Geraldine R. "Mimi" Metzger

Geraldine R. "Mimi" Metzger Rock Hill, SC Mrs. Geraldine R. "Mimi" Metzger, 89, of Harbor Chase, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012. A native of Battle Creek, MI she was a daughter of the late Edward and Pricey Chatfield King. Born May 3, 1923 she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She attended Bethel Baptist Church in Clover for many years where she was a member of the Golden Agers and the Adult Sunday School Class. Geri also loved arts and crafts, gardening and her family dearly. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Richard "Dick" Metzger; one sister; and two brothers. Surviving are a daughter Ruth Ann Stripland of Ft. Mill; two granddaughters Lisa Marie Crews of Tennessee, and Lori Ann Cabaniss and her husband Kenneth of Ft. Mill; three great-granddaughters Rebecca Ann Arrowood and her husband Dustin, Kimberly Nicole Crews, and Jennifer Lacey Crews all of Rock Hill; one great-great-granddaughter Lisa Michele Arrowood; one brother Bud King of Battle Creek; and one sister Miami Besser of Eustis, FL. A service to celebrate Geri's life will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Bart Plaxco officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. on Sunday until the hour of service at the church. Interment will follow the service at Forest Hills Cemetery. Memorials in honor of Geraldine may be made to the Church Bus Fund, c/o Bethel Baptist Church, 4160 Hands Mill Highway, York, SC 29745 or to Harbor Chase of Rock Hill, 1611 Constitution Blvd, Rock Hill, SC 29732. Condolences can be e-mailed to the family online at www.basscauthenfuneralhome.com Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home is serving the family, 700 Heckle Boulevard, Rock Hill, SC.