Albert Todd Obituary

TODD, III, Albert COLUMBIA - Memorial service for Albert Creswell Todd, III, 55, of Columbia, will be held 2 o'clock Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. Inurnment will follow in the church Memorial Garden. Reverend Michael Anderson bullock will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the Parrish Hall of the church. Honorary pallbearers will be members and staff of the Todd & Johnson Law Firm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to University of South Carolina, School of Law, The Albert C. Todd, III Estate Planning Award, Clemson University Foundation, Albert C. Todd, III Endowment; Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of American, P.O. Box 144, Columbia, SC 29202; ALS Assoc., Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter, 1425-113 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC 27610; Palmetto Hospice, 1400 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201; Caringbridge, 3440 Federal D., Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55122. SHIVES FUNERAL HOME is in charge. Mr. Todd died Sunday, July 24, 2005. Born in Greenwood, SC, he was a son of Marjorie Sims Byrd Todd and the late Albert Creswell Todd, Jr. He was a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and a partner in the firm of Todd & Johnson, L.L.P. in Columbia, SC. He received his B.S. in Industrial Management in 1972 from Clemson University and J.D. In 1975 from the USC School of Law. Mr. Todd was admitted to the SC Bar in 1975. He received his Masters of Laws in Estate Planning in 1976 from the University of Miami School of Law. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Mr. Todd lectured frequently to civic groups and taught courses to lawyers, accountants, and life underwriters in estate planning, probate and tax law. He taught courses for the SC Retirement System, for the SC and American Bar Assoc., the Certified Financial Planner Course for the American College and for numerous other groups. He was a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, member of the American South Carolina and Richland County Bar Associations, past Chairman of the Estate Planning Probate, and Trust Law Section of the Richland County Bar, The Probate, Estate Planning, and Estate Planning and Trust Section of the South Carolina Bar and Specialization Advisory Board. He wrote "A Diagrammatic Guide to Estate Planning", a booklet distributed by the S.C. retirement system and "An Overview of Estate Settlement in S.C." distributed by BB&T and several state Probate Courts. He also edited and co-authored a three volume authoritative guide to estate planning entitled "Estate Planning in South Carolina," published by the S.C. Bar. He also wrote a "Book of Estate Planning Questions and Answers." Mr. Todd received the honor of being one of the 12 S.C. lawyers listed in the Trusts and Estates specialty field in "The Best Lawyers in America," published by Seaview/Putnam, NY. Mr. Todd was on the Advisory Board for BB&T, the Board of Directors and a member of the South Carolina Planned Giving Council, a past member of the Board of Directors for Camp Discovery, past Scoutmaster for Troop 4 at St. Martins-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC. He was on the Board of Advisors for Columbia International University and the Advisory Committee for the Rutland Center for Ethics at Clemson University. He was a Bethel Bible and Sunday School teacher and actively volunteered with Finley House and Palmetto Hospice. Survivors include his loving wife of 33 years, Deborah M. Todd; sons, Andrew C. (Sarah Ashleigh) Todd, III, David H. Todd, John S. Todd; daughter, Anna (Christopher Alton) Majure, all of Columbia; grandchild, Samuel H. Todd; brother, James L. (Harriet) Todd of Charlotte, NC; sister, Ann T. (J. Paul Nodtvedt) Nodtvedt; brother-in-law, Edward E. (Tessa) Moore, III of Greenwood; sister-in-law, Paula M. (Lewis Randall) Fleniken of Columbia; nephews, Lewis R. Fleniken, Matthew P. Nodtvedt, Edward E. Moore, IV, Benjamin Nodtvedt, James L. Todd, Jr.; nieces, Sarah F. Traynham, Sarah J. Todd, Katherine M. Fleniken, Anna K. Nodtvedt, Connor Moore Rebecca Todd; mother and father-in-law, Pauline H. Moore and Edward E. Moore, Jr., of Greenwood. The family would like to extend a special thanks to his caregivers, Darrell Maxwell, Joshua Kean, Stedven Beumer, David Masich, Shedrick Henderson, Kate Alford, Kathy Alford, and Darlene Crough. www.shivesfuneralhome.com Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.