Lillian "Jean" Brendlinger

Lillian "Jean" (Reid) Brendlinger passed away at the age of 97 at the Addison of West Ashley on October 18, 2024.

Jean lived the first 85 years of her life in Pitcairn, PA. At the age of 85 she moved to Charleston, SC to be closer to her daughter.

She was born on May 19, 1927, in Pitcairn, PA, the daughter of the late William C. and Emma (Grubbs) Reid. Jean was preceded in death by all of her siblings: May Miller, William Reid, Martha Thompson and Naomi "Pooch" Bucar. Jean was also preceded in death by her beloved son, Timothy Ralph Brendlinger.

Jean is survived by her loving husband of 76 years, Ralph "Howard" Brendlinger; her daughter, Wendy Meacher and her husband, David; daughter-in-law, Karen Brendlinger; her three granddaughters: Keri Brendlinger, Dawn Rhame (Robert) and Ashley Snider-Veith (David); eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Jean loved The Lord, her family, and Pitcairn. In her younger years she was an active volunteer in her church where she sang in the choir. Jean worked as a telephone operator, taking messages for many doctors, lawyers and other professionals. Later in her life she was a volunteer at The Pitcairn Food Pantry. Jean's family will remember her as a loving and kind mother and grandmother.

Jean was a member of Grace Baptist Church, 4518 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA and Grace on the Ashley, 2025 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Laura McFarland for the loving care she has provided.

Services will be planned at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Grace Baptist Church at 4518 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146; Grace on the Ashley at 2025 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414; or Transitions Hospice at 1520 Old Trolley Road, Suite 275, Summerville, SC 29485.

Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at mcalister-smith.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, West Ashley, 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414, (843) 722-8371.