Wilma Eleazer Halford Obituary
The passing of Wilma Eleazer Halford (Columbia, South Carolina) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on May 1, 2026 at the age of 98. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Wilma Eleazer Halford to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lona Stone Eleazer and Robert B. Eleazer, Sr.; her former husband Raymond G. Halford; her husband Dr. Goodwin Tuck; her brother Dr. Robert B. Eleazer, Jr.; her sister-in-law Nancy Eleazer; her nieces, Karen Eleazer Espinosa and Nila Kay Eleazer; her nephew Robin Eleazer; and her brother-in-law Carl M. Fisher.
She is survived by: her children, Anne Lindsey Halford Burley (George) of Blythewood, SC and Richard Gaines Halford (Stacey); her granddaughter Claudia Elizabeth Halford of Columbia, SC; her siblings, Col. William Eleazer (Jan) of St. Petersburg and Miriam Eleazer Fisher of Charlotte, NC; her nieces and nephews, Hal Eleazer (Susan), Carl Eleazer, Lyn Eleazer Bethea (Earl), Stone Eleazer (Marilee), Jill Eleazer Sokol (John), Carl Fisher, Jr. (Erin), Joy Eleazer White (Stephen), Dr. Jeremy Fisher (Katie), Dr. Janthi Fisher Webster (Jonathan) and Col. Linn Fisher (Jennijoy); her caregivers, Walter Gregg, Mercedes Tyler, Melinda Hicklin-Page, Yvonne Persello, Sonia Fuller, Lynda Hemingway, Val Sinclair, Betty Anderson, Anaisha Scott, Avila Hernandez-Miles, Connie Craig, Veronica Ford and Ciara Mack; Carey, Lisa and Janice.
In the last years "Cheetie" had survived the broken bones, kidney surgery, COVID epidemic, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a stroke, and a broken hip never losing her keen sense of humor.
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