Mr. Alan Kent Brooks
Mar 31, 2021
Alan Kent Brooks, 65, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Born December 15, 1955, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Paul and Ruby Buckles Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a lifelong resident of Columbia and a lifetime member of College Place United Methodist Church. He graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1973 and then attended Midlands...
Ms. Donna V Knox
Mar 31, 2021
Donna Michael Knox, 77, of Elgin, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Born in Johnston, IA on March 23, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Donald Michael and Welcome Rice Michael. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Paul Clements. Donna worked in Richland County School District Two for 31 years...
Mrs. Dianne O. Jones
Mar 30, 2021
Dianne Owen Jones, 77, of Columbia, passed peacefully and comfortably in her sleep in the early morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Dianne was born on August 10th, 1943 in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Robert Franklin and Elizabeth Bond Owen. She attended St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, NC, where she met Fleming Jones, who became her husband...
Mr. Edward Patrick Wirthlin
Mar 29, 2021
Edward Patrick Wirthlin, 82, of Swansea, SC, died Monday, March 29, 2021. Born April 16, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a son of the late Edward Wirthlin and Mary Murray Wirthlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the love of his life, Betty J. Martin Wirthlin in 2019, as well as his brother, Paul...
Mrs. Barbara C. Wiggins
Mar 27, 2021
Barbara (Bobbie) Conder Wiggins went to be with our Lord on March 27, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Born on August 5,1935 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William Wilson Conder, Sr. and Margaret Puckett Conder. Bobbie grew up in Columbia and graduated from Eau Claire High School. She attended Winthrop College. She married her...
Ms. Natalie (Lee) Oliver Pippen
Mar 25, 2021
Natalie "Lee" Ruth Oliver Pippen, of Columbia, entered eternal peace on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the age of 78 after a three-year-long battle with cancer. Lee was born on June 20, 1942, in Greensboro, NC, and was the daughter of the late Lt. Commander Harold Lloyd Oliver and Ruth Farrar Oliver. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1964 with...
David Corey, Phd
Mar 25, 2021
Dr. David Corey, 60, died on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Born in Saratoga Springs, New York on April 12, 1960, he was the son of Raymond Roy Corey and Eleanor Ahrens Corey. David Corey was an accomplished scientist, researcher and scholar. He had many publications to his credit. He attended the University of Miami, University of Central Florida and Southern...
Mrs. Sally Dewyene Crews
Mar 25, 2021
Sally Dewyene Davis Crews, 82, of Elgin, died on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Born on September 13, 1938, in Nichols, GA, she was a daughter of the late Hoke and Delphia Walker Davis. Sally was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her daughter, Tammie Crews Cook; grandchildren, Shawn Berry Crews, John Shannon Cook, Daisy Nacole Branham, Christopher Alvin...
Ms. Nellie R Hoopaugh
Mar 25, 2021
Mrs. Nellie Ruth Hoopaugh, 84, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2021 after a brief illness. Born Nellie Ruth Cooley on May 21, 1936 in Quincy, Florida, she was the only daughter of the late Brinker and Lucile Cooley. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Furman Hoopaugh, daughter Mary (Bootsie) Gilwee, and brother Robert Cooley....
Dr. Carey Alexander Washington
Mar 25, 2021
On Thursday, March 25th, Dr. Carey Alexander Washington, beloved father, and husband, passed away at the age of 80, another victim of covid. Carey was born on November 11, 1940 in Greenville, SC. He graduated from Newberry College, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of South Carolina where he received his doctorate. He also did post-doctorate work at the Alfred...
Ms. Barbara Jane Beis
Mar 24, 2021
Ms. Barbara Jane Knisley Beis, 90, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Born in Dayton, OH, on August 16, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Ward Knisley, Sr. and Margaret Mary Duff Knisley. A devoted Catholic and active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ms. Beis spent much of her life caring for others as a...
Rev. Kent Daniel Small
Mar 23, 2021
Rev. Kent Daniel Small, 55, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Born in Jackson, MI, on May 16, 1965, he was a son of Thomas Raymond and Carol Ruth Fitzgerald Small. Kent attended Northern Christian High School in McBain, Michigan and went on to study for two years at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kent joined the...
Mr. Guy Matthew Johnston, Sr.
Mar 22, 2021
Guy Matthew Johnston, 56, of Columbia, died Monday, March 25, 2021. Born on December 3, 1964, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Louis Owens Johnston and Margaret Ola Mae Johnston. Guy was a Master Carpenter by trade. Combining his natural talents and skills passed down from his father, he was able to earn a living by...
Mr. Robert Parks Kapp, Jr.
Mar 21, 2021
Robert Parks Kapp, Jr., 80, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 21, 2021. He was born in Columbia, SC, to Robert Parks Kapp, Sr. and Emma Copeland McCrary. As a young man, Bobby earned his Eagle Scout award. He was a graduate of Clemson University where he earned a B.S. degree in Dairy Science in 1962. There, he was an early...
Mr. Dale J. Krueger, Sr.
Mar 21, 2021
During the early morning hours of the 21st of March 2021, Dale J. Krueger of Columbia passed away in his home. He was the son of the late Donald and Helen Krueger of Carlsville, Wisconsin. Dale was born in Door County, Wisconsin, on July 12, 1939. He always preferred to simply remark that he was "born and raised on a...
Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Branham Hornsby
Mar 18, 2021
Joyce Elizabeth Branham Hornsby, 72, of Columbia, died Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born April 14, 1948 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Frank Leonard and Mary Elizabeth Carmen Branham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Christian Neil Hornsby and an infant sister, Marilyn Branham. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Hornsby...
Mrs. Charlene Magovern Blakely
Mar 18, 2021
Charlene M. Blakely, 86, was born November 24, 1934 in St. Paris, OH. She was a beloved wife, mother, Grambee, sister, aunt, and friend. Mrs. Blakely passed away early in the morning on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Charlene's intelligence and humor often made her the life of the party, but it was her loving and amazing nature that made us...
Mr. Thomas Eugene Lightfoot, Jr.
Mar 17, 2021
Thomas (Tommy) Eugene Lightfoot, Jr. of Columbia, SC, died March 17, 2021 with his family by his side. Tommy was born September 12, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia to Thomas Eugene Sr. and Ruby Leigh Jarvis, who both preceded him in death. Tommy was a man of knowledge. He never ceased being a student, although he was regarded as a teacher...
Ms. Barbara Jo Quattlebaum
Mar 14, 2021
Barbara J. Quattlebaum passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 14, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Barbara B. Quattlebaum. She was the granddaughter of the late Ben and Nora Brawley and the late Paul and Meta Quattlebaum. Barbara was born in Columbia, SC. She graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1975. She went on...
Mr. Marvin Campbell Fortner
Mar 13, 2021
Marvin Campbell Fortner, 51, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Born in Birmingham, AL, on August 11, 1969, he was the son of Texa Campbell Fortner and the late Robert Ray Fortner, Sr. Marvin was a graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School and attended Spartanburg Methodist College. Marvin devoted his life to serving others through his work as...
