David E. Brewer, 92, former Heritage resident
September 8, 2022
David Edward Brewer of Spartanburg, a former Heritage Plantation resident, died Aug. 26. He was 92.
He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Preston, Cuba. He attended Augusta Military Academy in Staunton, Va., and was a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Brewer was associated with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Louisville, Ky., where he and his wife, the late Barbara Jean Roberts Brewer, raised their three children. While in Louisville, he received his CLU and developed his talent for financial planning. After retirement, the Brewers lived in Pawleys Island for 20 years before moving to Spartanburg.
Mr. Brewer learned to play golf in Cuba and continued to enjoy the game and the camaraderie in both Louisville and Pawleys Island.
He practiced his faith through active membership at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Louisville, and All Saints Parish and The Abbey in Pawleys Island. He was most recently a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg. He was active in many men’s Bible studies, Cursillo and the Lions Club. He aslo drove a route for Mobile Meals of Georgetown County. He is survived by his children, Katharine Sherwin (Elton) of Menlo Park, Calif., Betsy Grimes (Frank) of Spartanburg, and Tom Brewer (Lisa) of Siler City, N.C.; his grandchildren, Rob Grimes (Lauren) of Spartanburg, Annie Webb (Frank) of Arlington, Va., Katie Sherwin of Menlo Park, and Elizabeth Sherwin of Oakland, Calif.; and his great-grandchildren, Henry and Paige Webb, and Anna Kate, Caroline and Lillian Grimes.
In addition to his wife of 69 years, another grandson, Patrick Hawley Grimes, died before him.
Memorials may be made to the Cabbage Patch Settlement House (cabbagepatch.org), The Abbey (theabbeypawleysisland.com) or Westminster Presbyterian Church (wpcspartanburg.org).
A celebration of life service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A private burial service will be held in Pawleys Island at a later date.
Condolences may be sent at jmdunbar.com.
