William Southern Obituary

SOUTHERN, William Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of January 6, 2005, William Grey Southern, husband of Alice Reeves Southern. Residence, Hanahan, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William Grey Southern are invited to attend the Funeral Services of the former in First Baptist Church of North Charleston, Saturday afternoon, January 8, 2005 at two o'clock. Committal Services will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens Chapel Mausoleum. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC. GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL this (Friday) evening from six until eight o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of North Charleston, 4217 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406. Mr. Southern was born December 12, 1931 in Bessemer City, North Carolina, a son of the late Dewey Lee Southern and Lucille Whitworth Southern Joyner. Mr. Southern was a member of First Baptist Church of North Charleston. He was a graduate of North Charleston High School and attended The Citadel. Mr. Southern was a United States Navy Veteran and was a retired U. S. Customs Special Agent. He was very active in his church and did extensive volunteer work. Surviving are his wife of 52 years of Hanahan, SC; a brother, James D. Southern and wife Pat Southern of Columbia, SC; a step-sister, Katherine Biddle and husband Mac Biddle of Wilmington, NC. Mr. Southern is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.