Henry Wesley Beasley

December 19, 2017

Florence, South Carolina Henry Wesley “Wes” Beasley, 63, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Mr. Beasley was born in Lamar, South Carolina. He was the son of the Late Richard L. “Dick” Beasley and Jaqueline Adele Beasley. He graduated from Lamar High School and Clemson University. At Clemson, he majored in Microbiology and was a member of the Tiger Brotherhood, Kappa Sigma Fraternity and played on the Tiger’s Rugby team. Following college, he joined the Peace Corp. He was a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Mr. Beasley was a third-generation banker at Carolina Bank and Trust Company (which was founded by his grandfather, J. Wesley Beasley). He currently served as Executive Vice President of Carolina Bank and held a seat on the bank’s Board of Directors. Wes enjoyed life. He had an abundance of family and they were very close. He also had a great group of friends who he loved spending time with. He enjoyed all kinds of music and was quite the guitar player. Surviving are his wife, Julie Jones Beasley; his children, H. Wesley Beasley, Jr., Megan Gioldasis and husband Pete, Daniel Beasley and Ethan Beasley; his brothers, Rick Beasley and wife Deborah and David Beasley and wife Mary Wood; his aunts, Belva Beasley Few and Verida Blackwell Marchette; his in-laws, Ed and Emilie Jones and his sister in law, Kristen Jones. The family will receive friends from 5 PM until 7 PM, Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home in Darlington. A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family suggests Memorial be made to Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, 210 Serenity Circle, Mayesville, SC, 29104.