Della Faye Lowder

A memorial service for Mrs. Della Faye Lowder of Columbia, SC, wife of George Wayne Lowder, will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial will be private. Visitation with the family will be after the service in the church fellowship hall. Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park is assisting the family. Mrs. Lowder passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017. She was born April 8, 1926, in Butler County, Missouri, to George and Ellen Farmer, and moved to South Carolina at an early age. Faye, as she was known by family and friends, graduated in 1943 from Edmunds High School in Sumter, SC., and then entered the Cadet Nursing Program of World War II, graduating in November 1946 from Toumey Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She served for many years as a nurse in a private medical practice. She was a charter member of Asbury Church, the Marshal Sunday School Class, served on many Church committees, taught Children's Sunday school, and was an original Church member of the Women's Society of Christian Service, twice being voted as "Woman of the Year." Mrs. Lowder is survived by her loving husband Wayne, to whom she was married for 70 years; her children, Ellen (Jim) Turner of Columbia, and Stan (Dale) Lowder of West Columbia; grandchildren, Linsey (Edward) Cooper of Florence, Christian (Jodie) Lowder of Columbia, Ashley (Maya) Lowder of Greenville, Emily (Mark) Foster of Greenville, Drew Lowder of Columbia, Jon (Lindsey) Lowder of Atlanta, GA., and Carla (Elliott) Ashley of Columbia; great-grandchildren, Tyler Cooper, Jane Van Donkelaar, Julian Lowder, Ella Foster, Sophia Foster, Henry Foster and Cullum Ashley. Mrs. Lowder was predeceased by her son, George W. Lowder, Jr., MD., and daughter, Carol Brasfield, and also her grandson, Wesley Lowder. Memorials may be made to Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1005 Asbury Drive, Columbia, SC 29209 of to the charity of one's choice.