Pawleys Island:
Phyllis Ann Surber Lusk, 73, widow of Donald Justice Lusk, passed away after a short illness on
December 20, 2013 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Lusk was born in Williamson, W. Va. on December 30, 1939, a daughter of the late Kenneth Andrew Surber and Dorothy Copely Surber Calfee. She was a 1957 graduate of Williamson High School and a 1986 graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College in Richlands, Va., with an associate's degree in Applied Science in Health Technology and Nursing. Mrs. Lusk was a long-time resident of Williamson, W. Va. and Grundy, Va. Her family relocated to Pawleys Island upon retirement of her husband in 1991. Mrs. Lusk worked in the OR at Georgetown Memorial Hospital from 1991 through her retirement in May, 2007.
Baptized in 1950, Mrs. Lusk was a loving Christian mother and a dedicated nurse. She had many loves and hobbies, including ceramics, sewing, quilting, and various needle works. She will be greatly missed by the family, her friends, and her colleagues.
Surviving are: two sons, Bryan Phillip Lusk and wife Teresa Lusk of Pawleys Island and William Martin Lusk and wife Danielle Lusk of Myrtle Beach; two granddaughters, Holly Lusk of Pawleys Island and Kaitlyn Lusk of Myrtle Beach; a nephew, Michael Calfee of Austin, Tex.; a niece, Jordan Calfee Elia of Williamson, W. Va.; and two great-nieces, Josie and Charlie Elia.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Lusk was preceded in death by: her step-father, Robert Calfee; and two brothers, Robert D. Calfee and Larry Surber.
A memorial service and visitation will be held at six-thirty in the evening on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home. A private burial took place prior to the service at Pawleys Island Presbyterian Churchyard.
Sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her loving honor to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 2151, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38101-2151.
Funeral Home:
Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home
222 Saint James Street
Georgetown, SC
US 29440