Sara Eugenia Fowler

Sara Eugenia Fowler Charleston, SC Sara Eugenia "Jeanne" Fowler, age 89 of 2 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, S.C. passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Roper Hospital. Ms. Fowler was born in Lockhart, October 13, 1925, a daughter of the late William Winfield Fowler, Sr. and Inez Smith Fowler. She was a graduate of Lockhart High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1946. She retired after 44 years teaching from the Charleston Co. School District where she taught 2nd grade at Orange Grove Elementary School. Ms. Fowler also taught in Georgetown and Rock Hill. She was a member of the John Wesley United Methodist Church where she was a former member of the choir and a devoted member of the Lupo Sunday School class. Ms. Fowler volunteered with the Historic Charleston Foundation, the Charleston Museum and as a Docet at the Historic Joseph Manigault Home. She also served as an usher for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League. Ms. Fowler was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by two nieces, Billie Jeanne Fowler and Mary Ann Fowler Sweeney both of North Carolina and numerous generations of cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, William Winfield "Bill" Fowler, Jr. and Bill's wife Betty Fowler. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Union Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Donna Eidson. Visitation will be held from 12:00 until 1:45 PM at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, 310 W. South St., Union, SC 29379. Active pallbearers will be Sammy Smith, Kevin Smith, Legare Johnson, Wilbur Smith and Ryan Bean. A memorial service will be held 5:00 PM, Friday, February 6, 2015 at the John Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the John Wesley United Methodist Church, Music Ministry, 626 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407.