Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Apr 4, 2021

Robert Wallace, 87, of Bluffton, SC passed away on April 4, 2021.

Visitation: noon - 2:00 PM; Monday; April 12, 2021 at Sauls Pavilion (90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton, SC 29910)

Funeral Service:  2:00 PM; Monday; April 12, 2021 at Sauls Pavilion (90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton, SC 29910)  Interment:  Lowcountry Memorial Gardens.

The visitation...

Apr 4, 2021

Shirley Odum Carter entered into heaven with a sweeter voice to be heard by everyone on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her home in Ridgeland, SC. She was 86 years old.

She is survived by her husband, James Edward “Eddie” Carter, Jr.; her three children: Jennifer Anne Carter, James Edward “Bubba” Carter, III (Vivianna) and Jeffrey...

Apr 2, 2021

Our Beloved Brother, Uncle, and Friend, John Kuzbik, 51 years of age, left us to go to Jesus on April 2, 2021 after a courageous fight with Pancreatic Cancer.

John was born in Brooklyn, NY, on July 3, 1969, to Stanislaw and Danuta Kuzbik, joining the family with his loving sister Anna. Early in his life he...

Apr 1, 2021

Arlene Teresa (Ahearn) Wales, age 78 of Bluffton, South Carolina passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Hilton Head Hospital. She was the wife of Kenneth R. Wales.

She was born in Yonkers, New York on February 8, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa Ahearn. She was predeceased by her brother Father...

Apr 1, 2021

Agnes Alberta Rutledge, 73, of Furman, SC passed away peacefully on April 1, 2021 at her daughter, Amanda’s home surrounded by family. She was born on October 4, 1947 in Hardeeville, SC to the late Richard and Lottie Walls. Agnes was the owner of a bait and tackle shop, but worked especially hard to raise five children by herself....

Mar 31, 2021

Born 02/26/1939 - Passed 3/31/2021.  Gus (as he preferred to be called), was born to Gustave & Justine Czerwonajcio in Havana (La Habana), Cuba.  His parents were originally from Poland & they met & married in Cuba.  In 1949, the family migrated to the United States, including Gus' brother, Joseph (Joe).  They lived in Bridgeport, CT.  After the boys...

Mar 31, 2021

Viventi, Ann Marie Kerr, went home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ann was born in Liverpool, England and raised in Cleveland, OH. She was happy to have called Hilton Head her home for the past 20 years. She enjoyed servicing clients in the cosmetology industry for 50 years before recently retiring. Ann loved her church, Providence...

Mar 30, 2021

Thomas W. Malphrus, 76, of Lena/Estill, SC, passed away on March 30, 2021 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Thomas was born on May1, 1944 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Broadus and Laura (Tuten) Malphrus.

Mr. Malphrus proudly served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith.  After...

Mar 29, 2021

John Wesley Beavers, 66, of Sun City Hilton Head in Bluffton, South Carolina passed away peacefully at home on March 29, 2021 in the care of his loving wife, Mary Lou Beavers.

He was born in Buford, Georgia and preceded in death by his father Bobbie Dorris Beavers, mother Betty B. Norman and nephew Tyler Wayde Beavers....

Mar 27, 2021

Annette "Annie" Gage Gregory, 70, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 at her home. She was born August 24, 1950 in Anderson, SC to Robert and Patricia Gage. The Gage's moved to Greenville, SC in 1952 after a brief time in Pittsburgh when her father Robert played for the Steelers.

Annie attended...

Mar 26, 2021

Joanne Power Thrash, 87, formerly of Atlanta, passed away on March 26, 2021 in Bluffton, SC, with her family by her side.

Joanne was born on March 30, 1933 to James Edward and Theresa Maher Power.  She grew up in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York City.  She graduated from Georgetown Visitation Junior College in 1953 and...

Mar 26, 2021

Frank Louis Salemo, age 86, of Bluffton, SC and New York City passed away on March 26, 2021 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA.

Mr. Salemo was born in New York City to the late Anthony Salemo and Anna Piegare Salemo.

Mr. Salemo retired as a New York Police Officer; he was a US Navy...

Mar 24, 2021

Kevin Eugine Kinard, age 44, was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 7, 1977 and left his earthly home on March 24, 2021.

He was a small town guy who was a craftsman and lived life on his own terms.

He leaves behind his mother and Papa John, Helen and John Shipes, and his...

Mar 23, 2021

Lois Donna (Staib) Laing passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the age of 76, after a long-fought battle with cancer.  She was resting peacefully at home surrounded by her children and grandchildren.  Born on November 9, 1944 in Audubon, New Jersey the daughter of Fred & Evelyn Staib.  Lois was a loving wife of 42 years to...

Mar 18, 2021

Patricia Gladys Cook Rivers,86, of Bluffton, SC,widow of Samuel P. Rivers passed away Thursday, March 18,2021 at Hilton Head Hospital.

Patricia,or Patsy, as most called her, was born on March 28,1934 in Hardeeville,South Carolina to the late William Edward Cook and Gladys Hodges Cook. She was proceeded in death by sons Stephen Rivers and Sammy Rivers, daughter...

Mar 18, 2021

Beatrice Malphrus Dean, 92, of Ridgeland, SC, widow of Claude E. Dean, Sr., passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021 at her home.

Beatrice was born October 7, 1928 in Ridgeland to the late Dee Talmadge Malphrus and Josephine Hodges Malphrus. She worked at Palmetto Electric Co-Op. for many years. She was a loving, devoted daughter, wife, and...

Mar 17, 2021

Brian Stephen Mixson, 32 of Early Branch, SC passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center of Savannah, GA after a sudden illness.

Brian was born September 19, 1988 in Beaufort, SC to Ronald Stephen Mixson and Sherry Ann Simmons Mixson. He served as a firefighter and EMT for Jasper County Fire and Rescue for...

Mar 16, 2021

Larry Thomas Hite passed from this life to his heavenly home on March 16, 2021 after a 4-year battle with mesothelioma, the “asbestos cancer.”    He was 69 years old.

Larry was born September 26, 1951 in Louisville, KY, the third child of Charles E. Hite and Rita A. (Hengesbach) Hite.    He attended St. Ann’s School and then...

Mar 16, 2021

Helen Herndon Daring, 90, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on March 16, 2021. Helen was born in Walterboro, SC on May 19, 1930 to the late John Gary Herndon and Alvie Warren Herndon.

Helen worked as a Clothing Inspector at Holiday Wear Manufacturing in Ridgeland, SC for many years before she retired and became a loving caretaker...

Mar 16, 2021

Kai Hildegard Cheek, 84, of Bluffton, SC passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Kai was born May 26, 1936 in Frankfurt, Germany to the late George Loew and Alice Schmidt Loew. She immigrated to the United States in 1967 after meeting her husband, Jay, during his tour in the...