1921
Margaret
2012
Margaret Calvert Shealy
April 23, 1921 — April 11, 2012
Margaret Calvert Shealy, widow of Harry E. Shealy, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 11, 2012 in Charleston, SC. Residence, Columbia, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Friday, April 13, 2012 at 12 p.m. in Greenlawn Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Shealy was born in Enoree, SC, April 23, 1921, the daughter of the late Guy Archibald and Claudia Montjoy Calvert.
She was married in Columbia, SC on October 11, 1940 to Harry Everett Shealy for 50 years before he passed away on December 25, 1990. She was a member of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church where she served as a prayer intercessor, a Sunday school teacher, a Bible study leader and on numerous committees. In addition, she was employed as the church secretary at Kilbourne Park from 1958 until her retirement in 1990 and also sold real estate with her husband. Following her retirement, she was a volunteer at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved the Lord, her family, her church, and her many dear friends. After becoming home-bound, she enjoyed watching televised church services, reading her Bible, and praying for her family and friends.
Mrs. Shealy is survived by her sons: Harry E. Shealy, Jr. Ph.D. and his wife Margaret of Aiken, SC and Gerald J. Shealy, M.D. and his wife Donna of Charleston, SC; her daughter: Kaye Jordan and her husband Whit of Vienna, VA; eight grandchildren: Beth Garrick, John Shealy, Anna (Bill) Smith, Kate (Legare) Smith, Ellen Shealy, Scott (Misty) Jordan, Joshua (Kelli) Jordan, and Brett (Megan) Jordan; and nine great-grandchildren, Jack and James Garrick, Shea and Susannah Smith, and Will, Andrew, Jack, Brady, and Katherine Jordan. Her sister, Dianne Lemacks of Wagener, and brother, Don Calvert of Greenville, also survive her. The family expresses their appreciation to her caregivers, Annette Kennington, Ernestine Davis, Josephine Thomas, and Eva Taylor. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Everett Shealy; 3 brothers: Guy, James and Ted Calvert; one sister: Winifred Calvert.
Memorials may be made to the Harry E. Shealy Sunday School Class at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29206 or the First Baptist Church, Television Ministries, 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
Mrs. Shealy was born in Enoree, SC, April 23, 1921, the daughter of the late Guy Archibald and Claudia Montjoy Calvert.
She was married in Columbia, SC on October 11, 1940 to Harry Everett Shealy for 50 years before he passed away on December 25, 1990. She was a member of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church where she served as a prayer intercessor, a Sunday school teacher, a Bible study leader and on numerous committees. In addition, she was employed as the church secretary at Kilbourne Park from 1958 until her retirement in 1990 and also sold real estate with her husband. Following her retirement, she was a volunteer at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved the Lord, her family, her church, and her many dear friends. After becoming home-bound, she enjoyed watching televised church services, reading her Bible, and praying for her family and friends.
Mrs. Shealy is survived by her sons: Harry E. Shealy, Jr. Ph.D. and his wife Margaret of Aiken, SC and Gerald J. Shealy, M.D. and his wife Donna of Charleston, SC; her daughter: Kaye Jordan and her husband Whit of Vienna, VA; eight grandchildren: Beth Garrick, John Shealy, Anna (Bill) Smith, Kate (Legare) Smith, Ellen Shealy, Scott (Misty) Jordan, Joshua (Kelli) Jordan, and Brett (Megan) Jordan; and nine great-grandchildren, Jack and James Garrick, Shea and Susannah Smith, and Will, Andrew, Jack, Brady, and Katherine Jordan. Her sister, Dianne Lemacks of Wagener, and brother, Don Calvert of Greenville, also survive her. The family expresses their appreciation to her caregivers, Annette Kennington, Ernestine Davis, Josephine Thomas, and Eva Taylor. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Everett Shealy; 3 brothers: Guy, James and Ted Calvert; one sister: Winifred Calvert.
Memorials may be made to the Harry E. Shealy Sunday School Class at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29206 or the First Baptist Church, Television Ministries, 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
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