Henrietta F. Gaillard

CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on the evening of February 20, 2009, Henrietta Freeman Gaillard, wife of John Palmer Gaillard, III. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer Gaillard, III are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter, Monday, February 23, 2009 at eleven o’clock at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, interment, churchyard. Friends may call at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel, Sunday from four until six o’clock.

Henrietta was born in Bennettsville, S.C. on November 1, 1947, the daughter of John Morrison Freeman and Emmie Dozier Tompkins Freeman. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s Junior College and the University of South Carolina. She was the loving wife of John Palmer Gaillard, III for 37 years. She is survived by her son John Palmer Gaillard, IV, MD and his wife Lori, of Pfafftown, N.C., and her daughter Emmie Foster Gaillard Hershey and her husband Clay, of Charleston, S.C. Henrietta “Henni” adored her four grandchildren, Alston Mitchell Gaillard, Parker James Gaillard, Clay Wallace Hershey, Jr., Thomas Gaillard Hershey and eagerly awaited the birth of her fifth grandchild due on February 27, 2009. Henrietta is also survived by her sisters Frances Glover Beringer of Richmond, VA and Sara Ellen Munnerlyn of Bennettsville, S.C.

A loving wife, devoted mother, loyal friend and trusted advisor, Henrietta’s entrepreneurial career spanned a cookbook business to Director of Development of Ashley Hall. Henrietta was a natural leader and able to work well with others in her many volunteer capacities including: Chair of Foster Care Review Board of South Carolina, past President of The Junior League of Charleston, past Senior Warden of St. Philip’s Church, and Trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. She also served on the boards of Life Management Center, the Charleston Cotillion, and Charleston Day School. Henrietta was a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America and a life member of the Ladies Benevolent Society. She was a devoted and longtime member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church.

Memorials may be made to the Henrietta F. Gaillard Leadership Fund, Coastal Community Foundation, 90 Mary Street, Charleston, S.C. 29403 or St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Building Fund, 142 Church Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 or Life Management Center, Inc., 628 St. Andrews Blvd., Charleston, S.C. 29407.