Dr. Steven V. Mann
Oct 26, 2025
Dr. Steven "Steve" Verne Mann of Columbia, South Carolina passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025. Steve was born in Red Oak, Iowa on May 22, 1959. He graduated from Truman High School in Independence, MO, earned bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Missouri, and a doctorate in finance from the University of Nebraska. Steve spent...
Rev. Debra Alice Sylvia Quilling-Smith
Oct 26, 2025
Rev. Debra Alice Sylvia Quilling-Smith, 73, of Hollywood, South Carolina, died on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Born on October 10, 1952, in Sidney, MT, she was a daughter of the late Walter Clement Quilling, Jr. and Amy Bernilla Rixford Quilling. Rev. Quilling was a beloved pastor, musician, and compassionate servant of God. She passed peacefully in her home, leaving behind...
Major Robert Wilson Pryor, Us Army (Ret.)
Oct 25, 2025
Major Robert Wilson Pryor, US Army (Ret.), 88, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Born on August 29, 1937, in Cushing, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Pryor and Rebecca Aileen Wright Pryor. He earned his bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University and retired from the US Army. During his enlistment, Major Pryor...
Ms. Sherry Louise Stanfield
Oct 24, 2025
Sherry Stanfield, 63, of Columbia, SC passed away on October 24, 2025. Sherry was born in Columbia, SC to Thomas and Barbara Fish on June 7, 1962. Sherry enjoyed socializing, live music (especially Keith Urban), the beach, having a good time, but most of all spending time with her family. Her children, grandchildren, and grand pups were her pride and...
Mr. Scott Hamilton Laughead
Oct 21, 2025
Scott Hamilton Laughead, 67, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Born on September 23, 1958, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late J.C. Roy Laughead and Mary Rogers Laughead. Mr. Laughead honorably served his country in the US Coast Guard Reserves. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for over two decades in the golf...
Mr. Gabriel Webber Hurst
Oct 21, 2025
Gabriel Webber Hurst, 34, of Columbia, went to be with Christ on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Born in Richland County, S.C. on November 4, 1990, Gabriel was the youngest son and fourth child of Richard (Rick) Clark Hurst and Sandra Louise Watkins Hurst. Throughout his life, Gabriel was a joy and an ever-present blessing to his family. He had a...
Mr. Ronald Everett Stack
Oct 19, 2025
Ronald Everett Stack, 73, Columbia, SC, passed away on October 19, 2025. Born on March 1, 1952, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Thomas Pope Stack and Hortense Rawl Stack. Everett was an outdoorsman at heart who loved fishing, golfing, and playing in the APA Pool League, and he never missed a chance to cheer on his...
Mrs. Harriet G. Easler
Oct 19, 2025
Harriet Gerald Easler, 84, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, on March 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Grigsby Henry Gerald and Ada Collins Gore. Harriet was the beloved wife of 59 years to Kenneth "Pete" M. Easler, a devoted mom, and a proud "Grammy." Her warmth, generosity, and...
Mr. Michael Dean Hardin
Oct 19, 2025
Michael Dean Hardin, 70, of Elgin, South Carolina, died on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Born on July 23, 1955, in Columbia, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Richard Norman Hardin, Jr. and Betty Jean Shaver Hardin. He was married to his wife, Taffy, for 43 years. They were high school sweethearts who built a lifetime of memories...
Mrs. Jean Marie Williams Bowers
Oct 17, 2025
Jean Marie (Williams) Bowers, 98, of Blythewood, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025. Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, on August 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Elbridge Williams and Marie Abbey (Lyman) Williams. She married her husband, Richard George Bowers, on November 10,1951 and with him raised their four children. Jean had lived with her...
Lt. Col. Lynn Joseph Verzwyvelt, Sr., Us Army (Ret.)
Oct 17, 2025
Lynn Joseph Verzwyvelt, Sr., 81, of Columbia, died on Friday, October 17, 2025. Born in Alexandria, LA, on September 13, 1944, he was a son of the late John Amondas Verzwyvelt and Jessie Catherine Scarbrock Verzwyvelt. Lynn graduated from Menard Catholic High School in Alexandria, LA in 1962. He then attended Louisiana State University at Alexandria for 2 years before...
Mr. James Edward Broach, Jr.
Oct 15, 2025
Mr. James Edward Broach, Jr. 61, of Blythewood, SC, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Born on February 4, 1964, in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late James Edward Broach, Sr. and the late Barbara Carolyn Broach. James was a retired elevator technician and avid hunter and fisherman. His biggest accomplishment was being the most cherished husband,...
Mr. Richard Morris Coulter
Oct 12, 2025
Richard Morris Coulter, 87, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 12th, 2025. Born in 1938 in Chester, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Frank and Helen Aiken Coulter. He was raised in Scarsdale, New York, where he graduated from Scarsdale High School. He then attended and graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he met his wife...
Mr. Robbin Eugene Long
Oct 12, 2025
Robbin Eugene Long, 67, Blythewood, SC, died on October 12, 2025. Born on May 8, 1958, in Florence, Alabama, he was a son of the late Helen L. Long and the late Willie B. Long. Robbin grew up in Barton, Alabama, and graduated from Cherokee High School. After graduation, he likely joined the U.S. Navy, where he met the love...
Mr. Robert Andrew Ksen
Oct 11, 2025
Robert (Bob) Andrew Ksen, 87, of Blythewood, South Carolina, died on October 11, 2025. Born on March 4, 1938, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Josephine Chmura Ksen and the late Andrew Ksen. Robert had a true zest for life and a heart full of dedication. He grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he...
Mrs. Roberta Gordon Barnett
Oct 8, 2025
Roberta Gordon Barnett, 63, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, a daughter of Robert Terrell Gordon and Mary Baxter Sigler Gordon. Growing up in Lynchburg, Roberta excelled in athletics while attending E.C. Glass High School and enjoyed competitive sailing. She graduated from Centre College of Kentucky in 1984 with a B.S. in...
Mrs. Valentina Akopian
Oct 7, 2025
Mrs. Valentina Akopian, 89 of Columbia, SC, died on Tuesday October 7th, 2025. Born on June 19, 1936, in Georgia, Soviet Union, She was the daughter of the late father Ararat and late mother Ashken Gevorkyan. Valentina also had a sister Julia and a brother Samuel. She was a very loving daughter, mother, and sister. Valentina married to Stephan Gotsizidze...
Mr. Kenneth Mark Henry, Jr.
Oct 7, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Mark Henry, Jr., 33, of League City, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, but his spirit lives on in Heaven with his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Mark was born to Ken & Amanda Henry on May 25, 1992, in Columbia, SC. He graduated from Blythewood High School in 2010 and attended Pfeiffer University. He was...
Dr. Seymour O. Solodar
Oct 6, 2025
Dr. Seymour O. Solodar, 80, of Atlanta, Georgia, died on Monday, October 6, 2025. Born on August 14, 1945, in Amarillo, Texas, he was a son of the late Monroe Solodar and Goldie Moskowitz Solodar. Dr. Solodar spent his formative years in Hunter, New York with his family. He was the eldest child in an Orthodox Jewish home with his...
Mrs. Cheryl Adair Ravenel
Oct 5, 2025
Cheryl Adair Ravenel, age 80, died October 5th, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. Cheryl was born on August 6, 1945, in Greenville, SC to Archie and Miriam Milam Adair. She was the oldest of three inseparable childhood sisters (March Nichols and Caron Seebaldt). She was an artist, a teacher, a mother, and so much more. "Chere's" life was marked by her...
