Richard H. Blume
Sep 7, 2018
Richard H. Blume, 86, of Columbia, died Friday, September 7, 2018. Born July 15, 1932 in Blythewood, he was a son of the late Paul Leroy and Emma Marsh Blume. He was a member of Sandy Level Baptist Church was retired from the Columbia Fire Department. Mr. Blume enjoyed working in his yard eating at Lizard's Thicket with the Columbia...
Mr. William Childs Cantey, Jr.
Sep 7, 2018
William ("Bill") Childs Cantey, Jr. died at home Friday, September 7, 2018, following an extended illness with Parkinson's Disease. Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, Elizabeth ("Betty") Campbell Cantey. He was born in Columbia on January 16, 1943, son of William Childs Cantey, M.D., and Blanche Dennis Cantey. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister,...
Louisa Lovelace Huebel
Sep 5, 2018
Louisa Lovelace Huebel, 87 passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 5, 2018 at Still Hopes Retirement Community. Born December 5, 1930, she built a lifetime of friendships and laughter before going to meet the Lord. She was the daughter of the late John Logan Lovelace and Ethel Epps Lovelace of Florence and the granddaughter of Moultrie Epps and Loulie Shaw...
Esther Player Mckay
Sep 5, 2018
Esther Player McKay, 84, of Elgin, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Born on August 27, 1934, in Camden, SC, she was a daughter of the late Clemson and Lucille Sinclair Player. Mrs. McKay loved to read and spend time with her family, especially her grandsons. Her gifted talent was needle point stitching and she made numerous Christmas stockings over the...
Alice H. Holland
Sep 4, 2018
Alice H. Holland, 99, of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Born December 26, 1918, in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late William Pryor Horton and Delona Horton. She was a member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a native of Spartanburg County where she lived for the...
Harold Stephen Tillman
Sep 3, 2018
Harold Stephen "Steve" Tillman, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. Born in Summit, NJ on October 9, 1932, he was the son of the late Harold Willis and Waltera Tharrett Tillman. He graduated from Summit High School in 1952 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War in the Mediterranean Theater. He later graduated from Clarkson College...
Joseph Roger Petrin
Sep 2, 2018
SFC Joseph Roger Petrin, US Army, Retired, 87, died Sunday, September 2, 2018. Born on May 24, 1931 in Nashua, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Astride Petrain and Odile Rivard Petrain. SFC Petrin was a Korean War veteran and proudly served his country for more than 20 years in the US Army. Following his retirement, he...
Thomas Roger Cross
Sep 1, 2018
Thomas Roger Cross, 86, of Columbia, died Saturday, September 1, 2018. A son of John Francis Cross and Constance Emerance Jankowski, he was born in Toledo, Ohio. Tom graduated from the University of Detroit with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from California State College Fullerton. A veteran of the Korean War, he served in...
James E. Richardson, Iii
Sep 1, 2018
James E. (Jim) Richardson, III, 71, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Columbia, passed quietly into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at his home. Born November 15, 1946, to Sophia and James Richardson, Jr. in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he was a graduate of Groton, Mass. High School and the University of Alabama. After his graduation from...
Robert Eugene Pratt
Sep 1, 2018
Robert E. Pratt, 96, husband of 56 years to the late Barbara S. Pratt, died Saturday, September 1, 2018. Bob was born on September 29, 1921, in Abbeville, SC, to the late Livy E. Pratt and Lazelle E. Pratt. He served in the Eighth Air Force during WWII with the 390th Bomb Group at Framlingham, England from 1943-1945. Bob later...
Rob Windhorn, Jr.
Aug 31, 2018
Robert "Rob" Edward Windhorn, Jr., 57, of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at Dorn VA Medical Center after a short illness. He was born December 8, 1960 in Columbia, SC. Rob was the son of Bob and Mickey Windhorn. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Spring Valley High School and the University of South Carolina. Rob...
Mildred Miles Reid
Aug 29, 2018
Mildred Louise Miles Reid went home to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday August 29, 2018. She was born September 21, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Willie Edward and Daisy Parker Miles. Originally from Columbia, SC she was currently living in Wagener, SC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Reid was preceded in death by her...
Frances Cook Watkins
Aug 29, 2018
Frances Cook Watkins, 81,of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at home. Born December 1, 1936 in Swansea, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Jane Cook. She retired from Southern Bell after 35 years of service and continued to do consulting work for Engineering Companies and Southern Bell. After retirement, she worked for Hancock Motors...
Lester Mcneal
Aug 27, 2018
Lester Lee McNeal, 67, of Elgin, died Monday, August 27, 2018. Born on July 9, 1951, in Sebring, Ohio, he was a son of the late Lester and Doris Jean McNeal. Lester was a Scout Leader for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts for many years and served as a volunteer firefighter. He loved to cook and was very patriotic toward...
Erleen Beatrice Gossett
Aug 27, 2018
A funeral service for Erleen Beatrice Zander Gossett, 92, of Columbia, will be held 1 o'clock, Thursday, August 30th at Eau Claire Baptist Church with the Rev. Stephen Bouknight officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Cemetery at 3:30 o'clock. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Wednesday evening, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Drive,...
Betty Faye Helblig
Aug 26, 2018
Betty Faye Helblig, 74, of Columbia, died Sunday, August 26, 2018. Betty was born Horry County, SC, on April 17, 1944. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Norman R. Helblig; sons, Michael Helblig, Roddney Helblig,and Richard Helblig; a daughter, Misty M. Helblig; grandchildren, Brandi Vicario, Zach Mains, Mary Elizabeth Helblig, and Steven Ott; sisters, Linda Cash Kirk, Doris F....
David O. Bell
Aug 25, 2018
David Oscar Bell, passed away on August 25, 2018 at his home in Columbia, SC. David was born in Davenport, Iowa to Marion and Mildred Bell on May 1, 1954. He was the 4th of eight children. David attended Orion High School and went on to serve in the United States Air Force. David married E. Janel Bell on July...
Marian Stanley Tucker
Aug 25, 2018
Anna Marian Stanley Tucker, age 90, died peacefully on August 25, 2018 in Columbia, South Carolina after a brief illness. Born June 12, 1928 in Columbia, Marian was the only child of Leonard Phillips Stanley and Frieda Beatrice Spearman Stanley. In 1947, she was graduated from Converse College with a Bachelor of Music degree and continued her studies with extensive...
Barbara Blizzard
Aug 24, 2018
Barbara James Blizzard, 54, of Lugoff, died Friday, August 24, 2018. Born on March 10, 1964, in Eastover, she was the daughter of the late Paul "Big Boy" James and Lucille Shannon Richardson James. Barbara was of the Baptist faith and had been a home maker all her adult life. She took great pride in loving and nurturing her entire...
Lydia Cooper Stewart
Aug 22, 2018
Lydia Cooper Stewart 99, of Elgin, formerly of Pickens, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born March 1, 1919, in Pickens, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ephram "Cap" Alexander Cooper and Carria Hudson Cooper. Survivors include her daughter, Carrie Earlene Stewart Fallon (Gene); grandchildren, Gary Hall (Sally), Carrie Tanner, Melissa Stewart Ernst, Angela Hoover; nine great grandchildren; four...
