A service for Dolores “Dee” Manuel Tavenner, 83, will be held at noon on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, 7600 Woodrow Street, Irmo, SC 29063. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Tavenner passed away Monday, February 26, 2018. Born in Austinville, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Ray Manuel and Mary Hogan Manuel. She studied interior design while attending Radford College in Pulaski, VA. Her studies were cut short when she met the love of her life, M.D. Tavenner. They were married for 51 years prior to M.D.’s passing in 2005. Dolores enjoyed cooking, reading, interior decorating, and shopping.
Surviving are her children, Rhonda (Carl) Pitts, Breck (Leslee) Tavenner, Brent (Hope) Tavenner; grandchildren, Jena Hare, Shanna (Kyle) Howard, Meghan (Richard) Jacocks, Ryan Tavenner, Stephanie Tavenner, Amanda Tavenner; great-grandchildren, Kayleigh, Andrew, Justin, Sidney and Gabby Hare, Everly Howard, and Aden Jacocks. She was preceded in death by her sister, Gayle Cox.
Memorials may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, 140 Stoneridge Drive, #210, Columbia, SC 29210.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, is assisting the family. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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