME TO BE BORN
William Frederick Bevan was born on September 18, 1952 in Waynesboro GA. He is the first born of the late Frederick Edward Bevan of Highpoint NC, and Rosemary Kennedy of Augusta GA.
A TIME TO LIVE
In 1960 Bill moved to Ridgeland SC and grew up in Davant Plantation majority of his life. During the summers as a...
Brenda Ann Russo
Nov 14, 2025
Brenda Ann Russo, 85, of Sun City, Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love, on November 14, 2025. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and dear friend to many, Brenda will be remembered for her warmth, laughter, and the loving energy she shared with all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Born on July 15,...
