Virgil Harvey, Jr., of Hanahan, was born February 8th, 1932 in Camden, SC, a son of the late Virgil Harvey, Sr. and Vann Ray Kinney. He attended St. George High School and graduated from the Citadel in 1952. He served with the Air Force’s 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron in Korea from 1952 until 1954. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, he attended the Medical University of South Carolina, graduating in 1959. He served an internship in Family Medicine at Greenville General Hospital in Greenville, SC. He opened his medical practice at 1492 Sumner Avenue, N. Charleston in 1960, later relocating his office to 1254 Yeamans Hall Road in Hanahan, SC. He became Board Certified in Family Medicine in 1977 and was a member of the SC Academy of Family Practice and of the American Academy of Family Practice. He was an avid private pilot and one of the few doctors in the Charleston area certified by the FAA to perform flight physicals for commercial and private pilots. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sandra Kizer Harvey; his son and daughter-in-law, Dane Brandon and Alison Gina Harvey; his daughter and her partner, Sharon Melissa Harvey and Mark Schilling Swatta; and his two grandchildren, Chelsea Elisabeth Harvey and Jocelyn Betts Harvey. He is also survived by his sister, Peggy Kinney Willams and half-brother Aubrey Godfrey Harvey. His sister, Irene Harvey Meyers, PhD, and his stepmother, Martha Elizabeth M. Harvey predeceased him. Flowers graciously accepted or memorials may be made to Target United Methodist Church PO Box 1303, Holly Hill, SC 29059 or St. George’s Episcopal Church 9110 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485. The funeral will be held at St. George’s Episcopal Church at 2:00 p.m. at 9110 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485. The family encourages your attendance at the funeral and the reception following the service in the Church’s Parish Hall. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston
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