COLUMBIA, SC – Geraldine “Gerry” Haines, 88, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. Mrs. Haines was born in LaGrange, Georgia to the late Lester E Rice and Florence Bonner Hollis on November 12, 1929. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Darwin L. Haines.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home Northeast Chapel. Burial will follow at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Dunbar Funeral Home Northeast Chapel.
She is survived by her sons, Rodger Haines and his wife Tammy of Loachapoka, Alabama, Rodney and his wife Diane of LaGrange, Georgia, Stan Haines and his wife Carol of Columbia, South Carolina, Scott Haines and his wife Tara of Conway, South Carolina; grandchildren, Stacie (Evan), Mason, Liz (Kevin), Vivian, Tommy, Stanley (Lisa), Jonathan (Elizabeth), Katherine (Brad), Collin (Chelsea); six great grandchildren, Jada, Emma, Landon, Nolan, Ellie, Tatum as well as a great grandson, Maxton. She is also survived by her siblings, Sandra, Daniel, and Tria Lee.
By the amazing grace of a loving God, she was a friend of Lois for over 40 years. Gerry grew up in Georgia, graduating from Tifton High School in Tifton Georgia in 1946. Gerry worked various jobs in in Tifton Georgia, Lanett Alabama, and West Point Georgia until meeting her husband Darwin when he was in Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning Georgia. From their marriage in 1958 until his retirement from the US Army in 1974 they took their family to Germany, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, The Netherlands, and Alabama. Twice during this time, her husband deployed to Vietnam and she filled the roles of Mom, Dad, and glue that held the family together. She and her family moved to Conway, South Carolina where they remained until she and her husband moved to Wildewood Downs Retirement Community 2015.
Her family was the center of her life. She was a devoted mother to her very active four boys! Between sports, scouts, church, and work – there was never a dull moment in her life.
The Family would like to thank the staff at National Healthcare – Parklane, Caris Healthcare Hospice, and Comfort Keepers for their loving care of their mother when her health declined.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Conway, South Carolina.
Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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