Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers, M.D.
July 23, 1934 - November 30, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers M.D., 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Mary West Rivers, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 30, 2020. His funeral service will be held graveside Friday, December 4, 2020 in Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.
Tommy was born July 23, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late George Lamb Buist Rivers and Ethel Rutledge Rivers. He graduated from Episcopal High School and graduated from Davidson College where he served in the Army ROTC and was a Southern Conference champion swimmer. In 1961, he graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina. Prior to beginning his OB/GYN career, he fulfilled his Army obligation as a physician at Fort Jackson. Beginning in 1968, he became one of Charleston's most prominent OB/GYN's delivering more than 7000 babies over the course of 40 years. He also served as the Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Bon Secours St. Francis.
Tommy was a member of St. Andrews Church of Mt. Pleasant, where he served as a member of the vestry. He was a member of the Middleton Hunting Club, a charter member of the Bachelor's Society of Charleston, a member of the Carolina Yacht Club and a founding member of The Sportsmen. He was a senior member of the St. Andrews Society of Charleston and was a member of the St. Cecilia Society.
Anyone who knew Tommy knew his contagious passion for birds, wildlife, wildflowers and shrimping in the creeks. Known as an amateur ornithologist, he helped to rediscover the Bachman's warbler in South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary of Charleston, SC; seven children: Elizabeth Rivers Meadows (Glenn), Frances Rivers Slay (Brian), Elise Pinckney Rivers Kennedy (Sean), Thomas Pinckney Rivers, Jr. (Lisa), Caroline Pinckney Rivers (Angelo), William Thomas Rivers (Charlotte) and Ellen Rutledge Rivers (Taylor); twelve grandchildren: Charles Heath Heyl IV, Charlotte Elizabeth Lazarus, Alston Rivers Slay, Anne Heyl Kody, Kyle William Kennedy, Richard Andrew Slay, Madeleine Elise Kennedy, Eliza Turner Heyl, Moultrie Rutledge Rivers Williams, Caroline Pinckney Rivers, William Alexander Rivers and Abigail West Rivers; sister-in-law, Carroll W. Rivers; three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, George Lamb Buis Rivers, Jr.
J. Henry Stuhr Downtown Chapel
232 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
July 23, 1934 - November 30, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers M.D., 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Mary West Rivers, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 30, 2020. His funeral service will be held graveside Friday, December 4, 2020 in Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.
Tommy was born July 23, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late George Lamb Buist Rivers and Ethel Rutledge Rivers. He graduated from Episcopal High School and graduated from Davidson College where he served in the Army ROTC and was a Southern Conference champion swimmer. In 1961, he graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina. Prior to beginning his OB/GYN career, he fulfilled his Army obligation as a physician at Fort Jackson. Beginning in 1968, he became one of Charleston's most prominent OB/GYN's delivering more than 7000 babies over the course of 40 years. He also served as the Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Bon Secours St. Francis.
Tommy was a member of St. Andrews Church of Mt. Pleasant, where he served as a member of the vestry. He was a member of the Middleton Hunting Club, a charter member of the Bachelor's Society of Charleston, a member of the Carolina Yacht Club and a founding member of The Sportsmen. He was a senior member of the St. Andrews Society of Charleston and was a member of the St. Cecilia Society.
Anyone who knew Tommy knew his contagious passion for birds, wildlife, wildflowers and shrimping in the creeks. Known as an amateur ornithologist, he helped to rediscover the Bachman's warbler in South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary of Charleston, SC; seven children: Elizabeth Rivers Meadows (Glenn), Frances Rivers Slay (Brian), Elise Pinckney Rivers Kennedy (Sean), Thomas Pinckney Rivers, Jr. (Lisa), Caroline Pinckney Rivers (Angelo), William Thomas Rivers (Charlotte) and Ellen Rutledge Rivers (Taylor); twelve grandchildren: Charles Heath Heyl IV, Charlotte Elizabeth Lazarus, Alston Rivers Slay, Anne Heyl Kody, Kyle William Kennedy, Richard Andrew Slay, Madeleine Elise Kennedy, Eliza Turner Heyl, Moultrie Rutledge Rivers Williams, Caroline Pinckney Rivers, William Alexander Rivers and Abigail West Rivers; sister-in-law, Carroll W. Rivers; three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, George Lamb Buis Rivers, Jr.
J. Henry Stuhr Downtown Chapel
232 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers, M.D.
July 23, 1934 - November 30, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers M.D., 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Mary West Rivers, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 30, 2020. His funeral service will be held graveside Friday, December 4, 2020 in Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.
Tommy was born July 23, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late George Lamb Buist Rivers and Ethel Rutledge Rivers. He graduated from Episcopal High School and graduated from Davidson College where he served in the Army ROTC and was a Southern Conference champion swimmer. In 1961, he graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina. Prior to beginning his OB/GYN career, he fulfilled his Army obligation as a physician at Fort Jackson. Beginning in 1968, he became one of Charleston's most prominent OB/GYN's delivering more than 7000 babies over the course of 40 years. He also served as the Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Bon Secours St. Francis.
Tommy was a member of St. Andrews Church of Mt. Pleasant, where he served as a member of the vestry. He was a member of the Middleton Hunting Club, a charter member of the Bachelor's Society of Charleston, a member of the Carolina Yacht Club and a founding member of The Sportsmen. He was a senior member of the St. Andrews Society of Charleston and was a member of the St. Cecilia Society.
Anyone who knew Tommy knew his contagious passion for birds, wildlife, wildflowers and shrimping in the creeks. Known as an amateur ornithologist, he helped to rediscover the Bachman's warbler in South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary of Charleston, SC; seven children: Elizabeth Rivers Meadows (Glenn), Frances Rivers Slay (Brian), Elise Pinckney Rivers Kennedy (Sean), Thomas Pinckney Rivers, Jr. (Lisa), Caroline Pinckney Rivers (Angelo), William Thomas Rivers (Charlotte) and Ellen Rutledge Rivers (Taylor); twelve grandchildren: Charles Heath Heyl IV, Charlotte Elizabeth Lazarus, Alston Rivers Slay, Anne Heyl Kody, Kyle William Kennedy, Richard Andrew Slay, Madeleine Elise Kennedy, Eliza Turner Heyl, Moultrie Rutledge Rivers Williams, Caroline Pinckney Rivers, William Alexander Rivers and Abigail West Rivers; sister-in-law, Carroll W. Rivers; three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, George Lamb Buis Rivers, Jr.
J. Henry Stuhr Downtown Chapel
232 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
July 23, 1934 - November 30, 2020
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers M.D., 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Mary West Rivers, entered into eternal rest Monday, November 30, 2020. His funeral service will be held graveside Friday, December 4, 2020 in Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.
Tommy was born July 23, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late George Lamb Buist Rivers and Ethel Rutledge Rivers. He graduated from Episcopal High School and graduated from Davidson College where he served in the Army ROTC and was a Southern Conference champion swimmer. In 1961, he graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina. Prior to beginning his OB/GYN career, he fulfilled his Army obligation as a physician at Fort Jackson. Beginning in 1968, he became one of Charleston's most prominent OB/GYN's delivering more than 7000 babies over the course of 40 years. He also served as the Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Bon Secours St. Francis.
Tommy was a member of St. Andrews Church of Mt. Pleasant, where he served as a member of the vestry. He was a member of the Middleton Hunting Club, a charter member of the Bachelor's Society of Charleston, a member of the Carolina Yacht Club and a founding member of The Sportsmen. He was a senior member of the St. Andrews Society of Charleston and was a member of the St. Cecilia Society.
Anyone who knew Tommy knew his contagious passion for birds, wildlife, wildflowers and shrimping in the creeks. Known as an amateur ornithologist, he helped to rediscover the Bachman's warbler in South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary of Charleston, SC; seven children: Elizabeth Rivers Meadows (Glenn), Frances Rivers Slay (Brian), Elise Pinckney Rivers Kennedy (Sean), Thomas Pinckney Rivers, Jr. (Lisa), Caroline Pinckney Rivers (Angelo), William Thomas Rivers (Charlotte) and Ellen Rutledge Rivers (Taylor); twelve grandchildren: Charles Heath Heyl IV, Charlotte Elizabeth Lazarus, Alston Rivers Slay, Anne Heyl Kody, Kyle William Kennedy, Richard Andrew Slay, Madeleine Elise Kennedy, Eliza Turner Heyl, Moultrie Rutledge Rivers Williams, Caroline Pinckney Rivers, William Alexander Rivers and Abigail West Rivers; sister-in-law, Carroll W. Rivers; three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, George Lamb Buis Rivers, Jr.
J. Henry Stuhr Downtown Chapel
232 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
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