Mrs. Delores Scott haigler

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:10, 30-31 Delores Scott Haigler passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina at The Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore. Delores was born on November 23, 1928, to the Late Abram and Dora Mae Lovett Scott. She grew up in the Springville community of White Springs, Florida, and attended the Springville Rosenwald School. She was baptized and grew up in the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in White Springs, Florida. She has been a member of Saint Paul Episcopal Church in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Saint Luke Episcopal Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and Shiloh A.M.E. Church in Elloree, Soth Carolina. She was currently a member of New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Orangeburg, South Carolina. ANCESTRAL REFERENCE The fifth of six children, Delores is listed on the Hankerson Family Tree under, great grandparents, John and Clara Hankerson; grandparents, Robert Scott and Hanna Hankerson Scott; and parents, Abram Scott and Dora Mae Lovett Scott. She is listed on the Bargeron / Bargerman Family Tree under grandmother, Jane Bargeron Lovett; parents, Abram Scott and Dora Mae Lovett Scott. Delores had fond memories of her early life growing up in the Springville Community in rural North Florida. Growing up during what was known as the “Great Depression”, she was blessed to have a close-knit family living together on a family farm. among many cousins and friends, and she took advantage of every opportunity to return to Springville for annual homecomings every 4th of July weekend. Delores graduated from the Springville Rosenwald School, where she excelled on the state championship basketball team. However, her educational opportunities only went to the 10th grade in Springville. She moved to Dade City, Florida, to live with her sister Naomi and brother-in-law Otis Jones. In Dade City, Delores earned her high school diploma at Moore Academy, which eventually became Mickens High School. After earning her diploma, and fueled by her wanderlust, Delores begged her father to allow her to continue her education. He sold a cow to pay her tuition, hitched up the wagon, and took her, and a cousin to the train station in Live Oak. Delores enrolled in the National School of Business in Nashville, Tennessee, and earned an Executive Secretary diploma. She returned to Columbia County, and briefly worked for the County Extension Office as a Secretary. Delores then migrated to Prairie View, Texas, where she had accepted a job as Secretary to the Librarian at the Main Library of Prairie View A&M College. After two years in Texas, Delores moved to Orangeburg, South Carolina, where she was a Clerical Assistant and Secretary at the Miller F. Whitaker Library at South Carolina State College. In Orangeburg, she met and married Talmadge Moore, and to that union, Eric and Terry were born. The family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where Delores became a Library Assistant, and eventually Reference Librarian at the Starks Library at Benedict College. At Benedict, Delores also returned to the classroom, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education. With a Fellowship from the UNCF, Delores went on to earn a Master of Science in Library Science from Atlanta University, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was hired as Assistant Order Librarian at the McKissick Library at the University of South Carolina. When the head of the Order Department position opened up, the university advertised the position in the Wall Street Journal and asked Delores to serve on the search committee. She promptly presented her own credentials and applied for the position herself! She eventually retired from USC after a stellar career managing a million-dollar budget, supervising a staff of 16 and mentoring students along the way. Delores later married Sam A. Haigler, and they enjoyed a life together of travel, visiting England, Spain, France, Morrocco, Hawaii, and countless other cruises and vacations. She enjoyed an active social life, entertaining friends and family at home, attending parties, dances, and athletic events, and as a member of the 13 Hearts Bridge Club. She supervised the Ward-9 voter registration headquarters, encouraging young adults to vote and get involved in the political process. She was a member of the South Carolina Library Association, the Southeastern Library Association, and the American Library Association. With retirement, Delores discovered her entrepreneurial spirit as she immediately excelled in multi-level marketing with Coppercraft Guild and Jewels by Parklane, earning designer clothes, cars and trips, and being promoted to Regional Manager. Delores Haigler was a Renaissance woman in every sense with a wide range of interests and abilities. She was an excellent hostess and she was very particular about food preparation, service, and presentation. She knew how to cook anything, from a rack of lamb, to a roasted possum! She was also a whiz on the sewing machine, from making curtains and dresses to making lingerie and coats. She delighted in preparing canned delicacies for entry in the South Carolina State Fair every year, and she was always a top ribbon winner with her pickles, jellies, vegetables, and preserves. She loved to be outside with her hands in the dirt, cultivating her garden with flowers, strawberries, peas, corn, okra, tomatoes, collards, cucumbers, peppers…You name it! Delores liked to go fishing, (from the shore, as she never learned to swim) and she loved to bring home her catch to be dressed and cooked fresh, or put up in one of her freezers for later. She was great with a rifle as her father taught all of the Scott sisters how to shoot. She once killed a water moccasin in her driveway with one shot! Sam A. Haigler, her loving husband of thirty-four years, preceded her in death in 2008. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Eric Clarence Moore; stepdaughter Geraldine Gooden; sisters Marjorie Scott Jones, Naomi Scott Jones, Geraldine Scott Bush, and Florine Murph; and her brother Abraham Scott, Jr. A caring wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother, she leaves to cherish precious memories, a loving daughter Teresa “Terry” Moore Mutakabbir and her husband Tamir Abdul Mutakabbir of Charlotte, NC; two devoted grandchildren Dr. Yoruba Mutakabbir of Houston, TX and Ibn Tamir Abdul Mutakabbir and his wife Ayesha Mutakabbir of Charlotte, NC; and two great-grandchildren, Ibrahim Ali Abdul Mutakabbir and Asira Mutakabbir of Charlotte, NC; Mrs. Haigler is survived by her loving and caring nieces Joyce Lewis of Cleveland Heights, OH, Gwen Washington of St. Petersburg, FL, Blynthia Hazelton and her husband Cornell Hazelton of Atlanta, GA, Carolyn Jones Ivey of Atlanta, GA, Sonya Campbell of Orangeburg, SC, Wilhelmena Ulmer of Columbia, SC, Doretha Thigpen and her husband Clarence Thigpen of Columbia, SC, and Geraldine White and her husband Michael White of Conyers, GA; and devoted nephews Eugene Jones of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Charles Scott and his wife Sandra Scott, Paul Jones and his wife Latena Jones of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Floyd Jones and his wife Mattie Jones of Dade City, FL, Brett Jantsen Bush of Murfreesboro, TN, Fred Pinkston of Atlanta, GA, Greggory Clarkson and his wife Val Clarkson, and Thomas Clarkson and his wife Nancy; daughter-in-law Betty Moore of Kannapolis, NC; stepdaughter Aurelia Arrington “Cleo” Battle of Shalimar, FL; and a host of great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and other dear relatives and friends, all of whom join the family in sharing the grief caused by her departure. As we say our good-byes here, they celebrate in heaven. A dear loved one is welcomed home.

Mrs. Delores Scott haigler

November 23, 1928 - December 17, 2023