Cpo William Arnold Brown, Jr., Us Navy (Ret.)
Dec 3, 2021
CPO William Arnold Brown, Jr., US Navy (Ret.), 93, of Columbia, died Friday, December 3, 2021. Born October 15, 1928, in Winter Garden, FL, he was a son of the late William Arnold Brown, Sr. and Mary Greene Brown. Mr. Brown was a US Navy retiree who honorably served his country for more than 21 years. Following his military career,...
Mrs. Charlotte Sessions
Dec 2, 2021
Charlotte W. Sessions, 81, of Columbia, died on Thursday, December 02, 2021. Born January 19, 1940, in Oconee County, SC, she was a daughter to the late Francis L. Whitmire and Ruby Brown Whitmire. Ms. Charlotte was a talented seamstress, who also enjoyed restoring antiques with her husband, Ralph. She loved animals and enjoyed gardening. Survivors include her daughter, Victoria...
Mr. David Mims Reid
Dec 2, 2021
David Mims Reid, 76, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 2, 2021. Born July 25, 1945, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late James Jefferson Reid and Mary Lou Mims Reid. He was a graduate of A.C. Flora High School and the University of South Carolina. His career began in 1967 with the newly formed South Carolina Department...
Mr. Eddie Floyd Lambert
Dec 2, 2021
Edmund "Eddie" Floyd Lambert, 60, of Blythewood, died on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Born August 19, 1961, in Columbus, OH, he was a son of Nancy Campbell Lambert and the late George Lambert, Sr. Eddie loved to read, especially if it involved politics. He enjoyed cooking and watching the QVC channel, where he would often order items to make his...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Black
Nov 30, 2021
Barbara Ann Black, 84, of Chesnee, died on November 30, 2021. Born in Ware Shoals, SC, on September 20, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Carlton and Annie Lee Brissey Brock. Mrs. Black was a devoted homemaker and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Boiling Springs Ward. She enjoyed walking, flowers and dancing...
Mrs. Norma Gene Schwinn
Nov 30, 2021
Norma Gene Schwinn passed away on November 30, 2021, after a two-year battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Montgomery, AL on June 27, 1924, to Beatrice and James Taylor. Norma went to Sydney Lanier high school and the University of Alabama. She married Leonard Robert Schwinn, Jr. on Nov. 20, 1948, and after living in Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery,...
Ms. Janice H. Ross
Nov 30, 2021
Janice H. Ross, 73, of Elgin, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Born September 19, 1948, in Mercer County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of Willie Mae Bunton Hinson and the late Lewis Carl Hinson. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Ross was employed by Richland Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed her family, road trips to the mountains, and sitting on her porch...
Mrs. Ruth Bowers Anderson
Nov 30, 2021
Ruth Bowers Anderson, 80, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Born November 19, 1941, in Murphy, NC, she was a daughter of the late Person Monroe Bowers and Gazie Elizabeth Dills Bowers. Ms. Ruth married Jack D. Anderson on December 21, 1975, having celebrated twenty-three years of marriage before his passing in 1998. She was a loving wife,...
Ms. Rita Ann Billett
Nov 30, 2021
Rita Ann Billett, 93, was born on May 20, 1928, and departed this earth on November 30, 2021. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Rita was the fourth of seven children born to the late Walter and Anna Marie Lombard Harper. She was raised in a loving Catholic household and grew up attending Catholic school. After high school, Rita worked hard waitressing...
Mr. Fletcher Hewitt Mcduffie
Nov 26, 2021
Fletcher Hewitt McDuffie, 88, of Columbia, died Friday, November 26, 2021. Born July 29, 1933, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Charles Arthur McDuffie, Sr. and Nell Cleo Dailey McDuffie. Mr. McDuffie was a US Navy veteran and until his retirement was employed as a diesel mechanic. He was a former member and Deacon at...
Mr. Albert Joseph Morganelli, Jr.
Nov 26, 2021
Albert Joseph Morganilli Jr., 78, of Irmo, passed away on Friday, November 26, Born on July 17, 1943 in New York, although Al grew up in Columbia, SC. He graduated from Dreher High School and did continuing education in Public Relations and Marketing at USC. Later he received a certificate from North Carolina of Community Colleges in Basic and Advanced...
Mr. Juan Carlos Solares Valentin
Nov 26, 2021
Juan Carlos Solares Valentin, 39, of Lexington, SC, died Friday, November 26, 2021. The funeral for Mr. Valentin will be held in Anasco, Puerto Rico, directed by Jalvin Funeral Home, Manuel Hernandez Rosa #32, Anasco, Puerto Rico 00610. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family locally.
Msg Lonnie Thomas Turner, Us Army (Ret.)
Nov 26, 2021
MSG Lonnie Thomas Turner, US Army (Ret.), died Friday, November 26, 2021. Born April 17, 1936 in Britton's Neck, SC, he was a son of the late Clifton and Lottie Richardson Turner. MSG Turner was a US Army veteran who proudly served his country for more than 20 years. Following his distinguished military career, he was employed by the civil...
Csm William Harold Collins, Us Army (Ret.)
Nov 26, 2021
CSM William Harold Collins, US Army (Ret.), 77, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021. Born on August 17, 1944, in Huntsville, AL, he was the son of the late Albert Herman and Ruby Mildean Collins. In 1961, William enlisted in the military and was eventually stationed in Germany. There he met his wife, Eveline, one evening at...
Mr. John B. Coleman
Nov 25, 2021
During this time of Thanksgiving and Grace, we announce that our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, John B. Coleman, 81, of Columbia, passed into his eternal home on Thanksgiving Day. John was born on September 10, 1940, in Leesburg, FL. John was the oldest of three children and the only son of the late Ben Bartow Coleman and Effie...
Ms. Ruth Elizabeth Delphey
Nov 25, 2021
Ruth Elizabeth Kennedy Delphey, 100, of Media, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Born on August 22, 1921, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late James Marshall and Mary Boyd Kennedy. Survivors include daughter, Nancy Lynne Mann (Thomas); grandchildren, Timothy Delphey (Rosalie), Adam Delphey, Benjamin Delphey (Jenn), and Abigail Mann; great-grandson, Jacob Delphey; and daughter-in-law, Lorraine...
Mrs. Lula Entzminger Trapp
Nov 25, 2021
Lula Entzminger Trapp, 89, widow of C.W. Trapp, died on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Born in Blythewood, SC, on July 3, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Colie and Estelle Cook Entzminger. Mrs. Trapp was a member of Killian Baptist Church and had a deep love for her large family. She was a devoted homemaker and enjoyed cooking,...
Mr. William Alvin Aj" Hinnant, Jr.
Nov 24, 2021
William Alvin "AJ" Hinnant Jr., 33, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Born on February 23, 1988, he was the son of William Alvin "Tree" Hinnant Sr. and the late Penny Garner McNair. AJ had a love for hunting, fishing, metal detecting, and spending time at the river with friends and family. His greatest passion in life...
Mr. Benjamin Franklin Thomas
Nov 21, 2021
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, 101, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dorthea Elizabeth McKee Thomas; as well as his son, Edwin L. Thomas. Mr. Thomas is survived by his son, Benjamin F. Thomas, Jr. (Jane); daughter-in-law, Linda Thomas; daughters, Mae Ruth Thomas and Elizabeth A. Pearson...
Ms. Morgan Rae Megna
Nov 20, 2021
Morgan Rae Megna, 22, of Blythewood, SC, passed away on Saturday November 20, 2021. She was born January 6, 1999, in Columbia, SC, to Tony and Mary Megna. Prior to her illness, she was an active senior at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC, and a member Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Morgan was a member of the International English Honor Society,...
