Alton was born in Barnwell County on February 25, 1953 to the late Hamp and Thelma Templeton Steverson. Mr. Steverson went by many names during his life. To most he was just simply “Al”; to some he was “Dad”, “PaPa”, “Uncle Al”, “Uncle Tooney”, “Brother”, “Big Al” or “Friend”. Whatever he was called, he was truly loved and he returned that love.
From Al’s earliest years, he enjoyed working on cars. It came as no surprise that he joined the South Carolina Army National Guard “pulling wrenches” on the tanks. It was there that Al attained the rank of E-5 and retired after twenty-eight years, nineteen of which were spent at McEntire Joint National Guard. While at McEntire, he worked as a grounds mechanic and spent time abroad in Turkey, Germany and other places studying the elements of the new tanks that were being sent to places such as Afghanistan.
Mr. Steverson is survived by his loving wife, Sandra Murray Steverson of Lexington, SC; his daughters, Tammy (Tony) Pearson and Andrea K. Shumpert, both of Lexington; his son, Timothy (Melissa) Kimsey of Lexington; step-son, Christopher (Rob) Johnson of Florida and son-in-law, Jason Shumpert of Lexington. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Kaytlin Shumpert of Prosperity, Dalton Shumpert and Samantha Pearson, both of Lexington. Al’s family and friends that remain to cherish his memory are extensive and include his brother, Wade (Linda) Steverson of Escondido, California; sister, Sherill S. Wessinger of Chapin, SC, and special sister-in-law, Ida Foti of Lexington, SC; many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends from the east coast to the west coast. Al was predeceased by his parents and Kay English Steverson; his brothers-in-law, Steven Foti and Carl Wessinger.
Al enjoyed a friendly game of poker with friends and family. He also enjoyed traveling to many places and going to the races, when he could, with the guys. In his latter days, Al could be found most often in front of the television watching the western channel or having a cup of coffee down at the local Waffle House.
Please make any memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project or a charity of your choice.
Alton Louis Steverson was greatly loved and will be even more greatly missed by all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, West Columbia Chapel, on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. with inurnment to follow in Southland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. It was Al’s wish that no one should dress up, but come as you are, whether it is in jeans, t-shirts or flip flops.
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