Mack "Mac" Elbert Plyler

Mack "Mac" Elbert Plyler died on October 30, 2015 at Providence Hospital in Columbia after a brief, hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on September 24, 1935 in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Reece Elbert Plyler and Reba Jenkins Plyler. Mac graduated from Lancaster High School in 1954. He attended the University of South Carolina. While at USC, Mac served as a page in the South Carolina House of Representatives. After two years at USC, Mac's desire to follow in his father's profession of law enforcement led him to join the South Carolina Highway Patrol. While on the force, he was assigned to Spartanburg and Lexington Counties. After the Highway Patrol, Mac was employed with the South Carolina Department of Corrections as a Designated Facilities Specialist for the Midlands Region. Before his retirement, he also served as the SCDC liaison to the South Carolina Jail Administrator's Association. He was a lifetime member of St. John Masonic Lodge #333 in Spartanburg, SC and a Charter Member of Jamil Shrine Temple. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Columbia. Mac married Anna-Marie Ridgeway Plyler on October 3, 1969. During their last adventure together, Mac and Anna-Marie celebrated his eightieth birthday, their forty-sixth wedding anniversary all while riding out Columbia's great flood during Mac's stay at Providence Hospital where he was recovering from surgery. Mac loved his Lord and his family with all of his being. Mac was predeceased by his parents and his son, Keith Randall Plyler. He is survived by his wife, Anna-Marie; his daughters, Kim Plyler Moscato (John) of Stuart, Florida and Meredith Plyler of Columbia; his grandchildren, Sean Dooley, Ashley Dooley and Megan Dooley; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 am. Visitation will be at Thompson Funeral Home, Leesburg Road, on Sunday November 8, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3909 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204.