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Fred Mencken

Fred Carson "Kit" Mencken Jr.

1941 - 2020

BORN

1941

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

Shives Funeral Home - Trenholm Road Chapel

7600 Trenholm Road Ext.

Columbia, South Carolina

Fred Mencken Obituary

Fred "Kit" Carson Mencken, Jr. Lexington, SC - Fred "Kit" Carson Mencken, Jr., 78, of Prosperity, formerly of Charleston died Thursday, February 6, 2020. A son of the late Fred Carson, Sr. and Martha Bowman Mencken, Fred lived most of his life in Charleston, SC. The family will gather to remember him and receive friends at 1:30pm, Saturday, February 15th at Isle of Palms County Park, 1-14th Ave, Isle of Palms, SC. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Feb. 12 to Feb. 13, 2020.

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1:30 p.m.

Isle of Palms County Park

1-14th Ave, Isle of Palms, SC

Funeral services provided by:

Shives Funeral Home - Trenholm Road Chapel

7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia, SC 29223

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