Henry Burton Case, Jr., 78, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 23, 2018. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, March 04, 1940 to the late Henry Burton Case, Sr. and late Emma Lucile Case, he was a graduate of Huntsville High School and Auburn University. He served in the Army at Fort Jackson. After his time at Fort Jackson, he moved to Columbia with his wife, Roberta. After working 18 years at the Columbia Pacific Mills, he retired as General Manager. Burton was a long-term member and a former President at Rockbridge Club. He was a committed member of the South Carolina tennis community. He spent many years as a ranked player in SC and serving the South Carolina Tennis Association as Treasurer. He was an enthusiastic fisherman and hunter and immensely passionate about attending and supporting the multiple activities of his children and his grandchildren. Later in life he became an avid duplicate bridge player at the Columbia Bridge Club.
He was predeceased by his son, Henry Burton "Bo" Case, III and brother, Daniel Barksdale Case.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Roberta Watts Case, also of Huntsville, AL; his sisters, The Rev. Dr. Anna Case-Winters and Linda Barksdale Case Broughton; daughter, Susan Case Stack (Patrick David Stack); sons, Andrew Beirne Case and William Barksdale Case (Christy Zdrojewski Case); and grandchildren, Susan Emma Stack, Katie Ann Stack, Emily Watts Stack, Lucile Mensch Case, William Joseph Case, Carter Bo Case-Simonson, and Lennon Emerson Case-Simonson.
Friends, family, and beloved community are invited to attend the memorial service for Henry Burton Case, Jr., at 11 o'clock, Wednesday, June 27th, at First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion Street, Columbia, after which a reception will follow in Jackson Hall at First Presbyterian Church. A committal service, which all are invited to attend, will follow the reception in St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church Cemetery, 6408 Bridgewood Road, Columbia. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to a charity of your choice in his honor.