Obituary of Elizabeth Giles

Elizabeth Rast Giles SWANSEA—Funeral services for Elizabeth Rast Giles, 91, of Swansea, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2011 at Swansea United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Scott Smoak. Burial will follow in Melrose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Mrs. Giles, widow of Oscar Harry Giles, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Born in Pelion, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Oliver Rast and Rean Fort Rast. She was an active member of Swansea United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the Ladies Bible Class. She also served as an advisor for the Methodist Youth Fellowship and played the piano and organ. She was a graduate of Lander College. Surviving Mrs. Giles are her daughters, Judy Giles Kaye (Larry) and Cindy Giles Auten (Archie); son-in-law, Walter Edgar; sisters, Mary Lewis R. Smith, Kathryn R. Williams and Sally R. Williams (Malachi); six grandchildren, Eliza Edgar, Amelia E. Slawsby (Todd), Brian Kaye (Jayme), Ben Kaye, Andrew Auten and Alan Auten; and three great-grandchildren, Liam Slawsby, Lyla Slawsby and Alex Kaye. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Giles Edgar and a sister, Annette R. Brown. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Agape Hospice and Yashika Pride, Pat Langford, Lisa Younger and Becky Hendrix of Daybreak Adult Care Services. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Giles' honor to Swansea United Methodist Church, 305 North Church Street, Swansea, SC 29160.