Name Residence: Melvin L. Wimmer Sr Hodges,SC Approx. Date of Death: 09/08/2006 Notice HODGES ù Dr. Melvin L. ôMelö Wimmer, Sr., 70, resident of 5701 Highway 25 North, died September 8, 2006 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born in Memphis, TN, January 22, 1936, he was a son of the late Leonard and Birdie McKinney Wimmer. He was a graduate of The Citadel and served as a 1st Lieutenant in The U.S. Army before entering dental school at the University of Missouri. Dr. Wimmer was a practicing dentist for 40 years in Greenwood and served on the Self Regional Medical Center dental staff. Dr. Wimmer was very active in the Greenwood Community Theatre and other local theaters. He was inducted into the Lander University Athletic Hall of Fame for his service and dedication to the athletes, students, and university family. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he has served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, and was a long-standing member of the choir. He enjoyed over 25 years of SC High School Football officiating. He is survived by his daughter, Wendi Wimmer, of Columbia and her children; Hughston Armstrong and Victoria Jackson; his son, M. L. ôLeeö Wimmer, Jr. and wife, Tammy Babb Wimmer, of Greenwood, their sons M. L. ôTreyö Wimmer III, Ty Wimmer and Thomas Heath Wimmer; a sister, Pat Giglio of Tampa, Fla. and close personal friend, Rosalind Welder of Lincolnton, NC. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Tony Hopkins and Rev. Kenneth Standley officiating. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 10:00 AM Monday. The family is at the home of Lee and Tammy Wimmer, 102 English Court, and will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:30 to 8:30 Sunday evening. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to the Melvin L. Wimmer Scholarship Fund, c/o The Lander University Foundation, 310 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.blythfuneralhome.com. Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Wimmer family.
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