Melanie Strickland Osborne

May 30, 1939 - January 25, 2021

Eastover, SC… Melanie Strickland Osborne, age 81, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021. Born May 30, 1939 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Robert N. Strickland and Rosa Brown Strickland. Mrs. Osborne was a member of McLeod United Methodist Church of Eastover. She was the controller of Dick-Dyer and Associates Inc. of Columbia-otherwise known as the "Glorified Pencil Pusher". Mrs. Osborne knew how to make the best smiley face pancakes. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was always there to lend a helping hand to anyone that needed her. She will be truly missed by her family and friends. Along with her parents, Mrs. Osborne was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene F. Osborne and her sisters, Jinx Squires, Sandy Whitt and Jan Ward, one brother, Charles "Sonny" Strickland all of Conway. Surviving are one son, Wesley E. Osborne (Katie) of Eastover, SC; two daughters, Ginger Dyer (Bruce) of Irmo, SC and Monica L. Mills of Eastover, SC; two grandchildren, Ashley D. Howard (Will) and Paige D. Preslar (Casey), Great grandchildren, Mason Osborne and Lawton Howard. Graveside services, officiated by Pastor Sharon Shay Long, will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday January 31, 2021 at Hillcrest Cemetery, 1000 Highway 544, Conway, SC 29526. Memorials may be made to McLeod United Methodist Church, 11640 Garners Ferry Road, Eastover, SC 29044.