Tom Satterfield, 87, veteran became hospital administrator
June 1, 2023
Glenn Thomas Satterfield of Myrtle Beach died May 22 with his family by his side. He was 87.
Known as Tom, he was born May 21, 1936, in Raleigh, N.C., a son of Boston Jeffreys and Virginia Honeycutt Jeffreys. He served in the Air Force. Following his retirement with the rank of major, he obtained a master’s degree in business from the University of Hawaii. He later earned a master’s in health care from Trinity University. He went on to become a skilled and dedicated administrator for several hospitals before joining the Tidelands Healthcare Network.
Mr. Satterfield was director of patient financial services at Georgetown Memorial Hospital until his second retirement.
In his free time, he could be found golfing, camping, and fishing. When the weather didn’t cooperate, he enjoyed cheering on the football team at his alma mater, the University of Alabama, and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
He often could be found sneaking off with his grandchildren to retrieve ice cream.
He is survived by his wife of more then 59 years, Sylvia B. Satterfield; his children, Ronda Fielding (Todd) of Forney, Texas, Glenn T. “Buddy” Satterfield Jr. (Traci) of Murrells Inlet and Sheryl S. Kearns (Robert) of Myrtle Beach; his granddaughters, Amanda, Savannah, Alli, Sydney and Alexis; his dog, Maggie Lou; as well as a large extended family.
His brother, Dr. William C. Satterfield, and a grandson, Robert D. Kearns III, died before him.
A celebration of his life will be held June 6 at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Rd. Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 (woundedwarriorproject.org).
There is a guest book at burroughsfh.com.
