Christine Hahn Ropp

Columbia, SC- Christine Hahn Ropp, 85. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died May 30, 2008. Born on Dec. 10, 1922 in Aiken, SC, she was a long-time resident until several years ago when she and her husband moved to Columbia to be closer to her family. A life-long member of St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church in Aiken, she was the daughter of Edith and Herman H. Hahn. She attended school in Aiken and Coker College in Hartsville, SC. Mrs. Ropp is survived by her husband of sixty one years, Donald W. Ropp; daughters Pat(ricia) and her husband Jim Wadford and Nancy and her husband Jeff Price of Columbia; four granddaughters, Leah and her husband Woody Inman of Columbia, Christa and her husband Creighton Likes of Durham, NC, Meg and her husband Matthew Turner of Laurens, SC, and Liz and her husband Ryan Brewer of Columbia; six great-grandchildren which were her pride and joy; her twin sister Edith Hahn Anderson of Aiken along with nephews Bob Wade, Ronald Wade, Steve Hahn, Michael Hahn and niece Beverly Mitchell; and her sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Guy Ropp. She was predeceased by her parents and borther, Herman Hahn. The family would like to express its gratitude to all who cared for Mrs. Ropp including Laurel Crest Retirement Community, Palmetto Health Richland Hospital and the many caring sitters of Assisted Care Services. Mrs. Ropp, “Mimi” was a kind and loving person who loved God, her family and friends. We are all blessed to have known her and will think of her when we read Phillipians 1:3 which says, “I thank my God every time I remember you”. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, 125 Pendleton St. SW, Aiken, SC 29801 with The Rev. Joseph S. Whitehurst officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the Stevenson-McClelland Building. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to American Diabetes Assoc., P.O.Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312 or Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital Palmetto Health Foundation, Dept. 274 PO Box 100199, Columbia, SC 29202. Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC. Please sign her online memorial at shellhousefuneralhome.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Christine Hahn Ropp, please visit our flower store.