Bluffton Obituaries and Funeral Home Notices
Find an obituary by name
The search opens Legacy.com, where the Island Packet and both Bluffton funeral homes post obituaries, in a new tab. Use both names for the best match.
Find a recent or an older Bluffton, SC obituary, see where Bluffton obituaries and death notices are posted, and learn how to place one.
Where Bluffton, SC Obituaries Are Posted
Bluffton obituaries are posted in three places. A notice may be in one and not the others, so if you don’t find it in the first, try the next.
Sauls Funeral Home’s website
Bluffton’s full-service funeral home posts each family’s obituary on its own website, with the service times and a way to send flowers. You can sign up there to be told whenever a new obituary is posted.
Simplicity Cremation’s website
The cremation office on Sherington Drive lists its recent obituaries on its own page, with a link to every obituary it has posted.
The Island Packet, on Legacy.com
The Island Packet, the daily paper for Bluffton and Hilton Head, publishes its obituaries on Legacy.com. Legacy’s Bluffton page puts the paper’s notices and both funeral homes’ obituaries in one list, newest first, each with a guest book for sharing a memory.
Some Bluffton families use a funeral home on Hilton Head or in Ridgeland instead. If the name isn’t on either Bluffton home’s page, use the name search at the top, which searches all of Legacy, or see our guide to Hilton Head obituaries.
Bluffton Funeral Home Obituaries
90 Simmonsville Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
Bluffton’s full-service funeral home, family-owned since 2000, with a chapel, its own crematory and Low Country Memorial Gardens.
17 Sherington Dr, Suite D, Bluffton, SC 29910
A cremation office with published prices and online arrangements, part of the same group as The Island Funeral Home.
Bluffton has two funeral homes, and each posts the obituaries of the families it serves. For how the two differ and what they charge, see our guide to Bluffton funeral homes.
Bluffton, SC Death Notices
A death notice is the short version: the name, age, date of death and the service time and place, sometimes with a line about where to send donations. An obituary tells the story of the person’s life. Families often run a short death notice in the paper and post the full obituary on the funeral home’s website, where it costs nothing extra.
Bluffton death notices run in the Island Packet as paid notices, priced by length, and appear on Legacy with its obituaries, so the name search above finds both.
Finding an Older Bluffton Obituary
For an obituary from before notices went online, three places can help.
Beaufort County Library: Online Obituary Index
A free index of more than 24,000 people whose deaths were noted in Beaufort County newspapers, Bluffton’s included, from 1862 to about 1992. Look up the name there.
For a copy of the obituary itself, contact the library’s Beaufort District Collection at (843) 255-6468 or bdc@bcgov.net. There may be a small fee.
The Island Packet archive on Newspapers.com
The Island Packet’s pages, back to its first issue in 1970, can be searched by name on Newspapers.com, including obituaries and death notices. It is a paid subscription with a free trial.
The Heritage Library on Hilton Head
The family-history library on Hilton Head has genealogists on staff and volunteers who help with research, along with subscription databases. It is at 2 Corpus Christi, Suite 100. Call before you go.
How to Place an Obituary in Bluffton
Ask the funeral home
Most families do it this way. The funeral home writes the notice with you, posts it on its own website and sends it to the Island Packet.
Or submit it to the Island Packet yourself
The Island Packet takes obituaries online. Newspaper notices are priced by length and by whether a photo is included, so check the cost before you approve the proof.
What to include
The full name, age and hometown, the years lived in Bluffton or the Lowcountry, the family, the service time and place, and where to send flowers or donations. For flowers, see the Bluffton florists.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Bluffton, SC obituaries?
On the website of the funeral home handling the arrangements, Sauls Funeral Home or Simplicity Cremation, and in the Island Packet on Legacy.com. Legacy’s Bluffton, SC page gathers notices from both funeral homes and the paper in one list, newest first.
Where does Sauls Funeral Home post its obituaries?
On the obituary page of its own website, where you can also sign up to be told when a new obituary is posted. Many of its notices also run in the Island Packet.
What is the difference between a death notice and an obituary?
A death notice is short: the name, age, date of death and the service time and place. An obituary tells the story of the person’s life. Both run in the Island Packet as paid notices, priced by length.
How do I find an older Bluffton obituary?
For deaths from 1862 to about 1992, search the Beaufort County Library’s free Online Obituary Index and ask its Beaufort District Collection for a copy. The Island Packet’s pages back to its first issue in 1970 are searchable on Newspapers.com.
How do I place an obituary in Bluffton?
Ask the funeral home, which usually writes the notice with the family, posts it on its website and sends it to the Island Packet. You can also submit one yourself on the Island Packet’s obituary submission site. Newspaper notices are priced by length, so ask for the cost first.
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