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Mr. Stephen Hunt Cliff

Mr. Stephen Hunt Cliff

Nov 7, 2021

Stephen Hunt Cliff, 64, of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born May 14, 1957, in Dallas, TX, he was a son of the late Fae Marie Maillet Cliff and Fred Able Cliff. Survivors include his children, Murray Vaughan Cliff, of Williston, SC and Jeffrey Grier Kelly Cliff, of Lugoff, SC;...

Ms. Patricia Sharon Deale

Ms. Patricia Sharon Deale

Nov 7, 2021

Patricia Sharon Deale, 59, died Sunday, November 7, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is assisting the family.

Maj Harry Eugene "Gene" Wells, Usmc (Ret.)

Maj Harry Eugene "Gene" Wells, Usmc (Ret.)

Nov 6, 2021

Maj. Harry Eugene "Gene" Wells, USMC (Ret.), 86, of Columbia, died on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Born in New York City, NY on Christmas Eve in 1934, he was the son of the late Harry Douglas Wells and Cleola Terrell Wells. Gene was raised in Malba where he attended public schools in NYC, including Bayside High School. He graduated from...

Mrs. Nancy C. Holt

Mrs. Nancy C. Holt

Nov 5, 2021

Nancy Carolyn Mitchell Holt, 73 passed away peacefully Friday November 5, 2021 surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born January 7, 1948, in Front Royal, VA, she was a daughter of the late Elbia "Buck" Mitchell and Mabel Virginia Robinson Mitchell. Mrs. Holt worked as an administrative assistant for most of her career. She was...

Ms. Mary Holbrook Lumpkin

Ms. Mary Holbrook Lumpkin

Nov 5, 2021

Mary Holbrook (Holly) Lumpkin of Columbia, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly on November 5, 2021. Holly was born on December 21, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Alva M. Lumpkin, Jr., of Columbia. She was the granddaughter of Alva Holbrook Rion and Willodene Elliott Rion, whose son was killed at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge just a few weeks...

Mrs. Anne Walker Milliken

Mrs. Anne Walker Milliken

Nov 5, 2021

Anne Walker Milliken, 75, of Columbia, died on Friday, November 5, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on January 22, 1946, she was a daughter of the late John Will and Annie Lee Moore Walker. Mrs. Milliken graduated from Dreher High School, attended Mary Baldwin College and was a 1968 graduate from the University of South Carolina where she was a...

Mr. Jesse English Mckay

Mr. Jesse English Mckay

Nov 4, 2021

Jesse E. McKay, 82, of West Columbia, SC, died on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Born in Columbia, on August 1, 1939, he was a son of the late William English McKay and Lula Mae Nelson McKay. A member of Pilgrim Way Church, he was known as "Sonny" to his family, who also knew him as a wonderful dad, step-dad, grandfather,...

Mrs. Angela Theresa Case

Mrs. Angela Theresa Case

Nov 4, 2021

Mrs. Angela T. Case, 58, of Eastover, died on Thursday, November 4th. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

Mrs. Peggy Ford

Mrs. Peggy Ford

Nov 4, 2021

A funeral service for Peggy Motley Ford, 88, of Columbia, will be held 11 o'clock, Monday, November 8, 2021, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Newman officiating. Burial will follow at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends prior the service beginning at 10 o'clock. All are welcome to attend, however, masks...

Mr. Isadore Albert Cohen, Jr.

Mr. Isadore Albert Cohen, Jr.

Nov 4, 2021

I. Albert (Al) Cohen, 94, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday November 4, 2021. Born on December 16, 1926, in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of I. Albert Cohen, Sr. and Rose Levin Cohen. He grew up in Greensboro, NC, and moved to Columbia at age 16. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and served until the...

Mr. Lee Damon Postal

Mr. Lee Damon Postal

Nov 3, 2021

Lee Damon Postal, 62, passed away peacefully November 3, 2021. He was the son of the late Peter William Postal and Bessie Diamantakos Postal of Spartanburg, SC. Lee graduated from Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He had a successful 30-year career in the waste management industry, serving as...

Mrs. Dorothy Martin Blume

Mrs. Dorothy Martin Blume

Nov 2, 2021

Dorothy Martin Blume of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away on November 2, 2021. She was born in Blythewood, South Carolina on May 11, 1932, to Daulton G. Martin, Sr. and Clara Lee Boney Martin of Blythewood, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William (Buddy) Blume, and infant son, William Madison Blume, of Blythewood, SC. Dorothy was...

Mrs. Betty Jean Hall Jacobs

Mrs. Betty Jean Hall Jacobs

Nov 1, 2021

Betty Jean Hall Jacobs, 85, of Pontiac, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 1, 2021. Born in the Lewis Turnout community of Chester County, SC, on November 7, 1935, she was the youngest of six children of the late Neely Ross Hall, Sr. and Mamie Weaver Hall. Mrs. Jacobs was a beautiful and kindhearted...

Ms. Margaret Wallace Stewart

Ms. Margaret Wallace Stewart

Oct 31, 2021

Margaret Elyn Wallace Stewart, 84, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct.31, 2021. Born Nov. 4, 1936, in York, S.C., she was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie (Pete) Ervin Wallace and Lottie Allen Wallace, and her beloved husband of 65 years, James F. Stewart. Elyn's family nickname was "Boots" because she was so tiny at birth that she could fit...

Mr. Kenneth Lawrence Prewitt

Mr. Kenneth Lawrence Prewitt

Oct 30, 2021

Kenneth Lawrence Prewitt, 65, of Columbia, SC, passed away at his home on October 30, 2021. He is survived by his mother, Dora Ann Easler Awtrey; father, Frank Kenneth Prewitt; brother, Michael Greg Prewitt (Melanie); and a niece, Turner Prewitt. Kenny had a great love for his family and the outdoors. He loved to dove and duck hunt and enjoyed...

Ms. Edith Seay Asmer

Ms. Edith Seay Asmer

Oct 30, 2021

Edith Seay Asmer, 83, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born on January 15, 1938, in Winnsboro, SC. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Henry Seay and Pearl (Parker) Seay. Edee grew up in Lexington, SC. It was in Lexington where she met the love of her life, Dr. Peter F. Asmer Sr.. They married...

Mrs. Glenda Elliott Spadetti

Mrs. Glenda Elliott Spadetti

Oct 30, 2021

Glenda Elliott Spadetti, 67, widow of Peter Lynn Spadetti, died at home on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born in Pensacola, FL, on November 25, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Glen William and Dorothy Jeanette Price Elliott. Mrs. Spadetti was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She worked...

Mr. Barry L. O'Dell

Mr. Barry L. O'Dell

Oct 30, 2021

Barry L. O'Dell, 82, of Union, SC, died Saturday morning after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Nancy Crocker O'Dell and the son of the late Howard E. and Dorothy Vanderford O'Dell. He is survived by his children Darlene O'Dell and Janine Lehane, Kimberly Winslow and husband Bill, Nancy O'Dell-Keim and husband Scott; by grandchildren Elizabeth...

Pastor Myles R. Beck

Pastor Myles R. Beck

Oct 29, 2021

Pastor Myles Randolph Beck, 67, of Lexington, died on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Farmville, VA, on June 22, 1954, he was the second son of the late James Benjamin and Louise Young Beck. He grew up working on the family farm in Keysville, VA. After high school, Myles worked full time while attending Lynchburg Baptist College (later named...

Mrs. Linda Kelly Gonzales

Mrs. Linda Kelly Gonzales

Oct 29, 2021

Mrs. Linda Kelly Gonzalez, 64, of Columbia, died on October 29, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

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