Beaufort County Obituaries

South Carolina

Robert Brink

CHARLESTON -- Robert Lewis Brink, 77, of Beaufort, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, in the Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center Charleston.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Copeland Funeral Home in Beaufort. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial will be Thursday at the Beaufort National Cemetery.

Mr. Brink was born May 22, 1929, in Clearfield County, Pa., a son of Clark Brink and Esther Kitchen Brink. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and owned Brink's Auto Repair in Beaufort.

Survivors include his wife, Irene Grossman Brink; three daughters, Robin Horne and Karen Beere, both of Beaufort, and Cindy Parker of Richmond, Va.; two sons, Arthur Brink of Nashville, Tenn., and Robert Brink Jr., of Beaufort; two sisters, Susan Sanders of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Sarah Hammett of Port Charlotte, Fla.; three brothers, James Brink of Murfreesboro, Francis Birckbichler of Beaufort and Nick Birckbichler of Smyrna, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Warren Brink, and two sisters, Wilna Daller and Trudy Presceo. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church, 70 Lady's Island Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907. Copeland Funeral Home is in charge. (Beaufort Gazette - Aug 14, 2006)

Norman Blitch

Mrs. W. S. Gay Loses Brother

Mrs. W. S. Gay and her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Rodgers, left Tuesday for Charleston to attend the funeral of Mr. Norman Blitch, who died suddenly at his home. He was a brother of Mrs. Gay and uncle of Mrs. Rodgers. The funeral and interment was held Wednesday. (Beaufort Gazette, p2, June 25, 1931 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

Mrs. Thomas William Blitch

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Thomas William Blitch, 83, were held at 11 am Monday in Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. George A Jones officiating.

Mrs. Blitch died Friday morning in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She was the former Daisy Best of Georgia, and a member of the First Baptist Church. (Beaufort Gazette, Sect B p2, September 1, 1960 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

Solomon C. Blitch

Graveside funeral services for Solomon C. Blitch, 76, retired Georgia merchant who died March 29 in Savannah, were held at 3 pm Friday in Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. R. S. Kaney officiating.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Nellie Dotson Blitch; three children, Mrs. Bernard Fisher, of Beaufort, Mrs. Bessie Blitch, Jacksonville, Fla. and Chester B. Blitch, Banridge, Tenn,; a sister, Mrs. P. W. Brown, Lady's Island; a brother, J. R. Blitch, Stillton, GA; and two grandchildren. (Beaufort Gazette, p8, April 6, 1961  - contributed by Lois Anderson)

Felix D Blitch

Felix D Blitch of 408 West St., died unexpectedly while at work on Hilton Head Tuesday, March 1.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be annouced later by Anderson and Greene Funeral Home. (Beaufort Gazette, p2, March 3, 1966 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

Felix Desmond Blitch

Felix Desmond Blitch, 48, of 813 New St., died on Hilton Head Island at his work Tuesday, March 1.   Funeral services were at 3:00 Thursday Marrch 3, in Anderson and Greene Funeral Chapel, the Rev. M. A. Wilhmeshirr officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. The native of Bryan County, Ga., was a son of the late Solomon C. and Eve Glisson Blitch and was a painter.  Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Bernard (Hazel) Fischer of Beaufort; a brother, B. C. Blitch of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; two nephews, and an aunt, Mrs. P. W. Brown of Beaufort. (Beaufort Gazette, p2, March 10, 1966 - contributed by Lois Anderson) 

Robert Gordon Bennett

Robert Gordon Bennett, 87, died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Born in Leadville, Colo., on Sept. 2, 1916, he was the son of the late George and Alma Schmidt Bennett. He was a graduate of Leadville High School (1933) and obtained his Mechanical Engineering Degree from University of Cincinnati (1939). Colonel Bennett served in England, France and Germany during World War II and was decorated six times and also received the French Croix de Guerre. He was later employed by Proctor & Gamble for 41 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Iowa City, Iowa, where he was President of the Chamber of Commerce and Engineering Society, Chairman Iowa Manufacturing Assn. and Committee Chairman Iowa Prison Industries Board. He retired in 1980 to Wild Dunes, I.O.P. and was very active in various organizations. He later moved to the Independent Living Retirement Community Bishop Gadsden and served as Chairman of Resident Assoc. Council. He was a member of Sunrise Presbyterian Church, Sullivan's Island.

Colonel Bennett is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Jane E. Morton Bennett; one son, Thomas Joe Bennett and wife, Nancy, Green Bay, Wis.; one daughter, Pamela K. Bennett Anderson, Austin, Texas; one special "exchange student daughter", Rosy Gonzalez; seven grandchildren, Todd Bennett, Lindsey Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett and Margaret Bennett, all of Wisconsin; Rebecca Giddens, California; Kelly Anderson and Chrissy Epperson, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Ian Bennett and Kiley Bennett, Wisconsin; and Lake Epperson, Texas.

Visitation will be on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, from 5 to 7 p.m. at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home Downtown Chapel, 150 Wentworth St., Charleston, S.C. 29401. Private funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, with committal to follow in Beaufort National Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bishop Gadsden Residence Assistance Fund, One Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412 or to American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504 N. Charleston, SC 29406. (Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI) - February 12, 2004)

Jane Elizabeth Morton Bennett
BENNETT, Jane Elizabeth Morton, 88, of Charleston, a homemaker and widow of Robert G. Bennett, died Sunday. Arrangements by McAlister-Smith's West Ashley Chapel. (Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC) - April 29, 2008)

P. W. Brown 

Progressive Truck Grower and Merchant Died Monday

P. W. Brown, for many years one of Beaufort County's most progressive truck growers and merchants, died at the Beaufort county hospital Monday morning. He had been in poor health for some time, but was stricken seriously only Sunday afternoon. 

Funeral services were held at four-thirty o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Evergreen cemetery, with the Rev. Robert P. Turner, pastor of the Carteret Street Methodist church officiating. Burial was in the cemetery.   Mr. Brown moved to Beaufort county 21 years ago from Bullock county, Georgia. 

Surviving are the widow; three sisters, Mrs. P. T. Brannon of Stilson, GA; Mrs. T. L Sherrod, of Savannah; and four brothers, R. H, Brown, of Augusta, GA; E. H. and N. B. Brown of Beaufort, and D. A. Brown of Spokane, Wash.  (Beaufort Gazette, p1, November 30, 1945 - contributed by Lois Anderson)  Note: third sister not mentioned in obit

Naomi Brown
Mrs. Naomi Julia Blitch Brown, 88, of Lady's Island, died today at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital.  
She is the wife of the late Payton W. Brown and the daughter of J. E. and Julia English Blitch. She was a member of the Carteret Street United Methodist Church.  Survivors are a niece, Mrs. Bernard Fisher of Beaufort, and a nephew, Burnice C. Blitch of Beaufort.  Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. In Anderson Funeral Chapel with burial immediately following in Evergreen Cemetery.  Anderson funeral home is in charge of arangements. (Beaufort Gazette, p12, January 9, 1975 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

Mrs. Joseph Blitch                                  
WALTERBORO- Mrs. Roberta Breland Blitch, 59, died Thursday at Colleton Regional Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Colleton County, S.C. And was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She was a nurse at Colleton Regional Hospital.  Surviving are her husband, Joseph Henry Blitch of Walterboro; her stepmother, Mrs. Nellie Breland of Walterboro; two sons, Joseph Robert Blitch of Charleston, S. C. and William Luther Blitch of Walterboro; a daughter, Miss Elizabeth A. Blitch of Charleston; two brothers, Haskell Breland of Hampton, VA. And Laurie Breland of Walterboro; three sisters, Mrs. Ester Williamson and Mrs. Coleen Bryan, both of Beaufort, and Mrs. Stella Brown of Port Royal.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethel United Methodist Church with burial in the Beaufort National Cemetery.   (Beaufort Gazette, p 12-A, April 30, 1976 - contributed by Lois Anderson)

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