Mazie Benjamin

Mazie L. Benjamin was born on August 16, 1946, in

Hartsville, South Carolina, a daughter of Frank Benjamin, Sr.,

and Mayesville Brockington Benjamin. She was educated in

the public schools of Darlington County and graduated from

Butler High School in 1964. Mazie was a longtime member of

Jerusalem Baptist Church, where she was active as a member

of the Usher Board and was a charter member of YWA.

Mazie worked as a machine operator for twenty-six years at

Sara Lee Hosiery. When she left there, she began working at

WalMart for twenty-one years as a sales associate until she

retired in 2020. Mazie was a kind and fun-loving person who

loved to laugh. She was a loyal friend and family member who

was a “mother figure” to all of her siblings. Even her older

brother, Frank, thought of her as his “mother” even though he

was the older of the two. She was certainly the world’s

greatest Atlanta Braves fan. LOL! The love she had for the

Braves would make you almost believe that if she could, she’d

actually bleed red and blue to show it. That was truly one of

her many passions. She was just not a stranger to anyone.

Ms. Benjamin was preceded in death by her father, Frank, Sr.;

mother, Mayesville “Dot;” brothers, Jerome “Bo” and Manley

“Doll;” sister, Elizabeth “Peg.”

Surviving to cherish the memory and continue the legacy

of Mazie L. Benjamin include: her son, Christopher (Cathy)

Benjamin; brothers, Frank (Rosetta) Benjamin, Jr., of

Florence, SC, and Jerry (Delores) Benjamin of Elgin, SC;

sister, Maxine (Willie) Cobb of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren,

Keean Benjamin and Mayra Benjamin; great-grandchildren,

Jeremiah Benjamin, Rhaegan Wright, and Kahdada

Benjamin; best friend, Janie Thomas; close friends, Willeacha

Jackson, Dorothy Crummy, Deloris Dickey, and Ann Addison; special aunt,

Luella Benjamin; adopted sons, Michael Smothers, and Maury

Walker; and numerous other relatives and very dear friends.