Nora Geiger Obituary

Nora "Louise" McCormick Geiger CHARLESTON - Nora Louise McCormick Geiger, 86, of Charleston, SC, the wife of the late George F. Geiger, has gone to be with God, May 27, 2014. Louise was born on January 29, 1928 in Nichols, SC. Daughter of the late Lawrence W. McCormick and Sarah McLean McCormick. Louise was President of Pile Drivers, Inc. which she co-founded with her husband, George. She previously worked at Lorraine's Dress Shop. She became known as Moma to most people. Louise was a great cook and loved fishing, crabbing, baking and decorating cakes for loved ones, flower arranging, taking cruises and trips with her family and sharing fruits and vegetables with special people which gained her the nickname, Fairy Garden Mother. She is survived by her beloved children, Kay G. Shealy (Greg) and Bernice G. Martin (Ralph); grandson, Torry Shealy; and granddaughter, Ashley Martin all of Charleston, SC; a sister, Frances Harrelson of Columbia, SC; and a brother, Malcolm McCormick of Nichols, SC. Louise is predeceased by her parents, her husband and their son, Bubba Geiger, a sister, Sarah Bernice Ham and a brother, Stephen McCormick. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Heart Association of SC, Memorial & Tributes Processing Center, 4217 Park Pace Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060 and/or donations payable to Roper St. Francis Foundation, 125 Doughty Street, Charleston, SC 29403 (reference on check - 5th Floor Cancer Center Atrium). Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 30, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC. WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway, Charleston at 11:30 a.m. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday in Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston