Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Dec 13, 2022

Carolyn Cooler Hubbard, 71, of Hardeeville, SC (formerly of Vance, SC) passed away December 13, 2022 at home surrounded by loved ones after a 6 year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Carolyn was born in Ridgeland, SC on November 16, 1951 to Mildred Wall Cooler and Charles V. Cooler, Sr. Carolyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and...

Dec 12, 2022

Rebecca Morris, 76, of Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of December 12th, 2022, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones. Becky was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, the first-born child of Doug and Kathleen Beavers, and completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Indiana Central University in 1965. Becky went on...

Dec 12, 2022

Robert “Bob” F. Keane, 73, passed away peacefully Monday December 12, 2022 in Savannah at Memorial hospital surrounded by his loved ones.

Bob lived a very full life. Many years were spent abroad during his time in the Army before settling in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he raised his family and worked as a professional purchasing manager. When...

Dec 11, 2022

Linda (Lynn) Shay Elkins, of Augusta, Ga. passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on Sunday, December 11, 2022, in Bluffton, SC. Lynn was born to John and Lizzie Mae Futrel on October 14, 1945, in Wrens, Ga.

Lynn was married to Steven Edward Shay in 1971 and had two children, Kelley Shay (McRorie) and Scott...

Dec 11, 2022

Dale Lawson Motes, 87, born on October 18, 1935, completed his earthly journey and went to his heavenly home on December 11, 2022.

Our loving father was born in Belle Glade, FL and settled down in Hardeeville, SC.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his only brother and one grandson.

Dale...

Dec 10, 2022

Lily Mae Singleton was born October 27, 1952 to the late William and Orrie Bell Praylow in Ridgeland, SC. She received her formal education at Ridgeland High School.

Lily Mae was a member of First Heyward Baptist Church. She loved to cook and spoil her grandkids.

Lily Mae was a housekeeper, or “household technician” as...

Dec 9, 2022

Jonathan (Jon) Stephen Markle, 44, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on the morning of December 9, 2022. He was born on August 3, 1978 and grew up in Harrisburg, PA. Grateful for the neighborhood he lived in, Jon was happy to be a child before the rise of the internet. He and neighborhood...

Dec 8, 2022

Charles (Chuck) Waldemar Gabriel, 86, of Bluffton SC, formerly of Maumee, OH, passed away December 8th 2022.  Born in IL, he was the son of the late Helen & Robert C Gabriel.Chuck was preceded in death by the love of his life Sue Gabriel whom he was married to for 53 years.  Chuck and Sue both shared a passion...

Dec 8, 2022

David Joseph Durant ,71, of Bluffton SC, passed away on December 8, 2022, after a long battle with Diabetes complications.

David was born July 23, 1951, to Adelbert Durant and Ethel (Grimm) Durant in Oneida, NY. He graduated from Mohawk Valley Community College with an AAS in criminal justice.

He operated the family dairy farm...

Dec 7, 2022

Tucker, Joanne Marie, 76, passed away peacefully at home with family at her side after a brief illness on December 7, 2022. Joanne was born February 15, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Northeast Philly. After marrying our Dad, they moved from Northeast Philly to Fairless Hills Bucks County, PA and then to Indian Mills, NJ where we...

Dec 6, 2022

“I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call

and a clear call that may not be denied”

- John Masefield

Beverly R. (Peterman) Pauken passed away on December 6, 2022 at the age of 78 in Bluffton, SC.  She was born in...

Dec 4, 2022

On Sunday, December 4, 2022, Barbara B. Franklin, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 59.

Barb was born on October 19, 1963 in Little Chute, Wisconsin to the late Harold (Harry) and Mary Lou Bressers. She was the youngest of four kids, with two older brothers, Dan and Tim, and an...

Dec 4, 2022

Dwight Paul Plowman, 95, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord December 4, 2022.  He was born March 3, 1927 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, son of the late George M. and Rose M. (Ressler) Plowman.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Shirley Mae (Longenecker) Plowman; brothers Virgil,...

Dec 4, 2022

Santina (Sondra) Ammeen, age eighty-one, died of complications from metastatic breast cancer on December 4, 2022. She leaves behind her husband Paul Ammeen; daughter Jill (Tim) Phillips; daughter Kelly (Jon) Lambert; son Tray (Lisa) Vedock; son Tod Vedock and Amy Dunn-Ruiz; son Charles (Tara) Ammeen; and fourteen grandchildren: Nick (Lane) Phillips; Tony Phillips; Audrey and Jack Lambert; Claire, Grace,...

Dec 2, 2022

Dianne H. Cooler Reynolds, 79, passed away December 2, 2022, at the Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC.

Surviving are her sons, Marshall Reynolds, of Gainesville, GA, and Michael Reynolds (Liz) of Jacksonville, FL; grandson Joseph Reynolds (Lindsay) of Cape Coral, FL; granddaughter Shannun Hughes (Taylor), great-grandson Jace Hughes, and great-granddaughter Annabelle Haile, all of Port Wentworth,...

Dec 2, 2022

Leon Charles Smerglia, [78], of Ridgeland, South Carolina and Cleveland, Ohio passed away on December 2, 2022 peacefully overnight. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Judith Smerglia, daughter Michele, Son Leo (Kim), Siblings Alan and  Margaret Smerglia, Grand children Jacob (Bree), Gareth, Grace, Mathew, Charlie and  Megan. He will also be greatly missed by his great...

Dec 2, 2022

Frederick Crawford Levens, age 93, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and passed away peacefully on December 2, 2022. He was the son of Mary Carroll and Henry C. Levens of Baldwin, New York. He was predeceased in death by his wife of 59 years, Joan Lawlor Levens in November, 2011 and his son, Frederick c. Levens Jr. in...

Nov 30, 2022

George Rumpp, age 76 years old, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 peacefully at Caroline’s Cottage, surrounded by his wife, Phyllis Rumpp, and daughters, Nicole Speelman and Kira Marks.

George was born on October 23, 1946 to the late Herbert and Ruth Rumpp. George graduated from Cheltenham High School and Temple University. ...

Nov 30, 2022

Jean Dean Dasher, formerly of Ridgeland, SC and Knoxville, TN passed away on November 30, 2022 in Lake Elmo, MN. Jean worked for Callawassie Island and Spring Island in Okatie, SC before retiring and moving to Knoxville, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Viola and Eugene Dean, and her husband, William Lee Dasher, Jr. Jean is...

Nov 30, 2022

Robert David Hodges, 75, of Hardeeville, SC passed away November 30, 2022 at his home.

Robert was born in Ridgeland, SC on September 2, 1947 to the late Grady P. and Mattie (Floyd) Hodges.

He proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army...