Sally Tuten Wilhelm

Sally Tuten Wilhelm, 82, wife to Bill Wilhelm, of Easley, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024. 

Sally was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina to the late Mamie and Ben Tuten. “Mustang Sally,” as she was sometimes known, was a guard on the Grays Girls Basketball team who won the South Carolina State Championship during the 1957-58 season. 

In adulthood, she worked as a paralegal for more than forty years. Sally and Bill retired in Easley, South Carolina and she was a member of Easley Presbyterian Church. Sally was also an avid Clemson fan. Sally and Bill could be spotted at any Clemson football or baseball game, home or away, cheering for the Tigers. 

In addition to her loving husband of more than 61 years, Sally is survived by her sons, Lance Wilhelm (Tim Burkett) of Savannah, Georgia, and Todd (Jackie) Wilhelm of Bluffton, South Carolina as well as her granddaughters Brooke Wilhelm (Daniel Smith) of Atlanta, Georgia, and Jordan Wilhelm of Charleston, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Smith. 

Sally cherished her family and time spent with them either at the family River House or exciting destinations and home and abroad. “Granny” as she was known to her granddaughters, loved to travel. She visited six continents and over 40 countries. She and Bill also traveled with their granddaughters to over twenty of those places. 

A memorial service will be held at Easley Presbyterian Church on Sunday, December 22, at 2:00 PM. 

Contributions in Sally’s memory can be made to Easley Presbyterian Church at https://easleypresbyterian.org/give/.

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