Walter Edwin Capps, Sr.
Easley
Mr. Walter Edwin Capps, Sr., 94, husband of Jacqueline Walker Capps, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at Baptist Easley Hospital.
Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Walter Oscar and Bessie Corbin Capps, Mr. Capps retired from Saco Lowell and was a member of Park Street Baptist Church. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran having proudly served during WWII in the European Theater.
Surviving, in addition to his wife of sixty-six years, are a son, Walter Edwin Capps, Jr. (Jane) of Anderson; a daughter, Sandra Patterson (Gary) of Liberty; a sister, Virginia (Jennie) Beeks of Easley; four grandchildren, Stephanie Edwards (Keith), Michael Patterson (Sarah), Corbin Grantt (Hank), and Walker Capps; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Capps was predeceased by two brothers, Luther (Bud), and Loring Capps; and two sisters, Hazel Barr and Mary Lee Roper.
Funeral services will be 3:30 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown with Rev. Alton Nix officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until 3:15 PM Wednesday at the funeral home, prior to the service.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Park Street Baptist Church, 114 Robinson Avenue, Easley, SC 29640.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.