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Jack Scott Murdoch, Jr.
Jul 1, 2018
Jack Scott Murdoch, Jr., 68, died Sunday, July 1, 2018. Born on July 19, 1949, in Asheville, NC, he was the son of Jack Scott Murdoch, Sr. and the late Gloria Jean Hall Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch was a US Army veteran who proudly served his country in the Vietnam war. During his enlistment, he received two Purple Hearts, six Bronze...
S. Dean Dadisman
Jun 30, 2018
S. Dean Dadisman, 87, of West Columbia, died Saturday, June 30, 2018. Born on October 25, 1930, in Jefferson, GA, he was the son of the late Howard Dean and Mary Lou Moore Dadisman. A retired textile engineer, Mr. Dadisman was a graduate of Jefferson High School and Georgia Tech. After beginning his professional work at Jefferson Mills, he spent...
Glenn C. Sawyer, Sr.
Jun 30, 2018
SFC Glenn Carlton Sawyer, Sr. US Army (Ret.), 80, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 30, 2018. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on November 29, 1937, he was a son of the late William Otto Sawyer and Faye Porter Sawyer. SFC Sawyer was a Vietnam War veteran and honorably served his country for 20 years until his retirement in 1978. During his...
Nancy Ann Wallace
Jun 29, 2018
Nancy Ann Wallace of Columbia, SC, passed into the loving arms of God on the 29th of June, 2018. Nancy was born on May 4, 1937, to Clara Anderson White and Warren Thomas White of Norfolk, VA. She married James Edmund Boyd Wallace on June 21, 1957. They moved to Columbia in 1970, where they raised four children. She was...
Mary Katherine Idell
Jun 29, 2018
Mary Katherine Idell, 59, of Columbia, died Friday, June 29, 2018. Born on May 11, 1959, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of Roy Ervin Gaddis and the late Mary Frances Thomas Gaddis. She was an amazing mother and a once in a life time friend. She brought the brightest rays of sunshine everywhere she went. She was loved...
James B. "Jim" Edwards
Jun 27, 2018
"Jim" James Benjamin Edwards died on June 27th 2018 in Columbia, SC at the age of 83. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on April 27, 1935 to "Tobe" James Thomas and Louise Francis Edwards. "BoBo" graduated from Fayette County High School, Georgia (1953) where he lettered in Football and Basketball and was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame...
Shirley M. Bloodworth
Jun 25, 2018
Shirley M. Bloodworth, 93, of Ballentine, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018. She was born in her home in Greensboro, Georgia, November 10, 1924, the oldest daughter of the late Oscar B. and Roberta Woodham Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Bloodworth; her granddaughter, Heather Bloodworth; brother, O. B. Moore,...
Dwight George Hayes
Jun 24, 2018
Dwight George Hayes, 72, died Sunday, June 24, 2018. Born June 25, 1945 in Salt Lake City, UT, he was a son of the late George F. and Elizabeth Wright Hayes. After graduating from Aiken High School in 1963, he joined the US Navy and was honorably discharged in 1968. After his service in the US Navy, he earned his...
Patricia Wilson
Jun 23, 2018
Patricia Hutchison Wilson, 87, passed away on June 23, 2018. Pat brought love, joy and laughter to all who knew her. Her talents were many. She followed in her mother's footsteps as an accomplished pianist and trained vocalist. As a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Pat offered her musical talent by playing the piano for Sunday School classes, programs,...
Henry Burton Case, Jr.
Jun 23, 2018
Henry Burton Case, Jr., 78, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 23, 2018. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, March 04, 1940 to the late Henry Burton Case, Sr. and late Emma Lucile Case, he was a graduate of Huntsville High School and Auburn University. He served in the Army at Fort Jackson. After his time at Fort Jackson, he moved to Columbia...
Mary Anne Williams Morrison
Jun 23, 2018
Mary Anne Williams Morrison, 89, of Lexington, died Saturday, June 23, 2018. Born on August 15, 1928, in Greenville, SC, she was the only daughter of the late George Lloyd Eugene and Annie Dillon-Holliday Williams. Mrs. Morrison graduated from Columbia High School. She was a wonderful counselor, eternal mother and genuine friend. Mary Anne always had a good sense of...
Mary Price Kapp
Jun 21, 2018
Mary Price Beckman Kapp, 76, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born in Charleston, SC, to Martin Price Beckman and Mary Ligon Evans Beckman. Mrs. Kapp was a graduate of Columbia College where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Art. She loved to travel, beginning with Bobby's military service in Germany...
Mr. Leon Tokunaga
Jun 20, 2018
Leon Tokunaga, 89, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Born on June 6, 1929, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Mitsuo and Myrtle Wagstaff Tokunaga. After graduating from Dreher High School, he attended the University of South Carolina and later became a member of the Gamecock Club. Leon and his late wife, Sadie, owned and operated...
Linda Spring Shealy
Jun 19, 2018
Linda Spring Shealy, 68, of Lexington, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Born January 29, 1950 in Tampa, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Willard and Dorothy Judith Spring. An avid fan and graduate of the University of South Carolina, she had a 36 year career in nursing with much of it spent leading the apheresis collections department...
Emma Rivera
Jun 18, 2018
Emma Rivera, 82, of Columbia, died Monday, June 18, 2018. Born on August 17, 1935, in Panama, she was a daughter of the late Adan Hidalgo and Isabel Elizondo. As a young woman, Emma enjoyed ball room dancing at various events. Emma spend 45 years as a cosmetologist before retiring from Belk Salon and Spa. Survivors include her sister, Beatriz...
Michael Legrand Windham
Jun 18, 2018
Michael LeGrand Windham, 67, of Ridgeway, died Monday, June 18, 2018. Born August 11, 1950 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late James Harvey Windham, Sr. and Mildred Elizabeth Legrand Windham. With a rich intelligence and dry sense of humor, Mike was drawn to lyricism in poetry and songs as well as the nuanced grace found in...
Dannie Jane Atkinson
Jun 17, 2018
Dannie Jane Atkinson, 76, of Eastover, died Sunday, June 17, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mack H. Martin
Jun 17, 2018
Mack H. Martin, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, June 17, 2018. Born July 6, 1933 in Troy, AL, he was a son of the late Ralph Lewis and Mattie Inez Martin. Mack was a former member of the Exchange Club, and enjoyed fishing and golf. Survivors include his wife, Ann Stallion Martin; children, James Lewis Martin (Linda), Lynn Welch (Tony);...
Brady Gerald Sease
Jun 15, 2018
Gerald Sease, 81, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 15, 2018. Born January 5, 1937 in Gilbert, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Janie Rawl Sease, and is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Cathy; and two beloved dogs, Olie and Tucker. In 1975 he married Cathy, probably under duress, as they had...
Rev. Robert Glen Ward, Sr.
Jun 14, 2018
Reverend Robert G. Ward, Sr. was called by his Heavenly Father to his eternal home on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Reverend Ward was born on October 12, 1932, in Williamsburg County, South Carolina to the late L.E. and Eunice Eaddy Ward. He faithfully served as a minister in the SC Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church for over 57...
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