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...
Mrs. Joyce Darlene Varnadore
Feb 11, 2021
Joyce Darlene Varnadore, 80, of West Columbia, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 11, 2021. She fought a long hard battle with her health. Joyce was a strong woman and a fighter until the end. She retired from Pontiac Foods where she was a very hard worker. Joyce loved to garden and be outside, spending time with...
Mr. John Derrick Owens
Feb 10, 2021
Mr. John Derrick Owens, 55, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Prisma Health Richland Heart Hospital from complications from a pulmonary embolism. Born in Kershaw County, SC on May 7, 1965, he was a son of Angie Carolyn Catoe Owens and the late John Henry Owens. Survivors include his beloved wife of 28 years, Sharon Wooten Owens;...
Mrs. Rebecca Ann Barkley
Feb 10, 2021
Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Ford Barkley completed her full life and a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, February 10, ending a life of service and contribution. A native of Boone, NC, she was the daughter of the late Marion Glenn and Brooke Stanbery Ford. She graduated from the North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1969 and had...
Mr. Billy Martin, Jr.
Feb 10, 2021
Billy Martin, 89, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, February 10, 2021, weeks shy of what would have been his 90th birthday. Born March 4, 1931 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late William Mason Martin and Agnes Rose Sharpe Martin. Mr. Martin was a member of Belmont Baptist Church. He loved USC Gamecock football, stock car racing, old...
Mrs. Donna P. Shirah Warren
Feb 8, 2021
Donna Pruitt Shirah Warren, 53, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021 surrounded by her family. Born on August 2, 1967 in Columbia, South Carolina , she is a daughter of Don A. Pruitt and Mary Jane Meetze Pruitt of Blythewood, SC. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter and sister. Her family was her world and she...
Mrs. Beverly Jean Mascari
Feb 6, 2021
Beverly Jean Mascari, 61, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 6, 2021. Born June 27, 1959, in Columbus, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Franklin J. Cross and Margaret Fugate Cross. She met her high school sweetheart and future husband, Steven A. Mascari, in Columbus, OH. They discovered one another as they worked together at a restaurant. Steven and...
Mr. Gary Robert Daves
Feb 6, 2021
Gary Robert Daves, 75, passed away peacefully at home following a brief illness and surrounded by his devoted wife and family. Born April 14, 1945, in Dillon, SC, he was the son of Georgia Ellen Shytle and John Robert Daves. Gary graduated from Wofford College in 1967 with a degree in economics and business administration. He was a member of...
Mrs. Mary Jane Lever
Feb 6, 2021
A funeral service for Mary Jane Morehouse Lever, 70, of Columbia, will be held 12 o'clock, Thursday, February 11, 2021 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 307 Longtown Rd, Ridgeway, SC 29130 with The Rev. Dr. Mark T. Werner officiating Interment will follow at Fair Lawn United Methodist Church Cemetery at 1 o'clock. For those who wish to pay their respects...
Mrs. Mary M. Hagood
Feb 5, 2021
Mary M. Hagood, 80, of Columbia, died Friday, February 5, 2021. Born December 27, 1940, in Blythewood, SC, she was a daughter of the late John and Irene Melton. Mrs. Hagood was a true southern lady and matriarch of her family. She deeply enjoyed entertaining and cooking for them all. Mrs. Hagood adored her animals and considered them part of...
Mrs. Florence Susan Enlow
Feb 5, 2021
Florence Susan "Susie" Enlow, 81, of Lexington, died Friday, February 5, 2021. Born July 22, 1939, in Sumter, SC, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence McDonald Newman. Mrs. Enlow was employed as a registered nurse for more than three decades. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of South Carolina School of...
Msg Melvin Elija Lowery, Us Army (Ret.)
Feb 4, 2021
MSG Melvin Elija Lowery, 88, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 4, 2021. Born April 3, 1932, in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Mable Benson Lowery. MSG Lowery was a US Army retiree who honorably served his country during both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During his 28-year enlistment, he received many commendations and...
Mrs. Eileen B. Sharpe
Feb 2, 2021
Eileen Brooks Sharpe, 75, of Blythewood, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Born in Atlanta, GA , on August 4, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Henry Clifford and Helen McDowell Brooks. Eileen was one of 10 children, raised in a large family in Columbia, SC. In 1962, she met Larry, the love of her life and later...
