D. Ellis Hay Jr.

CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest in Charleston, SC, on the afternoon of November 22, 2008, Daniel Ellis Hay, Jr., husband of Rose Wilson Hay. Residence, Johns Island, SC. Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ellis Hay, Jr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former at Johns Island Presbyterian Church, Johns Island, SC, Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at eleven o’clock. Interment, Churchyard. Friends may call at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel, 232 Calhoun Street, Charleston, Monday between four and six o’clock.

Ellis was born April 4, 1924, in Charleston, SC, a son of the late Daniel Ellis Hay and Lydia Clement Hay. He was a graduate of St. Johns High School and received a B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from Clemson University. In 1950 he went to work for the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company as an Agricultural Engineer in the Charleston area, holding various positions as distribution engineer, district engineer, associate engineer, Aiken District Manager, Beaufort District Manager, and Manager of Distribution Operations in Columbia. In 1983, he retired as Vice President of Customer Operations - Northern Division. He was a member and Elder Emeritus in the Johns Island Presbyterian Church. He was active in the Presbyterian Church and served in many leadership roles in Aiken, Beaufort and Columbia. During World War II, Ellis served in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a former trustee of James Island School District #3, past president of the West Ashley and St. Andrews Rotary Clubs, a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, a member of the Pivot Club, and served in many civic organizations in Aiken, Beaufort and Columbia.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years; four daughters, Rose Ellis Hay Blessing (Dale) of Johns Island, SC, Lydia Lebby Hay McElmurray (Herndon) of Wadmalaw Island, SC, Anne Hay Marcengill (Sam) of Greenville, SC, and Kathryn Hay McDaniel (Randy) of Greenwood, SC; a son, Daniel Ellis Hay, III (Michele) of Charleston, SC; four sisters, Lydia H. Pedersen (Pete) of Johns Island, SC, Motte Legare Hay of Charleston, SC, Mary Hay Jenkins of Johns Island, SC and Ann Hay Thomas of Mullins, SC; a brother, E. Gordon Hay (Charlotte) of Charleston; fifteen grandchildren, Dr. Walter D. “Bo” Blessing, Jr. (Anne), Lydia B. Applegate (William), Amy M. Humphries, Kelley M. Pruitt (Noah), Dr. James H. McElmurray, III (Carletta), Kimberly T. Keyserling (Todd), James B. Timmerman, Jr. (Tara), Anna M. DeSourdy (Dave), Amanda M. Nabors (Josh), Kathryn E. McDaniel, Ellen R. McDaniel, Rebecca M. Hay and Emily W. Hay; and ten great-grandchildren. Ellis was predeceased by a brother, William C. Hay.

Memorials may be made to Johns Island Presbyterian Church, 2550 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, SC 29455.