William Devore Motley

Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of June 4, 2010, William Devore Motley, Sr., husband of Doris Stokes Motley. Residence, Mount Pleasant, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Motley, Sr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in St. John's Lutheran Church Monday, June 7, 2010, at eleven o'clock. Interment, churchyard. Mr. Motley was born August 13, 1927, in Columbia, SC, the son of William Devore Motley and Leona Fulmer Motley. He was a retired special collections manager for G.M.A.C. William attended the University of South Carolina and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, honorary member of The German Friendly Society and past president and honorary member of The Arion Society. He is survived by his wife of Mount Pleasant; two sons, William Devore Motley, Jr. (Mary) of Glencoe, IL and Lester Rembert (Bert) Motley, II (Suzanne) of Charleston; two daughters, Jeanny Motley Hawkins of Mount Pleasant, SC and Dana Elizabeth Motley of Landrum, SC; a sister, Dorothy Motley Baker of Canton, OH; a step-sister, Beverly Motley McGahee of Haverhill, FL; a step-brother, Jack Adrian Motley of Jacksonville, FL; and eight grandchildren, Dana K. Motley, Joi A. Motley, Rebecca T. Hawkins, Mary Elizabeth Hawkins, Michael R. Motley, Mark D. Motley, Bradley M. Motley and Morgan M. Williams. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Ray C. Motley, Roy K. Motley and Charles L. Motley. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 5 Clifford Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.