The Island Packet

Joan Bishop, 80, wife of that late William Charles Bishop, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2023 at her home in Summerville. The relatives and friends of Joan Bishop are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 24, 2024, at St. Francis By the Sea Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, in Beaufort National Cemetery. Joan was born in New York, New York on November 1, 1942. She was the daughter of James and Irma Murphy, and twin sister of Donald. Joan was a proud military wife, moving with her husband numerous times during his Naval career. She enjoyed several trips overseas, and she and her husband especially loved...

R. Michael "Mike" Miner, 76, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed away January 16, 2023, with family by his side. He was born September 8, 1946, in Greensburg, Indiana, to the late Robert and Rosemary (Gaynor) Miner. Mike was also preceded in death by his great niece, Jordan King. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Connie M. (McCubbins) Miner, as well as two step children, Jeff Harnack and Holly (Harnack) Davis; two step grandsons, Ben Davis and Nick Davis; a step great grandson, Rhett Davis; a sister, Mary Ann (Miner) Carter; two nieces, Lisa (Carter) King (Garland) and Amy (Carter) Jones (Kevin); four great nieces, Emma Jones, Mackenzie King, Kaitlyn King, and Davyna King; three great...

LAWRENCE (LARRY) JOSEPH DELLAVECCHIA Clemson- Lawrence (Larry) Joseph DellaVecchia was born the only child of Joseph and Anna (Fattoruso) DellaVecchia, on March 30th 1930 and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. He proceeds his wife of 47 years Carol and 6 adult children, Karen (Algire), Lawrence Jr., Craig, Robin, Sherry and Denise DellaVecchi and 1 step-daughter Stacey Quintal (Tony), 1 step-son, Eugene Tarver. Larry also had 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Mr. Della Vecchia will be interned at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery in Anderson, SC on January 26th, 2:00 pm. The family will receive friends prior to the graveside service, Thursday, January 26th, 2023, at 11:00...

Elizabeth "Bessie" Pinckney Darr passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023 in Aiken SC at the age of 97. Daughter of William Eustace Pinckney and Ella Pritchard Pinckney, Elizabeth was born May 11, 1925 in Bluffton, SC. She grew up on her family's farm that she shared with 15 brothers and sisters. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband Donald Darr and son Micheal Darr. She is survived by daughters Elizabeth (Mike) Finnegan, Martha (Stephen) Gooding, Jeanette (Danny) Triplett, and son Keith (Eva) Darr. She is also survived by two siblings Dorothy (Dot) Pinckney Gnann and Henry Pinckney as well as 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Elizabeth attended Lander College before...

Ronald W. Timblin Sr. passed quietly in his sleep on January 5, 2023. He was born in Akron, Ohio on December 11, 1938. Ron is survived by his wife, Linda of 62 years, his two sons and daughters-in-law Ron and Karen Timblin Jr., and Bob and Bonnie Timblin, and three loved grandchildren, Chloe, Brandon, and Shannon. He is also survived by his two sisters, Patricia Timblin and Jacqueline Knight and their families. He joins his parents Russell and Vivian Timblin in heaven. One year after graduating from Ellet High School, Ron married his high school sweetheart Linda and raised a family in Brimfield, Ohio. After seeing their two boys through high school Ron and Linda left Brimfield in 1984...

Passed away December 31, 2022, in Milwaukee, WI. Age 95. Survived by wife Muriel McCoy, who he was married to for over 70 years; his sons Thomas (Sally) McCoy, David (Susan Zeimeit) McCoy, and Daniel (Carol) McCoy; and grandchildren Matthew, Callie, Reed, and Isabella. Also survived by his friend Dan Stevens, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Merritt and Margaret. He was the founder of McCoy Contractors, at one time the largest basement repair company in Wisconsin. He was the originator of most modern methods for repairing basements, and these methods were later adopted into WI code for basement repairs. Memorial Gathering at Krause Funeral Home, 7001 W. Brown...

Nancy Lee Stone, 91 of the Isle of Palms, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The family will receive Guests, Wednesday, January 4, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at the J Henry Stuhr, Mount Pleasant Chapel. A private Graveside Service will be held separately. Nancy was born May 12, 1931 in Bellville, Illinois, daughter of the late Ralph Charles Niemeyer and Virginia Risser Niemeyer. Nancy was a Renaissance woman with many passions. She loved animals and had many special pets over the years. She was very active in Garden Cubs wherever they lived. She won many blue ribbons for her arrangements. As a Member of the Junior League she was involved in many community...

Lucy Jones Coleman, formerly of Hilton Head Island, SC, died early Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Presbyterian Village in Athens at the age of 96, about one month short of her 97th birthday. She was predeceased by her parents, Nan Taylor Jones and Pierce Harper Jones, and her husband of 70 years, Frederick Ansel Coleman. Born in Mountain View, SC on January 29, 1926, Mrs. Coleman was the youngest of 11 siblings. She married Frederick Coleman in Miami in 1945 while he served in the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge from service, they moved to Greenville, SC. In 1952, Fred and Lucy sold almost all of their belongings and moved with their daughter to Jackson, SC where they went to work for the...

Jerry Berndt Born May 11th, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio, Jerry Lee Berndt ("Coach") died on Sunday, December 4th, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Patricia ("Pat"), his three children, Jodie Etter, Jamie (Eric Wojcikiewicz), and Jeff (Cheryl); his sisters Patricia Hedges and Sandra Wozniak; and his grandchildren, Brock Benson (Jennifer), Josh Benson (Charissa), Abby Thomas (James), Ian (Mary), Ali, Marisa, and Keira Wojcikiewicz, and Sadie Berndt, and 10 great-grandchildren. Jerry was a devoted husband and father, an adoring grandfather and great-grandfather, and a passionate teacher and coach. He met his wife Pat in 1953 when they were freshman in high school, and they married in...

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 October, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 28, 1929. He attended South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York where he excelled in football and track. He is a graduate of Hofstra University and served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lt. Infantry during the Korean War. He retired from the IBM Corporation after 37 years. He worked in both sales and...

Ernestine "Mitzi" Moody McDevitt entered into eternal rest on November 27, 2022. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from the Chapel of Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, James Island. A reception will follow. Burial will take place later that afternoon at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, 4981 Chapel Road, Hollywood, SC. Mitzi was born August 27, 1935, on Yonges Island, SC, the daughter of Dallas Frampton Moody and Ruby Chinnis Moody. She graduated from St. Paul's High School in Hollywood, SC, and then attended Coker College in Hartsville, SC. During her time at Coker College she was selected to be Coker's Cutie Queen. Mitzi married...

John E. Mack III passed peacefully from this earth on November 22, 2022 bringing to end an exemplary life of 88 years. John's memory will be forever with his surviving wife of 52 years, Maureen (Whitworth, Hyde Park NY). "Papa" is also lovingly survived by his four children and their families; John and Bernadette Mack (VA) and their children (John, Rowan and Truman); Todd and Kristin Mack (SC) and their children (Tate, Reese and Abby Clare); Ellen and Craig Nunn (NC) and their children (Aidan, Ethan and Aaron); and David and Erin Mack (NY) and their children (Lily, James and Sam). He is also survived by his brother Paul Mack (NY), sister-in-law Linda Mack (NY), and many nieces, nephews...

The relatives and friends of Mr. Alvin Singleton, 67, of Hilton Head Island, SC, are invited to attend his Memorial Services on Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:00 noon at Queen Chapel AME Church, 114 Beach City Rd Hilton Head, SC 29926. Final Arrangements entrusted to Compassion Funeral Service, 13 Lamotte Dr, Hilton Head, SC 843-689-5515.

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Virginia Corley Freeman of Sylvania, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina died on October 22, 2022 after a long life of service to her church, family and community. She was 95 years old. Virginia was a graduate of the Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Emory University School of Nursing in Atlanta, where she served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps until the end of World War II. Virginia married Dr. James C. Freeman in 1948. After living in Columbia, South Carolina while he completed active duty in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, they moved to Dr. Freeman's hometown of Sylvania, Georgia where he practiced Family Medicine for 38 years. Mrs. Freeman was a member...

Mr. John Daniel McHugh, 96, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and most recently Roswell, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, with his family by his side. John was born February 23, 1926 in Mobile, Alabama, the second of six children of Josephine and Edwin McHugh. John graduated from Murphy High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corp, where he spent his 19th birthday on a ship off the coast of Iwo Jima as a member of that battle's reserve forces. At the end of World War II, John attended the University of Alabama on the G.I. Bill, earning a degree in Business Administration and afterwards served as an officer in the Korean War. Upon returning home from this...

Michel Pierre Debaets, age 98, joined his wife Lucylle in heaven on September 28, 2022. He is predeceased by his parents Gerard and Marguerite Casterman Debaets, brother Gerard Jr. Debaets.He was born in Courtrai, Belgium and came to the United States at age 12 years old. He graduate Magna Cum Laude from Davis-Elkins College, and The University of Illinois. He began his career in research and development in the oil and gas industry and retired as Vice President of Operations for Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation in Charleston, WV. He devoted and worked 22 years of his retirement years to serve God by helping with Bluffton Self Help and Deep Well located in Bluffton and Hilton Head, SC....

Edward Greer Furner, 88, of Venice, FL passed away August 28, 2022. He was born January 27, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Edward and Mary Louise (Greer) Furner. Ed married Juanita (Nita) Lucile Brown in 1952 and they shared their love for 66 years, until her passing in 2018. In 1954, he graduated from the University of Mississippi. He joined IBM in 1956, starting as a marketing representative in Memphis, TN. He sold Holiday Inn their first computerized reservations system and helped hospitals throughout the southeast implement automated patient accounting systems. He held management positions in IBM divisional, group, and corporate organizations. While working with IBM World Trade...