Lester "Les" Lee Allred, Jr.

Lester Lee Allred Jr., 86, passed away at his home at Franke at Seaside in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on July 27, 2024. 

Lester, “Les”, was born August 9, 1937 to the late Lester Lee Allred and Ruby House Allred of Rome, Georgia. He graduated from North Georgia Military College in 1959. 

Les married Brenda Lou Loyd in 1960. They celebrated 64 years of marriage this year. After he received his commission from the United States Army, Les stayed in Rome, Georgia and taught math for a year until his bride-to-be graduated college. After they were married, they moved to Alexandria, Virginia where Les worked at the Pentagon. He was honorably discharged from the Army and moved to Fort Washington, Maryland where he taught junior high school math until his retirement. 

Les and Brenda spent their summers at their family beach house on Isle of Palms, SC where almost every day, you could see Les fishing near the 5th Avenue beach access. He also loved to play tennis and he was a very good bowler. As much as Les loved many sports activities, his favorite pastime was spending time with his wife. 

After retirement, they moved to South Carolina and lived on Isle of Palms. They moved to Franke at Seaside 20 years ago.

Les was a member of Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina where he served many years as lay person and volunteer at the church offices. He also volunteered at Meals on Wheels for 20 years.

In addition to his parents, Les was preceded in death by his daughter, Katherine Louise Allred and his sister, Barbara Allred Dye.

He is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Loyd Allred and his sister, Patty Allred Stephens of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, as well as many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Dorcas Rhodes for the loving care and support provided to Les over the past several years. 

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the Church of the Holy Cross - Historic Church on Sullivan’s Island, SC. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service. After the service, Lester will be laid to rest at the columbarium at The Franke at Seaside. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given in memory of Lester Lee Allred, Jr. to Meals on Wheels East Cooper, 2304 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29466. 

A memorial message may be sent to the family on our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.