ANDERSON, SC – Mable Wright Boulware, wife of the late John Edward Boulware, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012, in Florence, SC, after a brief illness.
Born in Anderson County on September 6, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Floyd E. Wright and Alice Fields Wright. Mrs. Boulware was a 1946 graduate of Winthrop College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She taught school in Charleston, Kershaw, Newberry, and Anderson school districts for 38 years. Mrs. Boulware was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belton.
Survivors include her children: daughter, Sue Boulware Stevens and husband, Roy, of Lexington, SC; son, Dr. Bill Boulware and wife, Jane, of Florence, SC; grandchildren: Rachel, Nathan, & Alice Stevens, and Will, Brent, Daniel, & John Boulware. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Katharine W. Dobbins; and a brother, Leon B. Wright.
The Funeral Service will be held at 3pm on Saturday, January 7, 2012, in the Gambrell Chapel of the First Baptist Church of Belton conducted by the Reverend T. Dale Lynch and the Reverend Dr. Booker Bagby. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories.
The family will receive friends from 2pm until 3pm on Saturday, January 7, 2012, in the Gambrell Chapel, prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Belton, 105 Brown Avenue, Belton, SC 29627 or to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 or at ALZ.org.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.