Verdier Pinckney Fritz

Verdier Pinckney Fritz entered into eternal rest on February 27, 2019, at the age of 95. Verdier was born on February 19, 1924, the daughter of the late Mary Ackis DuTart and Bartholomew Gaillard Pinckney.  She graduated from Memminger High School in 1941, and thereafter attended the College of Charleston, where she was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority.

In 1946, Verdier married Herbert Laurence (Larry) Fritz, who returned to his native Charleston after his service in World War II with the 103 ^rd Infantry Division.  As newlyweds, they lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Larry graduated in 1948, from N.C. State University with a degree in chemical engineering. That year, Verdier and Larry moved to Savannah, Georgia and nine years later returned to their hometown of Charleston.

Verdier is survived by her daughter, Gail Fritz Puffenbarger (Douglas); her son, H. Laurence Fritz, Jr. (Elizabeth Foxworth); her son, Charles Fritz (Katherine); and her daughter, Lauren Verdier Fritz; as well as eight grandchildren: David Morris IV (Kara), Gaillard Morris (Nancy), Elizabeth Fritz Bailey (James), Laurence Fritz III (Laura), Christine Fritz Lloyd (Andrew), Charles Fritz, Jr., Leo Green IV, and Gaillard Green; 12 great-grandchildren; 23 nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law, Martha and Nancy Pinckney.

Verdier was grateful for her large extended family. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 67 years, as well as her five sisters and their spouses: Mary Darlington (Steve), Peppie Hanckel (Francis), Gail Crayton (Max), Sally Hanckel (Sonny), Caroline Dickinson (Dick); and her two brothers, Phillip Pinckney and Gaillard Pinckney; as well as her brothers and sisters-in-law, George J. (Jeanette) and Gordon C. (Elaine) Fritz.

She was an active member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, the College of Charleston Alumni Association, the Carolina Assembly, the Huguenot Society, the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the South Carolina Historical Society, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Verdier and Larry loved to travel internationally and to attend alumni events at both the College of Charleston and N.C. State.  For fifty years they travelled to Raleigh on a regular basis to support their beloved Wolfpack football team.

A family Graveside Service  at Christ Church in Mount Pleasant will be private. Following the service, relatives and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Verdier’s Life  at 5:00 PM Saturday, March 2, 2019, at a family home, 135 Hibben Street, Mount Pleasant. Online condolences may be offered at www.CharleestonFunerals.com.

The family would like to thank the caring staff of NHC and Annette Jefferies for their fine caregiving over the last few years.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1157 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Charleston, South Carolina 29407.  Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, Inc. (843)766-1365.