Albert Gordon Ice, 80, of Charleston, SC, was called home on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
He was born on January 20, 1938 in Ashfield, MA to the late Lura Richardson Ice and the late Godfrey Ice.
Albert was a 20-year retired Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force, serving two tours in Vietnam.
He was an avid bowler, and earned many trophies. He enjoyed fishing in the Gulf and watching baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves. His family will remember him as a kind, easy-going, uncomplicated pillar of strength.
Besides his parents, Albert is preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Iris Jove Ice; two brothers and one sister.
He is survived by his daughter, Laurie Hogan and her husband, Matthew, of Charleston, SC; grandson, Ryan Hogan of Charleston, SC; his sister, Nancy Stevens of Enfield, CT and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home West Ashley Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, Charleston, SC, where military honors will be rendered.
Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson Association of the Carolinas, 2101 Sardis Road North, Suite 102, Box 15, Charlotte, NC 28227 or VFW Post 445, 1639 Camp Road, James Island, SC 29412.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted to www.mcalister-smith.com.
Arrangements entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, West Ashley Chapel, 2501 Bees Ferry Road Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, 843-722-8371.