James Cuthbert (JC) Hare, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on the morning of January 24, 2010. James Cuthbert “J.C.” Hare, husband of Constance “Connie” Davis Hare. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hare are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Wednesday, at eleven-thirty o’clock, in St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Tuesday from four until six o’clock. J.C. was born November 18, 1914, in Pinopolis, SC, the son of James Cuthbert Hare and Joanna Eunice Bolan Hare. He graduated from the Citadel in 1936, the South Carolina School of Law, and after spending a short stint in the U.S. Army he joined the FBI where he and Connie served their country in World War II. After the war he and Allen Legare formed the law firm of Legare and Hare and later added Gaines W. Smith. He served as Assistant Solicitor and Solicitor in Charleston County. He was Chairman of the Charleston County Democratic Committee during Mendel Rivers’ tenure and was a member of the Electoral College that elected President John F. Kennedy. He was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, an Honorary Life member of the Hibernian Society, the Carolina Yacht Club, the Country Club of Charleston, a past Exalted Ruler of the Charleston Elks Lodge #242, and the SC Elks State Association, the Solomon Lodge #1 A.F.M., and the Sertoma Club of Charleston. He is survived by his wife of Charleston, SC; one daughter: Danelle H. Warner (Charles) of Rome, GA; two sons: James C. Hare, Jr., (Marja) and Cantey D. Hare, all of Charleston, SC; eight grandchildren: Elizabeth, Chad, Justin, Arden, David, Ray, John and Brian; five great grandchildren; one sister: Margaret H. Gartlemann of Savannah, GA. Memorials may be made to Bishop Gadsden Residents Assistance Fund, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths. Tags: 1936
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