DOROTHY COPPLE TODD

Dorothy Copple Todd, age 78, beloved wife of 59 years to Edward Eugene Todd III, died on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Medical University of South Carolina of Charleston.

Born in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Livey and Dorothy Blackwood Copple. Mrs. Todd was an assistant kindergarten teacher for more than 30 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior Welfare League, Sumter Art Association and served on the Friends of Swan Lake Board of Directors. She was a member of The Church of the Holy Comforter, where she served in the Alter Guild. Mrs. Todd had currently been attending The Church of the Holy Cross.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Michael Davis Todd of Sumter and Stephen Lear Todd and his wife, Katherine, of Raleigh, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Davis and Katie Todd; and one brother, Carl Copple.

A private service will be held.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday at the residence.

Memorials may be made to The Church of the Holy Cross, 335 N. Kings Highway, Sumter, SC 29154.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.