OBITUARIES
Myrtis Malphrus Herndon Stevenson
May 18, 2021
Myrtis Malphrus Herndon Stevenson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. She was born on March 18, 1930 to the late William and Oneita Malphrus of Ridgeland, SC.
Myrtis had a long and distinguished career as a businesswoman. With Johnny Herndon, she established Herndon’s Department Sore in Ridgeland in 1950 and operated it until it was...
Anthony John Sciacca, Jr.
May 17, 2021
Anthony J Sciacca Jr., age 75, passed away on May 17, 2021, at home surrounded by his family - a good man gone too soon. He was born and raised in Lawrence, MA, attending St. Rita's Grammar School and graduating from Central Catholic High School in 1963. He earned his BA in Economics from Boston University in 1968 and...
Lee Herbert Gradman
May 17, 2021
Lee Herbert Gradman
December 30, 1934
May 17, 2021
Lee, 86, died on May 17, 2021, peacefully at his home with his wife, Patricia (Poe) Gradman and his furry friends, Simba & Nala by his side.
He was born on December 30, 1934 in Baltimore, MD.
When he was...
Hope Finley Thompson
May 17, 2021
Hope Finley Thompson, 92-years old passed away on May 17, 2021 at her home in Beaufort, SC. She was born on July 27, 1928 to Dr. Richard William Finley and Helen Price Finley. She was reared in Cleveland, Ohio prior to moving to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
She graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...
Gregory K. Sinclair
May 16, 2021
Gregory K Sinclair passed away peacefully May 16, 2021, at Bloom at Bluffton. He was 82. Greg was born on December 10, 1938 at Cornwall on the Hudson, New York, the son of Russell Sinclair and Dorothy Jones Sinclair.
Greg moved all over the United States and world with his Air Force Engineer father, including the island...
Cree Marguerite Windus
May 15, 2021
Cree M. Windus, 83, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in hospice at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, South Carolina on Saturday, May 15 th , 2021.
Cree was born on June 21, 1937 in Manhattan, New York to the late Eric Sr. and Mary Windus. She attended college at SUNY-New Paltz, Brooks Institute of Photography...
Clifford L. Egger
May 15, 2021
Clifford L. Egger (Cliff) passed away May 15 at Sprenger Nursing Home in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Cliff was born July 21, 1923 to John and Minnie Egger. He grew up on a farm in Linn County, Iowa. Cliff and Deloris Bohlken, of Monticello, Iowa, were married in June of 1942 and had five children over the next...
John Albert Fruit
May 15, 2021
John Fruit, age 81, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2021 surrounded by his family. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Carol Morris Fruit: his sons Jeffrey (Kristin) and Stephen (Lee), three grandchildren, John, Ben and Megan, his sister Susan and sister-in-law Sharon. He was predeceased by his parents Roy (Spin) and Marie Fruit and...
Vernard "Allen" Moore
May 12, 2021
Vernard Allen Moore (Allen) passed away at the age of 82 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on May 12, 2021.
Allen was CEO and owner of Hale-Justice Pharmaceutical company located in Cincinnati, Ohio. After his retirement, he and his wife, Judy, relocated from Covington, Kentucky to Hilton Head Island and later to Bluffton, South Carolina. ...
Melvin Carl Whitkanack
May 11, 2021
Melvin "Mel" Carl Whitkanack , age 53, of Ridgeland, SC, passed away on May 11, 2021.
He is survived by life partner Marletta Whitkanack; his children, Briar (Morgan) Whitkanack, Avery Whitkanack, Jane Gamell, Icie Gamell, and Levi Brady; mother, Barbara Whitkanack; siblings, Wendy (Gary Holleman) Whitkanack, Theresa Sawaska, Bryan Whitkanack, and Lora (Jim) Beamer; many nieces, nephews...
Ruth E. Clark
May 11, 2021
Ruth E (Coughlin) Clark slipped away peacefully Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Born and raised in Schenectady, NY to John D. & Ruth H. (Klein) Coughlin on 11/5/1936. Ruth then spent her final years in Bluffton, SC. Deeply loved by family, friends and a host of healthcare workers. She will be missed. Anyone that knew Ruth could relate to these...
Bobby Jerome Tillman
May 11, 2021
Bobby Jerome Tillman, 76, passed over on May 11, 2021, at Agape Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born on August 2, 1944 in Charleston, SC.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruby Riley Tillman and Wade Sheppard Tillman; his siblings, Jack Walker, Alice Long, Henry Tillman, Louise Duncan, Wade Tillman and first...
Leslie Ronald Murphy
May 10, 2021
Leslie Ronald Murphy peacefully passed away on May 10, 2021. He was born to Earl and Winnie Murphy in Queens, NY on May 16, 1948. He was the second oldest of 4 sons.
He married the love of his life on February 3, 1968, and from that marriage 2 children were born. Celeste Murphy (Dean Philpotts) of...
Theresa O'Connor Brown
May 10, 2021
Theresa O'Connor Brown, 86, of Wilmington, DE died May 10, 2021 at her daughter, Kathy's home, in Okatie, SC. Theresa was born in Wilmington, DE and was predeceased by her parents, John and Catherine Lehane O'Connor, husband, Norman, and siblings Anna, Joseph, William ("Billy") and Mary Mccafferty. Theresa is survived by her daughters, Kathy (David) in Okatie, SC and...
Barbara P. (Pelikan) Shaner
May 9, 2021
Barbara A. Shaner, age 93, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Mrs. Shaner was born in Atkinson, IL. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Velma Pelikan of Savanna, IL.
She was preceded in death by her very loving husband, John F. Shaner, Jr., in 2016. They had been married...
Fred Lee Aichele
May 9, 2021
Fred Aichele was born September 27, 1938 to Herbert and Mamie Aichele. He completed his Military training in the East High School Military Training Reserve Corps becoming Private First Class (E-3) and graduated from Morgan County High School in 1957 and served in the United States Army until 1964.
He married Helen in 1968.
Fred...
Timothy Michael Gray
May 9, 2021
Timothy Michael Gray slipped away peacefully Sunday, May 09, 2021. He was at home in the loving embrace of his wife; surrounded by family and close friends. His passing followed a courageous and arduous experience with an aggressive Melanoma cancer.
Born to Kenneth T. and Judith I. (Meagher) Gray on June 08, 1962, in Pittsfield, MA, Tim...
Nancy Ann (Tiernan) Peffley
May 6, 2021
Nancy Ann Peffley passed away on May 6th, 2021 at the age of 76.
Nancy was born on September 22nd, 1944 to Robert and Charlotte (Olha) Tiernan in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended Notre Dame High School. After high school, Nancy took temporary vows for the Daughters of Charity.
Nancy later attended the University of Bridgeport...
Glenn (Jr.) Florence
May 5, 2021
Glenn Florence, Jr., age 81, passed away on May 5, 2021 at home surrounded by family.
Glenn is survived by his wife of 19 years, Judy Ann Florence; his daughters Kelly Renee Shaw (Doug) and Monica Florence (Dawn); step children, Lori Szalay and David Schaffer (Betsy); ten grandchildren, Amelia Shaw, Wesley Shaw, Corey Shaw, Simon Shaw, Michael...
Birdie Lou Powell
May 3, 2021
Birdie Lou Powell, 79, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on May 3, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Savannah, GA after a long illness.
Birdie is survived by her only daughter Monique DeCicco-Jones, her children Anthony DeCicco, Dominique DeCicco, Angelina DeCicco-Jones, and Jacqueline DeCicco-Jones and one great grandchild Aliyah Davis.
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