Mrs. Ann Hobby Hodges
Jul 28, 2021
Ann Hobby Hodges, 85, widow of Robert E. "Bobby" Hodges, died in her home on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Born in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on December 10, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Charles Clay and Mavis Warren Hobby. Ann was a member of Grace Baptist Church for many years where she enjoyed serving the Lord and fellowship...
Mr. Clinton Matthew Ross
Jul 28, 2021
Clinton "Clint" Matthew Ross, 56, passed away on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, in Columbia, SC. He earned his "Angel Wings" after succumbing to an extended illness while in the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center. Clint was born on 19 August 1964 in Kenner US Army Hospital at Fort Lee, Virginia to CSM Irving Edwin "Ted" and Wilma Jean...
Mr. Melvin Lynn Branham, Sr.
Jul 28, 2021
Melvin Lynn Branham, 66, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Melvin was born in Columbia on January 3, 1955 and was raised and lived all of his life in Blythewood, S.C. He enjoyed his work as a heavy equipment mechanic, a hard days work in his yard and spending time with family and friends. In his leisure...
Mrs. Virginia Chandler Corley
Jul 27, 2021
Virginia (Jenny) Chandler Corley, age 94, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Born in Chester County, South Carolina on November 3, 1926, Jenny was the daughter of the late James D. and Corrine B. Keller. A devout Christian, she spent many years in the Pre-School Sunday School Department at Park Street Baptist Church. Jenny and Mrs. Jack Reed...
Maj Robert Owens Bartlett, Sr. Us Marine Corps (Ret.)
Jul 26, 2021
Major Robert Owens Bartlett, Sr., US Marine Corps (Ret.), 88, of Columbia, died Monday, July 26, 2021. Born on November 1, 1932, in Dentsville, SC, he was a son of the late James Franklin Bartlett and Pauline Goodwin Bartlett. Bob honorably served in the US Marine Corps for 25 years. He was a Vietnam War veteran who earned many awards...
Mrs. Dorothy Nell Wylie
Jul 22, 2021
Dorothy Nell Wylie, 83, of Blythewood, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Lexington Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in Columbia, February 18, 1938, a daughter of the late Mamie Elmore Mathis and Furman Marion Mathis. Mrs. Wylie was a member of Denny Terrace Baptist Church. She was a talented cook, winning many ribbons at the South...
Mrs. Mary Kay Hennecy
Jul 20, 2021
Mary Kay "Katie" Huggins Hennecy, 83, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Born in Mullins, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ansel Lee Huggins and the late Mary Smith Huggins. Katie attended Coker College and upon achieving her degree in Education, she married Frank, her high school sweetheart. She taught elementary school in Columbia while Frank pursued...
Mr. Walter Gerald Irwin, Jr.
Jul 19, 2021
Walter Gerald Irwin, Jr., 74, of Columbia, died Monday, July 19, 2021. Born March 30, 1947, in Columbia, he was a son of Colonel Walter G. Irwin, US Army (Ret.) and Lenora Peake Irwin. Mr. Irwin had the unique opportunity to travel both domestically and abroad growing up. He graduated from Orleans American High School and celebrated his senior prom...
Mrs. Pamela R. Bass
Jul 18, 2021
Pamela (Pam) Ringer Bass, 74, of Blythewood, died on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Born in Sharon, PA, on February 4, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Hiram Ringer and Lila Mae Root Ringer Lees. Mrs. Bass was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Lugoff, where she enjoyed serving the church in various capacities. She often spent time...
Mrs. Dorothy Green Tribble
Jul 18, 2021
Dorothy Green Tribble of Columbia, South Carolina, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Born March 2, 1928, in Decatur, Georgia, Mrs. Tribble was the daughter of the late James Benjamin Green and the late Lillian Clinkscales Green. She was raised on the campus of the Columbia Theological Seminary where her father was Professor of Theology. She...
Ms. Beverly Owen Weymouth
Jul 17, 2021
Ms. Beverly Owen Weymouth, 88, of Columbia, died on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, on July 30, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Burt Wellington and Viola Gertrude Penney Owen. Mrs. Weymouth was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. In 1952, she graduated from Saginaw General Nursing Program and spent many years as a...
Mr. Michael Lyn Norris, Sr.
Jul 17, 2021
Michael Lyn Norris, Sr., 67, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Born in Fürth, Germany, on June 20, 1954, he was a son of the late Joe B. and Estherlene Weaver Norris. Michael was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and spent his career with Hobart Corporation, Whirlpool and later Pontiac Foods. Michael loved working in his...
Mrs. Irmgard Bertha Miller
Jul 13, 2021
Irmgard Bertha Miller, 92, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Born June 12, 1929, in Heidelberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late George Michael and Wilhelmina Klingenfuss Kuecherer. Mrs. Miller was the matriarch of her family. She dedicated her life to being a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed cooking and hosting special occasions for...
Ssg Tom Wilbur Hutson, Us Army (Ret.)
Jul 13, 2021
SSG Tom Wilbur Hutson, US Army (Ret.), 91, of Abilene, TX, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Born October 11, 1929, in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Lou W. Hughes Hutson. SSG Hutson honorably served his country for more than 20 years in the US Army, until his retirement in 1968. At the conclusion of...
Mr. William Howard Furr, Jr.
Jul 13, 2021
William H. Furr, Jr., 83, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Born in Concord, NC on June 20, 1938, he was a son of the late William H. Furr, Sr. and Christine Ethel Jane Cauble. He began a military career in 1956, and throughout his career, was awarded numerous awards/medals to include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal,...
Mr. Hans D. Lail
Jul 10, 2021
Hans D. Lail, 64, of Columbia, died Saturday, July 10, 2021, surrounded by his family. Born April 14, 1957, in Fulda, Germany, he is the son of Olin and Christina Rausch Lail. Hans lived life to the fullest each day and always did things in his unique way. He was an accomplished carpenter, working numerous years in the residential construction...
Sfc James F. Stewart, Us Army (Ret.)
Jul 10, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class James Frederick Stewart, 88, died Saturday, July 10, 2021. Born Nov. 20, 1932, in Blackstock, S.C., he was the eldest son of the late James Walter and Essie Thompson Stewart. James proudly served his country with honor for more than 22 years in the U.S. Army as a scout and Nuclear, Chemical and Biological (NBC) warfare specialist....
Mrs. Margaret L. Smith
Jul 7, 2021
Margaret Lang Smith, "Marnie" and "Gram," died peacefully at home in Columbia on July 7, 2021 after a brief illness following a diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, artist and photographer, Robin Smith; children, spouses, and grandchildren: Rob Smith and Maria Long of Charlotte, NC; Lang, Lillian, and Beaumont Smith of...
Mr. Donald Benedict Kinder
Jul 3, 2021
Donald "Don" Benedict Kinder, 74, of Lugoff, died on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Born in Richmond, Virginia, on October 18, 1946, he was a son of the late Benedict Fred and Mary Frances Johnson Kinder. Don served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and later started an exterminating business in 2001 which he successfully owned for many years....
Mrs. Eltis Lucille B. Keels
Jul 2, 2021
Eltis Lucille Brown Keels, 89, of Prosperity, SC, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Born March 2, 1932, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late A. Frank Brown and Eltis Barton Brown. Mrs. Keels was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church in Prosperity, where she was a member of the Women's...
