Obituary of Agnes Patterson Braziel

Agnes Patterson Braziel, 83, of West Columbia, SC, entered into the presence of her Lord Jesus on October 21, 2019 while a resident of Morningside of Lexington.

Born June 8,1936 in Shelby, NC, she was the eldest daughter of the late Wister Orvan (W.O.) and Selma Lemons Patterson. Her family later moved to York, SC; she graduated in 1954 from Hickory Grove High School.  At the age of eighteen, she moved to Columbia, SC to pursue further education.  She attended and received a certificate in Secretarial Science from Columbia Commercial College.

During this time, she met the love of her life, John H Braziel; they began dating and were married June 17^th, 1956.

Mrs. Braziel worked at Bonitz Insulation during their early years of marriage, then at General Electrical Credit Corporation (GECC). She went to work at the SC Department of Mental Health in December of 1965, in the purchasing department; she retired in June 1991, from her last job as a procurement officer in the Procurement Department of SCDMH.

She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Lexington, SC and a member of the Frances Willis Sunday School class.

She loved her family, especially her grandchildren; she would tell them that she was “born to be a grandmother”.  She loved her Lord, her church family and many friends; she was an avid reader; she loved cooking, traveling with her husband, going on many bus tours throughout the US and Canada.  Every summer, they would have a garden and she would can or freeze the produce that came from the garden. 

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Selma Anne and Jolley Watson, III, of West Columbia; son and daughter-in-law, James “Jimmy” and Teresa Lynn Braziel of Lexington; grandchildren: Rachel Lynn Watson of Winter Park, Florida, Jonathan Edward Watson of West Columbia, Ashton Braziel Clemons and her husband, Chad, of Lexington, Cameron Patterson Braziel, of West Columbia,  Alexandria Every Braziel of Lexington, step-grandson, Alden Childress, of Columbia, sister and brother in law, Katherine and Harold Jackson of York, SC, sister, Nancy Wyatt of York, SC, and brother and sister in law, Clyde and Jackie Patterson; many nieces and nephews, and longtime friend, Barbara Saxon.

She was predeceased by her husband, her brothers David Jackson Patterson, Carl Wallace (Bill) Patterson, Roy Wister Patterson and an infant granddaughter, Laura Marie Watson.

The family would like to extend their sincere and immense gratitude to the administration and staff of Morningside of Lexington Assisted Living for their gracious and compassionate care during the last five years and to the staff of Halcyon Hospice for their loving support and care of Mrs. Braziel and her family during her last days.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 24^th, 2019 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Fellowship Baptist Church, 4238 Augusta Road, Lexington, SC. Funeral services will be at Fellowship Baptist Church at ­­­­11 am on Friday, October 25^th, 2019. The graveside service will immediately follow at Woodridge Memorial Park, on Corley Mill Road, Lexington, SC

The family will be at the home of Selma Anne and Jolley Watson.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial gifts to be made to either the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, the Ronald McDonald House, or the charity of your choice.