Mrs. Wilhelmina Grist, 98, died Thursday, November 15, 2018, at the home of her grandson Sean Grayson (Heather) in Sumter, SC where she resided for the last seven months.

Mrs. Grist was born in Salters, a daughter of the late Frank Lee and Frankie Earl Cook Richardson. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School and the University of South Carolina in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts. She retired from the Life of Georgia after 30 plus years of service. Mrs. Grist was a member of Union Presbyterian Church. She loved animals, horseback riding and gardening where she spent much of her abled time tending to her plants.

Mrs. Grist was preceded in death by her brother, James Monroe Richardson, sisters, Jane Richardson Lifrage and Buford Richardson, daughter and son-in-law, Joan Hartness Grist McConnell and Roger Earl McConnell, and also granddaughter, Shari Payne Kaple. Surviving her are: her sister, Elizabeth Richardson Wilburn of Kingstree; daughter, Michal Grist Grayson of Sevierville, Tennessee, three grandchildren Timothy Craig Payne, Jr. (Amy) of Summerville, Letitia Chovine Grayson of Pawley’s Island, Sean Allen Grayson (Heather) of Sumter; three great grandchildren, Shyantra Capers of Kingstree, Miya Payne and Ayden Payne of Summerville.

Memorial services will be held at 2PM Saturday, January 26, 2019 in Union Presbyterian Church, Salters, SC, with a burial in the church cemetery.