South Carolina H 3673: Wilhelmina Kimpson, sympathy

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2025-2026 Bill 3673 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3673

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A house RESOLUTION

to express the profound sorrow of 
the members of the south carolina house of representatives upon the passing of 
mrs. wilhelmina page kimpson of columbia, to celebrate her life, and to extend 
their deepest sympathy to her family and many friends.

Whereas, many were deeply saddened by the passing of Mrs. Wilhelmina 
Page Kimpson of Columbia on June 28, 2024, at the venerable age of ninety; and

Whereas, Mrs. Wilhelmina Page Kimpson was born on April 20, 1934, in 
Dillon, the oldest child of William and Ethel Page. She attended the segregated 
schools of Dillon County, graduating from Gordon High School in 1952. She 
thereafter attended and graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in 
Charlotte, North Carolina, where she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary 
education in 1956. She attended graduate school at Northwestern University in 
Evanston, Illinois, and later graduated from the University of South Carolina 
with a master's degree in education; and

Whereas, Wilhelmina Page moved to Columbia to teach second grade at 
Waverly Elementary School in Richland County School District One. She 
thereafter taught at Burton Elementary School and Crane Creek Elementary before 
becoming a Title I reading coordinator for the district. She retired from 
Richland School District One after forty-four years of service; and

Whereas, while teaching at Waverly, she met a young mathematics 
teacher from Booker T. Washington High School, Milton Kimpson. The two wed on 
December 19, 1959, and enjoyed over sixty years of marriage until Milton's 
death in 2021. To this union, three sons were born: Milton Gary, Marc Aaron, 
and Marlon Emil. For well over sixty years, the family lived in the Lincoln 
Park Community off Farrow Road in Columbia; and

Whereas, the Kimpson family joined the Saint John Baptist Church in 
the early 1960s under the pastorship of the late Reverend Roscoe C. Wilson Sr. 
Mrs. Kimpson faithfully attended Saint John until her health failed shortly 
before her death. She served on the Deaconess Board, the Pauline Russell 
Missionary Circle, the Tutorial Ministry, and various other auxiliaries; and

Whereas, Mrs. Kimpson was a life member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Inc., having pledged while a student at Johnson C. Smith University. 
She was a member of the Gamma Nu Omega Chapter in Columbia, where she served as 
a member of the Housing Board, as well as in other capacities. Mrs. Kimpson was 
also a life member of the NAACP and Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and 
faithfully served the Columbia branch for many years. Further, she was a member 
of the Columbia Area Reading Council and Retired Teachers Association, and she 
enjoyed playing bridge, traveling, reading, and spending time with her family 
and friends. She lived a full life; and

Whereas, she leaves to cherish her memory her sister, Louise Page 
Gordon of Clinton, Maryland; her sons, Milton (Audra), Marc, and Marlon; her 
grandchildren, Andrea, Macy, Amanda, Marleigh, and Marlon Davis; and a host of 
other family members and friends. She will be missed. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South 
Carolina House of Representatives, by this 
resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Mrs. Wilhelmina Page 
Kimpson of Columbia, celebrate her life, and extend their deepest sympathy to 
her family and many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy 
of this resolution be presented to the family.

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