Obituary of William Weston Stabler

WEST COLUMBIA—Funeral services for William Weston Stabler, Sr., 86 of West Columbia, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Rev. Tom Atten and Rev. Joann Outlaw will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Jamil Shrine Temple and Mr. R. J. Schumpert, Jimmy, Bryan and Brandon McKinney. Burial will follow in Southland Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at the funeral home. Mr. Stabler passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2013. Born in Calhoun County, Weston was the beloved husband of 60 years to Mary Lee Ike Stabler who passed away on March 11, 2013. Weston was the son of the late Clarence Franklin Stabler and Allie Pearl Wolfe Stabler. He was a lifelong area resident and visited Dunn's Chapel in West Columbia. He was the owner of M&S Septic Tank, and retired after 46 years of devoted service. He was a Veteran of the United States Army during WWII and served as a Military Policeman. Weston was a charter member of, and the Commander of the Legion of Honor of Jamil Shrine Temple and a member of the Shandon Masonic Lodge #370. He was also Commander of the South Atlantic Shrine Association. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and making his well-known catfish stew. Surviving in addition to his loving "Princess", Dachshund/Chihuahua mix, are his sisters, Mae Stabler Johnson of West Columbia and Agnes Stabler Boyd of Cayce; along with many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Weston was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Lee Ike Stabler; son, William Weston "Westy" Stabler, Jr. and two brothers, Wilbur Stabler and Callie Stabler, both of Sandy Run. The family wishes to thank Hospice Care of Tri-County, especially Mary for all her loving attention and special care during a time of need. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dunn's Chapel Window Fund, 281 Chapel Road, West Columbia, SC 29172 or Jamil Shrine Temple, 206 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210.