S. Keith Flowers,II

Mr. S. Keith Flowers, II Beech Island, SC—Memorial Services for Mr. S. Keith Flowers, II, 41, of Scarborough Drive, Beech Island, SC, who entered into rest February 28, 2012, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Second Baptist Church of Beech Island. Rev. Steven Drawdy officiating. Mr. Flowers was a life-long resident of Beech Island. He was a member of Second Baptist Church of Beech Island, where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher. He was a graduate of Silver Bluff High School where he was a member of the football team, leading the Bulldogs to the South Carolina State Championship and playing in the North-South All-Star Game. At age 16 Keith became a member of the Beech Island Volunteer Fire Department, beginning a life-long devotion to fire fighting and community service. At 18 he went to work at Burke County EMA where he quickly became a mentor and leader for other fire fighters. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Briar Creek Sportsman Club. Keith was a man with an open heart that would do anything for the people he loved. He was preceded in death by his father, Stan Keith Flowers. Survivors include his wife, Traci Whitaker Flowers; a daughter, Amber Renee Flowers and her companion, Cody Patterson, North Augusta; a step-son, Hayden Gordon Whitaker, Beech Island; a grandson, Bryson Lee Patterson; mother, Regenia Smith Flowers, Beech Island; sister and her husband, Donna and George Knowles, Beech Island; a brother and his wife, Marc Alan and Bridgette Flowers, Madison Heights, MI; step mother, Sheryl Flowers, Beech Island; nephews, Aaron Knowles, Joseph Knowles and Tanis Kowalik. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sean Falcon, Tim Salter, Kenneth Whitaker, Danny Johnson, Aaron Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Evan Wright, Russ Newton, Ricky Ross, Jody Johnson, Members of the Briar Creek Sportsman Club, The Burke County EMA Firefighters and the Beech Island Volunteer Firefighters. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday morning from 10 until 11followed by a Prayer Service in the Posey Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Eleanor Bookstaver, 1003 Hammond Road, Aiken, SC 29801. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com

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S. Keith Flowers,II

July 23, 1970 - February 28, 2012