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Capt Bennie Lyle “Jim” Fletcher III

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Capt Bennie Lyle “Jim” Fletcher III

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
11 Mar 2011 (aged 65)
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8259056, Longitude: -79.8551333
Plot
Mausoleum 4, LR, Niche 27
Memorial ID
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Captain Bennie Lyle "Jim" Fletcher, III, USN, Ret., husband of Marcia Finlator Fletcher of Isle of Palms, SC, passed away March 11, 2011.

Captain Fletcher was born on April 28, 1945, in Washington, DC, a son of Bennie Lyle Fletcher, Jr., and Nadine Elizabeth Wilcher Fletcher.

A 1967 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, he earned two master's degrees.

Capt. Fletcher served as a Submarine Captain in the United States Navy, retiring after 28 years. He was a life member of the USNA Alumni Association, Disabled American Veterans and an avid sailor having participated in many local sailing regattas.

He was a very active member with his church.

Jim is survived by his wife, Marcia J. Fletcher of Isle of Palms, SC; two sons, Bryan L. Fletcher and wife, Jennifer, and their children Jessie and Madeline, and John "Tad" Fletcher and wife, Kristen, and their children, Morgan and Brendan all of Charleston, SC; his parents, Bennie and Nadine Fletcher, Jr. of Winston-Salem, NC; brother, Gregory W. Fletcher and wife Megan of Middleburg, VA and sister, Janice L. Gentry and husband Buddy of Lexington, NC; nieces and nephews.

Inurnment with full military honors will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Captain Bennie Lyle "Jim" Fletcher, III, USN, Ret., husband of Marcia Finlator Fletcher of Isle of Palms, SC, passed away March 11, 2011.

Captain Fletcher was born on April 28, 1945, in Washington, DC, a son of Bennie Lyle Fletcher, Jr., and Nadine Elizabeth Wilcher Fletcher.

A 1967 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, he earned two master's degrees.

Capt. Fletcher served as a Submarine Captain in the United States Navy, retiring after 28 years. He was a life member of the USNA Alumni Association, Disabled American Veterans and an avid sailor having participated in many local sailing regattas.

He was a very active member with his church.

Jim is survived by his wife, Marcia J. Fletcher of Isle of Palms, SC; two sons, Bryan L. Fletcher and wife, Jennifer, and their children Jessie and Madeline, and John "Tad" Fletcher and wife, Kristen, and their children, Morgan and Brendan all of Charleston, SC; his parents, Bennie and Nadine Fletcher, Jr. of Winston-Salem, NC; brother, Gregory W. Fletcher and wife Megan of Middleburg, VA and sister, Janice L. Gentry and husband Buddy of Lexington, NC; nieces and nephews.

Inurnment with full military honors will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

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