David Gerald Race, 85, of Hanahan, SC, died Thursday, October 26, 2017. His funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in the J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Northwoods Chapel, 2180 Greenridge Road at 2:00 pm. Interment to follow at Riverview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Stuhr Northwoods Chapel.
David was born March 14, 1932 in Valley City, ND, son of the late Gerald Reo Race and the late Vera Ellen Thompson Race. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. David received Channel Five's Hall of Fame award for community outreach.
He is survived by his children, D. Gary Race Jr. (Karen L. Race "K2") and Karen E. Race (Deb Brown) all of Charleston, SC; brother, Richard L. Race of Charleston, SC; three sisters, Marilyn Petix of Alabaster, AL, Cindy Gerald Weaks of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Diane Gerald Fleher of Puerto Rico; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cornelia Smith Race, daughter, Robin Race Munoz and sister, Patricia Hillman Tuttle.
Memorials may be made to ETV Endowment of South Carolina, 401 E. Kennedy St, Suite B-1, Spartanburg, SC 29302.