Mrs. Miriam L. Woodring

North Augusta, SC—Funeral Services for Mrs. Miriam Landis “Mim” Woodring, 83, of Dunbarton Drive, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest and went to be with “her Sam” on May 2, 2012, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the First Baptist Church of North Augusta. Dr. John M. Younginer, Jr., Dr. Gary C. Redding, Mr. Ted Stephens and Chaplain Ken Gross officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Park. Mim was born on May 16, 1928 in New Castle, PA, having made North Augusta her home for the past 60 years. She graduated from Chambersburg Pennsylvania High School and Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA where she received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, with an emphasis on commercial foods and dietics. She was a home economist for Pennsylvania Power & Light before moving to North Augusta in 1951, where she worked as a clerk in the Employment Department for the DuPont Company at the Savannah River Plant until 1957. Mim, along with her late husband Samuel L. Woodring, was the owner, associate editor and editor of The Star from 1954 to 1998, then a consulting editor for The Star from 1998 until her death. She was an adjunct faculty member of Aiken Technical College, teaching personal development during the first five years of the school’s existence. She represented District 4 on Aiken County Council for 12 years and was appointed Vice-Chair one year. She was Vice Chair of the Aiken County Library Board of Trustees, served on the Aiken County Board of Trustees from 1988 to the present and was Chair for most of that time. She was a member of the ABBE Regional Library Board of Trustees. Mim Woodring was the first woman ever elected to the S.C. Press Association, where she served as President of the Women’s Division and was named Newspaper Woman of the Year. She was appointed by Gov. Carroll Campbell to the Commission on the Future of South Carolina. In North Augusta, Mim was a member and former president of the North Augusta Women’s Club; a member of the North Augusta 2000 Diversity Committee; the Friends of Nancy Carson Library Foundation, where she was the nominating committee chair; and North Augusta Cultural Arts Council, where she served as director of North Augusta Idol and co-chaired the Veterans’ Concert. Mim had served on the North Augusta Board of Health, the North Augusta Health Center on Georgia Avenue, was vice president of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Chamber’s membership drive. During her lifetime, Mim received awards for her service to teens from the S.C. Press Association, Trustee of the Year from the S.C. Friends of the Library, Golden Deeds from the North Augusta Exchange Club, Business Woman of the Year from the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Doctorate of Public Service from USC Aiken, Service to Mankind Award from the Sertoma Club and Person of the Year from the S.C. Future Business Leaders of America. With her husband, Sam, the couple was named North Augusta Citizens of the Year and North Augusta Business Persons of the Year (both Chamber of Commerce awards), Aiken County Council on Aging’s Older Americans of the Year and received the Distinguished Service Award from USC Aiken. While continuing her career with The Star, Mim was the Miss North Augusta (for the Miss USA pageant) Pageant Director, which was sponsored by the North Augusta Jaycees for 10 years, determined the “Best in State” and produced a South Carolina winner in 1962. The Woodrings held the Miss S.C. USA franchise for eight years, sponsoring contestants in the National Pageant, directing the State Pageant, grooming winners for the national competition, including a first, second and third runner-up and “Best Costume” twice during that time. Mim was a member of the North Augusta Bible Chapel. Her hobbies included community service, directing weddings and serving as emcee for fashion shows. She was additionally preceded in death by her parents, George M. and Nora Landis, a brother, John T. Landis and a sister, Grace Blair. Survivors include her sister, Ruth Bushman, Orrtanna, PA and several nieces and nephews. Honorary Pallbearers will be E. J. Holgate, Kent Sullivan, Gerald Stephens, Rodney Kight, David McKie and Eddie Butler. Active Pallbearers will be Dr. Billy Thurmond, Kelly Zier, Jerry Stallworth, Edward Petty, Lee Wembs and Bill Burkhalter. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this Friday evening from 6 until 8. Memorials may be made to the North Augusta Bible Chapel, 1050 Hammond Drive, North Augusta, SC 29841 or the Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta, SC 29841. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803.278.1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com

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Mrs. Miriam L. Woodring

May 16, 1928 - May 2, 2012