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Dorothy Godbold Obituary

Dorothy M. Stocker Godbold COLUMBIA - Funeral services for Dorothy M. Stocker Godbold will be 11 AM Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Union Baptist Church in Columbia, SC, with interment to follow at Crescent Hills Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday, May 24, 2019, from 6-8 PM at the Palmer Memorial Chapel and the public may view 3-8 PM Friday at the Chapel and again Saturday from 10AM until the hour of service at the sanctuary. Dorothy M. Stocker Godbold was born in Hopkins, SC, the first of eleven children to the late Frank and Louise Jones Stocker. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in the Class of 1946. She made history as the first Black Head Cashier at B. Berry's on Assembly Street in Columbia. Surviving are five children: Hardin "Bobby" (Diane) Jones, Jr., Mary "Penny" Jones, Stanley B. Jones, Pamela Jones, and Carole Y. Jones; eleven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; six siblings; and other relatives. Please visit www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com for additional information.

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Published by The State on May 24, 2019.

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May 26, 2019

Bob, We are very saddened in learning of the loss of your Mother, and our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
May God Bless you always.

Sincerely,
Robert and Sally Meise

Janice

May 24, 2019

Heartfelt sympathy to the family, please find comfort in knowing that God understands your pain and will give you the needed strength to get pass this difficult time. Isaiah 40:29

May 24, 2019

Bob, I am so sorry for you loss. My heart goes out to you and your family at this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you, as you deal with the loss of your Mom, Ms. Dorothy M. Stocker, Godbold. May God Bless you, and Keep you, always.

Sincerely,
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Johnson
Former ETV Colleague

Pat

May 24, 2019

I am very sorry for your loss. I hope your hearts are filled with loving memories and may you find comfort in knowing that God will bind up the broken-hearted and comfort those who mourn. Isa. 61:1,2

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1200 Fontaine Place P.O. Box 586, Columbia, SC 29202

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Union Baptist Church

Columbia, SC

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