Mrs. Marie E. Thomas
Dec 29, 2018
Marie Ellen Willis Thomas died peacefully on December 29, 2018 at the age of 86. Born in Guernsey County, Ohio on October 8, 1932 in a home her father built, she was the daughter of the late John Russell and Glenna Stevens Willis. Marie lived a life of service to others. She spent her childhood and early adult life in...
Mr. Armand Wilfrid Loranger
Dec 28, 2018
Armand Wilfrid Loranger, 88, of Columbia, died Friday, December 28, 2018. Mr. Loranger was born September 1, 1930, in Lowell, Massachusetts. He retired from the US Army after 22 years of service. During his enlistment, he honorably served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Following his military career, Mr. Loranger was employed with East Richland County Public Service district,...
James F. Polson, Sr.
Dec 26, 2018
James "Jim" Fincher Polson, Sr, 74, of Elgin, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Born on April 11, 1944. in Newberry, SC, he was a son of the late James C. Polson and Evelyn Hipp Polson. Jim was a graduate of A. C. Flora High School, Midlands Technical College and also attended Clemson University. He proudly served his country in the...
Mr. Robin Lynn Evans
Dec 23, 2018
Robin "Robbie" Lynn Evans, 63, of Columbia, died Sunday, December 23, 2018. Born July 31, 1955, in Winston Salem, North Carolina, he was a son of Robert Lee Evans and the late Sallie Mae Groce. Robin proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a passionate model builder who especially loved WWII battle dioramas. Survivors include his...
Bill Jones
Dec 21, 2018
William E. "Bill" Jones, Sr., 90, of Columbia, died Friday, December 21, 2018. Born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Emory and Nannie Davenport Jones. Bill was a US Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a member of Northeast Presbyterian Church. Bill was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great...
Mary Ann Herrington
Dec 21, 2018
Mary Ann Herrington, 81, of Lugoff, died Friday, December 21, 2018. Born in Tabor City, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Mary Magdalene Hooks and the wife of Jimmy Cobb for more than 56 years. She loved her family, yard sales and the Gamecocks. Mary Ann retired after 40 years, as a secretary for Shakespeare. In addition to her...
Ruth Leah Harris Schechter Collins
Dec 21, 2018
Ruth Leah Harris Schechter Collins, aged 98, died in Columbia, SC on Friday, December 21, 2018. Born in Highland Park, NJ, on September 4, 1920, Ruth was the daughter of the late David Harris and Bessie Hand Harris. After graduating from high school, Ruth studied nursing and received her R.N. degree. She proudly served as a US Army nurse in...
Mrs. Merle Marie Manis
Dec 20, 2018
Merle Marie Allie Manis went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Mrs. Manis was born August 23, 1934. She was the only child of John and Lillie Mae Allie of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina. She graduated from Pacolet High School in 1952 and married Dallas, the love of her life, on July 4,...
Walter George Gutman
Dec 19, 2018
Walter Gutman. November 22, 1930 to December 19, 2018. Walt left us to fly to higher heights and touch the face of God. He served with distinction in the United States Air Force for twenty years. Followed by a second career as Assessor for Sumter County. Left behind to honor his memory are his wife, Margaret; children, Paul, Donna and...
Helen M. Mccauslin
Dec 18, 2018
Helen M. McCauslin, 91, of Columbia, died peacefully December 18, 2018. Born in Cleveland, OH, on March 10, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Julia Deyling. Helen was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She, and her late husband, were founding members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, where she also served as...
Philip Francis Carmona
Dec 17, 2018
Philip Francis Carmona,33, of Columbia, fell asleep in death on December 17 2018. Born November 3 1985 in Rochester, NY to David and Tracy Carmona. Philip was the firstborn of their 3 children. The Carmona family would move from Rochester, NY to Concord, NC in 1997 where Philip, a closet momma's boy, would graduate from Northwest Cabarrus High School in...
John Laborde Mccravy, Jr.
Dec 17, 2018
John LaBorde McCravy, Jr, 79, of Columbia, died Monday, December 17, 2018. Born July 19, 1939, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late John LaBorde McCravy, Sr. and Agnes Finnegan McCravy. Mr. McCravy attended Fort Jackson and Columbia public schools and graduated from University High School in Columbia with the class of 1957 before attending The University...
Helen Betty Capps
Dec 17, 2018
Helen Betty Dean Rogers Capps, 87, passed away after a long illness at her home in Columbia on December 17, 2018. Born on May 5, 1931 in Marion County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Bert Rogers and Gertrude Williams Rogers. She graduated from Mullins High School in 1949 and later Draughon's Business College in Columbia. She married...
Vera Graddick
Dec 16, 2018
Vera Miles Graddick, 91, of Blythewood, widow of the late James Boyd Graddick, died peacefully at home, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Born August 31, 1927 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Willie Edward and Daisy Parker Miles. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1944 and went to work for the Internal Revenue Service for 9 years....
Benigno Velazquez-Galvez
Dec 15, 2018
Benigo Velazquez-Galvez, 66, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born on June 25, 1954, in Mexico, he was a son of the late Eladio Valazquez-Gonzalez and Tomasa Galvez-Perez. Survivors include his children, Jose Luis Velazquez, Sonia Velazquez, Leticia Sanchez and Griselda Velaquez. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and numerous extended family members. The funeral service for Benigno...
Mattie Sharpe Murray
Dec 14, 2018
Mattie "Libby" Sharpe Murray, 68, of West Columbia, died peacefully at home, Friday, December 14, 2018. Born July 5, 1950 in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher S. and Frances Smith Sharpe. She was retired from the insurance industry and always enjoyed life. Survivors include her son Lewis Eugene Crosby (Heather); brother, Arthur Eugene "Butch" Sharpe;...
Ernest Steve Carter
Dec 14, 2018
Ernest Steve Carter, 66, of Blythewood, died Friday, December 14, 2018. Born February 9, 1952 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Ernest and Evelyn Wilson Carter. Ernest was a member of Full Salvation Baptist Church and was involved in Happytimes Center in Columbia. He had a playful spirit and was loved by all who had the opportunity...
Ronald Eugene Hill
Dec 13, 2018
Ronald Eugene Hill, 74, of Columbia, departed this life on December 13, 2018 following a courageous thirty-two-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. A life-long educator, Ron was the principal of Richland Northeast High School from 1984 to 1997. During his career, he won numerous awards including the Kennedy Center National Principal of the Year for the Arts, SC Outstanding School Administrator...
Hattie Jewell Joyner
Dec 13, 2018
Hattie Jewell Branham Joyner, 93, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, completed her mission here on December 13, 2018. She was born August 28, 1925 in Blythewood, SC to Doctor Linder and Eridell Kelly Branham. She was the 7th of 11 children. Jewell married Oliver Harold Joyner on May 21, 1948 and they were sealed for time and all eternity...
Oren Gregory Russell
Dec 13, 2018
"Greg" Oren Gregory Russell, of Columbia, South Carolina, born on September 10, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Betty Ann (Ferrari) and Oren Jenkins Russell, passed away on December 13, 2018. Greg was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College. He was in the Health Insurance industry at Blue Cross Blue Shield and retired after more than 20...
