Mrs. Margaret "Meg" Leah White Dillard

Funeral services for Margaret Leah White Dillard “Meg” of Columbia, SC will be held at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Rd on Saturday, October 28 at 1pm with a private family service preceding. The family will receive friends after the memorial service in Thompson Hall at the church. Visitation will be on Friday, October 27 from 5pm – 7pm at the Mann home, 318 Country Club Drive. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Born December 7, 1947, in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Paul Vernon and Freda Spradling White. She was an active member of Eastminster for many years and found that being a Stephen Minister brought great meaning to her life. She also loved decorating the “Christ Window” in the sanctuary at Christmas. Her creative spirit will be missed. She was a graduate of Marshall University with a bachelor’s in education. She taught in private and public schools and children’s programs at the Huntington Museum of Art. She was an artist, model, a member of the Saint Cameron’s Society, and the Columbia Junior League. She enjoyed her bridge club of 35+ years. Meg marked every occasion as special when she got to spend time at the beach, Caesar’s Head and Lake Lure with dear friends she counted as treasures in her life. She cherished the time she spent with her devoted and loving husband, children and grandchildren and considered her family God’s greatest blessing. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, James “Jim” Terrell Dillard. A son, James Alex Dillard and his wife, Sarah Salisbury Dillard, and their son Henry “Hank” Graeme Dillard; daughter, Mary Katherine Dillard Powell, her husband, Jimmy Carlton Powell, Jr, and their children, Riley Elizabeth and Jackson Boyd Powell; daughter, Anne Whitney Dillard Mann, and her husband, Edward Coke Mann, IV, and their children Virginia Dreher and Mary Margaret Mann. Also surviving are her brothers, Paul Michael White and his wife, Rebecca Moses White; Luke Alan White; nieces and nephews; Lenore Greenlee Dillard, wife of brother-in-law, the late Richard Booth Dillard. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to JET Fund, c/o Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF), 2142 Boyce Street, Suite 402 Columbia, SC 29201. The JET Fund provides monetary support to individual amputees seeking financial assistance with purchasing prosthetic devices and services. We want to express our gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Dan Claire, Dr. Divya Ahuja, Dr. Dan Love, Dr. Mark Mayson, Ellen Weidner, Dr. Martha Parker Hester, Dr. Mirsad Mujadzic, Taylor Hildebrand with Hanger Clinic, cousin Paula Andrejko and to the many friends who stood by us. For every kind word and deed, you who have ministered to us, we are eternally grateful. We shall always pray that God, in His infinite bounty, will reward each of you richly.

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Mrs. Margaret "Meg" Leah White Dillard

December 7, 1947 - October 16, 2023