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Sharon Anne Boulware, 79, of Bluffton, SC passed away Friday, January 23, 2026 at her home.
Sharon was born December 21, 1946 in Doaktown, New Brunswick, Canada to the late Clifford Dunlop and Catherine Troy Dunlop. She graduated from Grand Falls High School in New Brunswick, Canada.
Sharon worked as an administrative assistant for several law firms in Beaufort, SC prior to retiring from the Architecture Review Board of Colleton River Club in 2011. She was very talented in her knitting, crocheting, and sewing. She enjoyed boating and fishing, baking, golf, and traveling. She was also an active member and volunteer of the Church Of The Palms in Okatie, SC.
Sharon is survived by her husband, Joseph Boulware; sons, Paul Boulware (Angie) and Troy Boulware (Amber); grandchildren, Hillary Helms (Joe), Jessica Williams (Tyler), Travis Boulware (Beth), and Kathryn Boulware; six great-grandchildren; Wyatt Williams, Jackson Helms, Kennedy Helms, Hannah Williams, Peyton Boulware, Logan Boulware, five sisters; Janette Fluke (Steve, deceased), Sandy Mclellan-Price (Rick, deceased), Alice Laister (Drew), Michelle Walker (Glenn), Karen Ritchie (Bill, deceased), a brother, Jim Dunlop (Rishma, deceased), a sister-in-law, Marlene Dunlop (Iain, deceased), two nephews, Mike, and Scott (Lisa), and four nieces, Tanya, Necole, Cara, and Rachel.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 am at Church Of The Palms, with a burial to follow in the Pinckney Family Cemetery.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910

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