Obituary of Henry Wenzel Mathis

Henry Wenzel Mathis, Jr. age 82 passed away December 28th at McElveen Manor Born July 29, 1933 in Sumter to Henry Wenzel and Mary Barwick Mathis, he was the grandson of police Chief John M. and Edith D. Barwick and J. Benjamin and Annie Weldon Mathis. He and his family were Lutheran and Methodist. Henry graduated from Edmunds High School and attended USC in Columbia. He was a veteran of the Korean war. He enlisted in the US Navy and was assigned to the Naval Air Corp which stationed him at Barbers Point, Hawaii. Henry’s career in heavy equipment financing led him to Charlotte, N. C., where he resided until his retirement. In 1998, he returned to Sumter. He continued his lifelong passion for physical fitness at the YMCA where he met and cultivated many friends. He enjoyed his daily breakfast with friends at Hardees until Alzheimer’s robbed him of these pleasures in 2010. He will be remembered for his sharp wit and sense of humor. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Nancy R. Mathis. Surviving are daughter Kathryn Easton and step daughter Vicki Roberts, grandsons Kent and Joel Easton and lifelong friend John Thompson. Memorials can be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, S.C. 29150 or to Alzheimer’s Association, 3223 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, S.C. 29169. Memorial Services will be held at 11 AM Monday, January 4, 2015, in the chapel of the Elmore-Hill McCreight Funeral Home. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.