Patricia Runey Rowland

Patricia Runey Rowland, 86, of Charleston entered into eternal rest on Sunday October 23, 2016, in Trussville, Alabama. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Patricia Rowland are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM Saturday October 29, 2016 at Nativity Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday October 28, 2016 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. A Vigil Service will begin at 6:30 PM. Pat Rowland was born July 31, 1930, in Charleston, SC, a daughter of LeRoy Joseph Runey and Alma Branford Runey. Pat was a graduate from Bishop England High School and attended the College of Charleston. She was a generous, loving, supportive and unselfish woman who always put others before herself. She was charitable, giving, considerate and kind, who lived her life in the most positive way and her commitment to family set an example for all who knew her. She was proceeded in death by her parents LeRoy J. Runey and Alma B. Runey and her beloved husband, Chris L. Rowland, Sr. She is survived by her children: Christopher L. Rowland, Jr. (Susie) of Charleston, Dr. Michael J. Rowland (Terri) of Trussville, AL, Richard E. Rowland (Pam) of Goose Creek, SC and Lynn R. Turner (Billy) of James Island, SC, 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, her siblings, Barbara R. Detyens, Joan R. Croghan (Dan) and LeRoy Runey (Diane) and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Nativity Catholic Church, 1061 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412.