Jay Bachman Rumph, Jr., 71, of Seabrook Island, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 11, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, March 13, 2014, in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 232 Calhoun Street at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Rumph Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday one hour prior to the service.

Jay was born May 7, 1942, in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late Jay Bachman Rumph and Mary Alice Hartin Rumph. He was a graduate of The High School of Charleston and Newberry College and was a retired Middle School Teacher with Haut Gap Middle School, teaching for more than thirty years. Jay was a lover of the arts and jewelry. He traveled extensively around the world and especially loved Egirdir, Sparta, in Turkey, where he owned a home.

He is survived by two aunts, Annabelle Rumph Jenkins and Gertrude Rumph Mathews, both of Charleston SC; and two cousins, Richard Goehring (Mandy) of Charleston, SC and Dr. Thomas Mathews (Sue), James Island, SC.

Memorials may be made to Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road, Charleston SC 29412. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.