COLUMBIA - Isabelle Rodgers Graham, widow of Robert E. Graham, Sr., died on April 21, 2016. Burial will be private. Born in Kingstree, South Carolina September 28, 1921, Isabelle was the daughter of the late Mary Baggett and Elmer E. Rodgers. She moved to Sumter as a teenager, graduated from Sumter High School in 1939 and attended Queens College. She spent most of her adult life in Sumter, moving to Columbia in 2002. Isabelle was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. She is survived by her three children, Georgianna Graham (Ken Parnell) of Columbia, Robert E. “Bob” Graham, Jr. (Susan) of Columbia, Mary Graham of Mt. Pleasant, and her three grandchildren whom she adored, Grace Graham, Lucy Graham and Russell Graham Jenkins. Isabelle’s life was characterized by her kindness and compassion to all, unsurpassed only by her love of God’s beauty. Contributions in Isabelle Graham’s memory may be made to St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2827 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29205, Friends of Swan Lake Gardens, PO Box 1754, Sumter, SC 29151 or a charity of one’s choice. The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff at Still Hopes for their love, care and compassion.
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