Obituaries

William C. Haley

William C. Haley

Mar 30, 2016

William C. Haley, 84, of Fripp Island, died suddenly at his home on April 19, 2016. Born in Lavonia, GA, he was a graduate of The University of Georgia and served in the United States Air Force.  He retired from Exxon Company, U.S.A. in 1984 and formed a consulting firm. On Fripp Island he was a member of the volunteer...

Robert Joseph Elliott

Robert Joseph Elliott

Mar 30, 2016

Robert "Bobby" Joseph Elliott, 47, of Beaufort and long term boyfriend of Emily Plunges, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 5 until 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2017, at Grays Hill Baptist Church. A memorial service will follow at 6 o'clock at the church. Following the service a reception will...

Phyllis A. Mcelroy-Cook

Phyllis A. Mcelroy-Cook

Mar 30, 2016

Phyllis A. McElroy-Cook, 72, of Beaufort, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held for Phyllis. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to a charity of your choice.

Mary Royalty

Mary Royalty

Mar 30, 2016

Mary Royalty, 95, of Dataw Island and widow of Colonel Lester D. Royalty, United States Army (Ret.), died Monday, January 16, 2017, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Royalty was born November 1, 1921 in Gibson County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Connor Battram. Mrs. Royalty was a 1943 graduate of Indiana University School of...

Betty Jean Beverly

Betty Jean Beverly

Mar 30, 2016

Betty Jean Beverly, 79, of Port Royal, died Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Life Care Center on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. A memorial service will be held at 10 o\'clock Saturday morning, May 6, 2017, at Union Church, Port Royal. Memorial contributions may be made to Tidewater Hospice - 10 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Suite A, Bluffton, South Carolina, 29910.

Margaret Ann Gatch

Margaret Ann Gatch

Mar 30, 2016

Margaret Ann Gatch (1940-2016) daughter of Joseph L. and Margaret H. Holleman of Seneca, SC, deceased, died on August 4, 2016 at MUSC Hospital in Charleston, SC from a virus and complications of Alzheimer's. She was born in Seneca, SC and was in the first class of women graduates of Clemson University. She worked as an Elementary School Teacher until...

Donald Bolton Walker

Donald Bolton Walker

Mar 30, 2016

Donald B. "Don" Walker was born in Troy, New York April 14, 1927, the son of Evelyn Boucher Walker and John "Bud" Walker. He graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1945 and served in the United States Navy during W.W. II. He attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and graduated from veterans Vocational School before joining Niagara Mohawk Power...

Michael J. Skurkay

Michael J. Skurkay

Mar 30, 2016

Michael J. Skurkay, 60, of Callawassie Island, SC, died suddenly on Saturday, June 11, 2016. He grew up in Piscataway, NJ and attended Rutgers University. Michael was predeceased by his parents, Lawrence and Elizabeth, and his two brothers, Matthew and Lawrence. Michael was a computer consultant in the telecom industry for 30 years.  Eventually running his own consulting company, Martin...

Reynard L. Bullock

Reynard L. Bullock

Mar 30, 2016

Reynard L. Bullock, 73, longtime boyfriend of Robin Wittwer, died Friday, January 6, 2017, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Lt Force (Ret.)

Lt Force (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

Lt Col Joan B. Entriken, United State Air Force (Ret.), 84, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at MUSC-Charleston. No services are planned at this time.

Suzanne Farley Schroeder

Suzanne Farley Schroeder

Mar 30, 2016

Suzanne Farley Schroeder, 84, of Orangeburg, South Carolina and formerly of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.

Dr. "Rick" Harrison

Dr. "Rick" Harrison

Mar 30, 2016

F. W. "Rick" Harrison died suddenly on December 29. He was 78 years old. He leaves behind the love of his life, Marion - his wife and constant companion for fifty-odd years. Born in Macon, Georgia in 1938, Harrison grew up playing football for his father, John "Cotton" Harrison, and working the horses at Cotton Harrison's Camp. He accepted a...

Cw2 Army (Ret.)

Cw2 Army (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

CW2 William L. Thompson Sr., United States Army (Ret.), 82, of Fripp Island, died Monday, May 4, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, May 10, 2016, at Beaufort National Cemetery with Army Honors.

Vernon H. Deloach

Vernon H. Deloach

Mar 30, 2016

Vernon H. DeLoach, 88, of Port Royal and husband of Daisy C. DeLoach, died Monday, February 20, 2017, at Millennium Post-Acute Rehabilitation in West Columbia, SC. Mr. DeLoach was born in Varnville, SC and was a son of the late Robert and Lola Adams DeLoach. He was retired from civil service and was currently a Port Royal Councilman. He was...

Robert "Bob" Cuttino

Robert "Bob" Cuttino

Mar 30, 2016

Robert Edward "Bob" Cuttino passed away Thursday, June 23, at the age of 86. Born in Sumter, SC, on August 27, 1929, he was the son of James and Lucie Olivia Cuttino. After graduating from Edmunds High School, Bob earned degrees from Wofford College and Yale University as well as an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Furman University. His pastorates...

John "Jack" Schleef

John "Jack" Schleef

Mar 30, 2016

We regret to advise his friends and associates that John H. (Jack) Schleef passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Bay View Manor, Beaufort, SC. He met his final hours with calm, prayer, and hopeful curiosity for his future. He was grateful for many years of good health, high energy, travel, adventure, prosperity, and love from family and friends....

Martha Charlotte Hoke

Martha Charlotte Hoke

Mar 30, 2016

Martha Charlotte Hoke, 85, of Port Royal, died Monday, September 5, 2016, at Helena House Residential Care, Port Royal. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2016, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. A memorial service will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, September 11, 2016, at Tidal Creek Fellowship, Lady's...

Charles Nicholas Polito,

Charles Nicholas Polito,

Mar 30, 2016

Charles Nicholas Polito, Jr, 80, of Okatie and husband of Janelle Louise Jones Polito, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Mr. Polito is survived by his wife of 57 years; two daughters, Charmaine Polito Perez (Nelson) and Janelle Polito Nelems (David), and three grandchildren, Charles Perez (Brittney), and Michael and Madison Nelems. A memorial service will be...

Mildred Cosby Barnhart

Mildred Cosby Barnhart

Mar 30, 2016

Mildred Cosby Barnhart, who would be known throughout her life as Millie, was born in Yonkers, New York in December 1947. When she was five she moved, with her family to Oradell, New Jersey, where she spent the next two decades of her life. After finishing high school Millie attended business school in New York City and began working in...

Clinton B. Campbell

Clinton B. Campbell

Mar 30, 2016

Clinton B. Campbell, 81, of Beaufort, South Carolina and beloved husband of Karen M. Peluso Campbell, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at home after a short illness on Friday night, December 23, 2016, where he was surrounded by family. Clint was born on May 25, 1935 in Somers Point, NJ and lived in Ocean City, NJ, the fourth generation Campbell...