COLUMBIA - Mrs. Virginia Walker Cooler, of Columbia, SC, died December 12, 2018. Mrs. Cooler was born in Toccoa, GA, and later attended Converse College in Spartanburg, SC. She worked in the neuroanatomy department at the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine before transferring to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, from which she ultimately retired as a medical and epidemiology assistant.
Mrs. Cooler was most proud of her son, Art, also of Columbia, SC, for whom she committed and dedicated her life. Anyone that knew her realized quickly how proud she was of him. Mrs. Cooler also had a deep love for Ireland, having traveled there years ago and met some dear friends with whom she very frequently communicated.
Mrs. Cooler was the daughter of the late Zora Mae Watson Walker and Bert Lee Walker. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Bert Harold Walker, James H. (Pat) Walker, and Terrell J. (Jack) Walker. She is survived by her only son, Arthur W. Cooler, MD, of Columbia, SC., and many nieces and nephews.
A church memorial service will be held for her friends and family at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Hartsville, SC at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018, officiated by Rev. Carl Hunsucker. A graveside service will be held for her upstate family and friends at Mountain View Cemetery at 408 North Fairplay Street in Seneca, SC at a later date. Dunbar Funeral Home of Columbia, SC. will be handling the cremation.
Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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