[NFBMT] Betty Capps obituary

[BRUCE&JOY BRESLAUER]

Some of you may remember this wonderful lady.  Joy 

 

 <javascript:void(0);> Helen Betty Dean Rogers Capps COLUMBIA - Helen Betty
Dean Rogers Capps, 87, passed away after a long illness at her home in
Columbia on December 17, 2018. Born on May 5, 1931 in Marion County, SC, she
was a daughter of the late Bert Rogers and Gertrude Williams Rogers. She
graduated from Mullins High School in 1949 and later Draughon's Business
College in Columbia. She married Donald C. Capps in 1949. Betty was a member
of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church for 65 years. Alongside her husband, she was
a dedicated member of the National Federation of the Blind and worked
tirelessly for over 60 years to improve the lives of blind people. This work
included travel to all 50 states and several foreign countries; including
Australia, Egypt, and Spain. Don and Betty received numerous awards as a
result of their advocacy work for the blind, including the South Carolina
Order of the Palmetto. "Miss Betty" as she was frequently called, was beloved
by thousands of blind people. Prior to having her first child, Betty was
employed with First National Bank and later the South Carolina Department of
Health. Don and Betty had two children, Donald Craig Capps and the late Helen
Elizabeth Capps Holdcraft. In addition to her husband and son, she is
survived by her brother, Eugene F. Rogers; sister, Lucille Rogers;
grandchildren, Aaron Holdcroft, Michael Holdcroft, and Laura Holdcroft
Setters; great-grandchildren, Brooke Holdcroft, Mason Setters, Elizabeth
Setters, Juliet Setters; son-in-law, David Setters; as well as numerous
nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 o'clock,
Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne
Park Road, Columbia with Reverend Terry Smoak officiating. The family will
receive friends at the church prior to the service, beginning at 1 o'clock in
the Annie Green Building . Burial will be held at 2 o'clock Friday, December
21, 2018, at Red Hill Memorial Gardens, 1932 Old Stage Road, Mullins, SC
29574. 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.

 

Joy Breslauer, First Vice President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

Web Site:  <http://www.nfbofmt.org/> http://www.nfbofmt.org

 

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