Virginia Dominick Abrams, 97, of Newberry, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at White Oak Manor.
Born on January 25, 1913, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lake Dominick and Pearle Harmon Dominick Wessinger.
Mrs. Abrams was a graduate of Newberry College and was a retired educator who got real joy and satisfaction from seeing young students enjoying independent reading.
In 1963 she won a national honor of first place in the "Middle Grade Activities Contest" in the teaching of reading.
She was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a sister, Willie D. Pinson of Cross Hill; a niece, Betty Mayfield of Columbia; nephews, William R. Oswald of Chapin and Thomas R. Thomsen of St. Louis, MO.
She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Elisha C. Abrams; sisters, Nell D. Oswald and Elizabeth D. Thomsen and Mary Wessinger.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. Mitchell VanMetre.
Memorials may be made to the Prosperity Cemetery Association, c/o Linda Counts, 212 Brown Street, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Information provided by Nancy Ziemba Gleaton.
Born on January 25, 1913, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lake Dominick and Pearle Harmon Dominick Wessinger.
Mrs. Abrams was a graduate of Newberry College and was a retired educator who got real joy and satisfaction from seeing young students enjoying independent reading.
In 1963 she won a national honor of first place in the "Middle Grade Activities Contest" in the teaching of reading.
She was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a sister, Willie D. Pinson of Cross Hill; a niece, Betty Mayfield of Columbia; nephews, William R. Oswald of Chapin and Thomas R. Thomsen of St. Louis, MO.
She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Elisha C. Abrams; sisters, Nell D. Oswald and Elizabeth D. Thomsen and Mary Wessinger.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. Mitchell VanMetre.
Memorials may be made to the Prosperity Cemetery Association, c/o Linda Counts, 212 Brown Street, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Information provided by Nancy Ziemba Gleaton.
Virginia Dominick Abrams, 97, of Newberry, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at White Oak Manor.
Born on January 25, 1913, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lake Dominick and Pearle Harmon Dominick Wessinger.
Mrs. Abrams was a graduate of Newberry College and was a retired educator who got real joy and satisfaction from seeing young students enjoying independent reading.
In 1963 she won a national honor of first place in the "Middle Grade Activities Contest" in the teaching of reading.
She was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a sister, Willie D. Pinson of Cross Hill; a niece, Betty Mayfield of Columbia; nephews, William R. Oswald of Chapin and Thomas R. Thomsen of St. Louis, MO.
She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Elisha C. Abrams; sisters, Nell D. Oswald and Elizabeth D. Thomsen and Mary Wessinger.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. Mitchell VanMetre.
Memorials may be made to the Prosperity Cemetery Association, c/o Linda Counts, 212 Brown Street, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Information provided by Nancy Ziemba Gleaton.
Born on January 25, 1913, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lake Dominick and Pearle Harmon Dominick Wessinger.
Mrs. Abrams was a graduate of Newberry College and was a retired educator who got real joy and satisfaction from seeing young students enjoying independent reading.
In 1963 she won a national honor of first place in the "Middle Grade Activities Contest" in the teaching of reading.
She was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a sister, Willie D. Pinson of Cross Hill; a niece, Betty Mayfield of Columbia; nephews, William R. Oswald of Chapin and Thomas R. Thomsen of St. Louis, MO.
She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Elisha C. Abrams; sisters, Nell D. Oswald and Elizabeth D. Thomsen and Mary Wessinger.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. Mitchell VanMetre.
Memorials may be made to the Prosperity Cemetery Association, c/o Linda Counts, 212 Brown Street, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Information provided by Nancy Ziemba Gleaton.
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