Grace Droze Obituary

Grace Elizabeth Hillis Droze SUMMERVILLE - Grace Elizabeth Hillis Droze, 86, of Summerville, wife of 63 years to Colel B. Droze died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Trident Medical Center. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 11 o'clock at Summerville Church of God, 304 South Pine Street, Summerville. Entombment will follow at Dorchester Memory Gardens, Summerville. Friends may visit at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville from 5 until 8 o'clock this evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: Summerville Church of God, c/o Rev. Gary Bell, 115 Garbon Road, Summerville, SC 29483. Mrs. Droze was born February 14, 1924, in Jenkins County, Georgia, daughter of the late Rev. Lloyd Elliott Hillis and Josephine Landing Hillis. She was a graduate of Georgia schools. She worked as an operator with Southern Bell Telephone Company and was a member of Summerville Church of God. She was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. She was an amazing Christian woman. Survivors including her husband are a son: Guy Wayne Droze of Charleston, a daughter: Francine Reed of Moncks Corner, adopted daughter: Charlotte Crosby of Moncks Corner, a grandaughter: Diana Russell (Dennis) of Knoxville, Tennessee, two great-granddaughters: Amanda and Sydney Russell both of Knoxville, Tennessee, four brothers: Lloyd E. Hillis of Mt. Dara, Florida, Joseph Hillis of Baxley, Georgia, Clyde Hillis of Lake Park, Georgia and Earl Hillis of Royston, Georgia, one sister: Barbara Platt of Tucson, Arizona. She was predeceased by her brother and three sisters: John Hillis, Rebecca Hillis, Pauline Delk and Sally Jo Elmore. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths