Lee Carroll Bledsoe, 74, husband of Cornelia Fuller “Connie” Bledsoe, passed away on Saturday October 24, 2015, at Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant.
Born October 4, 1941, in Takoma Park, MD, he was the son of the late Carroll Eugene Bledsoe and the late Betty Partington Bledsoe. Lee was a proud veteran of the United States Naval Reserve where he served as a radioman, a skill he took with him to his career for American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T). He was a member of Summerton Presbyterian Church.
Lee is survived by his beloved wife of Manning, to whom he was a devoted husband for 33 years; a son, Dr. David L. Bledsoe (Dr. Sandra) of Peoria, AZ; three granddaughters, Courtney Shute (Jordan) of Flagstaff, AZ, Livia and Lindsey Bledsoe, both of Peoria, AZ; a sister, Gail Bledsoe (Don Dodson) of Hernando, FL; a brother, Glenn Bledsoe of Silver Spring, MD; four stepchildren, Christine Strickland, Stephen Clinger (Jennifer), Pamela Hanson (Clinton) and John Clinger (Kelly); eleven stepgrandchildren; and twelve step great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Craig M. Bledsoe.
A funeral service for Lee Carroll Bledsoe will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Garland Hart officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015, at Stephens Funeral Home.
Burial will be held at a later date in Parklawn Memorial Park in Rockville, MD.
Memorials may be made to Summerton Presbyterian Church, 16 S. Cantey St., Summerton, SC 29148.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements for Lee Carroll Bledsoe, (803) 435-2179.
