Wilson Birnell Gruber

- Wilson Birnell "Biddie" Gruber, 82, of 1534 Highway 15, South, St. George died Friday, December 26, 2008 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 28, 2008 at St. Matthews Baptist Church with the Reverend Doug Dixon and Donel Kelly officiating. Burial will follow in St. George Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jack Kirlin, Jim Kirlin, Vernon Ott, Jr., Franklin McAlhany, Ernest Jackson, Jackie Herndon, Greg Gruber and Tommy Weeks. Visitation will be Saturday evening from 4:00-7:00 PM at Bryant Funeral Home, St. George. Mr. Biddie was born on November 29, 1926 in Charleston a son of the late John William Gruber, Sr. and Alma Ellen Ott Gruber. He was a graduate of Walterboro High School, attended Newberry College and the University of South Carolina as a member of the United States Navy V-12 Officer training program and was shipped out to Shanghai until the end of WW II. He was a farmer for 60 years and was active in Farmers Markets in Walterboro, Summerville and Mt. Pleasant and was famous for Gruber's Sweet Corn. He was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church and was a trustee and was a former Director of the Dorchester County Farm Bureau. He loved and supported Dorchester Academy and its sports programs. He was predeceased by his son, Steven William Gruber and brothers, John W. Gruber, Jr. and Robert St. Clair Gruber. Surviving is his wife of 58 years, Mildred Irene Dew Gruber; two sons, Wilson Stanley Gruber and his wife Joy and Richard Wayne Gruber all of St. George; a daughter, Susan G. Kirlin and her husband Mike of Summerville; grandchildren, Kimberly Gruber Griffin Lynn G. (Aaron) Ruth , Autumn Rae Gruber, Ashton Renee Gruber, Kaylyn Jewel Gruber, Morgan Faith Gruber, Jack (Donna) Kirlin, James (Heather) Kirlin, four great-grandchildren, Sara Kirlin, Emma Kirlin, Will Kirlin and Lilly Kirlin; two brothers, Harper Lewell Gruber and Roland Davis (Sadie) Gruber both of Round O and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to St. Matthews Baptist Church Building Fund, 2593 Wire Road, St. George, SC 29477 or Dorchester Academy Athletic Booster Club, P.O. Box 9, St. George, SC 29477.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 12 2018, 21:00:25 UTC

• Reference: 1940 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Jan 17 2019, 15:37:44 UTC