Sanford Stoney Obituary

Sanford B. Stoney, Jr. SUMMERVILLE - Sanford Barker Stoney, Jr. 92, of Summerville, widower of Dorothy Swindell Stoney died Monday, July 12, 2010, at The Presbyterian Home, Summerville. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 16, 2010, at 11 o'clock at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Summerville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may visit at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville from 6 until 8 o'clock Thursday evening. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Charles Porcher Stoney Memorial Fund, PO Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633-1889 or Meals on Wheels, PO Box 592, Summerville, South Carolina 29484. Mr. Stoney was born April 2, 1918, in Dillon, South Carolina to the late Sanford Barker and Janie Colvin Stoney. His family moved to Summerville in 1931, when his father took over managing South Mulberry Plantation in Berkeley County. He had a wonderful youth hunting and exploring on South Mulberry and Gippy Plantation, managed by his Uncle Porcher. He graduated from Summerville High School and Porter Military Academy in Charleston and attended Clemson A&M College (now Clemson University). The summer after graduation from Porter, he sailed on the training schooner "Indra" from Charleston to New York City. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp in 1942, serving in WWII on training bases in Texas before deploying in 1945 to Luzon Island, the Philippines in support of liberating the Philippine Islands. He received the Philippine Campaign and Pacific Theatre Victory Medals, and was honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant in 1946. He graduated from Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma and retired from the Charleston Air Force Base following 30 years of civil service, having worked previously for Hawthorne Aviation and the Charleston Naval Shipyard. He served the Lord, St. Paul's Episcopal Church and his community in various capacities for over 70 years, as a Diocesan Lay Reader for the Diocese of South Carolina in the 60's, Sunday School Teacher, Vestry, Treasurer of St. Paul's for 21 years, Brotherhood of St. Andrew and through volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and as a tax preparation volunteer. Mr. Stoney was an avid outdoorsman, beekeeper and hunter, and a lifelong supporter of Clemson University. He and his wife Dorothy traveled extensively in their retirement to Mexico, Canada, Spain, England, Scandinavia, China and Alaska. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle. He was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Swindell Stoney, sister Elizabeth Stoney Davidson, and three grandchildren, Jan Elizabeth Stoney, Charles Porcher Stoney and James Michael Stoney. Survivors include a sister, Jessie Stoney Mueller of Summerville, sons Sanford Porcher Stoney and wife Lil of Johns Island, John Colvin Stoney and wife Pam of Summerville, James Daniel Stoney and wife Sherri of Augusta, Georgia, and three granddaughters, Catherine, Marie and Kimberly and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths