Ruben Boatwright, Jr.

Ruben Boatwright Jr. was born April 3, 1954, in Williams, South Carolina to the late Ruben Boatwright, Sr. and Virginia Newton Boatwright and raised by his grandparents, the lateArthur and Janie Singleton Boatwright. He entered into eternal rest on September 8, 2026, at MUSC Health in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

He attended the public schools in Colleton County and graduated from Ruffin High School in 1972. After graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps. Upon completion of his term of service he attended and graduated from Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he served as a driver assisting members to church services and other functions.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ruben Boatwright, Sr., and grandparents, Arthur and Janie Singleton Boatwright.

He leaves to cherish his memories his mother Virginia Newton Boatwright of Brooklyn, New York; a second mother, his aunt Sallie Boatwright Stephens "Boss Lady" of Ruffin, South Carolina; one brother, Jimmy Newton Boatwright of Ruffin, South Carolina; his children, Laquita Riley of Blythewood, South Carolina, Tonza Johnson, Myra Boatwright, Ruben Boatwright, Stephen Boatwright and Sophia Boatwright of Columbia, South Carolina, Tamika Jenkins of Charlotte, North Carolina, Demarios "Molly Fox" Jenkins of Walterboro, South Carolina,  Laronda Jenkins of West Columbia, South Carolina;14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; two aunts, Louise Henderson (Sam) of Teaneck, New Jersey and Myrtle Newton Brooklyn, New York and 1 uncle Clarence Newton of Brooklyn, New York; two close cousins, John W. Stephens, Jr., and Wilmar Stephens; close Friends  Bernard Crosby, Maurice Dubois, Terenna Johnson, Genobia Sanders and a host of other relatives and friends.

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