LEXINGTON – Funeral services for Charles Kenneth Sweatt, 68, will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at St. David Lutheran Church, 132 St. Davids Church Road, West Columbia, SC. 29170 The family will receive friends after the service at the church.
Mr. Sweatt was born October 31, 1944 and passed away on October 4, 2013. Mr. Sweatt was a US Marine, graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1964 where he played football. He joined the Columbia Police Department in 1966 and retired as a Lieutenant in 1997. He graduated from every major Federal Law Enforcement Academy. He enjoyed law enforcement and was head of special operations with the Bureau of Protective Services after retirement. He loved fishing and watching college football. He loved his time with his grandchildren, as well as gardening and working in the yard.
Mr. Sweatt is survived by his wife, Wanda Sweatt; sons, Cody Sweatt, Bryant Sweatt; daughter Roxanne Sweatt; stepson, Steve Rabon (Angel); grandchildren, Victoria, Brandon and Alivia Rabon; mother, Margaret Oats Sweatt; sister, Brenda Beckham; brother, Ronald Sweatt (Wanda); multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Ken was predeceased by his father, Charlie L. Sweatt; brothers, Mickey and Jimmy Sweatt. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lexington County Law Enforcement Officers Association.
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