Mrs. Ethel Mae Thornton
Jan 31, 2020
Ethel Thornton died January 31, 2020. Born in Graniteville, SC to Rev. AB and Ethel Ferguson on October 12, 1926, she was the twin sister of Edith Robertson and youngest sister to Sara Sloan and Martha Yacyshyn. Ms. Thornton was a registered nurse and worked in both labor and delivery and the cancer wards. She is survived and fondly remembered...
Mrs. Elsie P. Graddick
Jan 31, 2020
Elsie Pace Graddick, 85, of West Columbia, died Friday, January 31, 2020. Born May 8, 1934 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Richard Homer and Maggie Riddle Pace. She loved her four-legged babies, Ringo and Sinatra. Mrs. Graddick was known for volunteering at the school library, as the school nurse, and for 24 years with the...
Robert D Jones
Jan 30, 2020
On January 30, Robert Jones at the age of 81 passed away with his children including his son-in-law by his side. He was born in Anderson, SC in 1938 and was a man of extreme integrity. Robert attended TL Hanna and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in journalism. He was an executive with Burlington Industries...
Mrs. Miriam Miller Mays
Jan 29, 2020
Miriam Miller Mays, 85, went to glory on Wednesday morning, January 29, 2020 in Columbia, SC. Miriam was born to Fredanel Mixon and Joseph Henry Miller on May 19, 1934 in Columbia. She graduated from Dreher High School in 1952 and attended Converse College and later earned a BA from the University of South Carolina. Miriam married Frank Adams Strickland...
Mr. Charles Robert Haines
Jan 28, 2020
Charles Robert Haines, 87, of Batesburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Born in Waterloo, NY, on January 14, 1933, he was a son of the late Leland Thomas and Pearl Hines Haines. Charles served in Korea while in the United States Marine Corps and later worked as a Maintenance Supervisor. In his free time, he loved woodworking and visits...
Alice E Crook
Jan 28, 2020
Alice Emberson Early Crook died in Columbia on January 28, 2020. She was born in Charleston, SC on October 3, 1950 to Irene Sanders Early and the late Horace Hobson Early, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Theodore G. Crook of Columbia; her mother, Irene Early of Lexington; her brother, Walter Early (Deborah) of Lexington; her nephew, Sanders...
Mrs. Diane Sams Wise
Jan 28, 2020
Diane Sams Wise, 70, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Born April 13, 1949, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Louis Hutson Sams and Margy Howard Sams. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and assisted with teaching the special education Sunday school class. Diane enjoyed family vacations,...
Elise Foster
Jan 27, 2020
Elise Trapp Foster, widow of Colonel Walter Neal "Dugan" Foster (USAF Ret.) and daughter of Clyde Howell Trapp and Henry Buckheister Trapp died Monday, January 27, 2020. She was a granddaughter of William Richburg and Samantha Spann Buckheister and Howell Bookman and Lucy White Trapp. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2 o'clock, Saturday, February 1, 2020, in...
Mr. Richard Cole Owen
Jan 24, 2020
Richard Cole Owen, 43, of Columbia, was called home by his Heavenly Father on January 24, 2020. Born March 2, 1976, in West Columbia, South Carolina, he was a son of John W. Owen Sr. and Lynda Alyce Trotter Owen. A member of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, Richard graduated from A.C. Flora High School and attended Auburn University where he...
Allison Lee Howard
Jan 23, 2020
Allison Lee Howard, 47, of Gaston, died Thursday, January 23, 2020. Born in Tryon, NC, on February 4, 1972, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lindsey Howard, Sr. and Frances Hampton Howard. Mrs. Howard was a homemaker and an amazing cook. She enjoyed being outdoors and fishing. She loved crafting, especially knitting. Mrs. Howard will be remembered as...
Mr. Elmer Franklin Frick, Jr.
Jan 22, 2020
Mr. Frick died in Columbia, SC, on January 22, 2020. He was born in Columbia on November 5, 1925, the son of the late Elmer F. Frick Sr. and Blana Fulmer Frick. He graduated from Columbia High School and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Accounting from the University of South Carolina. He was employed as an Accountant with...
Norma Idelle Bryant
Jan 20, 2020
Norma Idelle Swann Bryant went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2020, surrounded by her family. Norma was born on May 6, 1930 in Darlington, SC, a daughter of the late Elwood Kenney Swann and Thelma B Trader. She graduated from Darlington High School and then attended McLeod Infirmary School of Nursing in Florence, SC where...
Mrs. Dorothy Snyder Broom
Jan 20, 2020
Dorothy "Dot" Snyder Broom, 87, of Prosperity, formerly of Columbia, died unexpectedly, Monday, January 20, 2020. Born November 16, 1932 at Fort Benning, GA, she was a daughter of the late Lt. Col. Samuel Edward and Mary Louise Henry Snyder. She was also predeceased by her brothers Gordon E. Snyder, Daniel H. Snyder, and Herbert Snyder. Her career at Southern...
Mr. Kenneth Malcom Case
Jan 19, 2020
Kenneth M. Case died Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was born August 16, 1939 in Basin Wyoming to the late C.H (Dude) Case and Beulah A. Crosier Case. After graduation from Greybull High School in Greybull Wyoming, he joined the USAF and was a member of several USAF Bands from 1959-1961. After his discharge from the A.F he attended Bellevue...
Leeann Draa Ward
Jan 19, 2020
LeeAnn Draa Ward, 68, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 19, 2020. Born on October 15, 1951, in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of William R. Draa and Margaret J. Draa and married to the late William P. Ward. LeeAnn is survived by her daughter, Brooke Bartlett (Wayne); her son, Justin Ward (Daniel); and grandchildren, Devon, Colton, and Ethan. A...
Mrs. Carol Myree Coker
Jan 19, 2020
Mrs. Carol Myree Bannister Coker, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 19, 2020. Born March 2, 1935 in Pelzer, SC, she was a daughter of the late Fred W. Bannister and Lois Crymes Bannister. Carol was a member of the Pelzer High School Class of 1952 where she played on the basketball team. She married Jack Coker in 1953 and...
Mr. John Robert "Red" Bruner, Sr.
Jan 18, 2020
John Robert "Red" Bruner, Sr., of Columbia, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2020 at the age of 90. He was born December 26, 1929, in Cheraw, SC. He was preceded in death by parents, Paul and Ione Mae (Bennett) Bruner, his beloved wife of 60 years, Cleo B. Bruner (2014); his son, John R. Bruner, Jr. (2015); siblings, Paul...
James Surrett
Jan 17, 2020
Frank James Surrett, 76, of Blythewood, SC died January 17, 2020. Born in Greenville, SC on June 17, 1943, he was a son of the late Helen Burnett and adopted mother, Maggie Burden Surrett. James was a graduate of Carolina High School and was employed with Kraft/Sealtest most of his life. While in Greenville, he was involved in Hejaz and...
Pauline Johnson
Jan 16, 2020
Pauline Johnson, 84, of Columbia, SC died Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland. Born in Conway, SC, on September 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late David H. and Bertha Huggins Coates. Pauline worked as an Administrative Assistant for Richland Wholesale Company. Survivors include her sons, Larry Johnson, Terry Johnson, and Larry McPherson (Janice McPherson); grandchildren,...
Pamela Faye Cheatham
Jan 13, 2020
Pamela Fay Cheatham, 60, of Elgin, died unexpectedly, Monday, January 13, 2020. Born in Goldsboro, NC she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Cheatham, Sr. and Mollie Evelyn Burrell Cheatham. Pam honorably served in the US Army for nearly 18 years at various posts around the country and in Iraq, during The Gulf War. Survivors include Khamis Turpin...
