Carolyn Branton Black

Carolyn Branton Black, 79 of Summerville, wife of the late Willie Graham Black, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Sunday, November 13, 2022 from 10 o’clock to 11 o’clock at James A. Dyal Oakbrook Chapel at 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 11 o’clock. Burial will immediately follow at Dorchester Memory Gardens. Carolyn was born on April 11, 1943 in Charleston, daughter of the late William S Branton Sr. and the late Maude Branton-Fejtek. She was born and raised in Summerville, SC. She attended Summerville Schools, and graduated from Summerville High School in 1962, where she earned perfect attendance for all 13 years of schooling. She later graduated from Cosmetology School in Charleston. Carolyn worked as a beautician for 25 years at Maud’s Hairstyling. She also worked as a sales clerk at her family owned lumber business, Branton Lumber Company and was a caregiver for many family members for the past 16 years. She was a very talented woman. She loved the art of many things. She spent much of her time creating quilts, crafting, and sewing. She was an amazing painter and enjoyed making trinkets and ornaments for so many. She was very well known for her creativity abilities and her fine detail that she put into her work. She loved gardening and worked for over 25 years on her family’s farm growing fruits and vegetables. It was very common to see her and her family selling these goods under the old oak tree off Bacon’s Bridge Road, during harvest season. She loved to cook and would always have a meal to share with anyone who needed it. She was a member of First Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was the oldest living member of the church, which just celebrated their 80th anniversary. She is survived by: Daughters: Maude Elizabeth Hinely (Ronald “Clay”) of Springfield, Georgia, and Teresa Graham Searfoss (Brian) of Summerville; Four Grandchildren; Caroline Frances Searfoss of Summerville, and Sarah Grace Hinely of Springfield, Georgia; Royce Clayton Hinely, and William Graham Hinely both of Springfield, Georgia. Four Sisters: Virginia Branton Crosby of Spartanburg, SC, Gertrude Branton Reeves of Bamberg, SC, Barbara Jean Branton Page of Summerville, SC, and Brenda Branton Britton of Hollywood. In addition to her husband, Willie Graham Black of 41 years, and her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Melissa Ann Black and brother, William S. Branton, Jr., Summerville, SC. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to First Emmanuel Baptist Rebuild Fund in memory of Carolyn Black,10665 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com.

Carolyn Branton Black

April 11, 1943 - November 10, 2022