James Anthony Werden "Jim"

James Anthony Werden, 64, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Linda Kennedy Werden, entered into eternal rest Thursday, March 14, 2013. A funeral service will be held Sunday, March 17, 2013, in the Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Highway, at 3:00 pm. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway.

Jim was born February 8, 1949 in St. Petersburg, Virginia, son of Anna Palerno Werden and the late John Charles Werden. He was a graduate of Wesley College and Tennessee Technological College. Jim was a retired Teacher/Coach with the Charleston County School District and served Middleton High School from 1972 until 2000. Jim was recognized with numerous football honors to include Coach of the Year eight times and amassed a football record at Middleton High School with 210 wins, 133 losses and only seven losing seasons in 28 years. Additional honors include: 1985 AAA Lower State Champions, 1985 AAA State Runner-up, 1984 Assistant Coach for the North-South All-Star Football Game, 1986 Assistant Coach for South Carolina in the 50th Anniversary of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, 1989 Inducted into the Wesley College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1992 Head Coach for the South All-Stars in the North-South All-Star Football Game, 1997 Head Coach for South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. South Carolina won 21-20 in what Shriner's have described as the "best comeback victory in Shrine Bowl history."

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Linda Werden of Charleston; his mother, Anna Werden of Dover, SC; son, Christopher James Werden of Charleston; brother, John R. Werden of Clearwater, FL; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Marie and Marion Wright of Walling, TN; nephew, Bryan (Regina) Wright of Brush Creek, TN; grand-nephews, John & Jack Wright; sister and brother-in-law, Edna and Cleston Daniels of Livingston, TN; and niece and nephew, Aurora Daniels and Michael Daniels.

Memorials may be made to the Charleston County Retired Teachers' Association, C/O Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 70396, North Charleston, SC 29415-0396.