LEXINGTON – A memorial service for Louise Bennett Pilot Hite, 86, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019, at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with a reception following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans, 6437 Garners Ferry Rd., Columbia, SC 29209.
Mrs. Hite was born November 9, 1932 in Trenton, NJ, and passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Ruth Collins and John Thurwall Bennett.
Mrs. Hite is survived by her son, Steven Pilot and wife, Marian, of Gilbert, SC; daughter, Cynthia Forsyth of Belmar, NJ; grandchildren, Mackenzie Omlor and husband, Tom, of Media, PA, Sarah Luddy and husband, Pat, of Glenside, PA, Elizabeth Gibbs and husband, Hunter, of Columbia, SC, Emily Pilot, Erin Nicole Pilot, both of Gilbert, SC, Rachel Britain of Austin, Texas, and Courtney Longway of Lexington, SC and great-grandchildren, Olivia, Kaitlyn, Benjamin, Reed, Gabriel and Penelope.
Louise loved life, her family, her friends, the ocean and playing cards. She touched everyone she met. We love her with all of our hearts…we will miss her with all of our hearts.