Mr. Lakiawah T. Rivers
(December 30, 1977 - July 8, 2025)
Viewing Location: Leevy's Funeral Home, 1831 Taylor Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Viewing Date & Time: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 / 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Funeral Location: Saint John Baptist Church, 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 / 1:00 P.M.
Interment Location:
Sylvia and Family, The C. A. Johnson Class of 1976 extend our heartfelt condolences to you all. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
I was like 7yrs old when I had the pleasure to watch kiawah on the wing for the Claire. Legendary Hooper on my book. I just found out today of your transitioning. I felt i knew you forever and never met you. Shamrock to the core. Peace and blessings to your family! Its amazing how your presence can have a lifelong effect . May God bless the family.
Please accept my sincerest condolences and know that I am here for you.
May care and love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead.
Words may not suffice to express the heartfelt sorrow that I feel for the passing of your loved one.
May you be comforted by the outpouring of love surrounding you 🙏♥️🌺
My Sincere Condolences, to the Rivers and Praylow Families and all of their loved ones.
To my class mate way back from W.A.Perry Sylvia my heart aches.Know you are hurting from a broken heart, losing your one and only son .My Yahweh wrap him in his arms.Love you my dear friend.RIP Kiawah.❤️❤️❤️.
May God wrap his arms around my family 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Sylvia, my condolences for the loss of Kiawah. I will always remember his smile. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
To the family, we send our sincerest condolences and prayers to you all during this time. May your hearts be filled with peace as you allow the joy of the Lord to be your strength in the days ahead. Our thoughts and prayers will continually be with you all.
My deepest sympathy to the family. Kiawah will be deeply missed, and his memory will live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.
The Craig and Raines family sends their deepest condolences to Bernard Prelow and Sylvia Rivers, family and close friends. Our prayers are with you all as always. Continue to trust in God and he will revive your strength to get through this be Blessed
To my sister Sylvia and Danny Joi, know that the families have you in our prayers Kiawah was joy to everyone he met, a laughter you can never forget.
LOVE
CAROLYN BROOKS
To Bernard, so very sorry for Kiawah passing, I heard a minister say that when a person pass and people say sorry for your loss, he said they are not loss when you’re with God, he doesn’t lose his children. LOVE
To my family, The Rivers, this year has been a lot for us, we had a sister who passed and now we mourn another love one… Kiawah, baby you will be in our hearts forever. Your smile with them dimples and your gentle self will truly be missed. Your grands say “Come on Home” to be a part of their Heavenly family. LOVE YOU FOREVER
To the Praylow family, Kiawah was a light in the house, never a sad look on his face, always a beautiful and gentle smile and laughter. REST IN HEAVEN BABY
Auntie Carolyn Rivers Brooks
So very sorry for your loss may God bless you with peace in your heart his spirit will forever live with you and his father and family and others he will be very much missed I will continue to pray for peace sending God’s grace mercy and blessings and love stay strong and know he’s with almighty God heaven couldn’t wait for him Sylvia&Praylow
To : The Rivers & Praylow Family.
My deepest condolences to you all of this saddened loss. Hopefully peace will be at rest and may God gives you strength as you goes through this journey of grieving. United as One C A Johnson’s Family 💪🙏
To the Rivers family. My condolences and prayers. Grandma, Ms. Bessie and my aunt, Ms. Davis, were good friends at Saint John. I didn’t knew Lakiawah, but I was classmate to all his Aunts and Uncle. May God comfort all of you.
My condolences and prayers to Sylvia and family I am sorry for your loss God will strengthen you each day it won’t be easy to be strong I will be praying for better to come your son will be with you fom heaven love you Sylvia forever
To Sylvia and family. Sending our prayers and condolences. May God give you peace and strength during this time.
Val Kennedy-Johnson and family.
Rest in peace cousin Kiawah to my cousin Praylow(Coop) and his mother Sylvia you have my deepest condolences he will be missed dearly.
Sylvia, so sorry for your loss. Please remember his precious memories. May God grant you peace and understanding. 🙏🏽
Our deepest condolences,
Carolyn and Danny J
You will truly be missed my friend rih….
Sending condolences and peace to the family. Rest up Kiawah
Auntie Sylvia…. Uncle Praylow and My Rivers family… MY sincere deepest condolences 🙏 I thank God for allowing me to know Kiawah ❤️ I was 12 when I became apart of the Rivers/Diamond family Kiawah and I are a year apart… You All are in my thoughts and prayers 🙏 I love y’all ❤️ RIP Kiawah ❤️🙏🙏🙏
Sylvia,
Blessings and Love to you and your family.
Stephanie
Wow, this one hits different. I remember being in the delivery room when Ty was born. Sending prayers to Mrs. Sylvia & Mr. Cooper and those who lives will never be the same!
Silk 🫂
Wank 😃
Kilwah 🙏 🤲…
May God brings blessings 🙌 upon your family….
My ☘️ brother
My Friend…..
Mom & Popz 🫂….
Sylvia , Daniel and Family,
Sending our prayers for God’s blessings and comfort during your bereavement today and going forward.
Love, Ran and Pat Smith
Sylvia Danny and Bernard I’m so sorry for your loss I pray 🙏 that God gives y’all the strength that you may need at this time stay as strong as you can at this time and look to God for the peace and understanding that you may need will keep y’all in prayer 🙏 ❤️🙏
Condolences to the family of kiawah so sorry for your lost May God comfort you in your healing journey
Condolences to the family of kia so sorry for your lost May God comfort you in your healing journey
Sylvia and Bernard. I am so sorry for your loss and Kiawah will surely be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you. To my cousin I can’t believe you are gone but not forgotten. I will always remember your smile the last time I saw you.
To cousin Bernard Praylow and Sylvia Rivers (also your spouse), you have my deepest sympathy in the loss of your precious son Kiawah. I can’t say that I understand how you all feel but I do know that the God we serve has wrapped his arms around you during your time of mourning.🙏🏽❤️ Kiawah was a handsome, gentle spirited man with a beautiful smile. I always made him feel welcomed when he came to my home with my son Torrez. I will continually keep you all in my prayers.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️
MY CONDOLENCES TO MY CLASSMATE U WAS SUCH A HUMBLE PERSON REST PEACEFULLY KIAWAH
To Sylvia and Danny,
May the cherished memories of Lakiawah – his love, his light, his presence, bring you peace in this time of sorrow.
May the legacy of his spirit surround you with comfort now and gently guide you in the days ahead.
Our love, thoughts, and prayers are forever with!
Love, Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Jeanette, Johnnie, and Angie
Sylvia/Danny my heart 💔breaks for you after hearing the loss of your son. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Been my good friend for almost 20yrs bro im really gonna miss the laughs we had love you bro
Our sincere sympathy and condolences and prayers to the family and relatives and friends.
To a true friend, from day one we instantly became close. At times you were the only person I could talk to. You were there in any time of need. I’m thankful and blessed to have been a part of your life. Farewell Kiawah