Ozie Krell

Ozie Caldwell Krell, 91, of Prosperity, widow of Claude W. Krell, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at White Oak Manor.

Born on January 16, 1921, in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Hobson and Phoebe Perry Caldwell. She was retired from Old School Manufacturing. Mrs. Krell was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where was a member of the Adult II Sunday School Class and was a Sunday School teacher for over forty years. She was a member of the Margaret Hawkins Circle and the New Horizons.

She is survived by daughters, Linda (Wayne) Sheppard of Prosperity and Kathy (Hal) Guyon of Columbia; brothers, George H. Caldwell of Nampa, ID and Ted P. Caldwell of Saluda; sisters, Sudie C. Berry of Saluda and Joyce C. Harling of Edgefield; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Krell was predeceased by a brother, J. Hubert Caldwell and sisters, Elizabeth C. Forrest and Willard C. Bickley.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jason Schafer, Rev. E. Arden Hallman and Rev. Henry Brandt. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Bus Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Active pallbeares will be Russell Berry, Jimmy Bickley, Josh Cockrell, Jeff Felker, Von Forrest, Ian Gould, Wade Guyon and Cyril Sheppard.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of WELCA, the Adult II Sunday School Class and New Horizons, Marian Hawkins, Reba Warren, Joyce Zeigler and Carolyn Shealy.

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