S/SGT Arthur R. Messier Jr. USMC Retired husband of Patricia King Messier of Beaufort SC died Sunday May 19 2013 in Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family did receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm on Tuesday May 21 2013 at Anderson Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services were held on Wednesday May 22 2013 at 1:00pm at Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. S/SGT Messier retired after 23 years of service serving during the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict receiving numerous medals and citations. Mr. Messier was born on April 27 1932 in Bloomfield NJ. He is the son of the late Arthur Raymond Messier Sr and Ella Squires Messier. Surviving in addition to his wife Pat of Beaufort SC; are three sons Arthur Messier(Cayce) of Easley SC; Joseph Messier(Lisa) of Ham Lake MN and John Messier of Jefferson GA; two daughters Sherry Underwood(Jimmy) of Newberry SC and Tricia Thompson(Joe) of Walterboro SC; one sister Eleanor Mieloszyk of Amherst MA; six grandchildren Christopher Thompson Jay and Kelsey Underwood Allissa Messier Joey Messier and Jennifer Fontenot; one great grandchildren Cathalyn Grace Nelson; brother-in-law John King of Boston MA and sister-in-law Claire Haggan of Boston MA. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to The Wounded Warrior Project P. O. Box 758517 Topeka KS 66675. Anderson Funeral Home 611 Smalls Pkwy Beaufort SC is in charge of arrangements.