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1929 - 2013 (83 years)| Name | Annie Louise ATKINSON [4, 5, 6, 7] | |
| Birth | 1 Dec 1929 | Elliott, South Carolina  [8] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Columbia, South Carolina another date for her birth is 15 Jan 1932 Louise A. Hoover COLUMBIA — “Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Enter now unto the joy of thy Lord.” Matthew 25:20 Louise A. Hoover died on Saturday, July 6, 2013. She passed peacefully in her cherished home surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years old. Born Dec. 1, 1929, in Elliott, Annie Louise Atkinson was raised in Lee County but lived her entire adult life in Columbia. Married 50 years to Rufus O. Hoover, who preceded her in death in 2004, she is survived by her son, Michael and daughter-in-law, Karen, of Columbia; and her truly beloved only grandson, Brandon of Denver, Colo. Louise is also survived by five sisters, Thelma Pack of Sumter, Sallie Horner of Florence, Jane Goodson of Sumter, Carol Jeffcoat of Orangeburg and Helen Houser of Lynchburg; and two brothers, Adville Atkinson of Florence and Charles Atkinson of Cordova. She was the biological daughter of the late Annie and Dunnie Atkinson of Elliott. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Mable, Claudia, Mary Alice and Elma; and seven brothers, Kirven, Woodrow, John, Johnnie, Claude, Pete and Hoyt. She was also the adopted daughter of the late Ruth and Ed McElveen Sr. of Lynchburg and was also preceded in death by her brother, Ed McElveen Jr. She was a caring aunt to many nieces and nephews, too numerous to mention. After graduating from the Columbia Hospital Nursing School in 1952, she worked for many years as head nurse and office manager for J. William Pitts Sr., M.D. In 1964, when Dr. Pitts opened Pine Lake Health Center, a pioneering private hospital for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction, she was chief administrator of that facility until Dr. Pitts’ retirement. She then worked as head nurse and office manager for Tan J. Platt, M.D. for several years, until becoming nursing coordinator for Babcock Center. She retired from a similar position with Emerald Center in 2006. She was a member of the Joyful Seekers Sunday School class at North Trenholm Baptist Church and was always ready to offer help to anyone in need. Her faith in Jesus Christ was absolute. Her calm acceptance that her time had come was inspiring and her confidence that she would soon be in heaven was unaffected by the cancer which took her. This woman truly “walked her talk” over her final few months when it came to her belief in God. She deserved a quiet, dignified passing, which she was given. That gift will always be considered something she earned by the way she lived her life and the way she treated people. She will be remembered for working her way up from poverty in the cotton fields of her youth to become a loyal daughter, sibling and aunt, an excellent nurse, a wonderful wife, perfect mother and the proudest grandmother there ever was. She will be remembered for her boundless energy, drive, compassion and the willingness and ability to do anything herself that she would ask of anyone else. She will be remembered for her good nature, her desire to serve others, and for her ever-present smile. She will be missed. Her family wants to thank Dina V. Grice, M.D. and the staff of The Dermatology Group; Mohamed El Geneidy, M.D. and the staff of S.C. Oncology Associates; and nurse Marlene Trader and social worker Shawn Reinhart of Palmetto Hospice. Michael and Karen offer most special thanks to her nieces, Sarah Alexander of Richmond Hill, Ga., and Lynn McDowell of Lake Wylie for the weeks of their time, effort and sleep deprivation at the very end, providing amazing 24/7 in-home care to the aunt they loved so much. The family will receive visitors from 5 until 7 p.m. today at Dunbar Funeral Home, 3926 Devine St., Columbia, SC 29205. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at North Trenholm Baptist Church, 6516 N. Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 20206, followed by a burial service in Greenlawn Memorial Park, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Pallbearers will be William Hoover of Lexington, Richard Hoover of Lexington, Don Goodson of Sumter, Rick Funderburk of Bishopville, Marion Alexander of Richmond Hill, Bill McDowell of Lake Wylie and Carl Glover of Columbia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to North Trenholm Baptist Church, 6515 N. Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29206; the Babcock Center Foundation, P.O. Box 4389, West Columbia, SC 29170; or to the deserving charity of one’s choice in her honor. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 [4, 6, 7, 8] | |
| _UID | 9601CD0A71194168B2105077D3CF6F8FCA11 | |
| Death | 6 Jul 2013 | in her home, (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 10 Jul 2013 | Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, South Carolina [7] |
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| Person ID | I77150 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 12 Dec 2024 | |
| Father | Kirven Donnie/Dunnie ATKINSON, Sr., b. 27 Jun 1891, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 22 Dec 1943 (Age 52 years) | |
| Mother | Annie Eliza HOPKINS, b. 1909, Lee County, South Carolina d. 13 Nov 1988, Lake Murray, South Carolina (Age 79 years) | |
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1927 | Elliot, South Carolina [9] |
| _UID | 484A49FAC9FF4F39A46134D34733CD0A8275 | |
| _UID | 484A49FAC9FF4F39A46134D34733CD0A8275 | |
| Family ID | F75334 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Rufus Oscar “Cuz” HOOVER, b. 16 Mar 1926, Red Bank d. 5 Jun 2004 (Age 78 years) | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1953 [5, 7] | |||
| _UID | 6D633E9326D14CAEA84AD60D6F11D05A11C5 | |||
| _UID | 6D633E9326D14CAEA84AD60D6F11D05A11C5 | |||
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| Family ID | F53587 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 9 Jul 2013 | |||
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