James Wolfe

SANDY RUN: Funeral service for James Richard Wolfe, 69, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Sandy Run, officiated by Reverend Mark Altman and Reverend Matt Rucker. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Local Mission Fund, 2349 Old State Road, Swansea, SC 29160 or to the Heartworm Project, P.O. Box 7308, West Columbia, SC 29171. Mr. Wolfe passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013. Born in Sandy Run, SC, he was a son of the late James William Wolfe and Mary Kaigler Wolfe. He was retired from the SC National Guard after 24 years of service as a CWO3, and also served his country in the U.S. Army. Additionally, Mr. Wolfe was retired from the SC Department of Agriculture. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather "DaDa" and brother who left this life surrounded by his loving family at his home. Survivors include his loving wife of 44 years, Carolyn Wolfe of Sandy Run; daughter, Amanda W. Cornell (Edward) of Sandy Run; son, James Christopher Wolfe (Laura) of Chapin; four grandchildren, Noah and Morgan Cornell, Rachel Ruth and Caroline Wolfe; sisters, Margaret W. Taylor of Sandy Run, Carolyn W. Makel and special brother-in-law Delbert of Springdale; brother, John W. "Billy" Wolfe (Ann) of West Columbia; also many special loving nieces and nephews. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of the Surgical ICU at Lexington Medical Center as well as Legacy Hospice for their compassionate care of Mr. Wolfe.