Esma Rosa Shelton Ussery

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Esma Ussery Obituary

Esma Rosa Shelton Ussery MT. PLEASANT - Esma Rosa Shelton Ussery, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of the late Reverend Dean Wright Ussery died Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The relatives and friends of Esma Rosa Ussery are invited to attend her Funeral Service on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in the First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 23, 2013 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL FROM 6:00 UNTIL 8:00 PM. Mrs. Ussery was born on July 18, 1929 in High Point, North Carolina, daughter of the late Henry William Shelton and Zelma Clement Shelton. She attended Wingate College and Furman University and graduated from Furman University in 1951 with a degree in Elementary Education. Mrs. Ussery taught Kindergarten at East Cooper Private School and 1st and 2nd Grade in Florence. She served alongside her husband in pastoral ministry for 50 years, teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and G.A.'s She was very active in and supportive of missions. While in college, she served as a summer missionary in Crossnore, North Carolina. She also served alongside her husband when he served as pastor of a French speaking mission church in Louisiana and also served on a mission trip to Belize. Mrs. Ussery was recently active in First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant where she sang in the Senior Choir and attended the Tuesday Women's Bible Study. She served in the Stephen Ministry, prayer ministry, a missions group and as a teacher of the Hannah Sunday School Class and Faith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Ussery had a great love for her family. She was a loving mother of three sons and a daughter; Bill Ussery and his wife, Odessa, of Mount Pleasant, Wayne Ussery and his wife, Caroline, of Atlanta, GA, John Ussery and his wife, Renee, of Savannah, GA, and Jane Reeves and her husband, Gary, of Conway, SC. She thoroughly enjoyed being a grandmother of nine; Jill Ussery, Suzanne Ussery, Will Ussery, Erin Ussery, Nathan Reeves, Andrew Reeves, Melissa Ussery Munneke and her husband, Ernst, Josh Ussery and his fiancee, Jordan, Justin Ussery and his wife, Sara, Ben Ussery and Sarah Ussery. Mrs. Ussery also had two great-grandchildren, Juliet and Tobias Munneke. Mrs. Ussery will be greatly missed by many. She was a faithful servant, leaving a legacy of servanthood for all who knew her. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant, "Building Fund," 681 McCants Drive, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Esma Ussery

10 Entries

Peggy Funderburk

August 16, 2020

I remember and loved Edna she was a blessing to all. Peggy Funderburk

August 26, 2013

To all of Mrs. Ussery's family:
You have a wonderful legacy in her life. She was a woman who loved her Savior and consistently looked to the needs of others. Joe and I consider it a privilege to have known her over many years--as pastor's wife and friend of our family. She was a help and encouragement to Joe's parents, she wrote to us each Christmas when we served in Israel, and most recently I was delighted to visit with her in the exercise room at the Mt. Pleasant Senior Center. She modeled the gentle, contented spirit of one who walked faithfully with Christ. May God deeply comfort you with cherished memories and hope in His promises.
Joe and Cathy Broom

in the exercise room at the Mount Pleasant Senior Center. She modeled to me the gentle and cheerful spirit of one who is confident of her relationship with God through Jesus.

August 25, 2013

Nancy and I are deeply saddened and surprised at Esma's sudden passing. She was one of our surviving, family anchors. We also just lost Dolly Shelton ( Esma's sister-in-law through her brother Baker). Esma and her husband Dean were very precious and loving individuals and we will always remember them. The Shelton family in California are united in our prayers for our family at this time. We love you Esama.....

Dave and Nancy Shelton
Vacaville, CA

August 24, 2013

We are ddeply saddened to learn Mrs. Ussery has passed away. John and Renee, our thoughts are with you.
Chuck and Beth Reeves

Henry W Shelton Zelma Clement Shelton Wedding Day

Stephen Horney

August 23, 2013

I will always remember my Aunt Esma as one of the kindest people I have known. She always had a smile on her face, and the Love of God in her heart.
I loved to come and visit, she would make me Ice Tea, and a snack. I will miss her, but rejoice that today she is with Jesus!, her parents pictured above, her husband and her sister, my mother Ann Horney.

Stephen M Horney
Mocksville, NC 27028

I am sorry that I can not be there for the service.

Ralph Wilkie

August 23, 2013

I was very sad to learn of Esma Death.
Ralph Wilkie

Jimmy & Faye Timmons

August 23, 2013

I was blessed to have had Mrs. Esma, as my Sunday School Teacher & Friend! Love & PRAYERS! Faye Timmons

Joyce Eblen

August 23, 2013

We are all so sorry to lose such a gentle, sweet, and devoted follower of our Lord, but comforted to know that she is now pain-free and rejoicing in the presence of Savior she served so faithfully. We will miss her at the Tuesday morning Bible study.

Margaret Mann

August 23, 2013

So sad to hear of Ms. Ussery's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.

The volunteers and staff at
East Cooper Meals on Wheels

August 23, 2013

Dear family of Esma, we are so sorry and will miss Esma.But I am sure there was shouting in heaven Wednesday night when she was united with her husband. No more pain. She was a wonderful Sunday School teacher and such a blessing just knowing her. We enjoyed having her in our home to eat and visit several times. Also was blessing to be able to take her food and visit in her home during her illness. I know you count it a blessing to have a wonderful Mother.

Peggy and Richard Funderburk

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