Alice Ann Arntzen Hewitt

Alice Ann Arntzen Hewitt Alice Ann Arntzen Hewitt, 77, of Dataw Island, S.C., died Monday, December 14, 2009 at her residence. She was born December 21, 1931 in Oak Park, IL, the daughter of the late John C. and Gladys Renwick Arntze. Mrs. Hewitt attended Indiana University and was a 1953 journalism graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Before and after raising a family of three children, she was an editorial and advertising employee of weekly newspapers in California and Oklahoma and of Northern Telecom, Ltd. She was an avid reader and books were her passion. She and her husband lived in 10 states and traveled extensively worldwide during the 57 years of their marriage. She was a resident of the Dataw Island community since 1996 and a member of St. Helena's Episcopal Church, the Dataw Island Club, the Friends of Hunting Island State Park and numerous area organizations. She is survived by her husband Dean J. Hewitt; two sons, Thomas Hewitt and his wife Susan of Durham, N.C.; Jeffrey Hewitt and his wife Naomi of Houston, TX; one daughter, Dana Haselton of Nashville, TN; one brother, John D. Arntzen of Naperville, IL; and five grandchildren. A private family graveside service will be held on Thursday, December 17th at St. Helena's Episcopal Church cemetery, Beaufort, S.C. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2010 at St. Helena's Episcopal Church. Memorials may be made to The Preservation Trust for Historic St. Helena's Church, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 or Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2233, Beaufort, S.C. 29901