Etta Ruth Counts
Dec 21, 2019
Etta Ruth Counts, 93, daughter of the late Reverend Ernest Karl Counts and Nellie Derrick Counts died Saturday, December 21, 2019. She was born in Lingle, Mississippi on April 26, 1926. Ruth's family moved to Pomaria, SC in 1933. Ruth was a graduate of Pomaria High School, class of 1943. She was chosen Miss High Miss by her Senior Class...
Charles David Rickards
Dec 20, 2019
Charles David Rickards, 51, of Swansea, died Friday, December 20, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC on September 7, 1968, he was the son of Phyllis Williams Hendricks and Brent Z. Hendricks. David attended Columbia High School where he played football and baseball and later attended and graduated Richland Northeast High School where he also played baseball. David enjoyed fishing, hunting...
Mrs. Jessie Roberta "Bobbie" Curry
Dec 20, 2019
Jessie Roberta "Bobbie" Franklin Curry, 73, of Lexington, died Friday, December 20, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC, on March 11, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Gaddis Elwin and Dorothy McCain Franklin. Bobbie was a Registered Nurse and retired from Tri County Home Health. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lexington. Survivors include her son,...
Allen James Nesbitt
Dec 19, 2019
Allen James Nesbitt, 69, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 19, 2019. Born in Lynchburg, SC, on August 5, 1950, he was a son of the late William R. Nesbitt, Sr. and Bessie Mae Brown Nesbitt. Survivors include his sisters, Ruby Ross, Sarah Sturgeon, both of Elgin, SC and Lil Chavis (James), of Eastover, SC; as well as numerous nieces and...
Vikram G Melchizedec
Dec 19, 2019
Vikram G. Melchizedec, only son of Latha Janet and Vijay Samson was born on May 10, 1996 in Chennai, TN, India. Along with his parents, he moved to the United States at the age of eight, and studied in Satchelford Elementary, Summit Middle School and Spring Valley High School. In 2017 Mel graduated as a Computer Engineer from the University...
Mr. Jose G. Pineda
Dec 17, 2019
Jose Giovany Pineda, 24, of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Born January 17, 1995 in Bergen County, NJ, he was a son of Milton Giovany Pineda Chacon and Adriana Castrillon Pineda. Jose moved to Fort Mill, SC in 2007 and graduated from the National Honors' Society in 2013 from Indian Land High School. He attended the University of South...
Ms. Betty Gayle Branham
Dec 17, 2019
Betty Gayle Metz Branham, 70, of Blythewood, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Born in Blythewood, SC on March 28, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Wylie David and Myrtle Rebecca Cook Branham. Betty was a graduate of Blythewood School, worked in the Swimming Pool Industry and as a school bus driver for Lexington Richland School District...
Sfc James William Ryan, Jr. ( Us Army Ret.)
Dec 12, 2019
SFC James William Ryan, Jr., US Army (Ret.), 78, of Elgin, died Thursday, December 12, 2019. He was born July 16, 1941, in Varnville, SC, to the late James William Ryan, Sr. and Johnree Murdaugh Ryan. SFC Ryan retired from the US Army with more than 20 years of dedication to his country. During his enlistment, he served in the...
Julius William Richburg
Dec 12, 2019
Julius W. Richburg, 77, of Columbia, died December 12, 2019. Born in Manning, SC on October 5, 1942, he was a son of the late Marshall and Jewell Richburg. A US Marine recruit, he went on to work at Owen Steel and retired after 30 years. Mr. Richburg was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed visiting...
Mr. James Laverne Rigdon
Dec 12, 2019
James "Jim" LaVerne Rigdon, 87, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 12, 2019. Born April 19, 1932 in Alma, GA, he was a son of the late James Walter and Mattie Jean Music Rigdon. Jim was a long-time member of Main Street United Methodist Church where he was a past chairman of the church Board of Trustees. He was owner of...
Laverne Mattox
Dec 10, 2019
Dalton Laverne Mattox, age 78, died at his home on December 10, 2019. He was born in Richland County to Samuel Alexander and Josephine Albert Mattox. Laverne was one of eleven children and is survived by one brother, Kenneth Mattox (Sheila) of Blythewood; as well as many nieces and nephews. Laverne was baptized at an early age in the Baptist...
Mr John Martin Ingram
Dec 10, 2019
John Martin Ingram, 74, of Columbia, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, December 11, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC on February 5, 1945, he was a son of the late JC and Lila Manuel Ingram. Mr. Ingram worked as a salesman for many years. He spent much of his time singing in the First Baptist Church of Columbia choir and...
Master Monte Jay Harper
Dec 9, 2019
Master Monte Jay "MJ" Harper passed away on December 9, 2019. Monte was born in West Columbia, SC, on August 14, 2019. Survivors include his parents, Marellis Armour and Taylor Harper; sister, Briana Harper; brother, Chance Armour; maternal grandparents, Lisa Harper and Marcus Harper; paternal grandparents, Beverly Armour and Thomas Haltiwanger; maternal great-grandparents, Beiman O. "Bemo" and JoAnn Prince, Jr;...
John "Jack" Collins Dunlap, Md
Dec 8, 2019
"He died." Dr Jack wanted to keep it simple, but in reality, John Collins Dunlap, MD, was hardly a simple man. He left us on a Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2019, while in the loving embrace of his family. Son of MC and Inez, brother of Libby and Buddy, husband of Nancy Page, father of Kelly and John Jr., grandfather...
Mr. Reginald Cobb
Dec 8, 2019
Reginald Cobb, 94, of Jenkinsville, died Sunday, December 8, 2019. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Ms. Marsha Kay Self
Dec 8, 2019
Marsha Kay Self, 65, of Blythewood, died peacefully in her sleep on December 8, 2019. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Charles Henry and Florence Marie Collier Donaldson. Marsha grew up in Chicora, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Pittsburgh University. She was currently employed as a Trade Supervisor for the...
Mr. Christopher Imholz
Dec 5, 2019
Christopher Imholz, 61, of Winnsboro, died Thursday, December 5, 2019. Born in New York, New York, on April 15, 1958, he was a son of Joseph Edward and Kathleen Herman Imholz. Chris owned and operated Imholz Landscaping Company. In addition to his parents, survivors include his son, Anthony Dean Imholz, of Ashville, NC; sister, Joanne Alford (Robert) of Fayetteville GA;...
Mr. Javier Dejesus Alcorta
Dec 3, 2019
Javier D. Alcorta, 77, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 3, 2019. Born October 31, 1942 in Havana, Cuba he was a son of the late Jesus and Higinia Diaz Alcorta. Mr. Alcorta retired from Allied Signal after a 30 year career as a plant manager and director. He was a proud alumnus of Georgia Tech. Survivors include his wife of...
William M. "Bill" Burnette
Dec 3, 2019
William M. "Bill" Burnette died on December 3, 2019. Mr. Burnette was born in McDowell County, NC, to Thomas Melvin Burnette and Margaret Louise Fleming Burnette on April 21, 1927. Mr. Burnette was graduated from high school in Pleasant Gardens, NC. He attended North Carolina State University and left school to serve in the U. S. Army in 1945 and...
Mrs. Barbara S. Stevenson
Dec 3, 2019
Barbara Saverance Stevenson, 85, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Lowman Home in Chapin, SC. Born January 2, 1934 in Florence, SC, the daughter of Willard R. Saverance and Blondell Davis Saverance, Barbara lived in Rock Hill, SC for most of her life, although she did spend some of her high school years in Tampa, FL. She attended the...
