Lillian Blasey Barnes

Lillian Blasey Barnes obituary, Bluffton, SC

Lillian Blasey Barnes

Lillian Barnes Obituary

Visit the Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton and Low Country Memorial Gardens website to view the full obituary.

Lillian J. Blasey Barnes, 85, of Bluffton passed away on January 8, 2026. She was born in Passaic, NJ on November 15, 1940.

Lillian married Richard Blasey and together, they lived in Texas, Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Mr. Blasey passed away in 2024.

Lillian relocated to South Carolina where she met and married Thomas Barnes. Mr. Barnes passed away in 2017.

She is survived by her daughter, Dawn Blasey. Lillian is now in Heaven with her second daughter, Barbara Blasey, who passed away in 2014.

Lillian loved being a mother, no matter what your age was. She will be dearly missed.

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