Ricky Caldwell

Mr. Ricky Caldwell was born February 19, 1957, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was the beloved son of Mattie Bell Sims Sutton and the late Jamison Reese. On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, Ricky was called home to be with the Lord.

Ricky received his formal education in the public schools of Richland County School District One. He was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church and attended services when he wasn’t working on Sundays. His niece, Iazia brought the church to him when he wasn’t able to attend. She would read him scriptures and sing his favorite gospel songs. He was employed at Johnson’s Food Service until his health began to decline. In 1978, he was united in holy matrimony to his loving and faithful wife, Connie Cleveland Caldwell.

Ricky was known as a jack of all trades and he had many nicknames to go with that title. Some called him Bodeen, others called him Spread, and most of his cousins called him Bill Booley; however, his favorite name to be called was Daddy, PaPa and Uncle Ricky. Ricky’s favorite pastime was spending time with his family and cooking their favorite meals. He was an avid gardener and everyone who came to his home had to go to his backyard and look at his masterpiece. Ricky will be remembered for his loving a kind nature and most of all his willingness to help others. He believed in and lived for his family.

Ricky was preceded in death by his first born daughter and the light of his life, Shamika Caldwell.

Those left to cherish his precious memories are his loving and devoted wife of 39 years: Connie Cleveland Caldwell of Columbia, SC; his mother Mattie Bell Sims Sutton of Columbia, SC; a daughter: Mondai Caldwell McClemore of Columbia, SC; a stepdaughter: Joylisha (Carlos) Washington of Memphis, TN; three sons: Ricky Caldwell Jr., Roderick Doizer, and Corey Doizer all of Tacoma, WA; one brother: Ronald Caldwell of Columbia, SC; two sisters: Kara Jane Jowers of Columbia, SC, and Victoria Annette Smith of Tacoma, WA; three maternal aunts: Julia Ann Brady of Louisville, KY, Tressie Hopkins, and Mary Jane Kinard of Columbia, SC; two paternal aunts: Ella Mae, and Verda Hipp of Columbia, SC; a special grandson: Isaiah Caldwell; 14 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many other loving relatives and dear friends, all of whom join the family in sharing the grief caused by his untimely departure, but rejoice that he is now resting.

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