Faye Marie Mauer Tenhover

COLUMBIA — A private graveside service for Faye Marie Mauer Tenhover, 49, of Columbia, will be held for the family, Friday, July 10, 2009, in Elmwood Cemetery, with the Rev. Christine V. Stoxen and Rev. Robert L. Helton officiating. A memorial service will follow at 2 o’clock at Living Springs Lutheran Church, the family will receive friends following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to Living Springs Lutheran Church, 4224 Hard Scrabble Road, Columbia, SC 29223. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family.
 
Born March 31, 1960, in Burlington, Iowa, she was a daughter of Frank H. Mauer and the late Beverly Kaup Mauer. As a young lady, in Morning Sun, Iowa, she excelled in numerous dance and baton contests. She was also “Miss Louisa County Queen” from 1978-1979. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She later became a licensed dental hygienist and worked for Dr. Howard S. Denny, DMD for many years. Mrs. Tenhover also taught dance classes at Bailey Fine Arts and served on their board. She was a member of Living Springs Lutheran Church. Faye worked as a licensed real estate property manager for Tenhover One, Inc., a Columbia, South Carolina, commercial real estate firm, from 1996 to the present.
 
Survivors include her husband of 24 years, Jeffrey A. Tenhover; daughter, Julia Carleen Tenhover; father, Frank H. Mauer of Morning Sun, Iowa; aunt, Minnie Mae Nau, of Danville Care Center, Danville, Iowa; cousin, Danny Badgley, of Portage, Indiana; uncle, Eddie Wilson and wife, Bonnie, of Morning Sun, Iowa; aunt, Shirley Hostetter and husband, Jim, of Morning Sun, Iowa; nephews, Ty Wilson, Brock Wilson, Wade Hostetter, Jeremy Hostetter; uncle, Richard Wilson and wife, Jane, of Danville, Iowa; and pet dog, Honey; and numerous dogs fostered from Escue Rescue with her daughter, Julia Tenhover.
 
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