Obituary of Geraldine Emanuel

CHAPIN: Funeral service for Geraldine Emanuel, 69, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia, officiated by Reverend Bruce King. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Emanuel, widow of William J. Emanuel, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Born in Lexington County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Rudolph Lindler and Ruth Mae Amick Lindler. She was a member of St. Peter's Piney Wood Lutheran Church. She was an avid fisherman, hunter and gardener. Mrs. Emanuel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was known for her wit and sense of humor. Survivors include: her daughters, Nancy Gale King (Rev. Bruce) of Chapin and Sharon Emanuel Shepard (Pete) of VA; son, Ricky Wayne Emanuel (Kathy) of Richmond, IN; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Karen Emanuel of Texas; her dear friend and co-worker, Elaine; and her four special "4 legged" babies. Mrs. Emanuel was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her son, Eddie Keith Emanuel. The family would like to thank her doctor, Gregory Fulcher, and the staff of Amedisys Hospice with special thanks to her nurse, Lillianne.