Edmund F. Bellinger, Jr., died on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at a local hospital. He was the son of Edmund F. Bellinger, Sr., and Margaret Blitch Bellinger. He was born February 13, 1927, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a graduate of St. Andrews High School and attended Clemson University and The Citadel. His church affiliation was Catholic and French Huguenot. He was a member of the Country Club of Charleston.

Mr. Bellinger was in the Marine Corp. and later became a member of the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot and retired as a Major in 1967. He served during WW II, Korea, Cuban Crisis, and Vietnam. He was the recipient of many commendations including the Distinquished Flying Cross. During his military career he resided at various stateside and overseas bases but mainly in California and South Carolina. After retirement, he was employed by the State of California.

Mr. Bellinger is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marilyn Murray Bellinger and three sons, Edmund F. Bellinger III, David M. Bellinger, and John M. Bellinger and two daughters, Lynne Bellinger Allen, and Dawn E. Bellinger, five grandchildren, David Bellinger II, Brian Bellinger, Juliana Schulte, Bryce Bellinger and James Allen, one niece, Barry Whitehead Russell. He was predeceased by one sister Barry Bellinger Whitehead.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday, October 1, 2001 at the McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, 150 Wentworth St., Charleston, SC. at 1:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, 1660 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC or the American Heart Assoc., Inc., 215 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC.

McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, 150 Wentworth St., Charleston, SC is assisting the Bellinger Family.

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