Betty Trapp Williams Morris
Oct 18, 2026
Betty Trapp Williams Morris, 88, of Blythewood, died on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.
William Sposa
Oct 17, 2026
William Sposa, 95, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.
Thomas "Tommy" Edward McCants, Jr.
Oct 17, 2026
Thomas Edward McCants, Jr. 62, of Blythewood, died Saturday, October 17, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.
Sarah Presley Cooper
Oct 14, 2026
Sarah Presley Cooper, 80, died Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Sarah was the daughter of Edwin Haselden and Margaret Watson Cooper of Columbia. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Sarah was a life-long caregiver for animals. Survivors include brothers Edwin (Norrie) Cooper of Columbia and William (Patti) Cooper of Wagener, and sister Marguerite Ferguson of Blythewood, as well as...
Rebecca Hollifield Leonard
Oct 14, 2026
Rebecca Hollifield Leonard, 88, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
LTC Jack K. Sterne, Sr., U.S. Army (Ret.)
Oct 13, 2026
LTC Jack Kiedaisch Sterne, Sr., U.S. Army (Ret.) passed peacefully on October 13, 2026, at age 92. He was born on August 27, 1934, in Keokuk, Iowa, the second son of Madison G. Sterne and Lyda Frances Sterne (née Kiedaisch). He lived a life of service to his country, his church, and his community. Jack spent his early years in...
Joyce Loretta Brazell
Oct 13, 2026
Joyce Loretta Brazell, 81, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Willis Fleming Brazell and Eva Ruth Brazell. Joyce was a graduate of Dentsville High School and enjoyed a long and fulfilling career, working as a secretary and in the food service equipment supply...
Frances Marietta Pulliam
Oct 12, 2026
Frances Marietta Pulliam, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died peacefully on October 12, 2026 at 81 years of age, following a trying battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born on January 15, 1945, to Francis Lee Pulliam and May Elizabeth Conklin Pulliam in Portsmouth, Virginia, Marietta was smart, diligent, dependable, and had a razor-sharp, quick wit. As the daughter of a United States...
Rose Eubanks Hollister
Oct 12, 2026
Rose Eubanks Hollister, 82, of Columbia, died on Monday, October 12, 2026. Born in Orangeburg, SC, on December 18, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Luther Melton and Sarah Baxley Eubanks. Mrs. Hollister was raised in Williston, SC, before moving to Columbia and graduating from Eau Clare High School in 1962. She was a devoted and loving wife,...
Danny F. Crawley
Oct 11, 2026
Danny Fay Crawley, 75, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on June 14, 1951, he was a son of the late Fay Cornellius Crawley and Clara Bell Holt Crawley. Danny grew up in the Camp's Creek community of Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He became a Christian at a young age and remained devoted to...
Sharon Singletary Vanzant
Oct 11, 2026
Sharon Singletary Vanzant passed away on October 11, 2026. A service of praise will be held November 9, 2026, at 11:00 am at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Rd, Columbia, SC, with a visitation directly following the service in Thompson Hall. Born in Lake City, SC, on April 17, 1947, she was the oldest child and only daughter of the...
Jo Ann Merrifield
Oct 10, 2026
Jo Ann Merrifield, 82, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Born on September 28, 1944, in Poteau, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of Levi A. Walker and Corda Elizabeth Taylor Walker. Mrs. Merrifield attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and devoted wife of a US Army soldier. While her husband was...
Edward Nelson Laughlin
Oct 8, 2026
Edward Nelson Laughlin, 79, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 8, 2026. Born in Ashland, Pennsylvania, Ed served in the U.S. Army and later spent 30 years as a machinist at Westinghouse. He was a proud Freemason, a devoted reader, and a lifelong lover of history. He found great joy in camping and the outdoors, and he was...
Sarah Isabelle Seastrunk
Oct 8, 2026
Sarah Isabelle Seastrunk, 91, of Columbia, died on Thursday, October 8, 2026, just two days shy of her 92nd birthday. Born on October 10, 1934, in Bethune, SC, she was a daughter of Neil Truesdell and Sarah Heustess Truesdell. Mrs. Seastrunk was a graduate of Newberry College and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Columbia. She worked as...
Bobby Atkinson Jr.
Oct 6, 2026
Bobby Atkinson, Jr., 62, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 31, 1964, in Bishopville, SC, he was a son of Bobby Atkinson, Sr. and Jeralene Goodson Atkinson. Bobby enjoyed a prosperous career that spanned more than 30 years as a lineman. He had the opportunity to work throughout the...
Ricky Eugene Jacobs Sr.
Oct 4, 2026
Ricky E. Jacobs was born February 14th, 1953, in Columbia to the late Otto and Gladys Jacobs, he passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday October 4th, 2026, at the age of 73. Known for his joyful heart, infectious laugh and out going nature, he never met a stranger. He was a “jokester” and loved to make people laugh....
Gilla Lingle Wingo
Oct 4, 2026
Gilla Lingle Wingo, 94, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Catherine H. "Jane" Brazell
Oct 4, 2026
Catherine H. "Jane" Brazell, 88, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Born on January 23, 1938, in Columbia, she was a daughter of Frank W. Hall and Ella Mae Senn Hall. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Brazell worked as a licensed practical nurse at Richland Memorial Hospital for over 30 years. She was a member of Westside Holiness...
Lloyd Kennedy Boggs
Oct 4, 2026
Lloyd Kennedy Boggs, age 75, died on October 4, 2026 after a tough battle with cancer. Kenny was born on March 13, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC to the late Marcus Livingstone Boggs and Sarah Alice McFarland Boggs. Raised in Spartanburg, Kenny graduated from Spartanburg High School, Davidson College, and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Following graduation from...
Rose Marie Barnes
Oct 3, 2026
Rose Marie Barnes, 87, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 3, 2026, at her home. Born December 7, 1938, in Washington, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late John Francis Flanagan and Margaret Steyh Flanagan. Rose was a graduate of Platteville High School in Platteville, Wisconsin. She was married to her husband Joel R. Barnes for 71...
