Leonora Cheves Brockinton

Leonora Cheves Brockinton, wife of Wilson Harvey Brockinton, entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of March 30, 2011.  Residence, Charleston, SC. 

The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Harvey Brockinton are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm in The French Protestant Huguenot Church.  Burial will be in the churchyard. The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Tarrant, 80 South Battery, between 6:00 and 8:00 pm, Friday, April 1, 2011.

Leonora, affectionately known as Sister, was born April 26, 1920, in Charleston, the daughter of Henry Charles Cheves, Jr., and Leonora Foster Cheves.  Sister was a graduate of Memminger High School and attended the University of South Carolina. She was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church (member of the Altar Guild) and an associate member of The French Protestant Huguenot Church.  Sister also was a charter member of the Ivy Garden Club and a board member of the Association for the Blind for many years.  In addition, she was a former member of the Junior League of Charleston and the Colonial Dames of South Carolina.

Sister was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She is survived by her husband, Harvey, of sixty-one years; three sons: Guy Cheves Tarrant and his wife, Teresa; Wilson Harvey Brockinton, Jr. and his wife, Ren?e; and Langdon Cheves Brockinton and his wife, Margaret; eight grandchildren: Langdon Cheves Tarrant, Joseph McCord Tarrant, Ren?e Ravenel Brockinton, Eliza Cheves Brockinton, W. Harvey Brockinton, III, Catherine Heyward Brockinton, Molly Elizabeth Brockinton, and Emma Foster Brockinton; and two great grandchildren, Adaire Christine Tarrant and Langdon Cheves Tarrant, Jr. She was predeceased by her brother, Henry Charles Cheves, III.

The family would like to extend its gratitude to the following for their care of Sister: I. Grier Linton, Jr., MD and staff; Horizon Bay; the Lutheran Hospice; and the Hospice Center (Hospice of Charleston).

Memorials may be made to Association For the Blind, 1071 Morrison Drive, Charleston, SC and Alzheimer's Association S.C. Chapter, 2090 Executive Hall Drive, Charleston, SC 29407.

Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL