Michael Lee (Mikie) Kimble

Michael ‘Mikie’ Lee Kimble of Columbia, walked for the first time as he left his fragile body and entered into the presence of our Lord on Sunday morning, October 9, 2016. Mikie was born on March 2nd, 1973 to his parents, Michael F. and Lorraine M. Kimble. Though blind and severely disabled and never able to speak, God used Mikie in great ways to call others to himself both in salvation and service. Though his body grew to barely over 100 pounds and he remained an infant for all of his life, as if he had been 6 months old for 43 years, never learning to walk or talk. But he knew how to laugh, and give great hugs and he stayed busy shaking and throwing his toys from his bed so others could serve him by returning them to him. And in doing so, friends and family were serving Jesus, because He said that “what you do for the least of these you do also for me”, and if any child was one of “the least of these” it was Mikie.
Mikie is survived by his loving parents, Mike & Lorraine Kimble, Uncle Thomas (Mary) Kimble, cousins, Sharon Davis, Peggy Davis, Gerald Davis, Joel Kimble, Thomas Kimble Jr., Mary-Cathy Sewert, Tracy Kimble, and Laura Malcolm Bischer. Mikie was preceded in death by his grandparents, Margaret Caudill and Edna and Ivan Montague and his Aunt Barbara Davis, and Uncles David Davis and Steven Malcolm. The family expresses their gratitude to the health care workers at Palmetto Health Richland that have aided in Mikie’s care over the years, as well as the multitude of others that have assisted us, especially our friend and neighbor Cheryl Smith.
A celebration of life service will be held on October 23rd at 2 PM at Eau Claire Presbyterian Church, 629 Wildwood Avenue, 29203. The Rev. Bobby Farmer will be officiating. In leu of flowers the family would appreciate donations in Mikie’s name to SQRescueinc.org. Arrangements are being handled by Kornegay & Moseley.

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