Suber Whitener, Jr. was born on January 2, 1932 to the late Suber and Willie Whitener, Jr. He passed away on April 24, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, South Carolina.

“Big Shot”, as he was affectionately known, was educated in Richland County public schools. In 1953, he enlisted in the United States Army and was trained in Field Artillery. While serving, he traveled to Germany and Korea. Through his military travels, many memories were created which he shared with all that he came into contact with. He was later employed with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), where he was a dedicated employee, until retiring in 1993.

Big Shot knew his way around a rifle. He was an avid deer hunter and one of the oldest members of the Jonesville Hunting Club, in Smokes, South Carolina. He enjoyed his family and had a sense of humor about himself. He gave a nickname to everyone he knew and always referred to them as such. As a loyal and lifelong member of Cleaves Memorial CME Church, he was named the “Father of the Church”. 

He was predeceased by his parents, Suber and Willie Whitener Sr.; his youngest sister, Lucille Thomas; and his daughter, Sylvia Whitener.  

Suber is survived by his wife, Edith C. Whitener, with whom he would have shared 64 glorious years in June; his children: Audrey Thornton of Georgia, Gloria Bookman, Paul Whitener, Bernice Blanding, Bernard Whitener, Terri Whitener-Barr, and Michael Whitener, all of Columbia, South Carolina; sisters, Alice Mayo and Gloria Simpson, and brothers, Ernest (Lela-Ann) and Benjamin (Claudia) Whitener, all of Columbia, South Carolina; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.