Dorothy Mae Rhodes Blackwell, 92, of Ridgeland and formerly of Columbia, died Monday, February 11, 2019. Born October 1, 1926, in Camden, SC, she was a daughter of the late John and Mamie Hinson Rhodes. Mrs. Blackwell was the matriarch of her family and a homemaker her entire life. She was a devout Christian and a member of First Church of God in Columbia. Mrs. Blackwell volunteered many hours in the cancer center of the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center. She was also instrumental in local fundraisers for the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC.

Survivors include her son Andrew Lee Hinson, Sr. (Sally) of Goose Creek, SC; grandchildren, Carmen H. Pinckney (Charles C.) of Ridgeland, SC, Carly Hinson Stevens (Tony) of Goose Creek, SC, Andrew Lee Hinson, Jr. of Columbia, and Charlie Wesley (Kristen) of Columbia; as well as her great-grandchildren, Charlotte Ryan Pinckney, Maddie Hinson, C. J. Wesley, Trent Wesley, Mia Wesley, Josh Stevens, and Hannah Stevens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blackwell was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Jack Blackwell, and her brothers, G.C., Frank, and Pete Rhodes.

The funeral service for Mrs. Blackwell will be held 2 o'clock, Friday, February 15th, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia with Reverend Richard J. Rusnak officiating. Interment will follow at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1 o'clock at the funeral home.