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Mr. Calvin Cohen, husband of Rachel H. Cohen, son of the late Colie Cohen Sr. and the late Josephine W. Cohen, passed Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
He was a member of Allen View United Methodist Church. Calvin graduated from Florence Chapel High School, class of 1965. He retired from Homelite. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, crossword puzzles, gardening and most important Bible study.
Left to cherish fond and loving memories of Calvin, including his wife Rachel for over 57 years, are his children, Andre' (Tanya) Cohen of Reidville, SC, Shawn Glenn of Spartanburg, SC, Kela Irby of Wellford, SC and Gerald Benson of Kansas City, KS; sister, Bessie C. (Wilbur) Taylors of Greenville, SC; 16 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; along with a host of other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Veronica Downs; brother, Colie Cohen, Jr., sisters, Marie Cohen MacFarland and Dorothy Cohen Smith.
Public Viewing will take place on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Sullivan Bros. Mortuary. Funeral service will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2:00 PM at Allen View United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Please keep the Cohen family in your prayers. Please take time and sign the online guestbook and share words of encouragement for the Cohen family to ready.
The Cohen family is being cared for by Sullivan Bros. Mortuary Inc. and Cremation Centers of South Carolina, LLC.
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Kathy Hames
March 26, 2025
To a wonderful man always mowing the yard or plowing the garden always a smile always had moment to stop a share a gospel moment I'm a neighbor he gave me a book an help guide me through rough times helped me with tarping my building to plowing a spot in my yard
Plowing my mothers small garden he always made time a small wave while mowing always asking about my mother an her health
I will miss him cause his house is on the way out of the neighborhood I will always wave
Ijust seen him Thursday at the dump I told him hello tell your wife I said hey an I love you
He will ALWAYS be my best friend
Kathy Hames I love you pastor Calvin
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Your niece, Teresa Cohen-Ferguson
March 26, 2025
Forever in my heart
Emma Cohen
March 26, 2025
Going to miss you cousin.You´re with the lord now,take your rest.
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