Lois Hartley Forrester

Lois Hartley Forrester, 91, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Brian Center Nursing Care in Columbia. She was born on December 21, 1923 in Swansea, South Carolina to the late Clarence and Zinnie Cartin Hartley. Funeral service for Mrs. Forrester will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with burial to follow in Olympia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Columbia. Lois lived and worked in the Olympia community for over 40 years. She was survived by granddaughters, Kimberly Hodge Melton (Chad) and Melissa Forrester Bennett (Chris) and two grandsons, John "Chip" Hodge II and Jessie Forrester (Beth). Also, surviving is her daughter-in-law, Sarah Forrester, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Lois was predeceased by her husband, Coleman Forrester; son, Coleman "Bubba" Forrester; and daughter, Alice Forrester Hodge and son-in-law, John W Hodge, along with eight siblings.