Mr. Marion Mccoy Frost, Sr.
Jan 5, 2021
Marion McCoy Frost, Sr., 95, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Born in Richland County, SC, on December 30, 1925, he was a son of the late James William and Minnie Lee Frost. Marion loved to fish and devote time to gardening. He enjoyed working with anything mechanical and spending time in the mountains. Marion loved being with...
Mrs. Ida S. Stewart
Jan 4, 2021
Ida S. Stewart, 96, of Columbia, died peacefully in her home on Monday, January 4, 2021. Born December 27, 1924, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Louis Wilbur Smith, Sr. and Ida Jane Gladden Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Kennemore Stewart, Sr.; son, Jack Kennemore Stewart, Jr.;...
Mr. Scott Kyle Richardson
Jan 4, 2021
Scott Kyle Richardson, 50, of Lugoff, died on Monday, January 4, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on July 25, 1970, he was a son of JoAnn Dowey Richardson Null and the late Rufus Roger Richardson. Scott was a 1988 graduate of Spring Valley High School and worked in Real Estate and Construction. A loving son, Scott enjoyed life and was...
Ms. Anne-Marie Montgomery Cheek
Jan 3, 2021
Anne-Marie Montgomery Cheek, 29, of Columbia, SC, died suddenly and unexpectedly at her parents' home. She was born on August 1, 1991, in Memphis, Tennessee. Anne-Marie attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from Midlands Technical College as an RN, number one in her class. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Anne-Marie was extremely loyal and her...
Mrs. Linda Sue Shumard
Jan 3, 2021
Linda Sue Lehman Shumard, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 3, 2021. Born December 7, 1936, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walter Torrence Lehman and Angie Vivian Penrod Lehman. Mrs. Shumard was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and later received her bachelor's degree in nursing from the Bethesda School of Nursing. Until her two sons...
Mrs. Grace Reid Wood
Jan 3, 2021
Grace Reid Wood, 81, died January 3, 2021, after a brief hospital stay. Mrs. Wood was born December 15, 1939 in Chester, South Carolina and was the wife of the late Walter Thomas Wood, Sr, her husband of 55 years. She is the daughter of the late Rodgers M. Reid and Cornelia W. Reid. She attended Erskine College and graduated...
Mr. Edwin L Coker
Jan 2, 2021
Edwin "Eddie" L. Coker, Jr., 77, of Elgin, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Born in Columbia, on August 14, 1943, he was a son of the late Edwin L. Coker, Sr. and Mazellee Hutchinson Coker. Mr. Coker retired from the Columbia Fire Department after over 20 years of service. Mr. Coker was a good friend and would always help...
Mr. James Anthony Anasti
Jan 1, 2021
James Anthony Anasti, 75, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Columbia, died on Friday, January 1, 2021. Born in Fort Bragg, NC, on April 29, 1945, he was the son of the late, Albert Anthony and Lillian Louise Morgan Anasti. Jim Graduated from St. Peter's Catholic School and began his career as an EMT with Richland County. Later he worked for...
Mr. John E Blizzard, Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
John Edward Blizzard, Jr., 75, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, January 1, 2021. Born September 24, 1945 in Columbia, he was the son of the late John Edward Blizzard, Sr. and Modell Crummie Blizzard. A member of Denny Terrace Baptist Church, Mr. Blizzard served and was honorably discharged from the US NAVY. He went...
Mrs. Anne Graddick Branham
Jan 1, 2021
Anne Graddick Branham, 58, of Blythewood, died Friday, January 1, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 15, 1962, she was a daughter of the late James Boyd and Vera Miles Graddick. Anne was a graduate of Eau Claire High School, Furman University, and Baptist Hospital Surgical Tech Program. Anne grew up in Blythewood on a chicken farm with her...
Mrs. Mary Nesbitt Garrison
Dec 29, 2020
Mary Rella Nesbitt Garrison, age 79, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 peacefully at her home in Blythewood, SC. She was born October 19, 1941 in El Dorado, AR into an early pioneering family. She was the daughter of Mattie Pauline Murphy and Elvie Allen Nesbitt. She is survived by her two brothers, Warren Walker and Frankie McCurry, of El Dorado,...
Mr. John G. Bannister
Dec 29, 2020
John G. Bannister passed away on December 29, 2020, at home surrounded by family. John was a kind, humble gentleman and a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was born on August 29, 1935 in Minden, Louisiana to the late Gilbert Hartford and Lucille Pounds Bannister. John considered Portageville, Missouri home where he played on the Portageville High School...
Mrs. Jean A Munn
Dec 27, 2020
Jean Amick Munn, 79, of Columbia, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Born September 20, 1941 in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Floyd and Sarah Cannon Amick. She was a long-standing member of Union United Methodist Church in Irmo, SC and enjoyed a long career as a nurse. She graduated from Mid Carolina High...
Mrs. Theresa Walker
Dec 27, 2020
Theresa Walker,72, of Columbia, died on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Born February 1, 1948 in Davidson County, Nashville, TN, she was a daughter of the late James Carl Walker and Willie Mai Rush Walker. As a secretary, Ms. Walker worked for the Family Court in Orangeburg, SC, the Sheridan Elementary School, and eventually retired from the State of South Carolina....
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas Kruse
Dec 27, 2020
Dale Thomas Kruse, 71, preceded his wife, Lynnette Marie Kruse, 76, in death by 4 short days, in Aiken. Dale was born in Las Vegas, NM on April 30, 1949 to Henry and Bethta Ferris Gommill Kruse. Lynnette was born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 25, 1944 to James and Louise Wood Corda. Dale and Lynette spent many happy years...
Ms. Carmen Parker Mounce
Dec 27, 2020
Carmen Parker Mounce died Sunday December 27th peacefully in her home. Born November 13, 1931 in Prentiss, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Laura Deen Parker and the late Robert Stephen Parker. She attended Trenholm Road United Methodist Church and supported Epworth Children's Home. Carmen was an avid antique collector and was known to have a beautiful garden....
Mr. Stuart Arthur Broome
Dec 26, 2020
Stuart Arthur Broome, 67, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Columbia, SC, on February 14, 1953, he was a son of Polly Dowey Broome and the late Phillip Cooke Broome, III. Stuart was a graduate of Columbia High School and the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism. He worked in Media...
Mrs. Amber Elizabeth Cheslak
Dec 26, 2020
Amber Elizabeth Cheslak, 97, of Beaufort, SC, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on February 22, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Edward J. and Margie Beebe Ammann. Amber was a 1941 graduate of South Hills High School in Pittsburgh, PA. During World War II she...
Mrs. Emma Celia Kibler
Dec 26, 2020
It is with great sadness the family of Celia Ruff Kibler of Columbia, SC announces her passing on December 26, 2020 at the age of 84. She was the daughter of the late Clinton and Elsie Ruff and wife to the late Ranzt Kibler. Celia was predeceased by her parents and her loving husband of 64 years, whom she married...
Mrs. Rebecca G. Futrell
Dec 25, 2020
Rebecca Gregory Futrell, 93, of Columbia, formerly of Laurens, SC, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020. Mrs. Futrell was born in the parsonage of Roebuck Baptist Church on February 19, 1927 to the late Rev. and Mrs. Harry H. Gregory Sr. Rebecca graduated from Pauline High School and went on to attend and earn her degree at Women's College...
