Michael Stockwell, Sr. "Big Mike"

Gaffney, SC - - Michael James Stockwell, Sr. "Big Mike", 77, of 201 16th Street, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at his residence.

Born in Gaffney, he was the son of the late Delton and Agnes Ruppe Wallace.  He was a graduate of Gaffney High School, the owner/operator of Stockwell Radiator Service, (Home of V8 Racing) and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  He loved his family, playing bingo, dirt tracking racing, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Cherokee Speedway.

He is survived by five sons, Michael James Stockwell, Jr., Greg Stockwell (Frannie), Greg Brown (Kayce), all of Gaffney, Robert Evans (Jill) of Chesnee and Danny Foster (Tracy) of Grover; two daughters, Diane S. Davis (Scott) and Pamela S. Cowen, both of Gaffney; a sister, Tana Leidigh of Florida; grandchildren, Stacy Duncan (Bryon), Scotty McDowell, Michelle Carlton, Elizabeth Davis (Shawn), Anderson Davis (Bobbi Jo), Aarika Johnson (Joe), Zachary Woods (Charlotte), Emily Stockwell (Brandon), Erica Stockwell (Cameron), Dylan Stockwell (Izzy), Conner Brown, Heath Foster, Ben Foster (Heather), Corbin Foster (Cayla) and Danielle Cochran (Dale); twenty-two great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews; a special friend, Paula Goforth of Gaffney. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Stockwell, a sister, Kay James, and a granddaughter, Stephanie McDowell.

The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until 11:00AM on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Blakely Funeral Home.  Funeral services will immediately follow at 11:00 AM in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Joey Shetley officiating.  Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303 or American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Avenue, #100, Charlotte, NC 28207.

The family will be at the residence, 201 16th Street, Gaffney, SC 29340.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC