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...
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...
