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1927 - 2014 (87 years)| Name | Katherine Ann BAKER [1, 2] | |
| Birth | 4 Feb 1927 | |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | KATHERINE CHANDLER Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:00 am GLEN COVE, New York - Katherine Baker Chandler, 87, passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Glengariff in Glen Cove, where she had been a resident since May. She was born Feb. 4, 1927, to Annie Timmons Baker and Sanford Cleveland Baker, then of Tampa, Florida. She was married to Ray E. Chandler Sr., on June 9, 1945. She is survived by: Ray and Sandra Chandler of Georgetown; Ann and David Frankel of Roslyn, New York; Graham Frankel Smith and Harrison Smith of Birmingham, Alabama; and Max and Kristen Frankel of Roslyn; and two great-grandchildren, Cohen and Patton Smith. A longtime resident of Abbeville, Mrs. Chandler received her undergraduate degree in education from Erskine College and her master's in special education from Clemson University. She went on to become an assistant professor of education at Erskine College. Mrs. Chandler was an early advocate for special needs education beginning in 1966. Among her many accomplishments on behalf of learning-disabled students include the development of the first education program for mentally challenged students in Abbeville County schools. She created the first model behavioral management laboratory for special needs students in Upstate South Carolina. The following year, she obtained federal funding for classroom behavioral management in Abbeville County school system. In 1971, she organized the first Special Olympics in Abbeville County, which she directed for three years. At Erskine College, in addition to her full teaching load as a special education professor, she developed and administered a learning disability program for special-needs children to obtain a college degree. This was one of the first such programs in the nation. Mrs. Chandler was awarded Erskine College's Excellence in Teaching Award. She was twice named Erskine College's Woman of the Year. She received Rotary's Distinguished Service Award and was recognized by the South Carolina Orton Society for a career of excellence in special education. The Chandler School for special-needs children in Greenville is named in her honor. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to The Chandler School, 2900 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29605. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org [2] | |
| _UID | 3AB9AE54F45A4CB0A240A02DFD6A225FD6FB | |
| Death | 20 Oct 2014 | Glengariff in Glen Cove, New York  |
| Burial | 24 Oct 2014 | Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I173139 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 25 Oct 2014 | |
| Father | Sanford Cleveland BAKER d. Bef 20 Oct 2014 | |
| Mother | Annie TIMMONS d. Bef 20 Oct 2014 | |
| _UID | BD5FF3DE52D34E64A4AB7A073ACC33D4A1BC | |
| _UID | BD5FF3DE52D34E64A4AB7A073ACC33D4A1BC | |
| Family ID | F199061 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Ray Elbert CHANDLER, Sr., b. 12 Sep 1920, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 5 Feb 2006, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 85 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 9 Jun 1945 [1, 2] | |||||
| _UID | 3762D97ECC19441DA4C46FCB30F1132834B0 | |||||
| _UID | 3762D97ECC19441DA4C46FCB30F1132834B0 | |||||
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| Family ID | F95476 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 25 Oct 2014 | |||||
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