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1945 - 2019 (74 years)| Name | Kenneth Wayne “Hawk” BLACKWELL | |
| Birth | 1945 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | KENNETH WAYNE BLACKWELL Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2019 6:00 am Kenneth Wayne "Hawk" Blackwell, 73, husband of Kay Geddings Blackwell, died on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Lionel Blackwell and Rena Ward Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from Santee Print Works after 42 years of service. He enjoyed fishing and NASCAR. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of 29 years; three daughters, Paulette Ardis (Will) of Sumter, Deborah Reynolds (Travis) of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Brittany Blackwell (Eric Holloman) of Sumter; two stepdaughters, Rebecca Elmore of Sumter and Lisa Buckels (Robert Bedard) of Dalzell; two granddaughters that he reared, Tristan Jade Buckels and Desiny Clear Buckels; eight additional grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, James Roger Blackwell (Sue) of Manning and David Blackwell of Sumter; two sisters, Carol Brzyski of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Rachel Drose (Don) of Manning; a sister-in-law, Carole Blackwell of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Jerome Geddings (Jeff) of Dallas, Texas; and his special canine companion, Bella. He was preceded in death by a brother, William L. Blackwell Jr; a sister, Nancy Blackwell; a son-in-law, T.J. Buckels; and a special friend, Sam Goins. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Mark Payne officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Blackwell, Dale Jones, David W. Elmore Jr., Dustin Elmore, Woody Elmore, Mike Wallace and Donnie Drose. Honorary pallbearers will be Will Ardis, Robert Bedard, Eric Holloman and Fredrick "Doc" Gibson. The family will receive friends at the home. The family would like to express a special thanks to Lynn Olson and the staff of Agap Hospice for the care they provided. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [1] | |
| MILI | He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. [1] | |
| _UID | 89F99DDFF83540D786177A031902A6E90661 | |
| Death | 9 Feb 2019 | at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 13 Feb 2019 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I189566 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 27 Oct 2023 | |
| Father | William Lionel BLACKWELL, Sr. d. Bef 9 Feb 2019 | |
| Mother | Rena WARD d. Bef 9 Feb 2019 | |
| _UID | AF1758528930432B89447D72D1F3B7713F28 | |
| _UID | AF1758528930432B89447D72D1F3B7713F28 | |
| Family ID | F186582 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Frances V. HYATT | |||||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1963 | Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| _UID | 53A31A664A4E4E3EA25C5D31AFCDF853ED80 | |||||
| _UID | 53A31A664A4E4E3EA25C5D31AFCDF853ED80 | |||||
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| Family ID | F213672 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 27 Oct 2023 | |||||
| Family 2 | Marian Kaye “Kay” GEDDINGS, b. 8 Nov 1954, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 22 Oct 2023, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 68 years) | |||
| Marriage | 3 Nov 1990 | Sumter County, South Carolina [1, 2] |
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| _UID | 35AD12DC09C4462D86E765DC98E1B2725BC8 | |||
| _UID | 35AD12DC09C4462D86E765DC98E1B2725BC8 | |||
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| Family ID | F193285 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 27 Oct 2023 | |||
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