Mrs. Sallie Gertrude Blume Russell
May 14, 2020
Sallie Gertrude Blume Russell, 91, a lifelong resident of Blythewood, died Wednesday, May 14, 2020. Born on May 26, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Emma Dorothy Marsh Blume. A devout Christian woman, she was a member of Sandy Level Baptist Church, where she attended the Gleaners Sunday School Class. Mrs. Russell was known for her...
Elizabeth Carlisle "Lib" York
May 14, 2020
Elizabeth Carlisle "Lib" York, 88, of Columbia, died Thursday, May 14, 2020. Born in Snow Hill, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Patrick Carlisle and Helen Carter Carlisle and was the wife of the late William Floyd York. In her younger years, Lib started and ran two successful small businesses which nurtured two of her loves,...
Mr. Harvey Gorden Moore, Jr.
May 13, 2020
Harvey Gorden Moore, Jr., 79, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Born on May 24, 1940, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Harvey Gorden Moore, Sr. and Katie Reeder Moore. A lifelong resident of Columbia, Mr. Moore graduated from Dentsville High School. He was employed as the sales manager for Hancock Motors for more than 30...
Eula Blume Shealy
May 12, 2020
Eula Blume Shealy, 89, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Born November 19, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Paul Robert and Emma Dorothy Marsh Blume. She married Sherrod Earl Shealy and spent many happy years raising her three boys. She retired as a medical transcriptionist with Crafts Farrow Hospital. For 14 years, Eula and Earl lived...
Mr. Donald Michael Allen
May 11, 2020
Donald Michael Allen, 77, of Columbia, died Monday, May 11, 2020. Born on April 28, 1943, in Miami, Florida, he was a son of the late Joseph Emmett and Thelma Pope Allen. Mr. Allen was a US Navy veteran that honorably served his country during the Vietnam era. He was a graduate of Spring Hill College and earned graduate credits...
Helen D. Mauldin
May 11, 2020
Helen Dehon Mauldin, 85, of Columbia, died Monday, May 11, 2020. Born in Stuart, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Wilder Hamilton and Mary Dehon Mauldin. She graduated from Hampton High School, in Hampton, SC and attended the University of South Carolina, receiving an associate degree. While at USC, she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta...
Roy Kaiser Winter
May 9, 2020
Roy Kaiser Winter, 69, of Lexington, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Born in Lexington, SC, he was a son of the late Harry Albert and Edith Kaiser Winter. He found great pleasure in caring for his land and living in the home he built on the property of his late grandparents, Benjamin Franklin and Susie Lown Kaiser. Roy's...
Mr. Robert J. Smith, Jr.
May 9, 2020
Robert J. Smith, Jr., 51, of Hopkins, died Saturday, May 9, 2020. Born on December 5, 1968, in Sparta, Illinois, he was a son of Robert J. Smith, Sr. and Ellen Jenice Bowers. Prior to his sickness, Mr. Smith worked as an iron worker on various construction projects throughout the area. He loved being outdoors and his trips to the...
Mr. James David Robbins, Iii
May 8, 2020
James "Jimbo" David Robbins, III, 39, of Blythewood, died Friday, May 8, 2020. Born in Florence, SC, on March 14, 1981, he was a son of James David Robbins, Jr. and Genie Wright Frierson. At age 3, Jim moved to Blythewood with his family where he was raised and educated at Bethel Hanberry Elementary, Summit Parkway Middle and later Ridgeview...
Csm John Steve Felsberg
May 7, 2020
Steve has been given admission thru the Gates of Heaven. He fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith. Born June 9, 1949, in St. Petersburg, FL, Steve earned his angel's wings to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 7, 2020 after extended illnesses. He was predeceased by his parents, Paul F. Felsberg, III and Elizabeth...
Mrs. Dorothy W. Phipps
May 7, 2020
Dorothy Williams Phipps, 89, of Columbia, died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 7, 2020, following a long illness. Dot was born in Horry County, SC, on October 17, 1930 to Carl Dewitt and Flossie Hooks Williams. She was a 1950 graduate of Green Sea High School and spent her working career as an Accountant for the SC Department of...
Mr. Caldwell Robertson Dial, Jr.
May 6, 2020
Caldwell Robertson "Bobby" Dial, Jr., 80, of Lexington, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Bobby was born to the late Caldwell Robertson Dial, Sr. and Nina (Heyward) in 1940 in Columbia, SC. The eldest of three boys, Bobby took the role early on as chief instigator of many dubious adventures, often casting...
Mr. Patrick "Ryan" Smith
May 6, 2020
Patrick "Ryan" Smith, 48, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 after a brief illness. Born December 15, 1971 in Greenville, he was a son of Phillip Jones Smith and Patricia Stott Ross Casteel. A father, brother, son and uncle, Ryan was taken from us too soon. He was a devout Christian and led by his faith. Ryan was adventurous,...
Mr. Lennis Wiley "Coot" Smith
May 6, 2020
Lennis Wiley "Coot" Smith, 72, of Columbia, SC went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on May 6, 2020 at his home. Coot was born to Clarence Wiley Smith and Mary Rebecca Corley in 1948. Coot spent his formative years at Thornwell Home for Children in Clinton, SC where he was a four-star athlete and met the...
Mr. Timothy Steven Peele
May 5, 2020
Timothy Steven Peele, 51, of Irmo, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He was born April 7, 1969 in Mount Airy, NC. Tim was a loving husband and devoted father to his son. Tim was a baseball coach for many of his son's teams and an avid baseball fan. Tim was a 1991 Clemson Graduate where he was pitcher for...
Mr. Frederick Kenyatta Jackson
May 5, 2020
Frederick Jackson, 43, of Blythewood, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. Born on September 17, 1976, on a military base in Okinawa, Japan, he was a son of the late Alvin L. and Paulette Bracey Jackson. Fred was a military kid who lived all over the world and the US before settling in South Carolina....
Mrs. Barbara Jean Borom
May 5, 2020
Barbara Jean Borom, 76, of Columbia, SC, transitioned into the realm of light at her home on May 5, 2020. She was born in Denver, CO, the daughter of Verna D. and Willis C. Phelps. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bob; her son and daughter-in-law, Greg Borom and Cynthia Shealy of Asheville, NC; her daughter, Marilyn...
Mr. Henry Glenn Edwards
May 5, 2020
Henry Glenn Edwards, 90, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Born on January 3, 1930, in Union County, NC, he was a son of the late Ernest Crawford and Kate Adeline Bass Edwards. He was a US Army Veteran that proudly served his country during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Edwards worked his entire career in...
Dr. Larry Andrew Suber
May 3, 2020
Dr. Larry Andrew "Andy" Suber, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in his home on May 3, 2020, at the age of 72. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia, on July 13, 1947, to Dr. Pat and Louise Suber. Dr. Suber grew up in Columbia and, after graduating from AC Flora High School, attended Clemson University and the University...
Dr. Joyce Fields
May 2, 2020
Joyce Whitlock Fields, 68, passed away suddenly, taking everyone, including herself, by surprise. She is survived by her mother, Mary Alyce Richardson Whitlock; her daughters Megan Kish (Jeff), Brett Miller (Ben), and Susannah O'Brien (Ben); her son Andrew Fields (Amy); and 13 grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Jeanne Gunter (Gail) and brothers Reed Whitlock (Jen) and Jamie...
