Mildred Cumbee Blackwell

December 27, 1926 - July 24, 2021

Mildred Cumbee Blackwell North Augusta, SC – Graveside Services for Mrs. Mildred Cumbee Blackwell, 94, who entered into rest July 24, 2021, will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Rev. Frank Barker officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Blackwell was a lifelong resident of the Augusta area, was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and retired as a payroll clerk with King Mill. She loved to travel and dance with her late husband, Don Blackwell. Mrs. Blackwell was also a member of the women’s auxiliary of the Elk’s lodge of Augusta. She will be fondly remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who adored her family. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Blackwell was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Georgia Cumbee; two sisters Betty Franks and Billie Jones. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy L. (Dianne) Bennett, Steven B. (Karen) Bennett; a sister, Carolyn Burkhalter; two grandchildren Mary Bennett (Chris) Wolfe, Stephanie Lane Bennett; a great-grandchild, Maran Wolfe; two step-grandchildren, Tara Chavous, Bryan Chavous; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice, 153 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta is in charge of arrangements (803)278-1181.