Eugene Fosberry Jr.

FOSBERRY, JR., Eugene Eugene F. (Gene) Fosberry, Jr., of James Island, husband of Harriet Fitch Fosberry, entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 13, 2009, at a local hospital. Mr. Fosberry was a member of Nativity Catholic Church of James Island. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Fosberry are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, Monday, March 16, 2009, at Nativity Catholic Church. The Rite of Commital will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call this Sunday evening between 6:00 and 8:00 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. A Vigil Service will begin at 6:00 PM. Gene was born October 19, 1930, a son of the late Eugene F. Fosberry and Hazel Wurthmann Fosberry. He attended Bishop England High School and served 2 years in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. On returning home, he worked for the Advance Store Company in Florence and Charleston as a manager and later as a district supervisor of five stores in SC and NC. On leaving the Advance stores in 1971, he became a Metropolitan Life Insurance representative and retired in 1993. Since his retirement, he worked for Hertz and did volunteer work for The Ronald McDonald House. He had been in failing health for the last 3 years. Gene was very proud of his Irish Heritage and was a member of The Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was also a life member of the Charleston Elks Lodge No. 242 amd the James Island American Legion Post No. 147. Gene is survived by his wife Harriet of 57 years, a son Donald E. Fosberry, a brother Thomas C. Fosberry and his wife Barbara, niece Janice Passarello and her husband John, nephew Thomas Fosberry, Jr. and his wife Raquel, Grandniece Amber Passarello and Grandnephew Mathew Passarello , as well as a sister in law Nina F. Early of Florence, SC and 4 nieces by marriage, Ginger Clarke of Leesville, SC, Bonnie WIlson of Sumter, SC, Rebecca Sowell of Florence, SC, and Susan Early of LaFayette, CO. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations can be made to The Ronald McDonald House, 81 Gadsden St. Charleston, SC 29401. ARRANGMENTS BY JAMES A MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.