Juanita Corley Hall

Juanita Corley-Hall was born April 8, 1923, at 1212 Pine Street and reared in the Old Waverly neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Paul Joseph Corley and Lillian Corley. She transitioned Friday, January 1, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in the Class of 1940, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allen University and a Masters of Education from Atlanta University. She performed additional graduate work at Virginia State University on "Teaching Disadvantaged Students" and at Winthrop University on "Teaching the Gifted and Talented Students." Her teaching career spanned more than thirty-five years as a teacher in Richland County School District One. She was one of the original teachers for the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Program created in Richland County School District One for teaching exceptional students. At an early age, she knew that her life would be spent in teaching and helping students to be the best at anything they set out to do. She was passionate about learning and the important role that teachers play in society. She believed that teachers have the privilege of helping to educated the next generation of teachers, lawyers, doctors, authors, speakers, presidents; the list is endless. Her motto was, "Education unlocks the door to infinite possibilities." She enjoyed entertaining people at her home. She also enjoyed playing bridge and was instrumental in establishing several morning bridge clubs: Brunch Bunch; T-Leaf; and Casual, Amiable Bridge Sisters. She was a charter member of the Columbia SC MOLES, Inc. Chapter, as well as being a long time member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers: Paul J. Corley, Jr. and John H. Corley. She and her sister Frazelia Crumlin were very close in life; Frazelia preceded her in death by a single day. She leaves a legacy of love, faith, and precious memories to her daughter Yvonne Hall; niece Cynthia Spigner; and nephew Dr. Lindsay (Stacy) Crumlin, Jr. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the St. Luke Episcopal Church Building Fund 1300 Pine Street Columbia, South Carolina 29204.

Juanita Corley Hall

April 8, 1923 - January 1, 2021