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John Bellew Obituary
Family and friends are invited to attend his visitation on Sunday, February 13, 2022 from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home with a funeral service to begin at 4 o'clock.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Shriners Children's at www.shrinerschildrens.org.
JD was born on July 10, 1947 in Charleston, SC, son of the late John Oscar Bellew and Thelma Bellew-Brown. He attended grade school at Fishburne and graduated from Hanahan High School. JD was a proud veteran of the US Air Force having served in both Vietnam and Granada. He lived a life full of fishing, golfing, woodworking, gardening and cooking and was a dear friend and adopted grandfather to the Amish Community.
He is survived by: his wife of 54.5 years Christine; three children: Teresa and Rick Cone, Staci (Lennie) Bellew, and Phillip James and Pepper Lynn Bellew; five grandchildren: Sarah Riddle, Joseph Riddle, Maleena Bellew, Nicole Bellew, and Travis Bellew; sister, Betty Bellew Smith and brother, C. Wayne Bellew. He was predeceased by granddaughter, Angel Elisabeth Wheeler-Bellew.
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, SC 29483 (843)873-4040.
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Malcolm Leaphart
April 15, 2022
Just learned here in April of the death of my lifelong friend, JD, in February. Wanted to share some remembrances for Chris and his family and friends...
JD and I were not only Hanahan High classmates and teammates on the football and basketball team, but were friends away from high school, spending many hours together fishing around the lowcountry in our small wooden boats, and both of us learning to golf at the Oaks and Charleson Muni courses with Glenn and Gene. He was a good companion, dependable and always watching out for his friends; and, his practical nature and dry sense of humor made him fun to hang with. Nothing pompous or devious about him...
After he retired from his long Air Force career and returned to SC, we picked up where we left off... two friends, fishing and golfing and enjoying each other´s company. I easily identified with John´s second career as a Sears repairman having grown up in my dad´s tv and appliance business in North Charleson. We had fun comparing notes on the challenges and rewards of a repairman, including the increasing complexities, and especially being able to help people which he relished. On one trip down to visit him and Chris, the two of us rode around our old stomping grounds reminiscing; and, he surprised me by arranging for visits with Danny and Earl, two of our high school friends I had not seen since graduation. That showed his appreciation of the people in his life, such as he also showed helping to organize an early sixties Hanahan High reunion and helping out with a 40th reunion of our 1965 class (that we of course invited the other year graduates to). And we were sure to fill his freezer with fish each trip for his neighborhood cookouts. All examples of his outreach to friends...
I will miss John, but will take solace with the best epitath I can give him - John lived with gusto and embraced the people in his life for his nearly 75 years! May he Rest in Peace.
Gerald Teaster
February 16, 2022
Chris and family, Mary and I are so sorry to hear about JDs passing. We just found out about it this morning in the Summerville paper. Our thoughts are with you during this tragic time. If there is anything we can do, please let us know.
Marty Fulmer
February 11, 2022
Chris... You"re whole family are in my thoughts and prayers always.
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