Ruth McSweeney Obituary

Ruth Walsh McSweeney CHARLESTON - Ruth Agnes Walsh McSweeney, 97, went quietly into the arms of her Lord early on the morning of August 20, 2022. She was born on June 3, 1925, in Winnsboro, SC, the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters and was the last of this long familial line. Ruth loved her early years in Winnsboro enjoying dances and athletics at the old community center there as well as her many lifelong friends from childhood. At her beloved Mt. Zion High School, she proudly wore the number 24 as center on the basketball team. During the Second World War she worked at both the Charleston Naval Base and Camp Polk Louisiana in administrative capacities. During that time she met and married her husband of 71 years, William McSweeney, who was stationed at Ft. Moultrie, SC, assigned to the 263 Coast Artillery. Ruth loved her family, her dear friends and her church. Her years as an active participant in the Northbridge Terrace Garden Club and her time with the congregations of Park Circle and Westminster Presbyterian Churches were among the most rewarding and happy of her life. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Bill and leaves a loving family of her daughter and son, Lynn Snook (John) and Bill McSweeney, Jr. (Marie-Helene) as well as granddaughters, Julie Lynn Smith and Margaret Ruth Gregory and great-grandsons, Dylan Gregory and Jonathan Smith (Jaimee) and great-great-grandchildren, Averie Jo Smith and Silas Smith as well as many beloved extended family members. Her Funeral Service will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1157 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary St., Beaufort, SC 29902 In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church of Charleston, SC. Online condolences may be offered at www.CharlestonFunerals.com. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. (843) 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at legacy.com/obituaries/charleston