Mrs Nivia Mursuli
Jun 16, 2019
Nivia S. Mursuli went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 16, 2019, surrounded by her family. Nivia was born on March 31, 1934 in Holguin, Cuba, to the late Maximo and Ceida Montero Soler. She gave her life to the Lord at an early age. She married Daniel J. Mursuli, Sr. on August 7, 1954. In 1960,...
Mr. Christopher Scott Buff
Jun 16, 2019
Christopher Scott Buff, 57, of Blythewood, died June 16, 2019 after a long illness. Born December 19, 1961 in Richland County, he was a son of the late Eugene Franklin Buff and Norma Horton Buff. Chris was a graduate of Columbia High School and received his Associates Degree from Midlands Technical College. He was a member of Park Street Baptist...
Mr. Bryant Littleton Chandler, Iii
Jun 15, 2019
Bryant Littleton Chandler, III, 60, of Columbia, died unexpectedly while doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle. He was with his friends and fellow members of the Southern Cruisers Motorcycle Club on the Blue Ridge Parkway when an accident occurred. Bryant was born December 7, 1958 in Charleston, SC. He was a 1977 graduate of A. C. Flora High School...
Mrs Mary Frances Wendt
Jun 15, 2019
Mary Frances Anderson Wendt died on June 15, 2019 in Columbia, SC at age 93. She was born on May 13, 1926 in Columbia, SC to Ruth Kerr Anderson and James Macfie Anderson, who later became Mayor of Columbia (1950-1954). Mary Frances graduated from Dreher High School and Agnes Scott College, class of 1947. After returning to Columbia to work...
Mr Frankie Erwin Thompson
Jun 15, 2019
Frankie E. Thompson, 62, affectionately known as "Poppy" and resident of Gilbert, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 15, 2019, surrounded by his family. Frankie was born to Isaac and the late Betty S. Thompson on May 7, 1957 in Nurnberg, Germany. He was a master craftsman and could build anything with his hands. Prior to...
Msgt Willie Thomas Simmons
Jun 14, 2019
Master Sergeant William "Bill" Simmons was born in Anderson County, South Carolina in January 1930. When he was just 16 years old when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January 1946. As a youngster, Bill played hooky from school to watch Army convoys that passed through his hometown. He was quite impressed by what he saw. Bill was...
Mary Elizabeth Tokunaga
Jun 8, 2019
Mary Fenters Tokunaga, 90, of Columbia, widow of Harry M. Tokunaga, Sr., died Saturday, June 8, 2019. Born in Hemingway, SC, on October 15, 1928, she was a daughter of Davis Tilman and Eva Louise Bennett Fenters. Mary worked alongside her husband in their family business, Fairground Florist for over 35 years. She deeply loved her husband, children, and entire...
Fae Maillet Cliff
Jun 7, 2019
Fae Marie Maillet Cliff passed in her sleep on Friday, June 7, 2019. She and her twin sister, Rae Marie, were born to Nettie Rachel Maillet and Gaston Maillet on December 18, 1935, in Bordelonville, Louisiana. After graduation from Marksville High School in Louisiana, the twins studied nursing together at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Fae then married Fred Able...
Mr. Daniel Aaron Graves, Jr.
Jun 5, 2019
Daniel Aaron Graves, Jr., 33, of Columbia, died peacefully Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Born July 12, 1985 in Columbia, he was the son of Daniel Aaron Graves, Sr. and Nancy Horner Graves. Aaron was a 2003 graduate of Ridgeview High School and received his BA in music business from Belmont University in 2006. He was an avid skateboarder and played...
Mr. D. Wayne Stackleather
Jun 4, 2019
D. Wayne Stackleather, 55, of Chapin, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The son of Homer W. and Margaret Wells Stackleather, he was married to his best friend and beloved wife, Terri Shealy Stackleather. Wayne lettered in football, baseball, and wrestling at Spring Valley High School and graduated from Newberry College. He enjoyed Carolina Gamecock sports, spending time outdoors and...
Ms. Laverne Strickland Johnston
Jun 4, 2019
LaVerne Strickland Johnston, 83, of Columbia, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Born January 10, 1936, in Durham, NC, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie G. Strickland and Hilda Lynn Strickland. Ms. Johnston graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with bachelor degrees in English and Art. For many years, she taught school in the Durham...
Ssg Jerry A. Price, Ii
Jun 2, 2019
SSG Jerry A. Price, II, US Army (Ret.), 45, of Columbia, SC died Sunday, June 2, 2019. Born in Miami, FL on April 17, 1974, he is the son of Arlena Roosevelt and MSgt. Jerry A. Price (Harvenia), US Air Force (Ret.). Jerry matriculated through the Miami Dade County Public School System attending North County Elementary School, Lake Stevens Middle...
Mr. Robert Shiverick Bladen
Jun 2, 2019
Robert Shiverick Bladen, 81, passed away on June 2, 2019. He was born and raised in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, earning a degree in Mathematics. After college, he enrolled in the US Navy where he served in the Pacific Fleet on an aircraft carrier and then served in the Naval Reserve based in...
Mr. Eugene B Berendsen
Jun 1, 2019
SGM Eugene Bruce Berendsen, US Army (Ret.), 82, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 1, 2019. Born February 14, 1937 in Cheviot, OH, he was a son of the late Harold Godfrey and Genevieve Pauline Ernst Berendsen. SGM Berendsen joined the US Army in 1954 and served in the Infantry, Armor, Artillery, Transportation and Quartermaster branches. He completed tours in Germany,...
Wyllene Flanders Boulware
May 31, 2019
Wyllene Flanders Boulware, 83, of Jenkinsville, died Friday, May 31, 2019. Born May 1, 1936, in Metter, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Walton Hiram and Neta Blackburn Flanders. Mrs. Boulware attended Mt. Zion High School in Winnsboro and later retired from the United States Postal Service in Jenkinsville. She was a member of Little River Baptist Church....
Mrs. Eleanor L. Kneen
May 29, 2019
Eleanor L. Kneen, 98, of Blythewood, died peacefully Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the home of her daughter in SC, with her daughter, Carol, and her granddaughter, Kelly, by her side. Eleanor was born January 4, 1921 in Cherokee, Iowa, to parents Fredric and Anna Julius. She married Chet Kneen June 3, 1940. During WWII she owned and operated her...
Ms. Janice Marie Lucas
May 29, 2019
Janice Marie Lucas, 54, of Columbia, died Thursday, May 30, 2019. Born August 26, 1964, in Columbia, she was a daughter of Mable Smith Lucas and the late Martin Shelton Lucas. Surviving in addition to her mother is her niece, Kate Lashway (Chris); nephew, Travis Lucas (Angel); great nieces and nephews, Brady Lashway, Penelope Lashway, Alyssa Lucas, and Zoey Lucas;...
Jeffrey Riggs Scott
May 28, 2019
Jeffrey Riggs Scott (Jeff), 72, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Jeff was born October 20, 1946 in Charleston, WV. He was the son of the late William Austin Scott and Marjorie Jaugstetter Scott. Jeff was a 1968 graduate of the University of Kentucky and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He enlisted into the United States...
Mrs. Martha Parasco Coombs
May 28, 2019
Martha Parasco Fanti Coombs passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the age of 98. She was born in Boston, MA, July 3, 1920, the second child to the late Eleftharios and Anastacia (Lynadarkis) Parasco. The family resided in Saugus, MA and she proudly graduated from Saugus High School. Martha and...
Mr Billy Franklin Key
May 27, 2019
Billy Franklin Key, 46, of Columbia, died Monday, May 27, 2019. Billy was born in Raleigh, NC, on March 31, 1973, to William Franklin Key and Brenda Hatley Campbell. Billy was raised in the Methodist Church and worked as a R & D Technician. He loved to fish, kayak, and be outdoors. Always willing to give advice, he was never...
