Mrs. Allen (Johnson) Burris West
Jun 22, 2020
Mrs. Allen (Johnson) Burris West, 98, of Columbia, died Monday, June 22, 2020 after a fall, at a facility where she resided, resulting in a fracture and a rapid decline in her health. Born November 12, 1921, in the Town of Eau Claire, SC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Eason and Annie Laurie Brucker Johnson. In addition...
Mrs. Carrie Virginia Hornsby
Jun 21, 2020
Carrie Virginia Hornsby, 87, of Lexington, died Sunday, June 21, 2020. Born in Greeleyville, SC. Virginia lived most of her life in Columbia, and was married to the late Milton E. Hornsby, Jr. She was proud of her children, loved her church, and was very involved in her Sunday School Class at North Trenholm Baptist Church. Granny was known as...
Patricia Priebe Smerdell
Jun 20, 2020
Patricia Priebe Smerdell, 54, of Lexington, died Saturday, June 20, 2020. Born October 15, 1966, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence W. and Hazel Stephens Priebe. Patricia was a 1987 graduate of the University of North Carolina, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She was a member of The...
William Burnett Hale
Jun 19, 2020
William "Billie" Hale, 84, died Friday, June 19, 2020. He was born in Chicago on October 31, 1935 to the union of Floyd Hale, Sr. and Mollie Burnett, who preceded him in death. Mr. Hale was the 4th of seven children. William professed his faith at an early age attending the First Church of Deliverance with his family for many...
Mr. John Adam Hixon, Sr.
Jun 18, 2020
John A. Hixon, Sr., 60, of Blythewood, went to his heavenly home on June 18, 2020. John was born on February 7, 1960, in Columbia, SC. He was a son of Margaret B. Hixon and the late Clyde T. Hixon, Sr. John was a 1978 graduate of Spring Valley High School, a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church, and the...
Mrs. Anita Coutsos Kirby
Jun 16, 2020
Anita C. Kirby, of Columbia, passed away on June 16, 2020, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of George Coutsos and Frances Keen. Anita was a graduate of the Columbia Hospital School of Nursing, Cadet Nurse Core and Columbia College. She dedicated her life to the care of others; patients, friends, and family. Her last 36 years...
Mack "Mickey" Kelly
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. Mack M. "Mickey" Kelly, 84, of Ocala, FL passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Born in Williamston, South Carolina, to Mack D. and Clara P. Kelly, he went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina and was a lifelong Gamecocks fan. He moved to Ocala in 1972 and was involved in the insurance industry until his retirement....
Margaret Lorene Ford
Jun 15, 2020
Margaret H. Ford, 91, of Columbia, died Monday, June 15, 2020. Born on July 8, 1928 in Gallivants Ferry, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Charles Walter Huggins and Cenie Ella Cullipher Huggins. A long time member of Royal Pines Independent Holiness Church, Mrs. Ford was always in attendance when her health allowed it and was a...
Mr. Larry D. Walker
Jun 15, 2020
Larry D. Walker, 62, of Atlantic City, NJ, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC. Born March 10, 1958 in St. Petersburg, FL he was a son of the late Charles Walker and Doris Thomas Sewell. Larry, the fifth of eleven children, was a lover of life, an explorer, inventor, and world traveler. Survivors include...
Ms. Carol Louise Newton
Jun 15, 2020
Carol Louise Newton, 58, of Columbia, died Monday, June 15, 2020. Born November 14, 1961, in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Chief Master Sergeant George L. Newton, US Air Force (Ret.) and Margaret J. Thomesen Newton. Carol was employed as a legal assistant at Gallivan, White, & Boyd, PA in Columbia. She was a member of...
April Delyn Lucas
Jun 15, 2020
April Delyn Lucas, 50, left this world, to be with her Maker, Monday, June 15th, 2020. Born November 11, 1969 in Columbia, SC. The funeral service for Ms. Lucas will be held 4 o'clock, Thursday, June 18th, at Midway Independent Methodist Church, 8481 Old Percival Road, Columbia, SC with The Rev. Jerry Hacker officiating. Burial will follow in the church...
Clarence William Hall
Jun 15, 2020
Clarence William Hall, 85, of Blythewood, died Monday, June 15, 2020. Born in Darlington County on October 28, 1934, he was a son of the late Boykin and Sue Gainey Hall. Clarence worked in Maintenance for the SC Department of Mental Health. Mr. Hall is survived by his children, Janice Kay Barton, Annette Bramlett and John W. Hall; four grandchildren;...
Mary G Wells
Jun 15, 2020
Mary Eva Wells, 84, died peacefully at Providence Hospital downtown, Columbia, South Carolina on Monday, June 15, 2020. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Born on Friday, September 13, 1935 in Steadman, SC, she was a daughter of the late Woodard Gantt and Eva Padgett Gantt. Ms. Wells attended a one room school with grades one...
Mr. Theodore Kimball Harris, Jr.
Jun 14, 2020
Theodore "Ted" Kimball Harris, 72, of Columbia, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 following a long illness. Born in New York on April 30, 1948, he was the son of the late Theodore Kimball Harris, Sr., and Lillian Arcuri Harris. Ted graduated from Tufts University in Medford, MA. He then moved to Columbia where he worked for the Palmetto Alliance and...
Mrs. Frances M. Morris
Jun 13, 2020
Frances M. Morris, 88, of Columbia, died suddenly on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Born October 29, 1931, in Society Hill, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Walter Thomas Morris and Gertrude Capps Morris. She was a graduate of Winthrop College. Frances was married to the love of her life, Jack Dillard Morris Jr., for 48 years. The...
James Henry Tuten
Jun 12, 2020
Brigadier General James H. Tuten, a key figure in the growth and leadership of the South Carolina National Guard for more than four decades, died on June 12, 2020. He was 89 years old. General Tuten's life was dedicated to his country, his faith, and his family. As an Air National Guard officer and leader, he was a friend and...
Mrs. Mary Mcgrath Mcgee
Jun 12, 2020
Mary McGrath Albright McGee, daughter of Elsie and William McGrath, passed away Friday morning June 12, 2020, holding hands with her loving husband, Joseph Leslie McGee, Sr. Mary was born July 30, 1930, in Meridian, Connecticut. She was a longtime member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church in Dentsville, where she served as Worship Chairwoman. Mary also loved to bring small...
Mr. Thomas E. Chance, Jr.
Jun 11, 2020
Thomas E. Chance, Jr., 75, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born July 12, 1944, in McColl, SC, he was a son of the late Thomas E. Chance, Sr. and Ella Mae Cheek Chance of Laurinburg, NC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ed Chance. Mr. Chance honorably served his country during...
Mrs. Nancy Phillips Hughes
Jun 11, 2020
Nancy Phillips Hughes, 77, of Columbia, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born July 29, 1942 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Iva Nell Gooms Phillips. Mrs. Hughes was a Logistics Assistant. In her retirement she proved to be fearless never being afraid to set out on a new adventure, alone if she had...
Mr. Kenneth Duane Mcmillan
Jun 10, 2020
Kenneth Duane "Ken" McMillan, 72, of Gaston, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Born May 30, 1948 in Martinsburg, WV he was a son of the late Carlton Gayle and Doris Lee Donivan McMillan. Ken grew up in a community called Four Mile Woods, surrounded by aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Ken joined the Army in 1967 and served a tour...
