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Kathryn Loflen Obituary

Kathryn Parker Loflen "Kay" COLUMBIA - A funeral service for Kathryn "Kay" Parker Loflen, 89, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, with burial in the church memorial gardens at 10:30 a.m. prior. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mrs. Loflen passed away Monday, July 9, 2018. Born in Lake Hamilton, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Wayne Palmer Parker and Elvira Katherine McAlister Parker. Kay was a member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church. Surviving is her daughter, Karen Gail Loflen of West Columbia. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Lester Albert "Buck" Loflen. Memorials may be made to Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 N Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29206; or a charity of one's choice. Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com

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Published by The State on Jul. 15, 2018.

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