Leona Mary Blaylock Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Leona Mary Blaylock of Sumter, South Carolina, who passed away on June 9, 2023, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her spouses, Retired Master and Edwin Jerry Blaylock; her parents, James Joseph and Bridget O'Brien Kavanagh; her son Edwin Jerry Blaylock II; her daughter-in-law Robin Collake Blaylock; and her siblings, Kathleen, Mary, Margaret, Georgina, Thomas, James and Denis.
She is survived by: her daughters, Micheline "Mickey" Wheeler of Sumter, Kathleen "Kathy" Stafford (Robbie) of Sumter and Teresa Durden (Tim) of Lexington; her siblings, Maurice Kavanagh of St. John's, Newfoundland and Barbara Moran of Temperance, Michigan; her grandchildren, Gail Marie McLeod (Clint), Will Jeffcoat-McLeod (Diarte Jeffcoat-McLeod), Christopher Alan Durden (Ayumi), Robert Stafford III, Megan Renee Blaylock, Kenton Bailey Wheeler (Casey) and Lauren Nicole Blaylock; her great grandchildren, Braxton Alexander Liebsly and Mikayla Leona McLeod; and her granddaughter Evelyn Elizabeth "Evie" Stafford. She is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Anne and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, 1855 Beckwood Road, Sumter, South Carolina 29153; KAT's. Special Kneads, 3845 Highway 15 North, Sumter, South Carolina 29153; or to a charity of one's choice.
