Ms. Brenda D Lozynski
Feb 28, 2021
Brenda Dianne Russell, 67, a life-long resident of Blythewood, left this world suddenly on Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Born July 8, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Sallie Russell. She had three children: Mark, Crystal, and Shane. A devout Christian woman, she was known for the...
Mrs. Sharon Marie Taylor
Feb 27, 2021
Sharon Marie Taylor, 75, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 27, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mr. Malachi "Carl" Brown, Jr.
Feb 26, 2021
Malachi "Carl" Brown, Jr., 81, of Elgin, SC, died Friday, February 26, 2021. Born April 2, 1939, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Malachi Carl Brown, Sr. and Lurline Delk Brown. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his sister, Carolyn Brown Hodges. Mr. Brown was a fierce advocate for foster parents...
Mrs. Lisa Clark
Feb 26, 2021
Melissa Ann (Lisa) Boney Clark, 54, of Blythewood died on Friday, February 26, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on October 7, 1966, she was the oldest daughter of Betty Abell Boney Price and the late Bobby Samuel Boney. Lisa graduated from Spring Valley High School in the class of 1984, where she enjoyed cheerleading as well as being involved in...
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" F. Bone
Feb 25, 2021
A private graveside service will be held for Elizabeth "Betty" Fargnoly Bone at Memorial Gardens of Columbia. Betty was born in Columbia, July 27, 1922, to the late Carolina Elizabeth Huspeth and John J. Fargnoly and married to the late Morlyn Gerald "Jerry" Bone. She died Thursday, February 25, 2021. Retired from Crafts Farrow State Hospital, Betty was voted Outstanding...
Mr. Robert Wade Duggleby
Feb 25, 2021
Robert Wade "Bob" Duggleby, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired), 82, passed away February 25, 2021. Bob was born September 28, 1938, to William George and Ruby Wade Jackson Duggleby in Albany, Georgia. Bob grew up in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1956. After graduation, he attended Auburn University for two years and enlisted in the US Army...
Mr. David James Kinder, Sr.
Feb 23, 2021
David James Kinder Sr., 69, of Columbia, passed away at home on February 23, 2021 following a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born October 21, 1951 in Columbia, South Carolina to the late Dr. Emory Clifton Kinder and Hilda Whitaker Kinder. His wife of 37 years, Debra Brelsford Kinder, two cherished sons, David James Kinder Jr. and Emory...
Ms. Jennifer Dianne Jackson
Feb 23, 2021
Jennifer Dianne Jackson, 50, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Jennifer was the daughter of Dianne Ryan Light and the late John William Jackson, Jr. (Jack). As a young child, Jennifer, along with her ever-present sidekick sister Suzanne Jackson Nagy, loved riding horses, playing tennis, painting, hosting pool parties, and running around the neighborhood with her friends on...
Mr. Boyd L. Sawyer, Jr.
Feb 22, 2021
Mr. Boyd L. Sawyer, Jr., 82, of Columbia, died February 22, 2021. Born April 3, 1938, in Dillon, SC, he was a son of the late Boyd L. Sawyer, Sr. and Elizabeth Christmas Sawyer. Mr. Boyd worked in collections for Baptist Hospital for many years and attended North Trenholm Baptist Church. A member of Masonic Lodge #344 in Eau Claire,...
Mrs. Janette G. Moore
Feb 20, 2021
Janette "Jan" Guerry Moore, 87, of West Columbia, SC, died on February 20, 2021 after a brief illness. Born August 11, 1933 in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Everett Guerry and Frances Cole Guerry. Mrs. Moore was the wife of 51 years to the late Matthew Singleton Moore, II. She was a devoted wife,...
Mrs. Donna Gayle Cribb
Feb 20, 2021
Donna Gayle Goodwin Cribb, 68, of Blythewood, died Saturday, February 20, 2021. Born December 22, 1952, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Richard Valentino Goodwin and Margaret Hunt Goodwin Daniels. Mrs. Cribb was raised in Columbia and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1971. She and her husband, Richard W. Cribb, Sr. enjoyed 50 years of...
Mr. Christopher L. Garry
Feb 19, 2021
Mr. Christopher L. Garry, 40, of Seattle, Washington, died on Friday, February 19, 2021. Born February 27, 1980 in Livingston, NJ, he was a son of Shannita and Jonathan Loveless. His formal education was obtained in New Jersey and he relocated to Seattle, Washington for employment with Microsoft. Services for Mr. Garry will take place in at a later date...
Ronald Freeman Dorgay
Feb 18, 2021
Mr. Ronald Freeman Dorgay, 63, of Elgin, died Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born November 15, 1957 in Wilmington, DE, he was a son of the late Charles and Vivian Elvira Freeman Dorgay. Mr. Dorgay graduated from Midlands Technical College and attended USC. He developed a love for history, especially for the American Civil War. Ronald enjoyed participating in war re-enactments...
Mr. Steven Charles Coatney
Feb 17, 2021
Steven "Steve" Charles Coatney, 68, of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas on May 13, 1952, a son of the late Loren Charles Coatney and Sue Perkins Coatney. Mr. Coatney graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in Music Education. He later earned his master's degree in...
Mr. Yates S. Dobbins
Feb 14, 2021
SFC Yates Street Dobbins, US Army (Ret.), 87, of West Columbia, died Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born in Ellenboro, NC, on May 5, 1933, he was a son of the late Cletus R. and Olema E. Henson Dobbins. SFC Dobbins honorably served in the United States Army where he retired after serving twice in Korea and in Vietnam. He was...
Rev. Robert G. Riegel
Feb 14, 2021
Rev. Robert "Bob" Gambrell Riegel was born on May 20, 1930 in New York City and lived his early years in Larchmont, New York. His father was Theodore Riegel of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and his mother was Mary Gambrell Riegel of Greenwood, South Carolina. Bob had three siblings: a younger brother, Theodore Riegel Jr., and two older sisters, Elizabeth Hilton and...
Mr. Luis R. Roldan
Feb 14, 2021
Luis R. Roldan, 65, of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on February 14, 2021 at St. Barnabas Hospital due to complications from Covid. Luis was born in Tacoma, Washington and lived in South Carolina as well as New York City before moving to Glen Ridge 18 years ago. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina...
Mrs. Carolyn Cloaninger Redd
Feb 13, 2021
Carolyn Cloaninger Redd, 77, of Columbia, died on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Born on July 22, 1943, she was a daughter of the late L.S. and Virginia Smith Cloaninger. Mrs. Redd grew up in Horrell Hill, SC as a child and graduated from Lower Richland High School and Columbia College. She worked as the Librarian for Lower Richland High School...
Mr. William John Leidinger
Feb 12, 2021
William (Bill) John Leidinger, 81, of Columbia, SC died on Friday, February 12, 2021, following a battle with esophageal cancer. Born in Chicago, he was the son of the late Arthur and Anna Leidinger. Bill grew up in Hanover, IL, and was a two sport athlete at Loras College in Dubuque, IA where he received his BA in History. Following...
Mrs. Karen Briggs Bailey
Feb 11, 2021
Karen Briggs Bailey, 55, of Blythewood, died on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on May 9, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Melvin C. and Emma Ree Childers Briggs. Karen graduated from Spring Valley High School, class of 1983 and later retired from North Point Community Church. Following her retirement and prior to her recent...
