KENNETH CARL SCHMIDT

Kenneth Carl "Ken" Schmidt, 82, beloved husband of F. Delores "Dee" Lowder Schmidt, died on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Born on Aug. 24, 1938, in North Tonawanda, New York, a son of the late Kenneth George Schmidt and Elaine Broeker Schmidt, he was a retired United States Air Force senior master sergeant and a Vietnam veteran.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dee; a brother, L. Paul Schmidt and his wife, Cela, of Williamsburg, Virginia; three sisters, Patricia S. Barlow and her husband, Tom, of Bradenton, Florida, Pauline S. Eshelman and her husband, Roger, of Mannington, West Virginia, and Jill S. Tong of Reno, Nevada; a sister-in-law, Sheila Lowder Purkey and her husband, Rob Baen, of Westmont, New Jersey; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Janice S. Buzie and Marcia S. Gentry; two brothers, Vernon L. Schmidt and Daryl Schmidt; paternal grandparents, George Carl Schmidt and Mabel Morgan Schmidt; maternal grandparents, his mother's much loved adopted parents, Gustave Carl Broeker and Meta Klingbeal Broeker, and his mother's biological mother, Louise Busch; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, who loved him like a son, Allen Ludlow Lowder and Ella Mae McClard Lowder Carter; and a sister-in-law, Linda Lowder Alsbrooks Tidwell.

According to his wishes, he will be cremated and there will be no visitation or funeral services. Burial will be at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or the DAV Gamecock Chapter 5, 5578 Oakcrest Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.