John George "Johnnie" Causey

Mr. John George "Johnnie" Causey, 81, of Tin Cup Road in Garnett died early Saturday morning, October 26, 2019 in the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro.

Mr. Causey was born January 21, 1938 in Hampton County, a son of the late Horace Earl Causey and Edna Crosby Williams Causey.  He served in the Army, worked for Agrico Chemical Company in Charleston, and then retired from Harper and Bowers, a wide ranging agriculture related company in Estill after 31 years.  He was a member of  Steep Bottom Baptist Church where he was active in many church activities.  He also had been active in Lebanon Methodist Church and had been in charge of their cemetery where he was treasurer.  He was an avid flower gardener, enjoyed going to flea markets and also devoted time to his main hobby, collecting arrowheads and artifacts.  He was honored in Hampton County for donating his large collection of arrowheads to the Hampton County Museum.

Surviving are his brother:  Robert Earl Causey, Sr. and wife Peggy of Furman;  nieces:  Linda Phillips Poole of Green Pond, Debra Phillips Drew and husband Scooter of Jacksonboro, Chinon Causey Conder and husband Jeff of Furman, and Rebecca Murphy Jones and husband Geoffrey of Omaha, Nebraska;  nephews:  Jesse Phillips and wife Velda and Roby Causey and wife Jennifer, all of Walterboro, and several other nieces and nephews.  Mr. Causey was predeceased by his parents and sisters:  Margie Williams Phillips Godley and Dorothy Williams Murphy; and a niece, Melissa Murphy Waldrop.

Graveside services will be 2 PM Monday in the Lebanon Cemetery near Scotia conducted by Rev. Scottie Redd and directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton.

Friends may visit with the family immediately following the services at the cemetery.

The family suggests that those who wish may send memorials to the Hampton County Museum and the Hampton County Historical Society, PO Box 152, Hampton, SC 29924; the Lebanon Cemetery Association, c/o Wise Batten, PO Box 445, Estill, SC 29918; or Steep Bottom Baptist Church, PO Box 126, Estill, SC 29918.