OBITUARIES
Letty Adele Hill Harding
Jul 8, 2024
Letty Adele Hill Harding left this earth on July 8, 2024, at the age of 90 at her home in Sun City Hilton Head, SC. Letty was born in Charlotte, NC on March 3, 1934, to Helen Adele White Hill and Taylor MacFarland “Mac” Hill. She grew up in a large family home with her grandparents, parents and two...
Larry Oliver Naylor
Jul 8, 2024
Larry Oliver Naylor, 78, of Callawassie Island, Okatie, SC, passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2024. Since 2011 Larry has fought a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was born on February 1, 1946, in Roseboro, North Carolina. He grew up in Sampson County, NC where, as a young boy, his family picked cotton and cropped tobacco for a...
Laird Bennie Spencer Jr.
Jul 7, 2024
Laird Bennie Spencer, affectionately known as LB, passed away on July 7, 2024, at the age of 81.
Laird was born August 29, 1942 and raised in Rochester, Michigan. He committed to the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) at Eastern Michigan University. Upon graduation he was commissioned as second lieutenant in the US Army and served in...
Ann Llewellyn Hershfeld Lau
Jul 5, 2024
Ann Llewellyn Hershfeld Lau, 89, died on July 5, 2024 in her home surrounded by her family. She was married September 15, 1955 to Jim Lau. She had three children: Phillip (deceased), Barbara, and Helen, and five grandchildren and one great grandson. A Celebration of Life, to remember Ann, will take place at Hidden Cypress Ballroom on Sunday, July 14...
Andrew James Van Note
Jul 3, 2024
Andrew Van Note
March 22, 1945—July 3, 2024
Andrew James Van Note, 79 of Beaufort, SC, husband of Janelle Van Note passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Andy was born March 22, 1945 in Neptune City, NJ to Edward and Catherine Van Note.
He served in the Marine Corp for 13...
Debra Wexel 'Debbie' Myrick
Jul 3, 2024
Debra Wexel 'Debbie' Myrick, 69 was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia and was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Wexel and Deloris Niver Stone and her brother, Thomas Joseph Wexel. Debbie loved working at Otis Elevator for over sixteen years and was a long time member of the United Methodist Church. She loved time spent out on the...
Allen Frederick Bierlink
Jul 1, 2024
Allen Frederick Bierlink passed away peacefully on July 1st, 2024 at the age of 88 in South Carolina after a recent rapid decline in health and a 10 year battle with cancer. Al was born on June 3, 1936 to Frederick and Alice Bierlink in Lynden, Washington. The family moved to Sunnyside when Al was 8 years old, and...
David Elmo Heathcott
Jul 1, 2024
David Elmo Heathcott, 83, of Bluffton, SC, previously of Kenosha, WI, passed away comfortably in hospice care Monday, July 1, in Mt. Pleasant, SC. David was born Jan. 22, 1941, in Evansville, IN. He was a good student in high school and played varsity football, starting as quarterback at Mater Dei High School his senior season. After high school, he...
Margaret Louise Scott
Jun 30, 2024
Margaret Louise Clark Scott passed peacefully in Bluffton, SC on July 1. A beloved mother, sister, daughter, wife, aunt, and friend, she will be remembered for many things but the common threads are her love of God and family and her wicked sense of humor. Margie as she was known, was born in Prince George’s County, MD when her...
Michael B. Mclaughlin
Jun 29, 2024
Michael “Mike” Brian McLaughlin February 14, 1959 – June 29, 2024
Michael “Mike” Brian McLaughlin, son of Elizabeth Wahl and Gerald McLaughlin, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 14, 1959. After a brief and bravely fought battle with pancreatic cancer, Mike passed away peacefully at home in Bluffton, South Carolina, on June 29, 2024.
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Tammye Brown
Jun 28, 2024
Tammye Brown, 59, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 28th, 2024.
Tammye was born on August 30th, 1964, to Jeff and Brenda Brown in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Middleton High School, Charleston, SC where she worked in the construction field before moving to Hilton Head Island in 1990. Tammye worked in the medical,...
Deborah Roberts
Jun 27, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Deborah Roberts, a beloved wife, mother, and friend, who left us peacefully on June 27, 2024 at the age of 71 in her own home. Born on July 6, 1952 to Jack and Patricia Galey, Debe lived a life full of love, warmth, and memories, leaving behind a...
Nancee A. Nealy
Jun 27, 2024
Nancy Ann Nealy, 79, of Bluffton, SC passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Caroline's Cottage Hospice House.
A private family service will be held.
Verna Graves Crosby
Jun 24, 2024
Verna Crosby, loving mother and friend to many passed away peacefully on June 24 surrounded by her family and long time partner, John.
She was born June 27, 1939 to Wilton J Graves and Sadie P Graves. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward G Crosby.
She was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist...
Paul Albert Lippmann
Jun 23, 2024
Paul Albert Lippmann, known affectionately as “Paulie,” passed away on June 23, 2024, at the age of 77 in Bluffton, SC. Born on June 14, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the cherished son of the late Albert and Margret Lippmann.
Paul was loved by every single person he met. He was so positive and an...
Colin Goetze Campbell
Jun 21, 2024
Colin G. Campbell, who served as president of three internationally renowned educational and philanthropic organizations over a career that spanned more than six decades, died on June 21 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina. He was 88.
The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease.
In 1970, at age 34, Campbell became the youngest-ever president...
Helen Marie Dolan Finelli
Jun 21, 2024
Helen Marie (Dolan) Finelli, 87, of Bluffton, SC, affectionately known as Aunt Helen, peacefully passed away in her sleep on June 21, 2024. She was born on November 5, 1936 in Queens, New York to the late Sylvester Dolan and Helen Jasdorfer. Helen was the loving and beloved wife of retired NYC Police Officer Leonard (Lenny) Finelli, who predeceased...
Mitchell (Mitch) Phillip Whitman
Jun 20, 2024
Mitchell (Mitch) Whitman, 74, of Bluffton, SC passed away peacefully at home on June 20, 2024 with his beloved wife Amy and son Steven at his side.
Mitch was born in Adrian, Michigan on March 27, 1950. Mitch enlisted in the Marine Corp and served in Vietnam. He was a decorated combat Veteran, and carried the wounds...
Nancy Rae Leko
Jun 20, 2024
Nancy Rae Leko, 72, passed away June 20, 2024, near Hilton Head SC, where she has resided since moving from South Euclid, OH in 2020. Nancy was born in Cleveland, OH on October 24, 1951. She graduated from Eastlake North High in 1970, and then majored in Spanish at Denison University, and later earned Master’s Degrees from Middlebury College...
Carole A. Heffron
Jun 18, 2024
Carole A. Heffron, unto a 'new life' in Heaven, passed away at her home in the Sun City Hilton Head community, Okatie, SC on June 18, 2024. She was born February 5, 1940 in the Bronx, New York.
She has two daughters, Laura Hall (Jim) and Christine Fasano both currently living in Florida. She also has a...
