Elizabeth D. Book
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Elizabeth Dawn Moore Book, 88, wife of the late William Ellery "Bill" Book, Jr., died at her home in Kingstree surrounded by family Thursday, April 27, 2023.
Mrs. Book was born July 23, 1934, in Loogootee, IN, a daughter of the late John Pritchard Moore and Agnus Ione Lee Moore Pelfrey. She was a graduate of Bosse High School and Evansville College, both in Evansville, Indiana and William and Mary College in Richmond, VA. She also received a Master's Degree from the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Book started her career as a commercial art designer in Evansville. After moving to Williamsburg county, Mrs. Book acquired a grant for an Art Bus to expose the children of Williamsburg County to the fine arts. Her desire to share her love for the arts didn't stop there. She opened the Williamsburg County Art Gallery located in the basement of the old Carnegie Library in Kingstree. She received multiple grants that offered ceramic, piano, guitar, and dance lessons to the children of the county. After becoming an art teacher, she taught art at Kingstree Senior High School for many years and ended her teaching career at Holly Hill Elementary School, touching the lives of several thousand students. She received many accolades such as Teacher of the Year and SC Catholic Woman of the Year. She was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority, The League of Women Voters, and St. Ann Catholic Church. She was a volunteer at the Felician Center in Kingstree. She was an avid reader and supporter of the local library.
Surviving Mrs. Book are: her children, Beth (Chuck) Smith of Ravenel, SC, Bill (Cathi) Book of Commerce, GA, Kary (Tim) Blackburn of Charleston, SC, John (Carolyn) Book of Pamplico, SC, Charley Book of Commerce, GA, Ellen (Randy) Smith of Pamplico, SC, and Mary (David) Mims of Pamplico, SC; 17 grandchildren, Hillary Smith, Chad Smith, Price Smith, Jonathan (Alyssa) Book, Britney (Chris) Lee, TC Blackburn, Pacer Blackburn, Charley Book, Garrett Book, Johnny Book, McKenna (Jesse) Lord, Shelly (Connor) Mays, Cullen Smith, Clayton (Hannah) Mims, Colton Mims, Mary Grace Mims, and Elizabeth Mims; 12 great grandchildren, Fayth, Kaylee, Jaylyn, Ayden, Grayce, Levi, Sarah, Carter, PJ, Addie, Macy, and Baby Jasper; and multiple nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and stepfather, Marvin Pelfrey, and her husband, Bill, Mrs. Book was preceded in death by sisters, Joan (Joe) Harris and Sandy (Mike) Ripburger, grandson, Jacob Dylan Book, and daughter-in-law, Robin Lacy Book.
Mrs. Book's family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Williamsburg Funeral Home in Kingstree. There will be a family service on Friday with interment at Kingstree Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to St. Ann Catholic Church, 107 Hirsch Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 or to Williamsburg County Library, 215 N Jackson Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituary page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com