OBITUARIES
Winifred Cepeda Altman
Aug 25, 2024
In Loving Memory of Winifred Cepeda Altman
December 10, 1943 – August 25, 2024
Winifred Cepeda Altman, affectionately known as "Winnie," was born on December 10, 1943, to Gloria Salas Cepeda Aguon and Pedro Cepeda Aguon in Chalan Pago, Guam. On August 25, 2024, at the age of 80, Winnie departed this world, leaving behind...
Barbara Baker Polson
Aug 25, 2024
Barbara Baker Polson, 74, of Bluffton, SC, passed away Sunday, August 25, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.
Mrs. Polson was born in Charlotte, NC, to the late Dorothy and Julian Baker. Her greatest joy was raising her family with her husband of 47 years and later loving on her grandchildren.
She was preceded...
Jennifer Joy Hinely
Aug 23, 2024
Jennifer Joy Hinely, age 51, of Bluffton, South Carolina, earned her angel wings on August 23, 2024.
Jennifer was best known to her friends and neighbors as a person that was always there to help a friend or neighbor anytime that she could.
She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she graduated from...
Sue Ann (Hines) O'Sullivan
Aug 23, 2024
Sue Ann O’Sullivan, formerly Sue Ann Hines, passed away peacefully at home after battling cancer. She grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She and her family then moved to Hilton Head, Island SC in 1992. Sue and her husband Paul spent their later years in Bluffton, SC. Sue worked as an English teacher in the Ann Arbor Public School...
Thomas Edward Carty Jr.
Aug 23, 2024
Thomas (Tom) Edward Carty Jr. 77 years old of Okatie, SC, born in Louisville, KY April 7, 1947 to Thomas and Evelyn Carty Sr. He was surrounded by family when he passed on August 23, 2024.
Raised in Southern California, Tom graduated from Pacific High School in 1965. He attended Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky prior to...
James Lee Smith
Aug 22, 2024
James Lee Smith, 65, of Hampton, SC, passed away on August 22, 2024. He was born in Grays, SC, on August 11, 1959, to Walter and Eunice Smith.
James was a Christian, a member of Robertville Baptist Church, a Master Mason member of the Hampton Masonic Lodge, a Knight Templar York Rite Mason, a member of Omar...
Karen Lynne (Schnitz) Juszak
Aug 21, 2024
Karen Lynne (Schnitz) Juszak, 75 of Hardeeville, SC, passed away unexpectedly at her home on August 21, 2024. Karen was born December 31, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois to Hyman and Lois (Taub) Schnitz. The youngest of three girls, she grew up with seemingly perfect grades and numerous school accolades before attending the University of Illinois where she studied elementary...
Catherine Irene Daugherty
Aug 19, 2024
Beloved Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Friend and Firefighter
Catherine Irene Daugherty, a woman of immense warmth, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2024, at age 44. She was the proud and dedicated mother of three exceptional children, who were the light of her life. Catherine's love for them was boundless; she guided them with wisdom, showered them...
Robert Edward Smith
Aug 18, 2024
Robert E. Smith, 86, of Boston, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bluffton, SC on August 18, 2024. Born December 22, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts, Bob was the son of the late Albert G. Smith and Anastacia A. (Zezuskia) Smith. Bob spent his formative years in Medford, Massachusetts and was a 1955 graduate of...
Claudette Marie (Leclerc) Labranche
Aug 18, 2024
Claudette Marie (LeClerc) LaBranche died on August 18, 2024, at the age of 86, in her home. She was born in Biddeford Maine on February 16, 1938 to Bertha (Gobiel) and Roland LeClerc.
After graduating from St. Louis High, Claudette married her high school sweetheart, Fernand LaBranche. They celebrated 64 years together before his passing in 2022....
Vincent Edward Sheppard
Aug 18, 2024
Vincent Edward Sheppard, born on August 16, 1941, in Landsdowne, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2024, at the age of 83. His beloved son, Dwayne, was by his side. Known as “Ed” to his family and “Vince” to his friends, he was a devoted father, son, brother, uncle, and friend who will be remembered for his loyalty,...
Mary Louise (Mcalpine) Thomas
Aug 17, 2024
It is with great sadness that on Saturday, 17th of August 2024, we announce the passing of Mary Louise Thomas (nee McAlpine), of Bluffton, at the age of 75.
In 1949 Mary was born to Arthur and Doris McAlpine, and grew up in the Fayetteville, North Carolina area with her two sisters. Born into an Army family,...
Frances Desmond
Aug 16, 2024
It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of Frances L Desmond. She was born to and preceded in death by her parents Frank and Josephine Rizzo. She is survived by her devoted husband Daniel Desmond, her children: Daniel Desmond with his wife Barbara, Lisa Arcuri with her husband John, Kerryanne Desmond Totillo, with her husband...
Jennifer Gibson
Aug 12, 2024
Jennifer Lynn Gibson, formerly of Forest Park IL, lost her brave battle with metastatic breast cancer on August 12, 2024. The only child of Frank & Patricia Gibson she graduated from Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism with a degree in communications.
Working on the college radio station she developed a keen interest in news reporting and began her career at...
Sarah Magdalene (Benton) Woods
Aug 12, 2024
Sarah Magdalene Benton Woods, 78 of Hardeeville, passed away August 12, 2024, after a short illness. Magdalene was born in Ridgeland S.C. to Lester and Lillian Benton. As was common in that era, her education was short-lived so she could help care for her younger siblings and household. She married the love of her life, Leon, in 1968 and...
Charles Duane Harbison
Aug 11, 2024
Charles (Chuck) Duane Harbison, 76, of Yemassee, SC, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2024 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA after many years and many illnesses that he overcame even when the odds were stacked against him. He was born on December 18, 1947 to the late James Henry Harbison and Eula Lee Harbison and...
Harvey Lawrence Beeferman
Aug 11, 2024
Harvey Beeferman, 82, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2024 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina, surrounded by family.
Harvey married Eileen McHenry on December 28, 2013 and they lived a life of adventure and enrichment, traveling abroad to 39 countries,and sharing in the joy of raising 6 grandkids.
He was born in Brooklyn,...
Sue Anita (Schulz) Salmons
Aug 11, 2024
Sue Anita (Schulz) Salmons, 91, of Moss Creek, Hilton Head, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly with friends at her bedside, in Hilton Head Hospital on Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 after a fall at her home a few days earlier.
Born on March 10, 1933 in New York City, Sue was the daughter of Hugo Schulz and Lillian...
Mark Albert Sharples
Aug 10, 2024
Mark Albert Sharples, 58, of Hardeeville, South Carolina, passed away on August 10, 2024. Born on October 20, 1965, and raised in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Mark is survived by his wife of 32 years, Laura Sharples, and their beloved daughter, Victoria Sharples, who was his pride and joy. His parents, Herbert and Marilynn Sharples, also survive him,...
Ramona Rife Desimone
Aug 9, 2024
Ramona Rife DeSimone, age 90, of Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2024, surrounded by her family.
Ramona was born in Jenkins, Kentucky to Marvin Rife and Mae Caudill Rife on June 5th, 1934. She was one of six children. She was a graduate of Jenkins Independent High School, Jenkins, Ky.
In 1951,...
