David Elliott Rose died July 24, 2015, at home in Kingstree, South Carolina. Despite his decline in health, his spirit and cheerfulness never faltered.

Born on July 28, 1943, David was a son of the late Elliott Eli Rose and Evelyn Clyde Rose. Growing up in Sardinia, he graduated from East Clarendon High School and the Citadel, Class of 1965, where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a charter member of the Kingstree Presbyterian Church PCA where he served as an elder and a Sunday School teacher.

In his professional life, after serving in the Air Force, David worked with Milliken and Company before establishing Palmetto Security Alarms in Kingstree. He loved flying and volunteering with Angel Flight, amateur radio (W4AYQ), photography and reading until his health no longer allowed.

David is survived by his devoted wife, Mary Glenn Millsap Rose, with whom he celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary on July 17^th; his daughters Jennifer Rose Kellahan, and her husband Chris, of Kingstree, and Melissa Rose Weaver and her husband John, of St. Simons Island, Georgia. He is also survived by his grandchildren whom he loved dearly and was exceedingly proud: Christopher Patrick Kellahan, Jr., John Mitchell Kellahan, Claire Rose Kellahan, Joseph Elliott Kellahan, Robert “Bo” Amon Weaver, John David Weaver, Mitchell Lane Weaver, Samuel Augustus Weaver, and Thomas James Weaver. He is also survived by his three brothers, Michael R. Rose (Patsy), James W. Rose (Celeste), Christopher A. Rose, his sister-in-law Elizabeth Millsap McKown (Bryan), a special friend Mark Sipple, and many cousins, nieces and nephews whom he loved.

Funeral services will be 11 am Monday, July 27, 2015, in Kingstree Presbyterian Church PCA, with burial in Gable-Sardinia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm in the fellowship hall of Kingstree Presbyterian Church PCA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Kingstree Presbyterian Church PCA, PO Box 904, Kingstree, SC 29556; the Williamsburg Regional Hospital Foundation, PO Box 568, Kingstree, SC 29556, or The Citadel Foundation, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409.