Clifford Bartenfield

Clifford Bartenfield, Jr., 71, beloved husband of Pamela Cornwell Bartenfield, father and grandfather, passed away on Friday, July 17 after several years of ongoing health issues. The son of Jesse and Clifford Bartenfield, Sr., in Dalton, GA, Cliff was born on November 1, 1943. His four sisters, Shirley Ramsey, Carolyn Stoop, Diane Bartenfield and Jane Lount and a nephew, William Lawrence Hill (Dana), still reside in Dalton, GA.

Cliff enlisted in the US Army National Guard and served for seventeen years as Master Sergeant. His love for organization and style led him into a floor covering sales career with Coronet Industries, Lee's Carpet and Wellco Industries. He began his own business PCB Flooring with this experience. He never met a stranger, always making new friends and staying in touch with the old ones usually through telephone calls. Throughout these years he lived in Winchester, KY, San Antonio, TX, Duluth, Minnesota, Dalton, GA, Charlotte, NC and Tega Cay, SC before settling in Charleston in 1992. His "man cave" was his garage where he spent hours keeping it organized and clean.

In downtown Charleston on Halloween 1992, Cliff met the love of his life, Pamela Jeanne Cornwell (who was dressed as a black cat while he was wearing an old man's mask). Cliff and Pam were married in Spartanburg, SC on July 15, 1995 and built a full life with many friends in Charleston, Seabrook Island, James Island and Johns Island. As a member of Charleston Presbyterian Church, Cliff became a close friend of his minister, Dr. Earl Bland. Cliff cherished his time with his 5 grandchildren, who called him "Bubba." They came to Charleston in the summers for exciting visits, and he traveled to see them and their families for holidays and football games in Kentucky. Crabbing at the James Island Yacht Club was a favorite activity with the grandchildren.

An ongoing conversation, obsession, and interest of Cliff's were following the USC Gamecocks, members of the mighty SEC conference. Cliff and Tom Taylor, his best friend, attended countless away and home games to cheer on their mighty "cocks." Cliff loved cocktail cruising in the neighborhood in his red (close to USC color) golf cart, entertaining friends with Pam, smoking meats on his gas smoker and creating and mastering projects around the home. His loving companions at home, in addition to Pam, were his kitties, Clover and Pen, who were never far from Cliff. All the nurses at MUSC called Cliff "Precious" and he won the hearts of doctors and nurses. He was a Southern Gentleman who always had his white "hankie" in his pocket. Life outdoors, especially golfing, boating and hunting were also favorite hobbies. In keeping with his generous and caring spirit he participated in the organ and tissue donor program.

Visitation will be held at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 232 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, Tuesday, July 21 from 5 PM to 7 PM. A memorial service will be held at Stuhr's on Calhoun Street on Wednesday, July 22 at 1 PM and will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Earl Bland. Following the service, a "Celebration of Cliff's Life" will be held at the Hidden Lakes Clubhouse on 1294 Hidden Lakes Drive in Mt. Pleasant from 2 PM to 4:30 PM.

Cliff's two daughters and grandchildren are: Bethany Bartenfield King (Scott), Ainsley Jayne Eisenhart , Paul Scott King, III, and Fielding Welton King of St. Louis; and Melissa Bartenfield Chambers (Doug), Bethany Grae Chambers and Anne Douglas Chambers of Lexington, KY. Two brothers-in-law, John Bennette Cornwell, III (Lisa) of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Michael Harby Cornwell, (Jean) of Greensboro, NC were the brothers Cliff found and loved so dearly when he married Pam.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to: Cystic Fibrosis, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 108, Louisville, KY 40218 in honor of Grae, granddaughter; or Hospice of Charleston, 4975 LaCross Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29406