From dandrews920 at comcast.net Fri Nov 8 06:07:18 2019 From: dandrews920 at comcast.net (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:07:18 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Announce] Donald C. Capps has passed. Message-ID: > >Dear Fellow Federationists and others: > >Donald Capps passed away last night. According to his son Craig, >tentative funeral arrangements are for Monday afternoon November 11, >however, more details will be forthcoming most likely later today. > >David Houck >_______________________________________________ >NFBofSC mailing list >NFBofSC at nfbnet.org >http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org >If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to any of the >following within the NFB of SC, please click the below link. NFB of >SC, Federation Center of the Blind, Chapter, or Division. Your >support is appreciated! From dandrews920 at comcast.net Fri Nov 8 14:36:15 2019 From: dandrews920 at comcast.net (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:36:15 -0600 Subject: [NFB-Announce] Donald C. Capps Obituary Message-ID: > > >Donald C. Capps (1928 - 2019) > > "Dr. Capps has been my friend and mentor for 30 years. As a..." > - Parnell Diggs > >Shives Funeral Home, Inc. - Trenholm Road Chapel >7600 Trenholm Road >Columbia, SC >29223 >(803)-754-6290 >Visitation >Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 >12:30 PM >Kilbourne Park Baptist Church >Funeral >Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 >2:00 PM >Kilbourne Park Baptist Church >4205 Kilbourne Park Road >Columbia, SC >Burial >Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 >2:00 PM >Red Hill Memorial Gardens >1932 Old Stage Road >Mullins, SC >View Map >Obituary >Send Flowers > >Donald C. Capps 1928 - 2019 COLUMBIA - Donald C. Capps, 91, passed >away from a short illness on November 6, 2019. Born on August 30, >1928, he was the 11 th and last surviving child of the late Julius >Walter Capps and Minnie Viola Snipes Capps. Due to vision problems, >he attended the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind. He >later transferred to Mullins High School and graduated in 1946. >Capps enrolled in Draughon's Business College in Columbia and, after >graduation, joined Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company. He >remained with Colonial Life for almost 40 years until his >retirement. Capps married the late Betty Capps in 1949 and they >remained happily married until her death in 2018. Don and Betty had >two children, the late Helen Elizabeth Capps Holdcraft and Donald >Craig Capps. In addition to his son, Craig, Capps is survived by >three grandchildren, Aaron Holdcraft, Michael Holdcraft, Laura >Holdcraft Setters and four great grandchildren, Brooke Holdcraft, >Mason Setters, Elizabeth Setters and Juliet Setters. He is also >survived by Laura's husband, David Setters, and Aaron's wife, Jaimie >Unitus Holdcraft, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Capps was >a member of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church for 65 years. At various >times over the years, Don served as a Deacon at the Church and >Chairman of the Finance Committee. Don and Betty attended church >faithfully until failing health prevented their attendance. Along >with his wife, Betty, Don was a dedicated member of the National >Federation of the Blind and worked tirelessly for 65 years to >improve the quality of life for blind persons in South Carolina and >throughout the United States and world. As part of his advocacy >work, Don and Betty traveled to all 50 states and several foreign >countries. He served as President of the National Federation of the >Blind of South Carolina for over 30 years and as an officer of the >National Federation of the Blind for over 50 years. In addition, he >was a United States delegate to the International Federation of the >Blind and attended conventions in Egypt, Spain and Australia. Don >served on the Board of Directors for the South Carolina School for >the Deaf and Blind from 1981 to 2005. One of his proudest >achievements was his role in the creation of the Rocky Bottom >Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind in the mountains of >Pickens County. Don and Betty's volunteer work for the blind was the >result of their compassion, desire to improve the quality of life >for blind persons and their deep Christian faith. Although he did >not do this advocacy work for recognition or awards, Don received >many awards over the years, including the following: Honorary >Doctorate in Public Service from the University of South Carolina in >2001, Handicapped Person of the Year by both the City of Columbia >and the State of South Carolina in 1965 and Outstanding Leader in >Education Award given by the National School Public Relations >Association in 1994. Along with his beloved Betty, they received the >Order of the Palmetto in 2000, the highest honor bestowed by the >State of South Carolina. In addition, Don and Betty were honored in >2001 by the South Carolina General Assembly with the adoption of a >concurrent resolution by the House of Representatives and the Senate >for their service to the blind of South Carolina. Don's funeral will >be held at 2 o'clock, Monday, November 11, 2019 at Kilbourne Park >Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Park Road, Columbia with the Reverend >Terry Smoak officiating. The family will receive friends at the >church prior to the service, beginning at 12:30 in the Annie Green >Building. Burial will be held at 2 o'clock, Tuesday, November 12, >2019 at Red Hill Memorial Gardens, 1932 Old Stage Road, Mullins, SC. >Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. >In lieu of flowers, living memorials may be made to the Federation >Center of the Blind, 119 South Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205. >Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com. >Published in The State on Nov. 8, 2019 >_______________________________________________ >NFBofSC mailing list >NFBofSC at nfbnet.org >http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org >If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to any of the >following within the NFB of SC, please click the below link. NFB of >SC, Federation Center of the Blind, Chapter, or Division. 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