Elizabeth "Beth" Blakely

Obituary of Elizabeth "Beth" Corn Blakely

Memorial services for Elizabeth “Beth” Corn Blakely, 72, of Lexington, will be held at 2:00 PM, November 2, 2018 at Lexington Baptist Church, 308 East Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072. Pastor Dan Williams will officiate. The family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service in the church chapel.

Mrs. Blakely passed away October 27, 2018. Born in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert Corn and Violet Johnson Corn. Beth was a 1964 graduate of Spartanburg High School. Throughout her life, Beth held various jobs in the field of education; touching the lives of many children along the way. She was employed by Lexington County School District One for a number of years. A good deal of that time she spent as a teacher with the BEST program. Beth’s job was to take students in this program out into the work field and train them in a number of work environments. She was excellent at this and treated each child as if they were her own. Beth also taught preschool at Lexington Baptist Church. She loved seeing the children grow and learn and kept in touch with many of them as they grew into adulthood. Of all the jobs Beth held, however, the ones she cherished most were being a mama and nana. She was very proud of her 2 boys and 4 grandchildren and would brag on them to others whenever she had the chance.

Beth is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Johnnie C. Blakely. She and Johnnie loved to travel. They visited almost every state, including Hawaii and Alaska, as well as Canada and Mexico. She is also survived by sons, Chris Blakely (Staci), of Lexington and Michael Blakely (Jamie), of Lexington; as well as 4 adoring grandchildren: Lauren, Makayla, Zachary and Megan Blakely.

In addition to her parents; her aunt, Beulah Johnson, also predeceased Beth.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lexington Baptist Church.

 

 

Friday
2
November

Visitation Prior to the Service

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Friday, November 2, 2018
Lexington Baptist Church
308 E. Main Street
Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Friday
2
November

Memorial Services

2:00 pm
Friday, November 2, 2018
Lexington Baptist Church
308 E. Main Street
Lexington, South Carolina, United States
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