Carolyn Westbury Obituary

Carolyn Westbury SUMMERVILLE - Mrs. Carolyn Rast Westbury, of Summerville, SC, entered into eternal rest February 16, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon February 19, 2011, at 2:30 PM, at the Summerville Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Wren officiating. After the service Mrs. Westbury will be buried at the Holly Hill Cemetery at 4:30 PM. Carolyn was born in Holly Hill, February 1, 1934, the fourth child of the late Alva and Noreen Rast. She was educated in the Holly Hill Public Schools where she graduated as valedictorian. After graduation she worked as bookkeeper for the Empire Gas Company in Holly Hill until her marriage to Brunson Westbury of Saint George, SC on August 19, 1956. After her marriage she worked as office manager for the Naval Supply Corp School at Athens, Georgia while her husband obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Georgia. In 1960 Carolyn helped to establish Westbury Veterinary Clinic where she worked as office manager as well as everything else necessary to make the practice successful. She was a member of Summerville Baptist Church from 1960 until her death. She was active in all the church's activities and especially her Sunday School Class. Surviving is her husband, Dr. Brunson M. Westbury of Summerville, SC and one sister, Iris Landrum of Mt. Pleasant, SC. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Milton Rast formerly of North Charleston and Alva C. Rast, Jr formerly of Shreveport, LA. Carolyn also had a number of nephews and nieces. The family will receive friends at the PARKS FUNERAL HOME from 6 - 8 PM on Friday, February 18. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Charleston Foundation, 676 Wando Park Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths