Michael J. Cavanaugh
Feb 16, 2019
Services for Michael John Cavanaugh, will be held at 3 o'clock, Thursday, February 21, 2019 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 2827 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC. Visitation will follow in the Barr Center at the church. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Born October 15, 1951 in Waynesville, NC, he was the son of the late Martyn...
Peggy A. Clegg
Feb 15, 2019
Peggy Abell Clegg, 86, widow of Carl McGehee Clegg, died Friday, February 15, 2019. Born on March 16, 1932 in Blythewood, she was a daughter of the late Brooks and Leila Hagood Abell. Peggy lived her adult years in the same home that she was raised in. For many years, she worked at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company until her...
Mrs Norma H. Buff
Feb 15, 2019
Norma Horton Buff, 91, passed away peacefully February 15, 2019 at Agape Hospice House on Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC. She was born on December 4, 1927 in Kershaw County to the late Lee Roy and Geneva Cobb Horton. Norma graduated from Baron DeKalb High School. She spent most of her professional career working for the SC Department of Vital Statistics...
Ms. Rita Marie Rhodes
Feb 14, 2019
Rita Marie Rhodes, 72, of Columbia, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 14, 2019. Born November 8, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Charles Arthur and Mary Ellen Garvey Rhodes. Rita was a retired tenured faculty professor at the University of South Carolina in the College of Social Work. Prior to working at the university, she was...
Mr. John Richard Parker
Feb 14, 2019
John Richard Parker, 82, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 14, 2019. Born in Sumter, SC on February 20, 1936, he was a son of the late John Shirley Parker and Nelle Louise Putnam Parker. Growing up he lived on Church Street, spent his younger adult years keeping the books for numerous churches and became a member of the Holy Comforter...
Mr. Angel Labrador-Rivera
Feb 13, 2019
Angel Labrador-Rivera, 90, of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, on May 31, 1928, he was a son of the late Pablo Labrador and Amparo Rivera. As a young man, he joined the Puerto Rican National Guard, where his Infantry Unit was mobilized for the Korean War. After the war, he remained in the United...
Mr. F. Norman Tuller
Feb 12, 2019
F. Norman Tuller, PhD, 75, of Columbia, died suddenly, but peacefully, in his sleep, at his home, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late William Henry Tuller and Anne Ehrlich Tuller. After graduating from Dreher High School, he received his collegiate degrees through the PhD in chemistry from Georgia Tech and continued...
Ms. Dorothy Mae Blackwell
Feb 11, 2019
Dorothy Mae Rhodes Blackwell, 92, of Ridgeland and formerly of Columbia, died Monday, February 11, 2019. Born October 1, 1926, in Camden, SC, she was a daughter of the late John and Mamie Hinson Rhodes. Mrs. Blackwell was the matriarch of her family and a homemaker her entire life. She was a devout Christian and a member of First Church...
Mr Virgil Augustine Murphy, Jr.
Feb 10, 2019
Virgil Augustine Murphy, Jr., 70, of Columbia, died Sunday, February 10, 2019. Born in Columbia, SC on September 18, 1948, he was a son of the late Virgil Augustine Sr. and Jean Wright Murphy. Virgil served in the United States Army and loved to fish, garden and watch Western TV shows in his free time. Survivors include his wife, Minnie...
Mrs. Linda Ray Goff
Feb 8, 2019
Linda Ray Goff, 78, of Columbia, died Friday, February 8, 2019. Born April 10, 1940 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late A. Frank and Eltis Ray Barton Brown. Linda was a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church and retired as an Administrative Assistant from the SC Department of Juvenile Justice. Always focused on her family, she was...
Mrs. Thelma Powell
Feb 8, 2019
Thelma Bundrick Powell, 88, passed away at her residence on Friday February 8, 2019. Mrs. Powell was born June 15, 1930 in Chapin, SC and was one of nine children of the late Jesse O'Neal and Lillie Mae Bush Bundrick. Mrs. Powell was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, John "Jack" Theodore Powell, Sr.; sister, Mae Frick; brothers, Robert,...
Frederick B. Brabham
Feb 7, 2019
Frederick "Fred" B. Brabham, 78, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 7, 2019. Born in Bamberg, SC, Fred was the son of the late Clarence Brabham and Evelyn Black Robertson and married 49 years to Sylvia Beard Brabham. A graduate of Clemson University, he retired after 31 years with SCE&G. Fred had his pilot's license and enjoyed flying. In addition to...
Mr. Keith L. Strickland
Feb 5, 2019
Keith Livingston Strickland, the son of Frederick Starling Strickland and Gertrude Lyons Strickland, died peacefully February 5, 2019. He graduated from A.C. Flora High School. Keith had worked for the Richland County Office of Public Works. He was lovingly cared for at the Prisma Health Richland Hospital for the last three months of his life. The family would like to...
Mr. Ferdinand J. Hazewinkel
Feb 5, 2019
Surrounded by family, Jan Hazewinkel, 86, died peacefully at home overlooking his beloved Lake Wateree, Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Born March 28, 1932 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Ferdinand J. Hazewinkel, Sr. and Nora Catherine Gregersen . Mr. Hazewinkel, proudly served his country in the US Navy, and retired a maintenance supervisor from the SC...
Mr. Bert E. Bock
Feb 4, 2019
Bert E. Bock, 54, of Columbia, died Monday, February 4, 2019. Born October 24, 1964, in Nurnberg, Germany, he was a son of the late Joseph Bock and Anna Marie Hanisch Bock. Survivors include his loving wife, Cris Bock; brother, Harold Bock (Patricia); and his beloved dogs, Bleu and Coco. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cancer...
Mr. John W. Bradley
Feb 3, 2019
John William Bradley, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, February 3, 2019. Born June 18, 1934, in Clover, SC, he was a son of the late John Bradley and Vergie McClure Bradley. John was an active member of North Trenholm Baptist Church. He proudly served with distinction in the United States Army and retired with 20 years of service. After his...
Mr Calvin Anthony Rose, Jr.
Feb 2, 2019
SFC Calvin Anthony Rose, Jr., US Army (Ret.), 69, of Greenwood, formerly of Columbia, died February 2, 2019. Born September 19, 1949 in Whitmire, SC, he was a son of the late Calvin Anthony Rose, Sr. and Lois Erskine Rose. SFC Rose served for two years in the US Navy, before serving 23 ½ years in the Army. After his...
Earl Marshall Butler
Feb 2, 2019
Earl Marshall Butler, 91, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 2, 2019. Born July 27, 1927 in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Jack David Butler and Vera Jenkins Butler. Mr. Butler was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He was married to his wife, Ruth, for 64 years, and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren...
Mrs Irene Worthington
Feb 1, 2019
Irene Manos Worthington, 87, of Blythewood, died Friday, February 1, 2019. Born in Columbia, on August 24, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Gus and Helen Kastanis Manos. Mrs. Worthington was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Survivors include her step children, Michael Worthington, Lynn Case and David Worthington; sisters, Constantina "Dena" PapaJohn, Georgia Manos...
Mr. Donald P. Hollister
Jan 31, 2019
Donald Paul Hollister died peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2019 in Columbia, SC after living a full life as a dedicated Christian, a loving husband, and father of three. He was 92 years of age. Don was born on May 22nd, 1926, in Chicago, IL, to Paul Livingstone and Mildred Ellingson Hollister. As the son of an educator, he moved...
