Leonard Edwin "Bubba" Free, Sr.

West Columbia – Mr. Leonard “Bubba” Edwin Free Sr., 66, entered into rest Friday, August 21, 2020. 

Edwin was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is the husband of 47 years to Beverly Kay Chavis Free. Edwin is the father of Leonard “Linn” Edwin Free, Jr. and his wife Laurie and April Free Boone and her husband Terry. He is the son of Tirzah Whetstone Free and the late Dewey Edwin Free, Jr. Edwin is the grandfather of Abigail Boone, Logan Free, Laney Free, Caroline Boone, and Tanner Boone. He is the brother of Anita Shaylor and her husband Charlie, William Dewey Free and his wife Carole, and Jerry A. Free and his wife Sabrina. Edwin is the son-in-law of Vermelle H. Chavis and Rev. Henry H. Chavis, Sr. He is the brother-in-law of Henry ‘Chuck” Chavis, Jr. and his wife Jane.

Edwin worked at DAK Americas (previously Carolina Eastman) for 43 years as a Chemical Operator. He is a member of Restore Church of West Columbia.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Restore Church of West Columbia at 2310 Platt Springs Road West Columbia SC 29169.

Visitation will be 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church. A Service Celebrating Edwin’s life will follow at 3 p.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Henry Chavis, Sr. and Pastor Wyatt Cook will be ministering to the family.

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