Mrs. Rozeller F Chisolm
Sep 19, 2019
Rozeller Frierson Chisolm, 92, of Columbia, South Carolina, died Thursday, September 19, 2019. Born in Greeleyville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Rother E. Frierson and married to the late John Chisolm. Her husband John, being a career military man, led their family to live in many different places. Rose was a highly respected dietician for different...
Mr. William "Bill" R. Gresham, Jr.
Sep 19, 2019
William "Bill" Ralph Gresham, Jr., of Columbia, died Thursday, September 19, 2019. Born in Dadeville, Alabama, he was a son of the late William Ralph, Sr., and Ernestine Pinkston Gresham. What can we say about the legacy of Bill? Let's start with his public legacy. After graduating from the University of Georgia, this perpetual "Bull Dawg" fan was hired by...
Mr. John Randall Powell
Sep 18, 2019
John R. Powell, 72, of Ridgeway, died September 18, 2019. Born in Farmville, Virginia on October 3, 1946, he was a son of the late John S. Powell and Ada Julia Taylor Powell. John graduated from Columbia High School in 1965 and was drafted into the US Army and served in Vietnam. During the war John received the National Defense...
Mr. Herman Leo Morris
Sep 18, 2019
Herman Leo Morris, 88, of Columbia, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Born in Harrisburg, PA, on November 26, 1930, he was a son of the late Earnest P Morris and Viola Nye Morris. Herman proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps and later worked for Blue Ridge Country Club in Linglestown, PA as the head Greenskeeper. In...
Mrs. Mary Lee Branham
Sep 17, 2019
Mary Lee Branham, 92, of Charlotte, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Born in Blacksburg, SC, on April 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Ethel Martin Hannon. She was a member of First Assembly Church of God in Charlotte, NC, where she was formerly involved in many church activities. A devout Christian, Mrs. Branham spent countless...
Tommy Lee Shirer
Sep 15, 2019
Tommy Lee Shirer, 82, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his home. Born in Lone Star (Calhoun County) on September 19, 1936, he was the son of the late Thomas Lee and Velma Barber Shirer. Tommy was a graduate of Cameron High School and one of the first student bus drivers for Calhoun County. Upon graduation he joined...
Ms. Floyce D. Broom
Sep 12, 2019
Floyce Derrick Broom, 97, widow of John A. Broom, Jr., died Thursday, September 12, 2019. Born in White Rock, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Elmer Derrick and Annie Pearl Gleaton Derrick. Mrs. Broom was a graduate of Irmo High School and started her sales career at Cate-McLaurin where she was the first female appliance saleswomen in...
Mr. Garden Stuart Clarkson
Sep 12, 2019
Garden Stuart Clarkson, 102, of Columbia died on September 12, 2019. Born in Eastover, SC, he was the son of the late Alexander Garden Clarkson, Sr. and Margaret Ancrum Johnson Clarkson. He attended Kershaw County schools and the University of South Carolina, earning a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1941. He was a founding member of St. Martin's In-the-Fields Episcopal...
Mrs. Rebecca D. Steele
Sep 9, 2019
Rebecca Glavaris Steele, 81, of Columbia, died Monday, September 9, 2019. A daughter of the late Gus and Irene Terezakis Glavaris, she was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio and married to the late Joseph W. Steele. Rebecca enjoyed cooking, movies, and spending time with her family. She was a wonderful, kind-hearted person and will be deeply missed. Survivors include her...
Asa Jordan Leduc
Sep 9, 2019
Asa Jordan LeDuc, infant son of Paul Jordan LeDuc and Lindsey Marie LeDuc, died Monday, September 9th, 6 hours after his birth earlier that day. At 12 weeks gestation, Asa was diagnosed with a fatal birth defect. For each moment in the womb and every moment outside the womb, he was deeply loved and cared for. His life was full...
Mrs. Betty Sessions Talbert
Sep 8, 2019
Betty Sessions Talbert, 82, widow of Dr. William C. Talbert, Jr., died September 8, 2019. Born in Lake City, SC on May 30, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Clyburn Sessions and Bernice Tucker Sessions. Mrs. Talbert is survived by her daughters, Iris Vargas of Columbia, and Vikki Mureddu (Danny Jones) of Eastover; sons, R.D. Black of Gaston...
Mr. Salvatore Azzara
Sep 7, 2019
Salvatore Azzara, 97, of Columbia, died, Saturday, September 7, 2019. He was born August 1, 1922, in New York, New York, a son of Italian immigrants Joseph and Anna Carlotti Azzara. He honorably served his country in the US Army during WWII. Following the war, Mr. Azzara re-enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served his country for two more...
Magnolia Faith Markle
Sep 7, 2019
Miss Magnolia Faith Markle, infant daughter of Christian Wesley Markle and Alexandra Renée Dugas Markle , died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL, where she was born June 26, 2019 with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, omphalocele, and kyphoscoliosis. For the 74 days that she graced this earth, Magnolia was treated with the highest...
Diane Laura Schrader
Sep 6, 2019
Diane Schrader of Columbia and Hilton Head Island, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019. Born May 5, 1932 in Hartford, CT she was a daughter of the late Robert Malcolm and Frances Josephine Morrison. Diane received her Bachelor of Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a textile designer in New York City while living in...
Sally S. Ryan
Sep 5, 2019
Sally S. Ryan, 77, of Elgin, died Thursday, September 5, 2019. She was born March 13, 1942, in Bamberg, SC, to the late Jessie Leon Strickland, Sr. and Millie Strickland Williams. Mrs. Ryan was a devoted wife and homemaker for many years. She also assisted her husband in the operation of his business, Ryan's RV. Mrs. Ryan was a member...
Mrs. Ann Joye Mullis
Sep 5, 2019
Ann Joye Mullis, 87, of Blythewood, died Thursday. Plans will be announced by Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel.
Martin Todd Doar
Sep 3, 2019
Martin Todd Doar, age 54, of Elgin, passed away at home, on September 3, 2019. He is survived by his mother, Kay Martin Doar. Todd was predeceased by his father, Archie L. Doar, Jr., and his brothers, Archie L. Doar, III, and Channing Thomas Doar. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memories and condolences may be...
Mrs. Kay Sutton Nesbitt Holmes
Sep 2, 2019
Kay Sutton Nesbitt Holmes, daughter of Claire Keister Sutton and Alonzo Devoe Sutton, died Monday, September 2, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Yates Nesbitt; her high school sweetheart, her second husband and her soulmate of 50 years, William Judson Holmes, Sr.; and two sons, Earl Cameron Holmes...
Mr Wayne Hobson Hammond
Aug 31, 2019
Wayne H. Hammond, 79, of Hopkins, died August 31, 2019. He was a son of the late James Henry and Catherine Schuyler Hammond. Wayne attended Eau Claire High School and the University of South Carolina. Following his retirement from BellSouth in 1995, Wayne began a long and optimistic battle with cancer. His passions were God, family and the great outdoors....
Mr. Carl Melvin Dillard
Aug 30, 2019
Columbia: Born in Notasulga, Alabama, Carl was the youngest son of the late Carl Watus and Annie Mae Thompson Dillard. As a young boy, he enjoyed hunting and fishing along the banks of the Saugahatchee Creek. He attended Starke Military Academy in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Macon County High School in 1950. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in...
