Citadel Alumni Obituaries

Henry L. Able, Jr., ’49

Henry LaFevere Able, Jr., 87, of Mount Pleasant, South =
Carolina, husband of

Theodosia Ott Able entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 30, =
2013.

The relatives and friends of Henry Able, Jr. are invited to attend =
his

Funeral Service on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Hibben United =
Methodist

Church at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial =
Gardens.

The family will receive friends in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT =
PLEASANT

CHAPEL on Friday, February 1, 2013 from 5:00 until 7:00 pm. Henry was =
born

on August 30, 1925 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late =
Henry

LaFevere Able, Sr. and Margaret Hendricks Able. Upon graduating from =
North

Charleston High School in 1942, he proudly served in the United States =
Navy

for three years during World War II. He later graduated from The =
Citadel

with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950, after which he spent =
16

years at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Following this, he worked for =
Naval

Electronic Systems Command (NAVELEX). During his career, he was active =
in

the IEEE and served as the state chairman in 1972. Following his =
retirement

in 1980, he taught at Trident Technical College and volunteered at the =
East

Cooper Hospital in Mount Pleasant for ten years. He enjoyed playing =
tennis

and yelling at the referees on television as he pulled for the =
underdog.

Henry was also active in Hibben United Methodist Church, where he was =
a

Sunday school teacher and sang in the choir. He is survived by his =
wife,

Theodosia Able of Mt. Pleasant, SC; son, Michael Leroy Able and his =
wife,

Lynn, of Mt. Pleasant, SC; grandsons, Michael Jarrett Able and =
Nicholas

Graham Able; son, Arnold Marcus Able and his wife, Karen, of Bowie, =
MD;

grandchildren, Christopher Ryan Able, Jessica Lynn Able, and Samantha =
Leigh

Able; son, Henry LaFevere Able, III; grandchildren, William Jerome =
Able,

Alexander Marcus Able, and Bryan Andrew Able; great grandchildren, =
Alexia

Madeline Able and Kaitlin Marie Able; son, Christopher Llewellyn Able =
and

his wife, Kimberly. Henry leaves behind an extended and beloved family =
of

nieces and nephews in addition to the many friends from a lifetime in =
the

Lowcountry. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Able and =
sister,

Marjorie Gibson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Henry’s =
memory

to Hibben United Methodist Church, 690 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC =
29464

or Hospice of Charleson, 676 Wando Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. =
A

memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website =
at

www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at =
www.legacy.com/obituaries/

charleston.



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