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Obituary For Ms. Elease Toomer Anthony
Funeral services for Ms. Elease T. Anthony, 77, of 122 Wright Road, Orangeburg, will be held at 12:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Beulah Refuge Tabernacle, 469 State Road S-38-93, Orangeburg, SC, with interment to follow in Canaan United Methodist Church Cemetery. Bishop David Smith is officiating.
Ms. Anthony will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Ms. Elease Toomer Anthony was born February 12, 1942 to the late Frank and Maebelle Busby Toomer in Cope, South Carolina. She departed this life on Monday, December 30, 2019 at her residence in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Elease attended Carver High School in Cope, South Carolina. She spent many years nurturing neighborhood children as if they were her own. She later became a Foster Parent of the Orangeburg Foster Parents Association, during her tenure she loved and nurtured 32 foster children in her home.
She attended Beulah Refuge Tabernacle where she served as a Senior Missionary and Women Council Member.
Elease worked for many years at Nibco and Stone Manufacturing. She later worked at OCAB Head Start Center in Neeses, South Carolina for 13 years as a culinarian. She was an excellent cook and LOVED to cook for others.
She was married to Deacon Joe Anthony and to this union 6 children were born; four daughters, Roberta (Rodney) Broughton of Ruffin, SC, Gwendolyn Jenkins of Orangeburg, SC, Linda Anthony of Spartanburg, SC and Kay (Elder Jeffers) Holman of Orangeburg, SC; later she reared and adopted her beloved daughter, Felicia Anthony of Orangeburg, SC; two sons, Willie Anthony and Patrick Anthony both of Norway, SC; two brothers, Odell (Laura) Toomer of Washington, DC and Frank (Linda) Toomer, Jr. of Denmark, SC; twenty-six grandchildren; fifteen great-grands; a godson, Stacy Brooks of Columbia, SC and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, January 3, 2020 from 11:30am – 7:00pm.
Friends may call at the residence, 122 Wright Road, Orangeburg, SC or Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory of Orangeburg.
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Hi Ms.Anthony it's me Tai i just wanna tell you that i miss you :( and so does mamma Why did you leave use? :(
Sending prayers of comfort and strength to all the family in your time of loss. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. Our deepest and sincerest condolences. The Wade family
Gwen, Willie Joe, Linda Gail, Pat and Kay your mom was a very sweet lady. She always had a smile on her face. Even when I saw her a few months back she had that warm, sweet smile. You all have my deepest sympathy. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Paulette Moment(HKT Class Of 1988)
Truly keeping my family uplifted in prayer. God is with us. I truly missed the spanking she would give me each time she saw me and call me "fresh" :-) Earth truly has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal! CHARLENE LEGREE CORNWELL
Truly keeping my family uplifted in prayer. God is with us. I truly missed the spanking she would give me each time she saw me and call me "fresh" :-) Earth truly has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal
Sending my deepest sympathy to you and the family on the loss of your mother.May God continue to bless everyone. Margaret Johnson Hilliard and Family
Pat, condolences to you and your family in the loss of your Mom. You all are in my prayers.
Imogene Holiday-Connor (HKT Class of ‘88)
Pat, sending my deepest sympathy to yin and your family in the loss of your Mom. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.
Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.
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