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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Diann Evelyn Felder
Diann Evelyn
Felder
Nov 14, 1952 — Jun 30, 2015
Diann Evelyn Felder's Obituary
Mrs. Diann Evelyn Felder, 62, of 39 Periscope Court, Elloree passed away on Tuesday June 30, 2015 at Palmetto Health Baptist, Columbia, SC, after an extended illness.
Diann Evelyn Gates Felder , daughter of the late Deacon Adam and Elvener Bodrick Gates, Sr., was born on November 14, 1952 in Elloree, South Carolina.
At an early age, Diann joined Canaan Baptist Church in Lone Star, SC and accepted Christ as her personal Savior.
Diann was educated in the Public Schools of Orangeburg County and graduated from Elloree Training School in Elloree, South Carolina in 1970. After high school, she attended Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. She furthered her education at South Carolina State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Home Economics in 1990. In addition, she attended Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and received another diploma in Early Care and Education in 2006.
Diann was united in holy matrimony to Freddie Felder on June 6, 1998 . She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
Diann began her career over forty years ago at Fort Motte Elementary, St. John Elementary, Guinyard Elementary and retired from St. Matthews K-8 in June 2015 and she also worked at General Foods IGA of Elloree, S.C. for over twenty-five years.
The joy of Diann's life was her church family where she served as the Finance Secretary, Superintendent of the Sunday School, member of the Gospel Choir, member of the Usher Board and held numerous positions in the church. Diann , the youngest girl of eleven children, was a loving, caring, and energetic woman of God. She had various hobbies and enjoyed singing, taking care of her plants, traveling and reading her bible.
Diann was preceded in death by her parents, Deacon Adam (Elvener) Gates, Sr., daughter, Chiquitta Randolph, her siblings,Timothy Whetstone, Moses and Leroy Gates, Geraldine and Mary Gates, Josephine Pridgeon, and Maggie Mae Waltower, Francina Davis and Adam Gates, Jr., her god-mother, Pernice Mitchell.
The legacy of Diann's season is left to her husband , Freddie Felder of the home; her children : Angela (Eric) Ham of Orangeburg, S.C. and Arlequanda Gates of the home. her grand-children : Arin, Kaitlin and Laila Ham of Orangeburg, S.C.; her sister : Ella Mae Rivers of Elloree, S.C. her brother : Emmanuel (Shirron) Gates of Fall River, MA; her step-children: Brenda Bailey of Washington, DC, Anthony (Concetta Ann) Butler of Waldorf, MD, and Benjamin Robinson of Elloree, SC; her God-sister: Vernette M. Martin; her God-brother: Raymond C. Mitchell; a host of God-children, four sisters-in-laws and six brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends will forever miss her.
Funeral services for Mrs. Felder will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the St. Matthews K-8 School located at 135 Saints Avenue, St. Matthews with the Reverend Eddie Jones and the Reverend Jerome Anderson officiating. The body will be placed in the school gymnasium at 12:00 Noon. Burial will follow in the Bodrick Cemetery, Lone Star.
Visitation at Williams Funeral Home of Elloree is scheduled from 12 Noon to 4:00 PM Saturday, July 4, 2015. A wake will also be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Canaan Baptist Church, 94 Lone Star Rd., Cameron.
Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home.
Diann Evelyn Gates Felder , daughter of the late Deacon Adam and Elvener Bodrick Gates, Sr., was born on November 14, 1952 in Elloree, South Carolina.
At an early age, Diann joined Canaan Baptist Church in Lone Star, SC and accepted Christ as her personal Savior.
Diann was educated in the Public Schools of Orangeburg County and graduated from Elloree Training School in Elloree, South Carolina in 1970. After high school, she attended Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. She furthered her education at South Carolina State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Home Economics in 1990. In addition, she attended Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and received another diploma in Early Care and Education in 2006.
Diann was united in holy matrimony to Freddie Felder on June 6, 1998 . She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
Diann began her career over forty years ago at Fort Motte Elementary, St. John Elementary, Guinyard Elementary and retired from St. Matthews K-8 in June 2015 and she also worked at General Foods IGA of Elloree, S.C. for over twenty-five years.
The joy of Diann's life was her church family where she served as the Finance Secretary, Superintendent of the Sunday School, member of the Gospel Choir, member of the Usher Board and held numerous positions in the church. Diann , the youngest girl of eleven children, was a loving, caring, and energetic woman of God. She had various hobbies and enjoyed singing, taking care of her plants, traveling and reading her bible.
Diann was preceded in death by her parents, Deacon Adam (Elvener) Gates, Sr., daughter, Chiquitta Randolph, her siblings,Timothy Whetstone, Moses and Leroy Gates, Geraldine and Mary Gates, Josephine Pridgeon, and Maggie Mae Waltower, Francina Davis and Adam Gates, Jr., her god-mother, Pernice Mitchell.
The legacy of Diann's season is left to her husband , Freddie Felder of the home; her children : Angela (Eric) Ham of Orangeburg, S.C. and Arlequanda Gates of the home. her grand-children : Arin, Kaitlin and Laila Ham of Orangeburg, S.C.; her sister : Ella Mae Rivers of Elloree, S.C. her brother : Emmanuel (Shirron) Gates of Fall River, MA; her step-children: Brenda Bailey of Washington, DC, Anthony (Concetta Ann) Butler of Waldorf, MD, and Benjamin Robinson of Elloree, SC; her God-sister: Vernette M. Martin; her God-brother: Raymond C. Mitchell; a host of God-children, four sisters-in-laws and six brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends will forever miss her.
Funeral services for Mrs. Felder will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the St. Matthews K-8 School located at 135 Saints Avenue, St. Matthews with the Reverend Eddie Jones and the Reverend Jerome Anderson officiating. The body will be placed in the school gymnasium at 12:00 Noon. Burial will follow in the Bodrick Cemetery, Lone Star.
Visitation at Williams Funeral Home of Elloree is scheduled from 12 Noon to 4:00 PM Saturday, July 4, 2015. A wake will also be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Canaan Baptist Church, 94 Lone Star Rd., Cameron.
Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home.
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Funeral Services for Diann Evelyn Felder
Visitation
July
4
Saturday
Williams Funeral Home
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Funeral Service
July
5
Sunday
St. Matthews K-8 School
Starts at 1:00 pm
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