LUGOFF – A time of sharing to celebrate the life of Lewis Elvyn Josey, Jr., 72, will be held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following at the funeral home. Mr. Josey passed away at home on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Born in Columbus, Miss., he was the son of the late Lewis Elvyn Josey, Sr. and Anne Fulton Josey. He served in the United States Air Force. He received a degree in Horticulture from Midlands Technical College and owned and operated Josey’s Landscape. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and being outdoors. Surviving are his companion, Pamela G. Jackson; son, Lewis E. Josey III (Audrey) of Hendersonville, N.C.; daughters, Anna Josey Layton (Mike) of Lugoff and Maura Kent (Roosevelt) and family; brother, Eddie John Josey (Donna) of Lugoff; sister, Harriette Ann Edmonds of Columbia; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a grandson, Dominick Josey; and a nephew, Randy Edmonds.