Amy Rustin Obituary

Amy Hatsell Rustin CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, Amy Hatsell Rustin, widow of Ralph Shepard Rustin, Sr., of Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Amy H. Rustin are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009, at John Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends this Thursday evening between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home 1620 Savannah Hwy. and again on Friday at the church from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. She was born in Swansboro, NC on September 24, 1917 a daughter of Bryan and Daisy Pittman Hatsell. Amy grew up in Oriental, NC and moved to Columbia, SC where she attended Draughn's Business School. There she met and married Ralph, who was attending the University of South Carolina. They moved to Charleston and she went to work for the City of Charleston as Paymaster before transferring to the Department of Leisure Service at Hampton Park as executive secretary to the Director. She was a member of the Lion's Club Auxiliary and held several offices. Amy was an active member of John Wesley United Methodist Church, was the President of her Sunday school class and also a member of the Lessie Westbury Circle at the church. She loved to dance, was a student at Fred Astaire Dance Studio and went on many competition trips. Amy also was an avid traveler, visiting every continent except Africa. She is survived by her children, Ralph Shepard Rustin, Jr. and his wife, Lynn, Steven B. Rustin and his wife, Christine, and Suzanne R. Piper and her husband, Gary, as well as seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to either Roper Foundation Cardiac Rehab Fund, 125 Doughty St. Suite 790, Charleston, SC 29403 or to John Wesley United Methodist Church 626 Savannah Hwy. Charleston, SC 20407. Condolences may be made to her Guest Book at www.charlestonfunerals.com Arrangements by JAMES A MCALISTER, INC. 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths