Horst "Jim" Mueller

Horst “Jim” Mueller, 94, of Summerville, husband of Jessie Stoney Mueller, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at The Village at Summerville. Friends and family are invited to attend his visitation on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock PM at James A. Dyal Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11 o’clock AM at St. Paul’s Summerville. Burial will follow at St. Paul’s Churchyard Cemetery. Loving husband, father, uncle and Pop Pop…loved the outdoors, working in the yard, planting flowers, gardening, taking a daily walk, picking blueberries, attending sporting events and always supporting his children and grandchildren in their activities. He was a lifetime St. Louis Cardinal fan and enjoyed a trip to their Spring Training Camp in Florida for his 89th birthday. Horst ‘Jim’ Mueller was born in Gera, Germany on February 27, 1923, to Ella Olsen and Walter Mueller. He immigrated to America with his parents in October 1923, and settled in PA. He graduated from Easton High School in 1939, and Penn State University in 1943, with a BS in Forestry. Jim served during World War II as a Sergeant in Patton’s 3rd Army. He was in Lynz, Austria the day the War in Europe ended. Upon his discharge from the US Army, he took a job in Summerville, SC with West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company where he worked for forty-two years. In 1949 he married Jessie Colvin Stoney at St. Paul’s Summerville, where he served on the vestry and as an usher for many years. Mr. Mueller was one of the founding members and served on the Board of Families and Friends of the Mentally Ill, now called NAMI Charleston Area. He received the NAMI Lifetime Achievement Award in October 2012. Survivors are sons, Paul Gregory Mueller (Margaret) and Stephen W. Mueller (Tanya), and daughter, Elizabeth M. Davis, and six grandchildren, Gregory Mueller, Jr., Charles Robert Davis III (Rachel), Katie Davis Lilly (Greg), Jessie Lynn, Anna Maria and Sara Mae Mueller, great grandchildren, Meredith Grace Lilly and Conner Davis Lilly. He was predeceased by his son, James Stoney Mueller, sister, Edith Rodriquez, and son-in-law, Charles Robert Davis, Jr. We would also like to thank everyone at The Village at Summerville for the kindness and support during this time with our father. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Church, 316 West Carolina Ave, Summerville, SC 29483, Meals on Wheels or NAMI Charleston Area 303 Monarch Court, Charleston, SC 29414. 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.

Horst "Jim" Mueller

February 27, 1923 - October 27, 2017