William Jacques Obituary

Major William "Bill" F. Jacques ST. GEORGE - Major William "Bill" Francis Jacques, USAF, 86, of 1252 Highway 15 South, widower of Elaine Smith Jacques, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston. A Memorial Service will be held 11 A.M. Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jeffrey Kendall officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Westbury Cemetery in Grover SC. Visitation will be 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday evening at Bryant Funeral Home, 607 North Parler Ave., St. George, SC. Major Jacques was born on June 4, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Falcon Francis and Emma Pearl Laughlin Jacques. He was a retired military Air Force C-141 Pilot and veteran of WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church, Walterboro, St. George American Legion Post 105 and predeceased by a daughter, Cynthia Louise Jacques and a brother, George Edward Jacques. Surviving is a son, William F. "Chip" Jacques, Jr., Eutaw Springs; a daughter, Laura (Mike) Good, Charleston; a granddaughter, Madison Good; three step-grandchildren, Jeremy (Angela) Good, Natalie (Brian) Sumner and Chesley (Alyssa) Good; two nephews, Tom Jacques and Richard (Wendy) Jacques, Michigan. Memorials may be made to the American Heart / Stroke Association, 409 King Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston