Mrs. Mary K. Thompson
Nov 22, 2020
Mary K. Thompson passed away on November 22, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a private service will be held on Saturday, November 28th. The daughter of Henry and Bessie Koon, she was born July 30, 1930, in Greenwood, SC. Being the daughter of a Methodist minister, Mary's family moved around a bit before settling down in Columbia when her...
Mr. Miles Arthur Fleming, Jr.
Nov 22, 2020
Miles Arthur Fleming, Jr., 72, of Columbia, died Sunday, November 22, 2020. Plans will be announced by Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel.
Mr. Armand Morris Opitz
Nov 21, 2020
Armand Morris Opitz passed from this life to meet his Lord on November 21, 2020. Armand was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 8, 1935, as the only child of the late Jenny Irene Fischer Opitz and Frank Morris Opitz. Armand attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute for high school. He studied at John Hopkins University and while there earned his G.E.D....
Mrs. Wanda Lee Forbes
Nov 21, 2020
Mrs. Wanda L. Forbes, wife of the late Major Brown Coleman Forbes, USAF (ret.), died Saturday, November 21, 2020. Eldest daughter of the late Edmund Maywood Wageley and Edith Margaret Cline Wageley, Mrs. Forbes was born on July 21, 1925 in Keyser, WV. She graduated from Keyser High School and in 1944, following her freshman year at Potomac State College,...
Mr. Ronald Erskine Moorer, Jr.
Nov 20, 2020
Ronald Erskine Moorer, Jr., 51, of Gaston, died at his parents' home on Friday, November 20, 2020. Born in Columbia, SC, on January 29, 1969, he was a son of Ronald Erskine Moorer and Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Provo Moorer. Ronnie was a hard-working person who loved his family. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. His pride and...
Dr. Elizabeth A. Bartlett
Nov 20, 2020
Dr. Elizabeth A. Bartlett, 90, of Columbia, died Friday, November 20, 2020. Born in Rockford, IL, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Brown and Gertrude Elizabeth McGillivray Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett was a psychologist with Richland County School District Two and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. During her lifetime she attended Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, St. Timothy's Episcopal...
Mr. John Kenneth Cresswell
Nov 18, 2020
John Kenneth Cresswell, 68, of Columbia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 18, 2020. John is survived by his wife, Sheri Cresswell; and three sons, Jacob, Luke, and Caleb. He is also survived by his brother, David (Grace); and his sister, Ruth (Warren); and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his...
Mr. E.J. Wilson
Nov 16, 2020
Elton Jones "E.J." Wilson, Jr., 91, of Blythewood, died Monday, November 16, 2020. Born in Blythewood, SC, on March 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Elton Jones and Sara Bell Wilson. E.J. attended Clemson University as well as the University of South Carolina before spending his working career with Allied Chemical. He was a member of Zion...
Mrs. Sandra Peterson Barber
Nov 15, 2020
Sandra Jean Peterson Barber, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Though we miss her so very much, we are happy knowing she is now re-united with her Ronald. She was born July 15, 1933 in Clinton, NC, the oldest of three children of the late Alvah Allen Peterson and Willie Frank Owen. She...
Mr. Benjamin Barber Muthig
Nov 14, 2020
Benjamin "Ben" Barber Muthig, 38, of Columbia, passed away on November 14, 2020. He was born October 25, 1982, in Columbia, SC, to David John Muthig and Cindi Barber Muthig. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jim Muthig "G-Pa", Ann Muthig "Granny", and James Barber "Pop". Ben graduated from A.C. Flora High School, where he excelled in soccer....
Mr. Dwight Lamar Williamson
Nov 12, 2020
Dwight L. Williamson, 81, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. Dwight was born in Clio, Alabama, and at the age of 17 joined the US Navy to sail the seven seas for the next 20 years. Upon retirement from the Navy, Dwight worked at Fort Jackson, SC in Energy Management for his second 20-year career, where he was...
Mr. Martin Nyberg
Nov 12, 2020
Martin Nyberg, 77, of Columbia, died Thursday, November 12, 2020. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mr Harri George Lemke
Nov 11, 2020
Harri George Lemke, 94, of Miami, Florida, died on November 11, 2020. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Viki L. Coughlin
Nov 11, 2020
Viki Lynn (Weber) Coughlin went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 11th, 2020. While we find great comfort in faith and rejoice that we will see her again, she is already terribly missed. She was born on October 29, 1952, in Frankfurt, Germany, the youngest of three children of Eldred Edward and Betty Ann Weber. Her father was...
Mrs. Anastatia Mary Troyan
Nov 11, 2020
Anastatia Mary Troyan, 96, of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 13, 2020. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Sfc James Harold Clower, Us Army (Ret.)
Nov 10, 2020
SFC James "Jim" Harold Clower, US Army (Ret.), 75, of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Born June 14, 1945, in Clintwood, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ben Sam Clower, Jr. and Etta Virginia Hill Clower. SFC Clower retired from the US Army following 20 years of dedicated service. During his enlistment, he was deployed for two...
Mr. John L. Leitner
Nov 9, 2020
John Lott Leitner, 86, was born on July 15, 1934 and went to sleep in death on November 9, 2020. John is survived by his wife of 66 years, Hazel M. Leitner; his sister, Louise Harper; three daughters, Susan Bergloff (James Bergloff), Carol Helman (Randy Helman), and Ruth Covington (David Covington); 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. John was a...
Mrs. Teresa Teal Boswell
Nov 9, 2020
Teresa Teal Boswell, 66, of Columbia SC died November 9, 2020, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. in Trenholm Road Chapel, Shives Funeral Home, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. The Reverend Jay Overbay will officiate. A visitation will follow the service at the funeral home. The service will be livestreamed...
Mrs. Ann Lindsey Clarke
Nov 9, 2020
Ann Lindsey Clarke, 78, went to be with the Lord at sunrise on November 9, 2020. Born September 23, 1942, in Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of the late Richard Harold Lindsey, Sr. and A'Woods Devereaux Lindsey. Ann is survived by her sons, Samuel Lindsey Clarke (Kelley Lorraine Maghan) of Greenwood and Brandon Holmes Clarke (Jane Robb Stirling)...
Mr. Robert Frank Letson
Nov 8, 2020
Robert (Bob) Frank Letson, age 72, of Camden, SC, and previously Atlanta, GA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8th surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends at a Celebration of Life at a later date. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on April 6, 1948, Bob grew up...
