Charles L Dyson Jr.

COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Charles Legree Dyson, Jr., 68, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Williston Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Dyson died Saturday, March 19, 2016. Born in Augusta, Ga. and raised in Williston, SC, he was a son of the late Charles Legree Dyson, Sr. and Edna Huggins Dyson. He served in the Vietnam War as 1st Battalion, 4th Marines division/Dog Handler in the U.S. Marine Corps and later retired from a long career in commercial real estate. Mr. Dyson was a member of the Palmetto Shag Club and the Columbia Shag Club. Surviving are his daughter, Leigh Ann Watts; grandsons, Copeland and Dyson Watts; daughter, Tammy Roach (Timothy); brother, Jimmy Dyson (Sherrie); nieces, Rhonda Toole (Dale) and Lisa Massengale (Robbie); significant other, Bonnie Watts Krystofer; and mother of his daughters, Diane Best Still. Memorials may be made to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, 18251 Quantico Gateway Drive, Triangle, VA 22472 or The Williston Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 367 Williston, SC 29853.