July 31, 1933 – August 21, 2021
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, Marge Jarvis, passed away at the age of 88, at East Cooper Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant, SC. She was residing at the Franke Senior Living Center in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
Marge was born in North Wilkesboro, NC on July 31, 1933 the daughter of Henrietta and Fred Palmer.
She grew up in Hickory, NC and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a degree is Social Work and she continued her higher education at UNC in Durham, NC. After college she married her first husband, James Hunt, to whom three children were born.
While living in Rochester, NY, she was employed by the Women’s Career Center and counseled employees seeking reemployment. She married Herb Jarvis in 1988.
One of Marge’s endearing accomplishments is the founding of the Adopt-A-School program, formally organized in 1995 at St. Helena Elementary School on St. Helena Island, SC. The mission was to provide tutoring in reading, vocabulary, math and science. The vision was met with overwhelming success. For twenty-five years now, this non-profit organization has continued to serve St. Helena Elementary School. She introduced Beaufort to the Lifelong Learning Center at USC. Marge dedicated her life to education.
As a founding member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort, SC, when asked to describe the UU Fellowship, she responded, “We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person.” That is how she truly lived and loved. Her legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone with whom she interacted.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marge’s name may be made to the Adopt-A-School Program of Beaufort and St Helena Island, PO Box 862 St Helena Island, SC 29920.
