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1927 - 2014 (87 years)| Name | James Burrows EDWARDS [1, 2] | |
| Suffix | Sr. DMD | |
| Birth | 24 Jun 1927 | Hawthorne, Florida  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | James Burrows Edwards James Burrows Edwards MOUNT PLEASANT - James Burrows Edwards, DMD, 87, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, died Friday, December 26, 2014. Jim was born June 24, 1927, in Hawthorne, Florida to the late O.M. and Bertie Ray Edwards. Both parents were school teachers, careers which led them to St. Andrews, South Carolina, in 1935 and Mt. Pleasant in 1937. As a boy in Mt. Pleasant, Jim spent his spare time at Ft. Moultrie, home of the 263rd Coast Artillery, and acquired a lifelong love of the military and life at sea. Jim graduated from Moultrie High School in June 1944, and took a job with the Army Transportation Corps as a deck hand on an L-78 tug boat. Though only 17 years old, he joined the Merchant Marines in December 1944. Jim was assigned to the Dogwood, a Liberty Ship converted to a hospital ship transporting wounded servicemen home from Europe. Eventually he also served on the U.S.A.T. Bridgeport, the George Washington, and the Larkspur. Jim worked his way through the ranks from ordinary seaman to an officer by age 19, licensed to pilot ships transporting "any tonnage on any water in the world." In 1947, Jim began studies at the College of Charleston, while also working as a night officer on ships as a member of the Master, Mates and Pilots Association. During summers, he remained active in seafaring trade, delivering coal to France and England, granite for the Santee Cooper Dam, and general cargo to ports throughout the Caribbean and South America. Jim graduated from the College of Charleston in 1951, married Ann Darlington, his childhood sweetheart, and entered dental school at the University of Louisville. Upon graduation, he served two years on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Chincoteague, Virginia, as a general dentist. He would remain active in the United States Naval Reserve until 1967, retiring as a lieutenant commander. After completing graduate medical training at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and a residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, Jim pursued his dream to return to Charleston, establishing his practice in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in 1960. While building a thriving practice, Jim entered the political arena, serving six years as the Charleston County Republican Party chairman. An unsuccessful bid for the United States Congress in 1971 was soon followed by his election to the South Carolina State Senate in 1972. Two years later, Jim was elected Governor of South Carolina - the state's first Republican Governor since reconstruction. Jim served as governor from 1975 to 1979, returning briefly to his oral surgery practice in Charleston. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Jim as Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, a position he held until November 1982, when he was called as president of the Medical University of South Carolina. Jim served as president of MUSC for 17 years, retiring in 2000. As president emeritus, Jim actively continued fundraising for the MUSC Health Sciences Foundation until 2014. Among numerous civic and academic honors, Jim was granted the Order of the Palmetto for his public service to the State of South Carolina, and is an inductee into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Directors of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation, SCANA, South Carolina National Bank, Encyclopedia Brittanica, Waste Management, Chemical Waste Management, J. P. Stevens, Brendles, IMO Delaval, Inc., Philips Petroleum, National Data Corporation, Burris Chemical Co., the W. M. Benton Foundation, the MUSC Health Sciences Foundation, and the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT). Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Ann; his son, James B. Edwards, Jr. and his wife, Jenny, of Columbia; his daughter, Catharine E. Wingate, and her husband, Ken, of Columbia; grandchildren, Miriam Wingate Ashworth, K. Bryan Wingate, Jr., Ansley Darlington Edwards, James B. Edwards, III., Catharine Paxson Wingate, and Hellen Tucker Edwards; one great-grandchild, Eliza Ann Wingate, and numerous nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his sister, Josephine E. Pinckney, his brother, Dr. Morton Thomas Edwards, his sisters, Ada Frances E. Melchers and Jane Ann E. Varn. Visitation will be from 5:30 until 7:30 pm on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at St. Luke's Chapel, on the Campus of the Medical University of South Carolina. The funeral service will be conducted at St. Philip's Church at 1:00 pm on Monday, December 29, 2014 by The Rt. Rev'd. Dr. C. FitzSimons Allison. Interment will follow in the churchyard of Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, after which the family will receive visitors in the parish hall of Christ Church. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to the MUSC Foundation for the College of Nursing or for the College of Dental Medicine. (MUSC Foundation, 18 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29425) Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com [Postion 1 Keyword: survived by], [Position 1 Keyword: survived by] Funeral Home J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel 1494 Mathis Ferry Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 881-9293 Funeral Home Details Published in The State on Dec. 28, 2014 Former S.C. Gov. Jim Edwards dead at 87 AP FILE PHOTO Former South Carolina Gov. James B. Edwards stands on the porch of his home in Mount Pleasant. Edwards on Dec. 8, 1999, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died Friday. He was 87. AP Posted Saturday, December 27, 2014 6:00 am THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON - James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, has died. He was 87. His son-in-law Ken Wingate confirmed that Edwards died Friday. The oral surgeon served in the state Senate and helped build the modern Republican Party in South Carolina before becoming governor in 1974. Edwards was limited to one term under state law at the time. After leaving the governor's mansion, he headed to Washington as President Ronald Reagan's energy secretary. Edwards returned to his home state in 1982 to become president of the Medical University of South Carolina, a position he held for 17 years before retiring. "Gov. Edwards made an incredible mark on South Carolina history," said GOP state Chairman Matt Moore. "His legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched as governor, dentist and particularly as a man of faith." Republican Gov. Nikki Haley said she's grateful for the support and encouragement Edwards gave her. "Michael and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Gov. Edwards, whose love for South Carolina inspired him to serve until his last day," she said. Entering the 1974 governor's race, Edwards was not sure of his chances facing well-known retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded U.S. troops in Vietnam, in the GOP primary. Edwards won the nomination but was still a Republican running in a Democratic state. That year, however, the Democrats were divided after the state Supreme Court ruled that Democratic front-runner Charles D. "Pug" Ravenel did not meet the residency requirements to run for governor. Edwards defeated U.S. Rep. Bryan Dorn - who became the Democratic nominee in a special convention - by about 17,500 votes. In a 1999 Associated Press interview, Edwards said the job he most enjoyed was being governor, particularly working on economic development, education and energy issues at a time when people seemed to work together. During his tenure, the Education Finance Act was passed. It remains the basis for how K-12 public education is funded in South Carolina. "Anything you wanted, you could ask anyone in the state to help you," he recalled. "I put away partisan politics when I got to Columbia. We had the whole Senate and the House, the vast majority working with us." As Department of Energy secretary, Edwards served two years working on Reagan's plan to close down the agency - an idea that never made it through Congress. In 1982, Edwards was recruited to take the MUSC job. He planned to stay only a year or so but he ended up staying 17 years during a time when the university's budget grew from $200 million to $840 million. During his tenure, more than 10,000 health professionals graduated from the university. "God has blessed me with the ability to pick good people," he said. "I choose good people and then I'm smart enough to stay out of the way and let them do their jobs well." [1, 2] | |
| HIST | James Burrows Edwards James Burrows Edwards MOUNT PLEASANT - James Burrows Edwards, DMD, 87, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, died Friday, December 26, 2014. Jim was born June 24, 1927, in Hawthorne, Florida to the late O.M. and Bertie Ray Edwards. Both parents were school teachers, careers which led them to St. Andrews, South Carolina, in 1935 and Mt. Pleasant in 1937. As a boy in Mt. Pleasant, Jim spent his spare time at Ft. Moultrie, home of the 263rd Coast Artillery, and acquired a lifelong love of the military and life at sea. Jim graduated from Moultrie High School in June 1944, and took a job with the Army Transportation Corps as a deck hand on an L-78 tug boat. Though only 17 years old, he joined the Merchant Marines in December 1944. Jim was assigned to the Dogwood, a Liberty Ship converted to a hospital ship transporting wounded servicemen home from Europe. Eventually he also served on the U.S.A.T. Bridgeport, the George Washington, and the Larkspur. Jim worked his way through the ranks from ordinary seaman to an officer by age 19, licensed to pilot ships transporting "any tonnage on any water in the world." In 1947, Jim began studies at the College of Charleston, while also working as a night officer on ships as a member of the Master, Mates and Pilots Association. During summers, he remained active in seafaring trade, delivering coal to France and England, granite for the Santee Cooper Dam, and general cargo to ports throughout the Caribbean and South America. Jim graduated from the College of Charleston in 1951, married Ann Darlington, his childhood sweetheart, and entered dental school at the University of Louisville. Upon graduation, he served two years on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Chincoteague, Virginia, as a general dentist. He would remain active in the United States Naval Reserve until 1967, retiring as a lieutenant commander. After completing graduate medical training at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and a residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, Jim pursued his dream to return to Charleston, establishing his practice in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in 1960. While building a thriving practice, Jim entered the political arena, serving six years as the Charleston County Republican Party chairman. An unsuccessful bid for the United States Congress in 1971 was soon followed by his election to the South Carolina State Senate in 1972. Two years later, Jim was elected Governor of South Carolina - the state's first Republican Governor since reconstruction. Jim served as governor from 1975 to 1979, returning briefly to his oral surgery practice in Charleston. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Jim as Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, a position he held until November 1982, when he was called as president of the Medical University of South Carolina. Jim served as president of MUSC for 17 years, retiring in 2000. As president emeritus, Jim actively continued fundraising for the MUSC Health Sciences Foundation until 2014. Among numerous civic and academic honors, Jim was granted the Order of the Palmetto for his public service to the State of South Carolina, and is an inductee into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Directors of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation, SCANA, South Carolina National Bank, Encyclopedia Brittanica, Waste Management, Chemical Waste Management, J. P. Stevens, Brendles, IMO Delaval, Inc., Philips Petroleum, National Data Corporation, Burris Chemical Co., the W. M. Benton Foundation, the MUSC Health Sciences Foundation, and the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT). Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Ann; his son, James B. Edwards, Jr. and his wife, Jenny, of Columbia; his daughter, Catharine E. Wingate, and her husband, Ken, of Columbia; grandchildren, Miriam Wingate Ashworth, K. Bryan Wingate, Jr., Ansley Darlington Edwards, James B. Edwards, III., Catharine Paxson Wingate, and Hellen Tucker Edwards; one great-grandchild, Eliza Ann Wingate, and numerous nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his sister, Josephine E. Pinckney, his brother, Dr. Morton Thomas Edwards, his sisters, Ada Frances E. Melchers and Jane Ann E. Varn. Visitation will be from 5:30 until 7:30 pm on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at St. Luke's Chapel, on the Campus of the Medical University of South Carolina. The funeral service will be conducted at St. Philip's Church at 1:00 pm on Monday, December 29, 2014 by The Rt. Rev'd. Dr. C. FitzSimons Allison. Interment will follow in the churchyard of Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, after which the family will receive visitors in the parish hall of Christ Church. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to the MUSC Foundation for the College of Nursing or for the College of Dental Medicine. (MUSC Foundation, 18 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29425) Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com [Postion 1 Keyword: survived by], [Position 1 Keyword: survived by] Funeral Home J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel 1494 Mathis Ferry Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 881-9293 Funeral Home Details Published in The State on Dec. 28, 2014 Former S.C. Gov. Jim Edwards dead at 87 AP FILE PHOTO Former South Carolina Gov. James B. Edwards stands on the porch of his home in Mount Pleasant. Edwards on Dec. 8, 1999, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died Friday. He was 87. AP Posted Saturday, December 27, 2014 6:00 am THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON - James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, has died. He was 87. His son-in-law Ken Wingate confirmed that Edwards died Friday. The oral surgeon served in the state Senate and helped build the modern Republican Party in South Carolina before becoming governor in 1974. Edwards was limited to one term under state law at the time. After leaving the governor's mansion, he headed to Washington as President Ronald Reagan's energy secretary. Edwards returned to his home state in 1982 to become president of the Medical University of South Carolina, a position he held for 17 years before retiring. "Gov. Edwards made an incredible mark on South Carolina history," said GOP state Chairman Matt Moore. "His legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched as governor, dentist and particularly as a man of faith." Republican Gov. Nikki Haley said she's grateful for the support and encouragement Edwards gave her. "Michael and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Gov. Edwards, whose love for South Carolina inspired him to serve until his last day," she said. Entering the 1974 governor's race, Edwards was not sure of his chances facing well-known retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded U.S. troops in Vietnam, in the GOP primary. Edwards won the nomination but was still a Republican running in a Democratic state. That year, however, the Democrats were divided after the state Supreme Court ruled that Democratic front-runner Charles D. "Pug" Ravenel did not meet the residency requirements to run for governor. Edwards defeated U.S. Rep. Bryan Dorn - who became the Democratic nominee in a special convention - by about 17,500 votes. In a 1999 Associated Press interview, Edwards said the job he most enjoyed was being governor, particularly working on economic development, education and energy issues at a time when people seemed to work together. During his tenure, the Education Finance Act was passed. It remains the basis for how K-12 public education is funded in South Carolina. "Anything you wanted, you could ask anyone in the state to help you," he recalled. "I put away partisan politics when I got to Columbia. We had the whole Senate and the House, the vast majority working with us." As Department of Energy secretary, Edwards served two years working on Reagan's plan to close down the agency - an idea that never made it through Congress. In 1982, Edwards was recruited to take the MUSC job. He planned to stay only a year or so but he ended up staying 17 years during a time when the university's budget grew from $200 million to $840 million. During his tenure, more than 10,000 health professionals graduated from the university. "God has blessed me with the ability to pick good people," he said. "I choose good people and then I'm smart enough to stay out of the way and let them do their jobs well." | |
| MILI | He served two years on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Chincoteague, Virginia, as a general dentist. He would remain active in the United States Naval Reserve until 1967, retiring as a lieutenant commander. [1] | |
| MILI | He served two years on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Chincoteague, Virginia, as a general dentist. He would remain active in the United States Naval Reserve until 1967, retiring as a lieutenant commander. | |
| Occupation | Governor of South Carolina from 1975 to 1979 and served as Secretary of the United States Department of Energy under President Ronald Reagan during 1981-1982 [1] | |
| Occupation | Governor of South Carolina from 1975 to 1979 and served as Secretary of the United States Department of Energy under President Ronald Reagan during 1981-1982 [1] | |
| _UID | C5C7B45E11C941E18FE368ED32815463CB8D | |
| _UID | C5C7B45E11C941E18FE368ED32815463CB8D | |
| Death | 26 Dec 2014 | |
| Burial | 29 Dec 2014 | in the churchyard of Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I298376 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 7 Jan 2015 | |
| Father | O. M. EDWARDS d. Bef 26 Dec 2014 | |
| Mother | Bertie RAY d. Bef 26 Dec 2014 | |
| _UID | F08158EFF44246C6A479E4731F740B9DA90B | |
| _UID | F08158EFF44246C6A479E4731F740B9DA90B | |
| Family ID | F200115 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Ann DARLINGTON | |||||
| Marriage | 1951 [1] | |||||
| _UID | 26E1AF68B0CA492FAAB1424EBAAED19CD041 | |||||
| _UID | 26E1AF68B0CA492FAAB1424EBAAED19CD041 | |||||
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| Family ID | F200114 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 6 Jan 2015 | |||||
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