Dr. Pamela Sale Cromer
Dr. Pamelia Sale Cromer, a loving parent and grandparent, a gifted teacher, educational leader and school administrator, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her son's home in Jacksonville, Ark., after a long illness. She was 77.
Beloved by her family and friends, Dr. Cromer was a gracious, generous woman with a natural gift for the sciences, a passion for travel, enthusiasm for new experiences and people, and a deep love for her church, music, and the arts. She lived in Boone and Hot Springs Village, Ark., after retiring from her work as an educator.
Born in Lexington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Dove Boles and Harold R. Sale, Sr. of Lexington. Her only sibling, U.S. Air Force pilot Major Harold Sale, Jr. was lost during the Vietnam War in 1967 and remains unaccounted for. Dr. Cromer was predeceased by her husband of 25 years, M. Perry Cromer of Lexington.
Dr. Cromer married in 1950. She graduated in 1952 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. She was class valedictorian, a member of Chi Beta Phi, recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and the recipient of the Sylvan Award.
She earned her Masters in secondary education from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and her Doctorate in educational administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1985.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone where she was also active in civic and community affairs, serving as: a member of the Kiwanis Club, on the Friends of the Library Board of Directors for Appalachian State University; on the board of directors of Watauga County Community Foundation and as a volunteer for the Appalachian Regional Pain Medication Center and for Meals on Wheels.
She taught at Lexington High School in Lexington and Fulmer Middle School in West Columbia, S.C. She served as State Science Consultant, S.C. Department of Education; as Director and Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Clarendon School District Two; and as Science Coordinator and Remedial/Compensatory Coordinator for the Williamsburg County Schools.
Dr. Cromer received many awards, including S.C. State Teacher of the Year in 1972, Lexington School District Two Teacher of the Year in 1972, the President's Award from Columbia College in 1972 and Outstanding Earth Science Teacher for the Southeastern Region in 1973.
She was very involved in professional organizations and published numerous articles. Her work included serving as secretary of the Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees; as president of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gama; as founding president and member of the S.C. Science Council Board of Directors; on the boards of the Dubose Career Center and the S.C. Hall of Science and Technology and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National Science Teachers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Surviving are her daughter, Deborah V. Cromer and husband, John Betton, of La Crosse, WI.; son, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Scott Cromer and wife, Teresa, of Jacksonville, AR; grandchildren, Robin Christopher Betton of La Crosse; Kathryn M. Cromer of Greenbriar, AR; Kelsey Cromer Hall and husband, Mychal, of North Little Rock, AR; Kyle Scott Cromer of Jacksonville; great-grandson, Ryan Andrew Cromer of North Little Rock; Aunt Myra Helms of Ronda, N.C.; and many relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone with a reception to follow and on Saturday, August 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, S.C. Interment will follow at Zion Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Cromer-Sale Scholarship Fund, Lexington United Methodist Church, 309 East Main St., Lexington, S.C. 29072.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Alvareeta Fox Barrier
Dr. Pamelia Sale Cromer, a loving parent and grandparent, a gifted teacher, educational leader and school administrator, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her son's home in Jacksonville, Ark., after a long illness. She was 77.
Beloved by her family and friends, Dr. Cromer was a gracious, generous woman with a natural gift for the sciences, a passion for travel, enthusiasm for new experiences and people, and a deep love for her church, music, and the arts. She lived in Boone and Hot Springs Village, Ark., after retiring from her work as an educator.
Born in Lexington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Dove Boles and Harold R. Sale, Sr. of Lexington. Her only sibling, U.S. Air Force pilot Major Harold Sale, Jr. was lost during the Vietnam War in 1967 and remains unaccounted for. Dr. Cromer was predeceased by her husband of 25 years, M. Perry Cromer of Lexington.
Dr. Cromer married in 1950. She graduated in 1952 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. She was class valedictorian, a member of Chi Beta Phi, recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and the recipient of the Sylvan Award.
She earned her Masters in secondary education from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and her Doctorate in educational administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1985.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone where she was also active in civic and community affairs, serving as: a member of the Kiwanis Club, on the Friends of the Library Board of Directors for Appalachian State University; on the board of directors of Watauga County Community Foundation and as a volunteer for the Appalachian Regional Pain Medication Center and for Meals on Wheels.
She taught at Lexington High School in Lexington and Fulmer Middle School in West Columbia, S.C. She served as State Science Consultant, S.C. Department of Education; as Director and Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Clarendon School District Two; and as Science Coordinator and Remedial/Compensatory Coordinator for the Williamsburg County Schools.
Dr. Cromer received many awards, including S.C. State Teacher of the Year in 1972, Lexington School District Two Teacher of the Year in 1972, the President's Award from Columbia College in 1972 and Outstanding Earth Science Teacher for the Southeastern Region in 1973.
She was very involved in professional organizations and published numerous articles. Her work included serving as secretary of the Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees; as president of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gama; as founding president and member of the S.C. Science Council Board of Directors; on the boards of the Dubose Career Center and the S.C. Hall of Science and Technology and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National Science Teachers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Surviving are her daughter, Deborah V. Cromer and husband, John Betton, of La Crosse, WI.; son, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Scott Cromer and wife, Teresa, of Jacksonville, AR; grandchildren, Robin Christopher Betton of La Crosse; Kathryn M. Cromer of Greenbriar, AR; Kelsey Cromer Hall and husband, Mychal, of North Little Rock, AR; Kyle Scott Cromer of Jacksonville; great-grandson, Ryan Andrew Cromer of North Little Rock; Aunt Myra Helms of Ronda, N.C.; and many relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone with a reception to follow and on Saturday, August 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, S.C. Interment will follow at Zion Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Cromer-Sale Scholarship Fund, Lexington United Methodist Church, 309 East Main St., Lexington, S.C. 29072.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Alvareeta Fox Barrier
Dr. Pamela Sale Cromer
Dr. Pamelia Sale Cromer, a loving parent and grandparent, a gifted teacher, educational leader and school administrator, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her son's home in Jacksonville, Ark., after a long illness. She was 77.
Beloved by her family and friends, Dr. Cromer was a gracious, generous woman with a natural gift for the sciences, a passion for travel, enthusiasm for new experiences and people, and a deep love for her church, music, and the arts. She lived in Boone and Hot Springs Village, Ark., after retiring from her work as an educator.
Born in Lexington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Dove Boles and Harold R. Sale, Sr. of Lexington. Her only sibling, U.S. Air Force pilot Major Harold Sale, Jr. was lost during the Vietnam War in 1967 and remains unaccounted for. Dr. Cromer was predeceased by her husband of 25 years, M. Perry Cromer of Lexington.
Dr. Cromer married in 1950. She graduated in 1952 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. She was class valedictorian, a member of Chi Beta Phi, recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and the recipient of the Sylvan Award.
She earned her Masters in secondary education from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and her Doctorate in educational administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1985.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone where she was also active in civic and community affairs, serving as: a member of the Kiwanis Club, on the Friends of the Library Board of Directors for Appalachian State University; on the board of directors of Watauga County Community Foundation and as a volunteer for the Appalachian Regional Pain Medication Center and for Meals on Wheels.
She taught at Lexington High School in Lexington and Fulmer Middle School in West Columbia, S.C. She served as State Science Consultant, S.C. Department of Education; as Director and Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Clarendon School District Two; and as Science Coordinator and Remedial/Compensatory Coordinator for the Williamsburg County Schools.
Dr. Cromer received many awards, including S.C. State Teacher of the Year in 1972, Lexington School District Two Teacher of the Year in 1972, the President's Award from Columbia College in 1972 and Outstanding Earth Science Teacher for the Southeastern Region in 1973.
She was very involved in professional organizations and published numerous articles. Her work included serving as secretary of the Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees; as president of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gama; as founding president and member of the S.C. Science Council Board of Directors; on the boards of the Dubose Career Center and the S.C. Hall of Science and Technology and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National Science Teachers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Surviving are her daughter, Deborah V. Cromer and husband, John Betton, of La Crosse, WI.; son, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Scott Cromer and wife, Teresa, of Jacksonville, AR; grandchildren, Robin Christopher Betton of La Crosse; Kathryn M. Cromer of Greenbriar, AR; Kelsey Cromer Hall and husband, Mychal, of North Little Rock, AR; Kyle Scott Cromer of Jacksonville; great-grandson, Ryan Andrew Cromer of North Little Rock; Aunt Myra Helms of Ronda, N.C.; and many relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone with a reception to follow and on Saturday, August 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, S.C. Interment will follow at Zion Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Cromer-Sale Scholarship Fund, Lexington United Methodist Church, 309 East Main St., Lexington, S.C. 29072.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Alvareeta Fox Barrier
Dr. Pamelia Sale Cromer, a loving parent and grandparent, a gifted teacher, educational leader and school administrator, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her son's home in Jacksonville, Ark., after a long illness. She was 77.
Beloved by her family and friends, Dr. Cromer was a gracious, generous woman with a natural gift for the sciences, a passion for travel, enthusiasm for new experiences and people, and a deep love for her church, music, and the arts. She lived in Boone and Hot Springs Village, Ark., after retiring from her work as an educator.
Born in Lexington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Dove Boles and Harold R. Sale, Sr. of Lexington. Her only sibling, U.S. Air Force pilot Major Harold Sale, Jr. was lost during the Vietnam War in 1967 and remains unaccounted for. Dr. Cromer was predeceased by her husband of 25 years, M. Perry Cromer of Lexington.
Dr. Cromer married in 1950. She graduated in 1952 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College in Columbia, S.C. She was class valedictorian, a member of Chi Beta Phi, recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and the recipient of the Sylvan Award.
She earned her Masters in secondary education from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and her Doctorate in educational administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1985.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone where she was also active in civic and community affairs, serving as: a member of the Kiwanis Club, on the Friends of the Library Board of Directors for Appalachian State University; on the board of directors of Watauga County Community Foundation and as a volunteer for the Appalachian Regional Pain Medication Center and for Meals on Wheels.
She taught at Lexington High School in Lexington and Fulmer Middle School in West Columbia, S.C. She served as State Science Consultant, S.C. Department of Education; as Director and Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Clarendon School District Two; and as Science Coordinator and Remedial/Compensatory Coordinator for the Williamsburg County Schools.
Dr. Cromer received many awards, including S.C. State Teacher of the Year in 1972, Lexington School District Two Teacher of the Year in 1972, the President's Award from Columbia College in 1972 and Outstanding Earth Science Teacher for the Southeastern Region in 1973.
She was very involved in professional organizations and published numerous articles. Her work included serving as secretary of the Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees; as president of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gama; as founding president and member of the S.C. Science Council Board of Directors; on the boards of the Dubose Career Center and the S.C. Hall of Science and Technology and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National Science Teachers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Surviving are her daughter, Deborah V. Cromer and husband, John Betton, of La Crosse, WI.; son, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Scott Cromer and wife, Teresa, of Jacksonville, AR; grandchildren, Robin Christopher Betton of La Crosse; Kathryn M. Cromer of Greenbriar, AR; Kelsey Cromer Hall and husband, Mychal, of North Little Rock, AR; Kyle Scott Cromer of Jacksonville; great-grandson, Ryan Andrew Cromer of North Little Rock; Aunt Myra Helms of Ronda, N.C.; and many relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone with a reception to follow and on Saturday, August 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, S.C. Interment will follow at Zion Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Cromer-Sale Scholarship Fund, Lexington United Methodist Church, 309 East Main St., Lexington, S.C. 29072.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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