William Spencer "Bill" Clinger

Charleston, SC - Retired Sergeant William Spencer "Bill" Clinger entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA January 17, 1932, the son of the late John Spencer and Martha Jane Chambers Clinger. He was a US Army veteran. He entered the service in 1951 in Massachusetts. Bill received his 2nd Lt. Commission in 1953. He was accepted into the Ranger program and until his Honorable discharge, he was in Japan as a cold weather mountain climbing and ski patrol instructor. Following service to his country, Bill was educated at the Richmond Virginia Professional Institute, the College of William and Mary, Penn State, and finally received his Master's Degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His major life careers included 27 years as a Sanitarian in Environmental Health/Personnel at the United States Public Health Service in New York, Washington DC, and Maryland. Upon retirement in 1983, Bill worked for 30 years as a miniature doll house furniture artisan in Charleston, SC. Survivors include his 2nd wife, Harriet Ann Kelley Clinger; from his 1st marriage, 4 children: Christine E. Strickland, Stephen S. Clinger, Pamela J. Hanson, and John E. Clinger. There are 2 step-children: Catherine A. Bobrow and Stephen B. Brehm. There are 11 grandchildren & 12 great-grandchildren living. He was preceded in death in 2011 by his only sibling, Mary Jane McDonald. All services will be private. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER, Inc. (843) 766-1365.