Obituary of Mackenzie Hallman

COLUMBIA: Mackenzie Ann Hallman, age 7, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, August 19, 2012. She was born in Columbia, SC on December 1, 2004, the daughter of Dean and Stacey Hallman. Mackenzie loved spending time with her sister Ashlyn, "GaGa" and brother, Matthew, "Bubba", Nana and Papa Paul, "Mamoma", "Grandbob" and extended family. She enjoyed playing with her beloved dog Mater, playing dress up, watching the Golden Girls, Barney, Elmo, Toy Story, "Woody Cowboy" and loving on her baby dolls. Mackenzie was an avid shoe collector and lover of fashion. She is survived by her parents, Dean and Stacey Hallman, sister, Ashlyn, and brother Matthew; grandparents, Paul and Cindy Almond of Chapin, Bob and Gladis Hallman of West Columbia, and great grandparents, Thomas and Marian Risinger, Jr. of Lexington. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8pm Friday evening at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Saturday August 25, 2012, at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, 3050 Leaphart Road, West Columbia, SC 29169. Reverend Tim Roger and Reverend John Culp will be officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be Josh Risinger, Tim Finley, Corey Finley, Bryan Haworth, Alex Almond, Justin Almond and Ryan Risinger. Honorary Pallbearers will be Danny Almond, William Byrd, Steven Byrd, Michael Collins, Ray Risinger and Tommy Risinger, and Virgil Barber. The family would also like to thank Dr. Daniel Brown, Dr. Kay Moore, Dr. Robert Hubbird, Dr. Elijah Adkins and Dr. William Gamble for their excellent care of our precious angel. We would also like to thank the many doctors, nurses and support staff at Richland Children's Hospital for the many years of care and support they gave. We would like to encourage memorials to the Children's Hospital of Palmetto Richland, 14 Richland Medical Park Dr., Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29203, in Mackenzie's memory.