Kenneth Wayne Blackwell, August 18, 1945 — February 09, 2019

Kenneth Wayne Blackwell (Sumter, South Carolina, SC) August 18, 1945 February 09, 2019 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: August 18, 1945

Death date: February 09, 2019

Death place: Sumter, South Carolina(SC), USA

Funeral Home: Elmore-Cannon- Stephens Funeral

Obituary for Kenneth Wayne Blackwell Print Kenneth Wayne “Hawk” Blackwell, 73, husband of Kay Geddings Blackwell, died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Lionel Blackwell and the late 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 forty-two years of service. He enjoyed fishing and NASCAR and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of twenty nine years; three daughters, Paulette Ardis (Will) of Sumter, Deborah Reynolds (Travis) of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Brittany Blackwell (Eric Holloman) of Sumter; two step-daughters, 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. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Mark Payne officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the 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 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

The family would like to express a special thanks to Lynn Olson and the staff of Agapé Hospice for the care they provided. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 950 W Faris Rd, Greenville, SC 29605. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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death notice Kenneth Wayne Blackwell August 18, 1945 — February 09, 2019

obituary notice Kenneth Wayne Blackwell August 18, 1945 — February 09, 2019

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