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R.J. ‘Bubber’ Ferdon, 91, businessman chaired hospital boards

April 29, 2022

Richard James “Bubber” Ferdon Jr. of Georgetown died April 29 at Veteran Village in Florence.  He was 91.

He was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Georgetown, a son of Richard James Ferdon and Maggie Camlin Ferdon. He was a graduate of Winyah High School and The Citadel, class of 1951, where he was a member of the Summerall Guards, the boxing team, and Block “C” Club. 

Mr. Ferdon served with the 24th Infantry Division in Japan and the 45th Infantry Division in the Korean War as a rifle platoon leader and company commander. He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor with oak leaf cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal and Japan Occupation Medal. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. 

Mr. Ferdon was owner and operator of the Western Auto Store for 35 years and entered into commercial real estate until his retirement in 2010. 

Mr. Ferdon served on many boards including, the Georgetown Hospital board of trustees for 35 years, where he was a past chairman and secretary. He later served as secretary and chairman of the board of the Waccamaw Community Hospital. 

He was honored as South Carolina Hospital Trustee of the year in 2007. 

He was a chairman of the board of the Methodist Oaks Retirement Home and a board member of Tara Hall Home for Boys. He served as president of the S.C. Retail Council, Georgetown Rotary Club, Winyah Indigo Society and Georgetown Cotillion Club. 

He served as a director at Carolina First Bank and the local advisory board of S.C. National Bank. 

He was married to the late Mary Elizabeth Fielder Ferdon.

Mr. Ferdon was a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church until 1964 when he became a charter member of Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church, where he served as a lay leader. 

Mr. Ferdon was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved spending time with friends and family. 

He is survived by three sons, Richard Fielder Ferdon (Joyce) and James Haskell Ferdon of Georgetown, and Robert Jackson Ferdon of Conway; two daughters, Mary Beth Ferdon Kornahrens (Glenn) of Suches, Ga., and Anne Ferdon Sawyer (Clint) of Pawleys Island; six grandchildren, Richie Ferdon (Allison), Rangeley Ferdon Laney (Edward), Steve and Maggie Kornahrens, Jackson Ferdon (Leatha) and Lizzie Moore; and four great-grandchildren, Mikey and Danny O’Briant, and Thomas and Emma Laney. 

His brother Edward James “Sonny” Ferdon, died before him. 

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.  Friday at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ross Chellis. 

The family will receive friends in the church parlor at 10 a.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church, 84 Forest Ave., Georgetown, SC 29440, or The Citadel Alumni Association, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, SC 29409. 

There is a guest book at mayerfuneralhome.com. 

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