OBITUARIES
Richard R. Mears
May 3, 2010
Richard R. MearsMidway, GARichard R. Mears, 70, passed away Monday, May 3, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. He was born in Tillman, SC on August 7, 1939 to the late Willard Mears and Clara Floyd Mears. He was a forester; a graduate of University of Florida School of Forestry and a member of Midway Methodist Church. He...
Helen Ann Fitzpatrick Berry
May 3, 2010
Helen Ann Fitzpatrick Berry, 91, widow of James Lawrence "Bill" Berry, formerly of Winter Park, FL, passed away May 2, 2010 at her home in Ridgeland, SC. She was born in Yonkers, NY on January 19, 1919 to the late John Fitzpatrick and Helen Maroney Fitzpatrick. She was a registered nurse. She obtained her nursing degree at Cochran School of...
Alvin Bernard Reuben
May 2, 2010
Alvin Bernard Reuben, 69, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC.He was born in Harrisburg, PA on August 11, 1940. he was the son of the late Maurice and Lillian Katzef Reuben.He was a retired Sales and Marketing Executive in the Entertainment Industry
William Tison Ferguson Sr.
Apr 26, 2010
William Tison Ferguson Sr.,"Uncie Bill", 62 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010 in the Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.He was born in Bennetsville, SC on May 29, 1947. He was the son of the late Jesse Griffeth Ferguson Jr. and Louise Tison Ferguson Long.He was a forester. He was General Manager of Ferguson Forest Products of...
Alan Wayne Allbee
Apr 20, 2010
Alan Wayne Allbee, 67, of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.He was born in Brattleboro, VT on July 8, 1942. He was the son of the late Phillip Chase and Olive Herminnie Pouliot Allbee.He was a retired correctional officer in New Hampshire. He was a US Army veteran and a certified marksman. He was a life member...
William Carroll Pearson
Apr 18, 2010
William Carroll Pearson, 80, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his home in Bluffton, SC.He was born in Crabtree, NC on October 2, 1929. He was the son of the late Bura H. Pearson and Marie Justice Smith.He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bluffton. He retired from Campbell Taggert in 1991. He loved golf...
Lelia Gertrude Dean Mason
Apr 18, 2010
Lelia Gertrude Dean Mason, 88, widow of Wm. Ray Mason, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Ridgeland Nursing Center, Ridgeland, SC.She was born on March 29, 1922 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Lucius Dean and Lillian Malphrus Dean.She was a homemaker. She loved attending church and working in her yard.She is survived by her son Maxie Mason...
Constance S. Cross
Apr 15, 2010
Constance S. Cross, 83 with the care of Hospice, died peacefully at her home in Sun City, South Carolina on April 15th, following a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer.
Raymond A. Pedchenko
Apr 15, 2010
Raymond A. Pedchenko, 59, of Bluffton passed away Friday, April 16, 2010.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Whispering Pine Street in Bluffton.
Peter Deane Strong Sr.
Apr 14, 2010
Peter Deane Strong Sr, 48 of Smithfield, RI and previously of Stratford, CT and Bluffton, SC died on April 14, 2010 at the Rhode Island Trauma Center as the result of a tragic motorcycle accident.He was the son of the late William Jefferson Strong and Donna Strong of Statesboro, GA. He was a former Firefighter and Paramedic with the Sea...
Heinz Schlenker
Apr 14, 2010
Heinz Schlenker, 87, of Bluffton, SC passed away Wednesday,April 14, 2010 at Life Care Center, Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born March 29, 1923 in Schwenningen, Germany.He was the son of the late Reinhold and Agathe Striebel Schlenker.He is survived by his wife, Heldi Toomel Schlenker of Bluffton, SC.A Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 pm, Sunday, April...
Johnny Logan Mcgee
Apr 12, 2010
Johnny Logan McGee, 80, of Bluffton, SC passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at his home.He was born November 13, 1929 in Dyersburg, TN. He was the son of the late Hubert James and HettieBelle McGee.He was a retired Quality Control Engineer for Data General, a member of Sun City Veterans Association, and a Southern Baptist. He was a loving...
Edward Fletcher
Apr 12, 2010
Edward Fletcher, 42, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010 at his home in Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Manila, Philippines on July 27, 1967. He is the son of Dr. Edward Fletcher and the late Carmen Kierulf Fletcher.He was a Chef and Restaurant Manager and former owner of The Pinckney Caf
Ervin Holland "Hal" Berry, Jr.
Apr 9, 2010
Ervin Holland Berry, 67, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Ridgeland, SC on April 20, 1942 to the late Ervin H. Berry, Sr. and Cathryn Elaine Ulmer Berry. He attended Ridgeland High School and The Opportunity School in Columbia, SC and was a member of Euhaw Baptist Church and...
Charles Richard Bach
Apr 8, 2010
Charles Richard Bach, 77, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away at his home on Thursday, April 8, 2010.He was born in Chicago, IL on February 2, 1933. He was the son of the late Carl Charles and Ethel Barth Bach.He was retired Vice President of Sales for The Kirsch Company. He was a member of the Moss Creek Golf...
William Grayson Cope
Apr 7, 2010
William Grayson CopeRidgeland, SCWilliam Grayson Cope, 84, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, SC.He was born in Ridgeland, SC on November 1, 1925 to the late Elliott L. Cope and Lila Langford Cope.He was a Heavy Equipment Operator for Baldwin Construction, Satterfield and Malphrus Construction Company. He was a member of Great Swamp...
Donna Lynn Leach Calhoun
Apr 6, 2010
Donna Lynn Leach Calhoun, 57, of Bluffton, SC and wife of James Thomas Calhoun Sr., passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center.She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on December 8, 1952. She was the daughter of the late Floyd King Leach and Elva Campbell. She had lived on Hilton Head Island for...
Sara Elizabeth Trowell (Libby) Tuten
Apr 5, 2010
Sara E. (Libby) TutenRidgeland, SCSara Elizabeth Trowell Tuten, 78, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.She was born in Lena, SC on April 17, 1931 to the late William Trowell and Ellen Griner Trowell.She was a graduate of Estill High School and she attended Winthrop College. She was a nurse for twenty five...
Maybelle Orr Strobhart
Apr 4, 2010
Maybelle O. StrobhartRidgeland, SCMaybelle Orr Strobhart, 75, widow of Willie Strobhart, Jr., passed away April 4, 2010 at Bayview Manor in Beaufort, SC.She is survived by three sons, Willie Strobhart, III of Hampton, SC; Reginald Strobhart and Winfred Strobhart, both of Ridgeland, SC; three daughters, Cynthia Orr-Ware of Rock Hill, SC; Elaine Ladson of St. Helena, SC; Debra Brooks of...
