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Recent Obituaries

Mr. Vu Chi Lan

Mr. Vu Chi Lan

Aug 28, 2021

Mr. Vu Chi Lan, 64, of Columbia, died on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock, Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

Mr. John Wesley Banks

Mr. John Wesley Banks

Aug 28, 2021

Johnny W Banks, 71, of Columbia, SC, passed away On Saturday August 28, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on March 28, 1950, he was the son of Wenonah Mckinney Banks and John Wallace Banks. Johnny graduated from Dentsville High School in 1968. He worked as a field engineer for Recognition/Banctec repairing and maintaining banking machines at South Carolina National Bank...

Mrs. Krezel Mae Britton

Mrs. Krezel Mae Britton

Aug 28, 2021

Krezel Mae Vega Britton, 28, of Gaston, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021. She is the daughter of Romeo Velasco Vega and Cecilia Alberto Vega. Krezel was born on March 7, 1993, in Poblocion Tantangan, Philippines. She is the loving wife to Robert "Robbie" L. Britton and mother to their beautiful newborn daughter, Natalia Serenity Britton. Krezel had a...

Ms. Patsy Delores Barnett

Ms. Patsy Delores Barnett

Aug 25, 2021

Ms. Patsy Delores Barnett, 71, of Aiken, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Born August 22, 1950, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Robert Leo Free and Betty Mae Jackson. Ms. Barnett attended Hayward Gibbes Middle School and went on to have a career in the sewing and cleaning industry. She worked many years in a sewing...

Mrs. Jane Alan Kapp

Mrs. Jane Alan Kapp

Aug 24, 2021

Jane Alan Gibbes Kapp, 75, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, July 13, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Louis LeConte and Caroline Blanche Cudd Gibbes. Jane Alan was a graduate of Dreher High School in Columbia and Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Junior League,...

Mr. Max Edwin Blount, Sr.

Mr. Max Edwin Blount, Sr.

Aug 24, 2021

Max Edwin Blount Sr., 90, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born in Sandersville, GA, he was a son of the late Thomas Hodges and Donnie Jeanette Tanner Blount and married to Madeline Amerson Blount for 58 years. Max served in the Army National Guard and the U.S. Navy. He retired from United Insurance Co. Afterwards, he spent his...

Dr. Eugene Alman Moore

Dr. Eugene Alman Moore

Aug 24, 2021

Dr. Eugene Alman Moore, 83, of Saluda, SC, died at his home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on May 22, 1938, he was the son of Roland Humphries and Roberts Hyatt Moore. He graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1956 and USC in 1960. After graduating from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1965,...

Mrs. Georgia R Hyder

Mrs. Georgia R Hyder

Aug 23, 2021

Georgia R. Hyder, of Columbia, died on Monday, August 23, 2021. Born November 11, 1929, in Elizabethton TN, she was a daughter of the late Andrew "Andy" and Cordia Nidiffer Ritchie. Ms. Georgia graduated from Unaka High School and Steed college. She went on to work at Bamberg Industrial where she met her future husband, Clyde Hyder. They married on...

Rev. James Wilson Campbell, Jr.

Rev. James Wilson Campbell, Jr.

Aug 22, 2021

The Reverend James Wilson Campbell, Jr., 73, died Sunday, August 22, 2021. Born in Hickory, North Carolina, Rev. Campbell was the son of the late James Wilson, Sr., and Jahaza Yoder Campbell and married for 41 years to Sylvia Nelson-Campbell. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbia, he was the pastor of several churches in North and South...

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Pitts Nates

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Pitts Nates

Aug 21, 2021

Elizabeth Ann Pitts Nates, of Columbia, died Saturday, August 21, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Coleman and Katherine Griffith Pitts. Mrs. Nates was the matriarch of her family and loved them all dearly. She was an excellent cook who especially loved to host family dinners. She also enjoyed family trips to Lake...

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lisek

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lisek

Aug 21, 2021

A service to celebrate the lives of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lisek will be held at 1:30 o'clock, Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. A graveside service to include military honors for Mr. Lisek who retired on June 1, 1979 after 20 years of honorable service in the US...

Mr. Elmer Leon Wilson

Mr. Elmer Leon Wilson

Aug 20, 2021

Elmer Leon Wilson, 81, of Columbia, died Friday, August 20, 2021. Born October 9, 1939, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, he was a son of the late Kyle James and Mabel Naomi Dickenson Wilson. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a custodial and maintenance supervisor for Baptist Bible College in Clark Summit, PA, North Georgia College in Dahlonega,...

Mrs. Vennie Cleo Brewer Stanley

Mrs. Vennie Cleo Brewer Stanley

Aug 20, 2021

Vennie Cleo Brewer Stanley, 94, of Columbia, died Friday, August 20, 2021. Born February 11, 1927, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Bennie Badger and Leila Mae Dawkins Brewer. Mrs. Stanley was a devout Christian woman of deep faith. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and enjoyed studying the bible. Prior to her declining health,...

Mr. Rodney Wayne Rabon

Mr. Rodney Wayne Rabon

Aug 19, 2021

Rodney Wayne Rabon, 58, of Columbia, died Thursday, August 19, 2021. Born Sept 30, 1962, in Columbia, SC, he is the son of Betty Shannon Rabon and the late Charles W. Rabon. Mr. Rabon worked as a carpenter and metal fabricator. He was an amazing woodworker who especially enjoyed building furniture. Mr. Rabon was excellent in the kitchen. He loved...

Mrs. Sarah Nellie Elaine Braddock

Mrs. Sarah Nellie Elaine Braddock

Aug 19, 2021

Sarah Nellie Elaine Braddock, 83, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Born November 6, 1937, in Hartsville, she was a daughter of the late Ham Walter Griggs, Sr. and Sarah Alma Pernisa Adams Griggs. Mrs. Braddock was a graduate of Hartsville High School. She met the love of her life, Lex Eugene Braddock, and they married in...

Ltc Carl Richard Smith Us Army (Ret.)

Ltc Carl Richard Smith Us Army (Ret.)

Aug 19, 2021

LTC Carl Richard Smith, US Army (Ret.), 89, of Columbia, died Thursday, August 19, 2021. Born April 19, 1932, in Tientsin, China, he was the son of the late Major General Wayne Carleton Smith, US Army (Ret.) and Mildred Louise Little Smith. LTC Smith was a 1951 graduate of Clarksville High School in Clarksville, TN. While in high school he...

Mrs. Evelyn Reeves Coker

Mrs. Evelyn Reeves Coker

Aug 19, 2021

Evelyn Reeves Coker, 91 of Columbia, went to be with her Lord Thursday, August 19, 2021. Born July 19, 1930, in Crenshaw County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Irby Ray Reeves and Ruby Sanders Reeves. A member of Crescent Hill Baptist Church, she was a loyal member serving in such capacities as assistant treasurer, member of the...

Rev. Otis Marvin Lee, Sr.

Rev. Otis Marvin Lee, Sr.

Aug 18, 2021

Rev. Otis Marvin Lee, Sr. age 93, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at his home with his wife of 71 years, Frances Davis Lee, by his side. Born April 22, 1927, in Columbia, SC, he was listed as 94 years old, but that was an error made by the midwife who took her records to Columbia to file them only...

Ms. Mary Reynolds Duncan

Ms. Mary Reynolds Duncan

Aug 17, 2021

Mary Reynolds Duncan, 69, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born in Raleigh, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Holt Duncan and Lula McCraw Gay Duncan. Mary Reynolds "Cookie" attended Columbia public schools, finishing in 1970. Cookie enjoyed her work at the Babcock Center, mastering basic occupational skills. She has spent the last decade with...

Mrs. Mary Frances Brock Owensby

Mrs. Mary Frances Brock Owensby

Aug 17, 2021

Mary Frances Brock Owensby, 76, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born in Rock Hill, SC, on December 19, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Ross and Kathleen Gainy Brock. Frances was an active member of The Church of God of Prophecy and enjoyed her time with family as well as preparing Banana Pudding. Survivors include...

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