Helen Priester Obituary

PRIESTER, Helen Went home to be with our Lord on the evening of June 4, 2006, Helen McMillan Priester, 84, widow of Henry Benjamin Priester. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Helen M. Priester, Mama, are invited to attend her funeral service in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., West Ashley Chapel, Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at eleven o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 between six and eight o'clock. Helen was born on October 10, 1921 in Charleston, SC, the daughter of Molton T. and Lillie Cook McMillan. Mama was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of Charleston Baptist Church. Mama is survived by four sons: Henry B. Priester, Jr. and his wife Wilma of Charleston, SC, Richard A. Priester and his wife Linda of Marion, SC, Thomas D. Priester and his wife Darlyne of Charleston, SC, Michael W. Priester and his wife Faye of Ravenel, SC; one daughter, Cheryl L. Priester; and one sister, Virginia McCorkle and husband Billy; Twelve grandchildren: Bud, Timmy; Ricky and his wife Heather; Chris, Matt, Allyssa; Tommy and his wife Shelly; David, Kerri and Jessica Priester. Tracy Clark and her husband Jerry; Jennifer White and her husband Ricky; and nine great-grandchildren. Mama was preceded in death by her son James T. Priester. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Charleston Baptist Church, 13 San Miguel Road, Charleston, SC 29414. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.