BIRMINGHAM, ALA - Ms. Carolyn Estelle Bankhead, age 75, formerly of Columbia, S.C., passed away Monday, January 16, 2012, in St. Martins in the Pines, Birmingham, Ala. Ms. Bankhead was born April 20, 1936, in Augusta, Ga., daughter of the late Martin Young Bankhead and Cummings Rawls Bankhead, and she grew up in and around Columbia and Wagener, S.C. Ms. Bankhead had retired from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, where she worked with the government programs businesses. There, Ms. Bankhead laid the foundation for both their Medicare and CHAMPUS (now Tricare) businesses, and during her tenure she was a mentor and a role model for many of the women who followed her and became executives at Blue Cross Blue Shield. Ms. Bankhead was well loved and admired by her friends and her family. She is survived by her sister, Rebecca Bankhead Tolbert (Lelland,) and her uncle, Allen Rawls (Barbara), as well as her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
ews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Seivern Baptist Church in Wagener, S.C. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Seivern Baptist Church, 1337 Seivern Road, Wagener, SC 29164, (803) 564-5373. Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 Main Street South, Wagener, S.C., (803) 564-5333, is assisting the family. An online guestbook is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.
Published in The State on January 19, 2012
ews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Seivern Baptist Church in Wagener, S.C. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Seivern Baptist Church, 1337 Seivern Road, Wagener, SC 29164, (803) 564-5373. Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 Main Street South, Wagener, S.C., (803) 564-5333, is assisting the family. An online guestbook is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.
Published in The State on January 19, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, ALA - Ms. Carolyn Estelle Bankhead, age 75, formerly of Columbia, S.C., passed away Monday, January 16, 2012, in St. Martins in the Pines, Birmingham, Ala. Ms. Bankhead was born April 20, 1936, in Augusta, Ga., daughter of the late Martin Young Bankhead and Cummings Rawls Bankhead, and she grew up in and around Columbia and Wagener, S.C. Ms. Bankhead had retired from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, where she worked with the government programs businesses. There, Ms. Bankhead laid the foundation for both their Medicare and CHAMPUS (now Tricare) businesses, and during her tenure she was a mentor and a role model for many of the women who followed her and became executives at Blue Cross Blue Shield. Ms. Bankhead was well loved and admired by her friends and her family. She is survived by her sister, Rebecca Bankhead Tolbert (Lelland,) and her uncle, Allen Rawls (Barbara), as well as her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
ews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Seivern Baptist Church in Wagener, S.C. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Seivern Baptist Church, 1337 Seivern Road, Wagener, SC 29164, (803) 564-5373. Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 Main Street South, Wagener, S.C., (803) 564-5333, is assisting the family. An online guestbook is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.
Published in The State on January 19, 2012
ews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Seivern Baptist Church in Wagener, S.C. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Seivern Baptist Church, 1337 Seivern Road, Wagener, SC 29164, (803) 564-5373. Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 Main Street South, Wagener, S.C., (803) 564-5333, is assisting the family. An online guestbook is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.
Published in The State on January 19, 2012
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