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Carol Wise Bridgers

March 3, 1938 ~ December 18, 2015 (age 77) 77 Years Old

Carol Bridgers Obituary

FLORENCE Carol Wise Bridgers, 77, died December 18, 2015, after an illness.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Born in Latta, SC, she was a daughter of the late Stonewall David and Lucille Weatherford Wise. She worked as a secretary in the insurance industry for many years, and also volunteered at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bridgers was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Florence.

Mrs. Bridgers was predeceased by her husband, Robert Melvin Bridgers, and a sister, Jean Wise Britt.

Survivors include two sons, Robert M. Bridgers, Jr. (Stephanie), of Florence, and David Keith Bridgers (Elliott) of Columbia, SC; two sisters, Pat Wise Carter (Rayford) of Ridgeway, SC, and Molly Wise Tanner (Johnny) of Myrtle Beach, SC; and three grandchildren, Robert Bryce Bridgers of Charlotte, NC, Haley Elise Bridgers of Ft. Mill, SC, and Hayes Irving Bridgers of Florence.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607, or shrinershospitalsforchildren.org; or to McLeod Childrens Hospital, c/o McLeod Foundation, P. O. Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551, or mcleodfoundation.org.

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The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.

SERVICES Funeral Service

Wednesday, December 23, 2015
11:00 AM

Waters-Powell Funeral Home
400 S Dargan Street
Florence, South Carolina 29506

The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.


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