TITLE:  C. Harrison Bissell

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

***********************************************************************
BISSELL, C. Harrington
C. Harrison Bissell, 75, husband of Mary Ravenel Bissell died Monday, 
October 15, 2001, at a Charleston hospital. Mr. Bissell was born 
Thursday, February 11, 1926, in Charleston, SC, the son of James 
Dougal and Eulalie Yates Bissell. He attended public schools of 
Charleston and was a 1948 graduate of The Citadel. Mr. Bissell 
honorably served his country in the U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces 
during W.W. II in the Pacific and with Naval Operations during the 
Korean Conflict. He was the President of Anderson-Bissell Insurance 
Agency. Mr. Bissell enjoyed Charleston and South Carolina history and 
in 1965 discovered Charleston's ancient half moon Battery (1690) 
beneath the Old Exchange Building. He operated the Old Exchange 
Building and Provost Dungeon until the state acquired the building in 
1975. Mr. Bissell was a Past Director of the Trident Chamber of 
Commerce serving as tourist, travel and convention chairman, served 
on the Bi Centennial and Tri Centennial Committees and was a former 
board member of the Charleston County Parks, Recreation and Tourism 
Commission. He was Past President and member of the St. Andrews 
Society, the Charleston Museum's Board of Directors and former 
trustee of The Historic Charleston Foundation. Mr. Bissell was a 
member of the Preservation Society, the S.C. Historical Society, the 
Carolina Yacht Club, the Charleston Club and Past Governor and current
member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of S.C.
Surviving are his wife of Charleston; a son, C. Harrington Bissell, 
Jr.; a daughter, Mary B. Tutterow; two step-sons, Fulton Dewitt Lewis 
and William Bee Lewis and four grandchildren. The relatives and 
friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrington Bissell are invited to attend 
the funeral services for the former at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 
18, 2001 at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive 
friends following the service at 355 Confederate Circle. In lieu of 
flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to a 
local charity of your choice. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER 
FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365. (Published Oct 17, 2001)

BISSELL, C. Harrington
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY: The officers and members are invited to attend 
the funeral services for our Past President and member, C. Harrington 
Bissell at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Graveside, 
Magnolia Cemetery. By Order of: J. Palmer Gaillard, III, President
Willard A. Silcox, Jr., Secretary (Published Oct 17, 2001)

BISSELL, C. Harrington
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS: The officers and members are invited to 
attend the funeral services for our late member, C. Harrington Bissell 
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Graveside, Magnolia 
Cemetery. By Order of: Arthur J. Jenkins, Governor Walter Crone, 
Secretary (Published Oct 17, 2001)

BISSELL, C. Harrington
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend 
the funeral services for our Past President and Member, C. Harrington 
Bissell at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Graveside, 
Magnolia Cemetery. By Order of: J. Palmer Gaillard, III, President
Willard A. Silcox, Jr., Secretary (Published Oct 18, 2001)

BISSELL, C. Harrington
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to 
attend the funeral services for our late member, C. Harrington Bissell 
at 10:30A.M. Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Graveside, Magnolia 
Cemetery. By Order of: Arthur J. Jenkins, Governor Walter Crone, 
Secretary (Published Oct 18, 2001)

Bissell, C. Harrington
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrington Bissell are 
invited to attend the funeral services for the former at 10:30 A.M., 
Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The 
family will receive friends following the service at 355 Confederate 
Circle. In Lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial 
contributions be made to a local charity of your choice. Arrangements 
by JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365.
(Published Oct 18, 2001)
***********************************************************************************************
NOTICE:  Printing the files within by non-commerical individuals and 
libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter 
information is included.  Any other use, including copying files to 
other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to 
any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of 
contents.
***********************************************************************************************
The USGenWeb project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of 
the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of 
information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of 
evidence.  It is always best to consult the original material for
verification.