OBITUARIES
Margaret Carroll (Hatton) Kocurek
Jul 30, 2022
Margaret Carroll Kocurek (Hatton) of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in the early morning of July 30th, 2022, surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.
Margaret was born in Ithaca, New York, on February 7, 1942, to the late John McClay Hatton and Kathryn Lucille Hatton. Margaret received her...
Alex M. Raney
Jul 29, 2022
Alex M. Raney of Rose Hill Plantation in Bluffton, SC and also of Barley Mill Courts in Greenville, DE passed away peacefully on July 27, with loving family at his side .
He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years Denise L. Raney, two loving daughters Michele Branigan (Philip) of Calverton, NY, Barbara Green (Kyle...
Ronald "Ron" Naughton
Jul 29, 2022
Ronald (Ron) Franklin Naughton, age 88, passed away at home on Hilton Head Island, SC on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born to Joseph and Elizabeth Naughton on January 5, 1934, in Brackenridge, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife Lucille, parents, sister Dorothy and six brothers, Joseph, Walter, Albert, John, Russell, and Raymond. Ronald is...
John "Jack" Curtis Mullett
Jul 29, 2022
John Curtis Mullett (Jack), beloved husband, father and “Papa”, was called home to heaven Friday, July 29th in Hilton Head Island surrounded by his wife and children. Jack was born in Boston, MA and grew up in Fairhaven, MA. He was a star athlete from a very young age playing football, basketball and baseball through high school. Spending his...
Rita Poe Bostick
Jul 29, 2022
Rita Poe Bostick of Estill, South Carolina, passed peacefully into Heaven early on the morning of July 29 th , 2022, while under the compassionate care of the memory care staff at The Arbor in Canton, Georgia. Rita was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where she later met the love of her life, Roger Bostick. They spent much of their...
Michelle (Flynn) Fraser
Jul 28, 2022
SUN CITY, BLUFFTON – It is with great sadness our family announces that our cherished darling, Michelle Fraser, 58, died at home after a prolonged illness.
Michelle was born on April 22, 1964 in Audubon, New Jersey, the daughter of the late William Flynn and Lois (Flynn) Schleuss. She then moved as an infant to San Antonio,...
Carolyn V. Graham
Jul 28, 2022
Ms. Carolyn Virginia Graham, 80, passed peacefully into the arms of her savior, on the morning of Thursday, July 28, 2022 with family by her side and under the care of Bethany Hospice.
Carolyn was born in Jesup, Georgia on April 3, 1942 the first of seven siblings born to the late Mr. Lonnie C. Graham Sr....
Ulric "Big Joe" Joseph
Jul 27, 2022
Ulric “Big Joe” Joseph, 82, of Ridgeland, SC passed away July 27, 2022 at his home.
Big Joe was born December 6, 1939 in Trinidad, WI to the late Clarence Joseph and Josephine Lazarus Joseph. He was a baptized member of St. Luke’s Baptist Church and enjoyed sports, politics, and dancing. He loved to eat and have...
Dr. Lawrence Dean Bourgard
Jul 27, 2022
Dr. Lawrence D. Bourgard passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior on the morning of Wednesday, July 27, at his home on Hampton Lake, under the loving care of GHC Hospice.
Larry was born on December 2, 1942, in Amityville, NY, where he excelled in his studies at Amityville Memorial High School and was on the...
Kenneth Stanley
Jul 26, 2022
KENNETH STANLEY, GRAYS SC – Mr. Kenneth Reece Stanley Sr., 90, of Anderson SC, formally of Grays, SC, entered into the Kingdom of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the AnMed Health Medical Center of Anderson, SC. Mr. Stanley was born May 26, 1932 in the Varnville, SC area and was the son...
Rose Clayton
Jul 24, 2022
Rose Clayton, 79, of Bluffton, SC, passed away on July 24, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Rose was born on August 3, 1942, to Thomas J. Money and Leontine Drake in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., she went on to Howard University, where she met several lifelong friends...
Michael Francis Garrity
Jul 24, 2022
Michael Francis Garrity died peacefully at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on July 24, 2022. He was born in Evanston, IL November 15th,1938. He was a graduate of St. George High School and DePaul University, with a BSB, and was an active Alpha Chi fraternity member. There he met and married his college sweetheart, Carol Connolly Garrity. They...
James Wilson Goas
Jul 24, 2022
James Wilson Goas of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died July 24, 2022, at Hilton Head Hospital at the age of 93.
Jim retired to the Low Country in 1990 with his late wife Lois, they lived in Callawassie Island and Sun City where they both enjoyed boating and golfing and many friendships through the years. Jim...
Betty J. Mckelvey
Jul 23, 2022
Betty J. McKelvey, 96, passed away in her sleep on July 23, 2022. After 64 years of marriage, her husband Donald passed away in 2012. She is survived by her son Donald (Margaret), two grandchildren Donald and Deborah (Kevin) and two great-grandchildren. Betty started her working career at Bell Telephone, was a private secretary/bookkeeper, and was also the treasurer...
Janet Beth Bodoh
Jul 23, 2022
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Janet Beth Bodoh, loving wife and mother of three, passed away at age 83. Janet was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 20, 1938 to parents, Richard and Ruth (Knierim) Niebusch. She had one sibling, Richard Charles Niebusch.
Janet graduated from Walnut Hills High School in 1956, earned her bachelor’s degree from...
Harry "Lee" Jones, Iii
Jul 21, 2022
Lee Jones, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina. He was 72 years young.
A retired veteran of the United States Army and an American Airlines pilot, Lee was born Harry Lee Jones, III, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia on April 30, 1950, to Major General (Ret.)...
Frank Kulkusky
Jul 21, 2022
Frank Kulkusky, age 99 of Hilton Head Island, SC died Thursday July 22. He was born in 1923 in Yorktown, PA. He grew up in McAdoo, Pa. and was a graduate of McAdoo High School. In 1942 Frank joined the U.S. Coast Guard and held the title of Radio Technician. Frank was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard. He...
Timothy Patrick Griffin
Jul 20, 2022
Timothy Patrick Griffin, 63, passed away unexpectedly on July 20, 2022. The world has lost an extraordinary soul and is now dimmer, quieter, more serious, and less colorful, classic rock literate, witty, courageous, well-read, and passionate. A native New Yorker, he was a Hilton Head Islander for over forty-one years, arriving here after graduating from Washington and Lee University....
Graham William O Brien
Jul 20, 2022
It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of our beloved son, brother and uncle, Graham William O Brien. Graham sadly passed away suddenly in his home on July 20th, 2022 at Bluffton Parkway, Bluffton, S.C.
Graham was born at The Coombe Hospital, Dublin, Ireland on 9th October, 1972, to William and Una O Brien. Graham...
William M. Remington Jr.
Jul 20, 2022
William M. Remington Jr., 79, passed away from complications of pneumonia on July 20, 2022 at NHC healthcare of Bluffton, SC. He was born April 2, 1943 in Warwick RI. He was the husband of Susan M. (Charette) Remington. He was the son of William M. Remington Sr. and Avis (Lovely) Remington.
Bill and Susan were married...
