Obituary of Dorothy K. Livingston

Dorothy Kathleen Livingston, 89, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024. Born on June 15, 1934, in Mound, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Robert Smith and Cordie Mae Beard.

“Dot” was the ideal wife, mother and grandmother. She adored and lived for her family. She was married to her soulmate, Wilson Z. Livingston, for 70 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lykesland.

She was predeceased by her son Terry G. Livingston; her sister Rachael Bell Smith; her brother Glen Smith; her sister-in-law Peggy Smith and her brother-in-law Joe Jankowiak.

She is survived by her sons Ronald D. Livingston (Belinda), Stephen Livingston (Tammy); daughter-in-law Karen Livingston; brother Bobby Wayne Smith; sisters Torchie Jean Scales (Jabo), Margie Louise Cook (Paul), Carolyn Lyvone Axton Holly and Rita Patricia Jankowiak; sister-in-law Gertrude Smith; grandchildren Ashley Wood (Jim), Heather Livingston, Jessica Bahr (Alex), Kyle Livingston, Stephen Livingston (Carmen), Jordan Livingston; and great-grandchildren Chase Covan (Makayla), Savannah Wood, and Terrilynn Bahr.

Special thanks to Pruitt Hospice Staff, especially Jessica Kennerly and Janice Hicks.

A funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church of Lykesland, 2712 Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC 29061, on May 8, 2024, at 1 PM, with a visitation one hour prior. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Columbia, SC.

For those unable to attend, the service will be streaming live via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/f24051665181714