Mary Wardlaw Obituary

Mary Louise Wood Wardlaw COLUMBIA, SC - Mary Louise Wood Wardlaw, wife of the late Rev. Dr. Warren M. Wardlaw, died September 17, 2009, at her son's home. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mrs. Wardlaw received a B.S. degree in English from The College of Charleston and a M.Ed. from The University of South Carolina. She worked as Director of Christian Education at the Park Circle Presbyterian Church of Charleston and at Darlington Presbyterian Church. She worked at Wachovia Bank for 18 years in Columbia. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, serving in the Women of the Church. She received Life Membership and "Golden Angel" awards for her many years of service. She participated in the Sunday evening prayer group and was a faithful member of the Timothy Sunday School Class. Mrs. Wardlaw was active in the Gardendale Garden Club. She was also active in the Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia. She received the President's Award in 2004 for her service to the Gardendale-Grenadier Homeowners' Association. She was an active member of the Lexington County Republican Party, serving as the Executive Committeeman of the Gardendale Precinct. In 2007 she successfully completed the Lexington County Master Gardener Program and was an active member of the Mid-Carolina Camellia Society. She especially enjoyed gardening and cultivating numerous kinds of camellias, which she referred to as "the Lord's handiwork." She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Teresa Wardlaw of Columbia and their children, Steven Wardlaw, Robert Wardlaw, Tia Savage, Josh Savage and Sally Wardlaw, daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Paul Scholl of Forsyth, Ga., and their children, Jonathan Scholl and Andrea Scholl, and her oldest son, "Marty" Wardlaw of the Burton Center of Columbia. She is also survived by a brother, Edward Wood of Rockport, Texas, his wife, Virginia, and nine nephews. She was a loving, daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. We thank God for her. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion St., Columbia, SC 29201 or to Laurel Crest Endowment Fund, 100 Joseph Walker Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths