Dewey Lee Braddock

Funeral services for Dewey L. Braddock, age 89 of Columbia, will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, October 9, 2021, from the Columbia chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Saturday as well, from 10:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home.

Dewey Lee Braddock was born on August 22, 1932, at Riverton, Louisiana to the union of his parents, Vernie Edward Braddock and Violia Fisher Braddock and he passed from this life on Monday, October 4, 2021, at the Legacy Nursing Facility in Winnsboro following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Charlotte Braddock, and his brothers: Rueben Braddock and twins, Melvin and Elvin Braddock. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Columbia and loved fishing and gardening. Dewey was known as a prankster and known for his storytelling. He served his country in the United States Air Force with twenty-three years of service, and also served in the United States Army for three years. Dewey loved to help those around him. He loved traveling the world over but absolutely loved New Zealand. He was a “Jack of All Trades” and a “Master of All.” Dewey had a heart of gold.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of twenty-three years, Pauline; his son, Edward Braddock ( Natasha); his daughter, Leanne Russell (Michael); three step-children: Mary Nicklas (Mike), Paula Estay (Joe) and Sheryl Smith (Danny); his grandchildren: Jamie Braddock (Shawn), Ashley Fox (Paul), Moriah Braddock, and Adrianna Braddock; two step granddaughters: Betsy Holloway (Everett) and Abby Smith; and his great-grandchildren: Jacob Braddock, John Braddock, Mary Braddock, Ivory Fox, and Timothy Fox.

Serving as pallbearers will be Edward Braddock, Jamie Braddock, Jacob Braddock, Danny Braddock, Gary Braddock and Michael Nicklas.