Philip E. Frew

Aiken.

Graveside funeral services for Philip E. Frew, Sr. will be private and under the direction of George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Visitation will be on Monday from 6-8pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations, in his memory, may be directed to the Aiken County SPCA 401 Wire Rd. Aiken, SC 29801. Mr. Frew, 82, of Aiken, died Friday, May 31, 2002 at the VA Medical Center, Downtown Division in Augusta. Born in Brazil, IN, he was the only son of the late Pete & Nellie Hardesty Frew. Before moving to Aiken in 1954, he had lived in Rockville, IN, where he was a chemist with the DuPont Corporation at their New Port plant. Besides his degree in Chemistry, he also held degrees in Zoology and Electrical engineering. When he transferred to Aiken, he worked as an electrical engineer and instructor at the Savannah River Site before retiring. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper in W.W. II. An avid motorcyclist, he was known to take long trips on short notice. He is pre-deceased by his wife, Sue Gerdink Frew, who died in 1991. Mr. Frew is survived by his son and daughter in law, Philip E. & Donna Frew, Jr., Aiken and a granddaughter, Alison Frew, Aiken.