Memorial Service for Bobby Ray Blackwell, 84, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo.
Mr. Blackwell passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018. Born in Wellford, SC, he was a son of the late Gladys and Thomas Blackwell. Ray was the twin brother of Fay Fisher and the husband of Leilani Pruitt Blackwell. He proudly served in the USMC during the Korean War. Ray was a retired photographer from Olan Mills Studio and following his retirement, he continued working with Car Quest delivering car parts throughout the Columbia and surrounding area.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Leilani, and sister, Fay; are his daughters, Tammy R. Bedrosian (Steve); Angela Q. Williams, Wanda Q. Berry (Chip), Judy Q. Holden (Glen). He is also survived by eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Tommy and Dee Blackwell; son, Jimmy Quarles; and son-in-law, Stan Williams.