Eloise S. Twombly

Eloise S Twombly
AIKEN - Eloise S. Twombly, a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, began attending the Unitarian Church at the age of 12 and graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Economics. She met her husband of 55 years, the late John Twombly, at the Unitarian Church. Together with her husband, Eloise was a founding member of the Unitarian Church of Aiken.
Eloise was also a founding member and first president of the Aiken County Council on Human Relations and often commented that what she was most proud of were her accomplishments as a civil rights activist in the early 1960s.
Eloise played the cello with the Augusta Symphony for 48 years and taught piano for over 25 years, mentoring students who won South Carolina state competitions. She had a lifelong attachment to Vermont, summering there for decades. Eloise also enjoyed travel throughout the United States including Hawaii and St Petersburg, FL and internationally to Canada, Europe, Israel, and Peru. An enthusiastic competitor, she enjoyed tennis, golf, swimming and sailing.
Eloise's mottos were "All the joy of life depends on the art of making friends." and "Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold." Throughout her life, Eloise strove to do her best in everything she put her mind to including sports and contributions to her community. She lived in Aiken for 67 years until her death March 31, 2019 at the age of 91.
Survivors include a sister Mary Kay Binder, daughters Katherine Twombly and Barbara Twombly-Herrick, son-in-law Christopher Herrick, grandchildren Michael Herrick and Laura Smith, and her dear friend Gordon Lewis.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church, in lieu of flowers