Carol El Dean Young
Mar 11, 2019
Carol El Dean (she hated the middle name) Young was born in Greenville, SC, March 14, 1935 to Irma Fayard Young and Stephen Young, son of Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio. Carol graduated from Paris High School in Paris, France in 1953 and from The University of South Carolina with a journalism degree in 1957. Her career started in...
Elizabeth "Aunt Betty" Harmon
Mar 11, 2019
Elizabeth 'Betty' Cason Harmon joined our Lord and Savior on March 11, 2019. The daughter of Louie Lander Cason and Mary Martin Cason Campbell was born on September 6, 1946. She grew up in Atlanta, Ga. and graduated from The Lovett School and Converse College. A lifelong educator, she taught hearing impaired students before finding her God given role as...
Mr. Robert Kenneth Roof
Mar 11, 2019
Robert Kenneth "Ken" Roof, 74, of West Columbia, formerly of Blythewood, died at home on Monday, March 11, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC on February 19, 1945, he was a son of the late Frank and Virginia Roof and James and Kathryn Byrd Kicidis. He is survived by his siblings Melton (Helen) Roof, Betty Outen, David (Irene) Meekins, Mike (Patsy)...
Mrs. Louise Crocker Leitner
Mar 10, 2019
Louise C. Leitner, 88, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 10, 2019. Born August 22, 1930, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late William Henry Crocker and Gertrude Corley Crocker. Mrs. Leitner graduated from Greenwood High School and attended Winthrop University. She was a longtime member of St. John United Methodist Church where she participated in various...
Mr. John E. Karst
Mar 10, 2019
John E. Karst, 73, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, after a brief illness. Mr. Karst worked with Carolina Steel and Wire and Columbia Trailer Gas Company. He always enjoyed watching professional wrestling. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lever Harmon Karst; daughters, Melinda Matthews (Mike), Melissa Gregory (Edward), and Laura Karst; step-children, Tammy Edwards (John), Kenneth Bernard Harmon, Johnny...
Mrs. Anna M. Cook
Mar 9, 2019
Anna Margareta Bartl Cook, was born July 26, 1927, in Michelsdorf, Czechoslovakia, to Oswald and Anna Arnold Bartl. She passed away on March 9, 2019, in Columbia, SC, at the age of 91. Anna was the oldest of four children who grew up in a rural, German speaking village in Czechoslovakia, where she and her brothers went to school and...
Mr. Herbert Drucker
Mar 7, 2019
Herbert Drucker, 77, died Thursday, March 7, 2019. Herbert was born in Denmark, SC, on May 23, 1941. He was the fourth of five children born to Morris Wolf and Ida Belle Andronosky Drucker. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of over 35 years, Marilyn Ronnie Drucker. He leaves behind two sons, Laurence (Kimberly) Drucker of NC,...
Mrs. Nancy A. Alley
Mar 5, 2019
Nancy Anderson Alley, 95, of Columbia, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, March 5, 2019 following a brief illness. Born December 25, 1925, she was a daughter of the late (Holcombe M. Anderson) and (Leotta Anderson). She graduated from Anderson Girls School, now known as Anderson University. Survivors, include her son, G. Robin Alley, (Julia); a daughter, Sharon A. Linder...
Mr. Travis Lee Striblin
Mar 4, 2019
Travis Lee Striblin, 75, of Columbia, died Monday, March 4, 2019. Born on April 25, 1943, in Luverne, Alabama, he was a son of the late Lee V. Striblin and Allie Lois Alsobrook Striblin. Mr. Striblin was US Marine Corps veteran who proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Prior to his retirement, he was a criminal investigator for...
Mr. Glenn Mullin Rivers
Mar 3, 2019
Glenn Mullin Rivers, 69, of Columbia, died at his residence on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Born March 10, 1949 in Augusta, GA, he was a son of the late Joseph Floyd Rivers and Mary Elizabeth Mullin Rivers. Glenn was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and attended Augusta University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa...
Mrs Mary Christina Dillard
Mar 2, 2019
Mary Christina "Tina" Dillard was born July 1, 1955 in Columbia, South Carolina to Allie Perkins Dillard and the late William Gardner "Bill" Dillard. Tina passed away March 2, 2019 after enduring a courageous battle with cancer for the past year and a half. Tina was a graduate of Lower Richland High School, and the University of South Carolina with...
Clarence Hinnant
Feb 28, 2019
SMSgt Clarence Hinnant, 86, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 28, 2019. Born May 8, 1932, in Middlesex, NC, he was a son of the late John Avery and Ruby Howard Hinnant. He was in the US Air Force for 27 years and honorably served his country during the Korean War and Vietnam War. During his military career, SMSgt was an...
Ms. Alice Cohen Stringer
Feb 28, 2019
Aicha "Alice" Cohen Stringer, 86, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019. Aicha was born in Marrakech, Morocco. She was a devoted and loving mother who raised three children in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Aicha loved drinking coffee every day, enjoyed cooking, watching classic shows on TV (Golden Girls), and listening to music (Dean Martin). Aicha is survived by...
Mr. Robert Carl Geddings, Jr.
Feb 25, 2019
Robert "Bob" Geddings, Jr., 70, of Blythewood died Monday, February 25, 2019. Born in Sumter, SC, on February 18, 1949, he was a son of Robert Carl Geddings, Sr. and the late Betty E. Stephen. He was the Stepson of the late Woodrow Stephen. Bob was a US Marine Corps veteran that proudly served his country from 1968-1972. After his...
Mr. Salvatore Angel
Feb 23, 2019
Salvatore Angel, 83, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 23, 2019. Born November 11, 1935 in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late Salvatore Angel and Angelina Cinicola Angel. 1SG Angel was a Vietnam War veteran who honorably served his country for more than 24 years in the US Army. During his enlistment he received many commendations and...
Mr. Robert Frank
Feb 20, 2019
Robert Frank, 94, of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Born December 1, 1924, in Munich, Germany, he was a son of the late Siegfried Frank and Else Frἃnkel. Mr. Frank fled the Nazi rule of Germany alone at the age of 13 to Switzerland, after two years, he was reunited with his parents and immigrated to Buenos Aires. He...
Ms. Vernedette M. Beck
Feb 19, 2019
Vernedette Beck, 66, of Lutcher, Louisiana, crossed over into eternal life on February 19, 2019. "Bumsey", as she was so affectionately known by family and friends, was born on November 24, 1952, to Annie Bell Jackson Shepherd and Carty Blue. In 1975 Bumsey joined the United States Armed Forces, where she spent two years in active duty before being honorably...
Willodene R Lumpkin
Feb 16, 2019
Willodene Rion Lumpkin of Columbia, South Carolina, passed from this life on February 16, 2019 into the arms of Jesus Christ. Willodene was the widow of the late Alva Moore Lumpkin, Jr. of Columbia. She is survived by two children, Mary Holbrook Lumpkin of Columbia, SC, and Peyre Thomas Lumpkin (Andrea) of Columbia, SC. She was predeceased by a son,...
Mr. Ernest Harold Hitchcock
Feb 16, 2019
Ernest Harold "Butch" Hitchcock, 72, of Columbia, died Friday, February 15, 2019. Born July 2, 1946 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Harold and Geraldine Wallace Hitchcock. He graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, NC in 1964 and has remained very active with his fellow Class of '64 alumni. Butch was a proud veteran that...
Mr. Scott Francis Anderson
Feb 16, 2019
Scott Francis Anderson, 33, of Blythewood, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Born in Hollywood, FL on February 19, 1985, he was a son of Robert Scott Anderson and the late Denise Borhan. Scott was a devoted Miami Dolphins fan and was a hardworking man who loved his family and adored his two sons. He was always grateful for...
