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Lena DeBorde Obituary

Columbia - Memorial service for Lena Mendel DeBorde, 93, will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church Capitol Fund. Visitation will be Saturday 10:30-11:30 at the funeral home. Mrs. DeBorde died Wednesday, February 4, 2004. Born in Savannah, GA, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Catherine McCabe Mendel. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and O'Brien Guild and a volunteer at Providence Hospital. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Paul DeBorde, Sr. and Patsy DeBorde of Columbia and Shelby DeBorde, Jr. and Maggie DeBorde of Columbia; grandchildren, Shelby III, Gary, Brian and Danny DeBorde and Paul DeBorde, Jr., Trisha D. Mueller and Alice D. Richardson; and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by eight brothers and sisters. Dunbar Funeral Home Savannah Morning News, February 6, 2004 Please sign our Obituary Guestboo k at www.savannahnow.com

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Published by Savannah Morning News on Feb. 6, 2004.

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Murray Silver

February 6, 2004

Aunt Lena was a loving,caring,charming, sweet lady...she will be greatly missed by all that knew her...the Mendel circle will not be broken...May GOD hold her in his palm...forever.

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