Margaret Z. LaVerne

COLUMBIA-Margaret Z. LaVerne, 88, of Columbia died of Friday, March 14, 2014. She was born on January 2, 1926 in Princess Anne, Maryland to the late Emil and Georgie Crissey Zueger. Margaret retired from the civil service having served with both the Internal Revenue Service and the US Postal Service. She was a founding member of Ravenwood Baptist Church, having served in various positions including the church clerk and Sunday school teacher. She is survived by are her children, Wanda LaVerne, Phillip LaVerne, and Teresa LaVerne; five grandchildren, Michael LaVerne, Melissa Church, Sarah Day, Aaron Nicewonger, and Meghan LaVerne; three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Lucy, and Anthony; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends that will miss her dearly. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, James H. LaVerne, two grandsons, two brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services celebrating the life of Margaret Z. LaVerne will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2014 at Ravenwood Baptist Church, 3545 Raven Hill Road, Columbia, SC 29204 with Reverend Larry Shull and Reverend Gerald Watford officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ravenwood Baptist Church in Margaret's memory. On-line condolences may be sent to www.Thompsonsfuneral.com.