Helen Betty Betty Capps, May 05, 1931 — December 17, 2018

Helen “Betty”‘s Obituary Helen Betty Dean Rogers Capps, 87, passed away after a long illness at her home in Columbia on December 17, 2018. Born on May 5, 1931 in Marion County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Bert Rogers and Gertrude Williams Rogers. She graduated from Mullins High School in 1949 and later Draughon’s Business College in Columbia.

She married Donald C. Capps in 1949. Betty was a member of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church for 65 years. Alongside her husband, she was a dedicated member of the National Federation of the Blind and worked tirelessly for over 60 years to improve the lives of blind people.

This work included travel to all 50 states and several foreign countries; including Australia, Egypt, and Spain. Don and Betty received numerous awards as a result of their advocacy work for the blind, including the South Carolina Order of the Palmetto. “Miss Betty” as she was frequently called, was beloved by thousands of blind people.

Prior to having her first child, Betty was employed with First National Bank and later the South Carolina Department of Health. Don and Betty had two children, Donald Craig Capps and the late Helen Elizabeth Capps Holdcraft. In addition to her husband and son, she is survived by her brother, Eugene F. Rogers; sister, Lucille Rogers; grandchildren, Aaron Holdcroft, Michael Holdcroft, and Laura Holdcroft Setters; great-grandchildren, Brooke Holdcraft, Mason Setters, Elizabeth Setters, Juliet Setters; son-in-law, David Setters; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 o’clock, Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Park Road, Columbia with Reverend Terry Smoak officiating. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service, beginning at 1 o’clock in the Annie Green Building . Burial will be held at 2 o’clock Friday, December 21, 2018, at Red Hill Memorial Gardens, 1932 Old Stage Road, Mullins, SC 29574.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, living memorials may be made to the Federation Center of the Blind, 119 South Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.

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