Nelson Whiting Obituary

WHITING, Nelson TSgt. Nelson Francis Whiting, USAF Ret., 69, of Goose Creek, SC, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in a hospice facility in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Born February 21, 1940 in Concord, New Hampshire, he was the son of Donald and Rose (Charron) Whiting. Mr. Whiting served in the US Air Force during Vietnam and retired with more than 20 years; after which he began a second career in federal civil service. He worked in logistics at the Charleston Naval Hospital and retired after 20 years. He and his wife Trudy have lived in Goose Creek since 1980. He was a member of All Saints Chapel on the Naval Weapons Station. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Edeltraud Erika "Trudy" Richter Whiting of Goose Creek, SC; three daughters and their families: Melissa J. Hollingsworth and children Christy, Justin, Cory Hollingsworth and Dylan Staples, all of Hephzibah, GA, Tina M. Davis, her husband Keith and son, Brian all of Martinez, GA, Shannon L. Lopez, her husband Juan and children, Annalisa, Alejandro and Mateo all of Edinburg, TX; sister-in-law, Charlotte Bouillon and one nephew, Dieter Bouillon of Trier, Germany. His mother, Rose Whiting, father, Donald Whiting and step-mother, Bertha Whiting preceded him in death. The funeral service will be held Friday, April 10, 2009, at 11:00 A.M. at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL, 2180 Greenridge Road. Interment with full military honors will follow at Plantation Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 17A, Moncks Corner. The family will receive friends Friday in Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, SC 29406. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths.