In lieu of flowers, the Furgess Family kindly ask that donations be made to Arden Elementary School, 1300 Ashley Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29203.
Mrs. Delores Jean Seabrooks Furgess
(June 8, 1935 - August 6, 2026)
Viewing Location: Leevy's Funeral Home Chapel, 1831 Taylor Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Viewing Date & Time: Thursday, August 13, 2026 / 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Funeral Location: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1028 Eastman Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Friday, August 14, 2026 / 1:00 p.m.
Interment Location: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Dear Furgess family,
You are in my thoughts and prayers during this time. I would have attended the funeral, but I live in Kansas now. Grandma, as we called her, was a huge blessing to me and my students at Arden Elementary! She worked with me for a number of years. Grandma was so kind and always willing to help. The children loved her and I did too! I am looking forward to seeing her again in heaven.
May God comfort and strengthen you all.
Sharon Cox
To Ethel and the family sending condolences and lifting you up in prayer for strength doing this time. May the memories of your mom help to soothe the pain of her lost.
I am sending my condolences and prayers to the family of Grandma Furgess as she was lovingly known at Arden Elementary School. Her beautiful smile,pleasant conversations, and her love for the little ones will surely be missed.
Thank GOD as believers in JESUS CHRIST, we can find comfort in knowing; to be absent from the body is to be present with Our FATHER in Heaven.
Blessings,
Deborah Pickett and Family🕊🤍
To Ethel and the rest of the Furguess Family; LaKetta and I extend our sincere condolences and prayers. We know that you are at peace because your mother knew that you loved her and that you were there until the bitter end. Love y’all
Sending comfort and condolences to the Furgess family.
God Bless.
To the Furgess family, you are in our prayers.
To the family sorry for your loss. May God bless all of you.
My heartfelt prayers and condolences are with the families of Ms. Furgess. What a rich life and such beautiful children and grands to celebrate her passing. God bless you all in this time of grief.
To the family of Sis. Furgess, my prayers and condolences to you. I truly adored, Ms. Furgess! I had not been at Bethlehem Baptist Church long but she embraced me with her beautiful and kind spirit, one that I will never forget! May the many memories you share and the love of Christ comfort you now and in the days ahead. Earth had no sorrow that heaven can not heal. Continue to SIP Sis. Furgess. 🙏🏾❤️
Mrs Delores Furgess 💔 Rest In Peace 💖 Rest In Heaven 🪽🪽 You Will Be 😔Missed 😢 Dearly 😘
Extending Heartfelt 💔 Sympathy 😢 And Deepest 😔 Condolences 🙏🏾 To Mrs Delores Furgess Children 💔 And All Families 💔 Affected By Her Passing😢Mrs Furgess Was A Diamond 💎 Sweet Gentle Lovable And Then Some. I Have All Kind Of Gifts 🎁 Given To Me For Birthdays Christmas🎄Mrs Delores Furgess I Love 🥰 You Still You Got Your Angel Wings 🪽🪽 Family I Pray 🙏🏾 God Will Continue Comforting 🙏🏾 You In This Time 😢 Of Bereavement 💔
Ethel and Family,
I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May the love and memories you shared with her bring you comfort and peace in the days ahead.
With heartfelt sympathy and love.
May her memory be eternal!
Tyler and Victoria
We express our sympathy to the Seabrooks and Furgess families. May the wonderful memories of the life you shared comfort you.
I would like to give my sincere condolences to The Furgess Family. Mrs. Delores Furgess was one of the kindest and sweetest Saint I ever met in my life. She was definitely a Christian sent from God. She displayed Jesus Christ like attributes at all times. She always gave and serve. Her Legacy will be cherished and appreciated for life. Well Done thy good and faithful servant of God.
To the family of the late Ms. Furgess to God be the Glory, to be absent from the body is to be present from the body. we the members of the foster Grandparents program, i had the opportunity to work with her for my eight years , attended meeting with her, all i can and will say is she had a willing and beautiful spirit RIP you fought a good fight will miss you Grandma Palmer from the program.
I have known this sweet and kind lady for over 20 years She has been my adopted mom. I love her so much and ZI will miss her sweet voice! We worked together at the Richland School District One and she was loved there as well! Her heart was so big she cared about anyone she met!She was such a giving soul! I am so sorry about this loss but God needed this angel!
Beautiful Person , always joyful, she will be missed!!!!
Sending my condolences to the family for your loss. will keep you in prayer
So sorry to hear this news. My deepest condolences to the entire family. She was such a joy, and her smile will never be forgotten.
Gloria and Family, I am sending my condolences for your loss.
To the family of Gram-Ma Furgess: I met Gran-Ma when I was on assignment at Arden Elem. School. On the days I was there, she always made it her business to come by and chat with me. I learned that I went to BTWHS with her children. She would always bring me something. For years she’d give me a planner for Christmas. After I joined Bethlehem we continued our chats whenever we saw each other. We always reminisced about our times at AES. “Believe it, or not, but, She gave me a planner for 2026-2027, this past Christmas.” It was after the holidays, but she gave it to me March or April, still wrapped in Christmas paper. She said “I had this for You but, I kept missing you.” On the choir stand that Sunday morning, it blew my mind, that she was still giving me these yearly planners. “I’m going to MISS my sweet spirited friend, but I can surely say, “I’ll see her AGAIN.” I’ll never forget the fond, Blessed memories I had with Gran-Ma Furgess. Sleep On Gran-Ma, Take Your Rest, We ALL loved You, but God Loved You Best. 😢😢😢
To the entire family, especially Tonya and Robert Furgess-Bronaugh, we are praying for your comfort and for the Lord to strengthen you during this difficult time. May your beloved mother rest in peace, and may the beautiful memories you shared with her remain forever in your hearts.
With love and prayers.
My Deepest condolences to the family. Mrs.Furgess was such a loving and kind woman. We will miss her.
Sending love and prayers.
To Gloria, Daijah and the rest of Mrs Furgess family. Your mother and grandmother was a pleasure knowing. She was the sweetest, kindest woman of God. When I joined Bethlehem she was so welcoming to me and my family and always had kind words to say. Condolences and may God give you peace and may his love comfort you
Ronald and Cassandra Morrison
To Mrs. Furgess’ family. I absolutely loved her. She always had such a beautiful spirit and she was so loving. I will miss her dearly. I pray God gives you peace in the days ahead.
I worked with Grandma Furgess for many of wonderful years at Arden Elementary School. She was everybody’s grandma she loved every one of yhe staff and students, grandma Furgess had a heart of GOLD and a SMILE that lite up every where she went 💛 I will truly miss grandma Furgess that’s what I called her 💔 take your REST
TERESA ADAMS
Grandma Furgess you will truly be missed! The absence of your presence will be missed in the halls of Arden! ~ Love the Tiller Family
To the family of Sister Delores: she was a very loving and kind person to me and my husband. I will never forget her kindness. May she rest in peace!
Rev. Albert H. & Vivian S. Thompson
To Ethel, Ann and Junior. My sincere condolences go out to you all.
May God give you the strength to get through this difficult time, but you can rest assured that your mom is resting in the arms of God. Lois as I called her, loved you all. She loved the church and God. She looked forward to singing on the choir every Sunday. She was a giving loving person. I will miss her. She and I always attended the senior games at Richland County Recreation Center and Bethlehem Baptist Church Senior Missionary Apple picking trip. Sleep on my friend I will see you in the morning.
To Ethel, Ann and Junior. My sincere condolences go out to you all.
May God give you the strength to get through this difficult time, but you can rest assured that your mom is resting in the arms of God. Lois as I called her, loved you all. She loved the church and God. She looked forward to singing on the choir every Sunday. She was a giving loving person. I will miss her. She and I always attended the senior games at Richland County Recreation Center and Bethlehem Baptist Church Senior Missionary Apple picking trip. Sleep on my friend I will see you in the morning.
To Sister Linda Jenkins & family. My heartfelt sympathy for you and family. Praying for the family. God bless. Love you.
Praying for the family of Grandma Furgess as we at Arden Elementary would call her.She was the Grandma to so many of the children at school. We will miss her smile ,,conversations and how strong she was . May GOD give you peace knowing she is in no more pain.
Ethel and Family,my deepest heartfelt condolences on the transitioning of Mrs.Furgress.She was the second Mother God allowed me to have. We went to Sunday school,church, Arden school, meetings, functions, Wiggly Wiggly and I dare not the forget the Dollar Tree together. We always had a Wonderful time together. Mrs Furgress was a Precious Gem that you will only find once in a lifetime. I will miss her dearly. May God comfort you and give you peace as you grieve but smile as you remember Your Precious and Loving Mother Mrs. Delores Furgress.
Sending Condolences and Prayers to the family of Mrs. SeabrooksFurgess
Sending our deepest sympathy and condolences and prayers.
Ethel,Gloria and Junior our heartfelt condolences to you on the transitioning of our Beloved Mrs. Fugress. It is hard to put in words how much we love and will miss this Beautiful Woman Of God. MAY God be your comfort as you grieve the loss of this BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT that God allowed to become a part of our lives.
When Mom and I first started attending Bethlehem, Mrs. Furgess was one of the many members who warmly welcomed us. Before long, she became our Sunday seatmate.
She greeted us with the same genuine smile, kindness, and loving spirit every week.
Even as her health declined, she never stopped showing love, compassion, and concern for others. Her generosity and thoughtfulness made us feel as though she had known us all our lives.
We will truly miss our Sunday seatmate, but we are so grateful that God allowed our paths to cross.
We will forever cherish the love, kindness, and care she shared with us.
Sleep on and take your rest. We love you, but God loves you best.
Our heartfelt prayers are with the entire family during this time.
With love and sympathy,
Linda Jackson
&
Beulah Barr
My sincere condolences to the family, Mrs. Furgess beautiful sweet lady enjoy her always kind and decated to the church and choir she loves the missionary always help people lending a help hand we will greatly missed on this side of earth, sleep on dear sister see you in the morning…
PRAISE GOD FOR A LIFE WELL LIVED. AS FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES , WE CONTINUE TO LIFT YOU ALL IN PRAYER KNOWING THAT MRS FURGESS HAS FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND ANSWERED THE CALL OF GOD. BE ENCOURAGED ETHEL, JAMES AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. ABSENT FROM THE BODY BUT NOW PRESENT WITH THE LORD.
BLESSINGS. CHERYL POWELL AND ROBYN M.❤️❤️
To the Family of our sweet lady Mrs. Furgess. We are deeply saddened and missed her from the choir.
The family of Sister Delores Jean Furgress is in the thoughts and prayers of Virginia M. and Albert Aiken DeVeaux Neal. 8/6/26. Our God is able to get you through this time in your lives. Shalom!!
To the Family of Delores Furgess we extend our deepest condolences to you.
To Ethel and the bereaved family, of Mrs Delores Furgess, Cleve and I send our love and heartfelt condolences to you. We as Mrs Furgess next door neighbors are grieving her lost. She was our pillow of strength, encouragement, and inspiration on Gibson Street. I looked around and she was gone. I shed my tears this morning. There’s no tears in Glory, that is where you are, safe in the arms of the Almighty. Take your rest Mother Furgess, that’s why we shared our love and flowers while you lived. Wanda