Mrs. Alice Forbes Boyle

Alice Forbes Boyle died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024; two days after her 98th birthday. Born August 19, 1926, in New York City, NY, Nibbie, as she was known, was the daughter of Caro Wyche Forbes and Maxwell Hallet Forbes. Nibbie grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of South Carolina earning a BA and a Masters degree. As a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Nibbie served as president of the Pan Hellenic Council. She was predeceased by the love of her life, Thomas Belton Boyle, Jr. Nibbie was a woman of deep faith. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral serving on the board and chairing the Daughters of the Holy Cross. Nibbie taught Sunday school and led many seminars at Trinity. She also served as a Field Associate for Faith At Work, Inc. in North and South Carolina. Her devotion to the community led her to serve on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army for many years where she was elected as an Emeritus member. She was a member of the Junior League of Columbia, chairman of the Board of the Junior League Speech and Hearing Center and taught many classes in Career Planning. She also served on the Board of Palmetto Health and the Board of Historic Columbia Foundation. She had a career as a professional counselor, which gave her the opportunity to share her many words of wisdom with others. Nibbie was quite a presence in this world impacting the lives of all with whom she came in contact. Being a member of several clubs, The Assembly (President), the National Society of the Colonial Dames, The Pine Tree Hunt Club, The Palmetto Club and Forest Lake Club rounded out her life and her love of people. One of her greatest joys was playing bridge with her many friends at Still Hopes. Nibbie’s children and grandchildren meant the world to her. She is survived by her three sons, Maxwell Forbes Boyle (Lynn), Thomas Belton Boyle, III (Mimi) and Robert Goggans Boyle (Lucile); seven grandchildren, Forbes Boyle (Emily), Sally Boyle Peek (Scotty), Alice Boyle Jenkins (Geoff), Connor Boyle Pulitzer (Joe), Margaret Boyle, Lucy Boyle and Robert Boyle, Jr.; and seven great-grandchildren, Max Boyle, Virginia Boyle, Sophie Peek, Elsie Peek, Charlotte Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins, and Annabelle Pulitzer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Trinity Foundation, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201 or The Salvation Army of the Midlands, 3024 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 2pm at The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Still Hopes Retirement Community. A visitation will follow in the Guignard Mansion. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

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Mrs. Alice Forbes Boyle

August 19, 1926 - August 21, 2024