Dr. Boardman Homer Caraway Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dr. Boardman Homer Caraway, Jr., 78, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at White Oak Manor. He was born June 6, 1941 in Miami, Florida, a son of the late Boardman Homer Caraway, Sr. and Mabel Daniel Caraway. B.H. earned his B.S. and M.A. in biology at Appalachian State University. He taught for one year at Lenoir High School in North Carolina. He then taught for three years at Danville Community College in Virginia. B.H. decided to further his education and earned a PhD in microbiology from Virginia Tech. Upon completing his PhD, he became a professor of microbiology at USC Lancaster where he taught for 34 years. At USC-L, he purchased, through the aid of grants, many advanced instruments which allowed students to perform lab research every year. He was most proud of his Karl-Zeiss immunofluorescence microscope. B.H. kept the library stocked with the current scientific literature including the Annual Reviews of Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology. As advances were made in science, he worked diligently to bring the latest research to the classroom. Some students may remember the Great Wine and Cheese Festival, the Christmas Tree Affair, the Binky Bash, the Poker Parlor in the Sky, Fishing with Tires, the Acorn Hunter, and the Thursday Night Club. Outside of teaching, his interests included foreign sports cars, vegetable gardens, a weed-free lawn of centipede grass, and the Glass Garden Greenhouse Corporation. The Green House specialized in exotic plants such as berylliums, orchids, Christmas cacti, and azaleas. Dr. Caraway is survived by a daughter, Dr. Kimberly C. DuBose and her husband Trey of Greenville; a sister, Carol Greenwood of Tallahassee, Florida; four grandchildren, Ellie, Cara, Jack and Ben; numerous nephews; and a special friend, Billie Jo Crawford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Boardman Homer “Bo” Caraway, III; and a sister, Ann Johnston. The family will host a memorial service at a later date on Sanibel Island, Florida. In lieu of memorials, please consider donating to American Cancer Society South Carolina Chapter www.donate3.cancer.org or to Midlands Chapter of the American Heart Association www2.heart.org. Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family of Dr. Caraway.