CHAPIN – Funeral services for Ronald “Piney” Flem Bickley, 77, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Chapin United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary. Memorials may be made to Spring Hill Young Farmers Scholarship Fund, 916 Mt. Vernon Church Rd., Chapin, SC 29036.
Mr. Bickley was born May 18, 1942 in Chapin, SC and passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. He was a son of the late Vernon and Katherine Bickley. Mr. Bickley was a graduate of Chapin High School. He worked as an electrician for over 30 years and served in the Army National Guard. He was a member of Chapin United Methodist Church, an Affiliate Member of Capers Chapel United Methodist Church, Boyleston Masonic Lodge No. 123 in Ballentine, Spring Hill Young Farmers Association and the Crooked Creek Park Lunch Bunch.
Mr. Bickley is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carolyn Bickley; daughter, Rhonda Harsch (Bryan); son, Joel Bickley (Christine); grandchildren, Jamie Harsch, Mackenzie Harsch, Morgan Harsch, Ella Bickley, Jonah Bickley; brothers, O’neal Bickley (Miriam), Donnie Bickley (Flo); sisters, Edith “Sister” Leaphart, Becky McCartha, Ann Summer; Verna Sawyer, Mary Coltrane, Debra Slagle and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, David Bickley.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements.
