Charles Henry Dunning, Jr.

Charles Henry Dunning, Jr., Registered Pharmacist and Owner of Guerin’s Pharmacy in Summerville, SC, the oldest independently owned pharmacy in South Carolina, passed away on Friday evening, November 7th, 2014. He was 87. The funeral service will be held at St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206 Central Avenue in Summerville on Wednesday, November 12th at 11:00 am with burial following at Dorchester Memorial Gardens, 11000 Dorchester Rd., Summerville, SC. The family will receive guests at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, 303 South Main Street, Summerville, SC on Tuesday, November 11th from 4 pm to 7 pm. Charles was born on January 29, 1927 in Summerville, SC to Charles Henry Dunning and Henrietta Rebecca Anne Nolte, the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Summerville High School in 1944 where he was Vice President of his class. Upon his high school graduation, he joined the Navy and was trained as a radar operator. He received his Pharmacy degree from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina graduating in 1951. While in Pharmacy school, Charles served as President of Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity. Charles was first employed at Guerin’s Pharmacy in 1939, delivering packages for the Pharmacy when he was 12 years old. In 1951, he began working as a Pharmacist at Schwettmann’s Drug Store in Charleston, SC. He returned to Summerville in 1959 to work for Dr. Joseph A. Guerin and his Uncle, Herbert F. Dunning at Guerin’s Pharmacy. He continued to work at Guerin’s Pharmacy until the time of his death. Charles was a lifelong member of St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Summerville, SC, a lifelong member of the South Carolina Pharmacy Association, and a member of The American Legion, Clarence A. Dunning Post 21 in Summerville, SC for seventy years. He was also a member of the Summerville Preservation Society and the Thursday Morning Prayer Group. On July 26th, 1951 Charles married Harriet Ann Lilienthal in Charleston. SC. They were married for 57 years until the time of her death in 2008. He is survived by his children, Margaret Dunning Martin (Tony) of Yemassee, SC, Barbara Ann Dunning, Susan Loretta Dunning-Waters (Zachary), Charles Henry Dunning III (Christina) and June Rentiers Dunning, his grandchildren, Michaela C. Dunning, Sommer N. Fulton, Mollie G. Davidson, Andrea D. Dunning and William J. Davidson, all of Summerville, SC. His step-grandchildren, Zachary T. Waters (Lindsay) of Daniel Island, SC, Joanna L. Waters of Plano, TX, Matthew L. Waters, Bret T. Waters, Ryan M. Waters, all of Summerville, SC and Kaitlyn E. Waters of Dallas, TX and his Guerin’s Pharmacy family. Flowers will be accepted or memorials be made to The ARK, Alzheimer’s Family Support Services, 206 Central Avenue, Summerville, SC 29483 or Medical Outreach Clinic of Summerville, 316 West Carolina Avenue, Summerville, SC 29483 A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843)873.4040.

Charles Henry Dunning, Jr.

January 29, 1927 - November 7, 2014