Obituaries
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Patsy Hunt Snipes
Patsy Jean Hunt Snipes, 82, passed away on June 16, 2026, after a journey with Alzheimer’s disease and complications from a recent fall.
Olive Warrenfeltz
Olive H. Warrenfeltz, 95, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., and later of Port Royal, S.C., passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in Port Royal. She was the beloved widow of John (Jack) L. Warrenfeltz.
Celebrate the life of radio icon Mark Robertson on Sunday, June 28
Friends, listeners, and community members are invited to gather for a celebration of life honoring longtime radio personality Mark Robertson from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 28, at The Barn at New Riverside at 30 Red Barn Drive in Bluffton.
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Pat Franklin McGarity
Pat Franklin McGarity, 92, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan died on Thursday, April 23 at his home in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Ellen Bertha Goethe Graves
Ellen Bertha Goethe Graves, 101, widow of Harold L. Graves, Sr., of Beaufort, S.C., died Friday, May 22, 2026 in Sprenger Healthcare of Port Royal, S.C.
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Elizabeth “Liz” (Betty) (Mums) Entwistle
Born and raised in Portland, Ore., until married life took her to the west coast of California and to the desert of Corrales, N.M., where she lived, raised her children, and retired.
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Robert O’Quinn
Robert Duncan “Bobby” O’Quinn Jr passed away peacefully at his home on Lady’s Island on Thursday May 21, 2026, surrounded by those that loved him dearly.
Dabney Thacker
Dabney Fox Thacker passed away on May 11, 2026, in Charleston, S.C., from complications from cancer. She is survived by her husband, Andy Thacker; her daughter, Heather Thacker; her son, Dr. Stephen Thacker; his wife, Mary Thacker; and their grandchildren, Ethan, Dabney, and Jacob Thacker, and all of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.