Joel Sweat Obituary

SWEAT, SR., Joel Joel David "Joey" Sweat, Sr., 54, of Moncks Corner, husband of Jean Hunt Sweat, died April 24, 2005 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11 o'clock at Stallsville United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Dorchester Memory Gardens, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville. Friends may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home from 6 until 9 o'clock Wednesday evening. Joey was born October 7, 1950, in Charleston, son of Mrs. Evelyn Myers Sweat of Summerville and the late Alonzo E. Sweat, Sr. He was a graduate of Summerville High School. He was a Furnace Operator with Alcoa. Joey was a loving and devoted son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and friend. He loved to explore the waterways and islands of the lowcountry. One of his many joys was off shore fishing and surf fishing at Cape Romain and he loved shrimping at the Battery. He was in heaven at backyard bonfires with good friends and family. He loved Charleston history, the Civil War, and the H.L. Hunley. May he be remembered by all his sense of humor and loving nature. Anyone who would like to add a personal message at the funeral service is welcomed. Survivors including his wife and mother are three sons, Joel David Sweat, Jr. (Linda) of Smyrna, TN, Joshua Alexander Sweat (Amy) of Annapolis, MD, Patrick Daniel Sweat of Moncks Corner; two brothers, Alonzo E. Sweat, Jr. (Donna) of Summerville, and John Dennis Sweat of Summerville; sister, Susan Sweat White of Charleston. One grandchild also survives. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29401 or American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Ste. 504, North Charleston, SC 29406. Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483. 843-873-4040. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.