lit a candle 1d agoI only moved to Chapin last year and never crossed paths with Mr. Sibert, but the obituary alone tells you the kind of man he was. Sixty eight years old, a lifetime spent shaping metal and paint into something right. There is a quiet dignity in that trade that reminds me of the old craftsmen back home. Rest well, sir.
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David Alan Sibert was a South Carolina auto and truck body repairman whose death, at 68, was announced this week by Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin, South Carolina, which is handling his arrangements. He is not a nationally known public figure, and there is no Wikipedia entry or wider biographical…
David Alan Sibert was a South Carolina auto and truck body repairman whose death, at 68, was announced this week by Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin, South Carolina, which is handling his arrangements. He is not a nationally known public figure, and there is no Wikipedia entry or wider biographical record beyond the obituary published by his family, but for the community that knew him he was a distinctive and well remembered presence, and his passing has already drawn tributes on his funeral home's guestbook.
Sibert was born on October 23, 1957, in Akron, Ohio, the son of Harry Glenn Sibert Sr. and Annie Ruth Durden Sibert. As a child he moved with his family to Orlando, Florida, where he grew up and later graduated from Evans High School. He spent his working life doing paint and body work on cars and large trucks, a trade at which, according to his obituary, he took real pride and satisfaction. Friends and family remembered him as independent minded, strong willed, and quick to speak his mind, a man who enjoyed teasing the people around him and who had little patience for authority he did not respect.
Outside of work, Sibert was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed boating on the lakes of Florida and South Carolina, and in his younger years he fished and hunted regularly, interests that stayed with him as sources of some of his fondest memories. He also looked forward to yearly trips to the mountains with friends. He never had children of his own, but those who knew him said family remained central to his life throughout.
Sibert died in 2026. His obituary does not state a cause of death, and no cause has been made public. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, Glenn Sibert. He is survived by his sister, Nancy Jones, and his nieces, Kim Swieringa and Allison Richter, along with their families and a wider circle of friends who shared time with him on the road, on the water, and in the mountains.
Because David Alan Sibert lived a private, local life rather than a public one, much of what would normally appear on a biographical page, such as details of any marriage, his exact residence in later years, or the precise circumstances of his death, has not been reported. This page reflects only what has been confirmed through his published obituary, and it will be updated if further verified details become available.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Post and Courier.
Well said. He was exactly that particular about his work.