CAREY SHEALY SR.
FLORENCE - Carey Cyril Shealy Sr., 90, husband of Jacquelyn Rogers Shealy, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at his home in Florence.
Born April 6, 1929, in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Rufus Benson Shealy Sr. and Rosabelle Mae Sease Shealy. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was raised to a Master Mason at Mecca Lodge No. 407 in Florence and transferred to Summerton Lodge No. 105 in the 1980s, where he became the Master of the Lodge and was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Lodge No. 54 in Manning. He attended Eastside Christian Church in Florence.
He is survived by his wife of Florence; a son, Carey C. Shealy Jr. (Viola) of Florence; a sister, Christine Metts of Columbia; a granddaughter, Lisa Anne Shealy of Port St. Lucie, Florida; two great-grandchildren, Cara Trask of Columbia and William Lichtenberg of Port St. Lucie, Florida; and a step-grandson, James Michael Carter (Krystal) of Florence.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Miriam Taylor Shealy, and a son, Sease Allen Shealy.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Francis E. Traxler Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Clarendon Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Steven Lane, Phil Ruff, Brad Singletary, Leonard Shealy, Murray Shealy, Roger Williamson, Mark Taylor and Ken Taylor.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179; www.stephensfuneralhome.org.