George F. Rice, Sr.
May 25, 2018
George F. Rice, Sr., of Columbia, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018. He was married to the late Eileen Scanlon and a son of the late Frank and Catherine Carrigan Rice. Born in Turtle Creek, PA, he was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Carnegie Mellon University. He served in the US Army Signal Corps and later...
Betty B. Hoyt
May 25, 2018
Betty B. Hoyt, 90, a resident of the Washington area since 1951, died in Columbia on Friday, May 25, 2018. Mrs. Hoyt was a native of Matthews, North Carolina. She graduated from Mars Hill College with an Associate Degree and from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts. Upon graduation, she began her career as an English teacher at...
Arthur Buist Langley, Ii
May 24, 2018
Arthur Buist Langley II, husband of Janet Eaddy Langley, passed away on May 24, 2018 at home in Columbia, SC. Born in Charleston, SC, on April 12, 1927, he was the son of Claudia Seabrook Langley and Arthur Fernando Langley. He attended Columbia city schools and the Citadel in Charleston, SC . He and his class left the Citadel to...
Ursula Gerda Hunt
May 24, 2018
Ursula Gerda Hunt, 92, of Columbia, died Thursday, May 24, 2018. Born on February 22, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William Gebhardt and Johanna Elizabeth Kleist. Mrs. Hunt was born and raised in Berlin Germany, where she met and married her husband, Otis Lee Hunt. She worked in accounting at Columbia Bible College for many years, where...
Mary Pinckney Wendt
May 22, 2018
Mary Bull Pinckney Wendt, 90, of Columbia, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Mrs. Wendt was born on December 14, 1927, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Major General Francis Douglas Pinckney and Mary Davie Bull Pinckney. She attended St. Mary's Junior College in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from the University of South...
Ulden Tucker Jennings
May 22, 2018
Ulden "Dean" Tucker Jennings, 86, of Columbia, died, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Born December 1, 1931, in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Roy and Anna Turnipseed Tucker. Mrs. Jennings was happily married for 30 years to her late husband, Harbert C. Jennings. She was a typical career military wife and raised three children. She loved...
Edith Tiller Seegars
May 21, 2018
Edith Tiller Seegars, 98, of Columbia, died Monday, May 21, 2018. Born in McBee, SC, on August 24, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Newton and Ethel Grant Tiller. She was a dedicated member of First Church of God of Columbia. Survivors include her grandchildren, Stanley Russell Seegars and Shelly Renee Hunt; great grandchildren, Aubrie, Aliah, and...
Louise Elizabeth "Betty" Harrison Spain
May 19, 2018
Louise Elizabeth "Betty" Harrison Spain, 92, of Columbia died Saturday, May 19, 2018. Born in Columbia on November 3, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William Benjamin Harrison and Eva Gaddy Harrison. A life-long resident of Columbia, Betty was a graduate of Dreher High School and later worked at Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was a member of First...
Ana Luisa Santiago
May 19, 2018
Ana Luisa Santiago, age 80, died Saturday, May 19, 2018. She was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, a daughter of the late Nelson Gaston Chavez and Clara Moreira Chavez. Mrs. Santiago was a faithful parishioner of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia. She was loved by her Latin community and was the former owner of the Panarican Latin Club. Mrs....
Robert J. Smith
May 19, 2018
Robert. J. Smith, 86, of Hopkins, died Saturday, May 19, 2018. Born August 16, 1931 in Chapin, he was a son of the late Julian G. and Mary Ellisor Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of the Beulah Baptist Church, the Cayce Moose Lodge, and enjoyed auto racing. Survivors include his daughters, Diane S. Fox (Richard), Sandi L. Smith; grandchildren,...
Laurence Patrick Robnett
May 17, 2018
Laurence Patrick Robnett, 68,of Gaston, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 18, 2018. Mr. Robnett, affectionately known as Larry or Bucky, was born in Columbia, SC on March 17, 1950. His father, John Robnett was killed in action during the Korean War. He was later preceded in death by his mother, Edith Kathleen Lorenz Robnett and his older brother, John W....
Violet Grace Schork
May 16, 2018
Violet G. Schork, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the age of 78. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, and three siblings. The service for Violet will be held 2 o'clock, Thursday, May 24th, at Woodland Hills Community Church, 2626 Ashland Road Columbia. Interment will precede at 12:30 o'clock, Memorial Gardens of Columbia,...
Micah Benjamin Meisner
May 15, 2018
Micah Benjamin Meisner, age 20, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, a son of Grant Rolland and Rhonda Lewis Meisner. He was an honor graduate of Ben Lippen School where he was on the cross country and tennis teams. Micah also sang and played guitar in the school choir. He was identified as gifted...
Charles Melton, Jr.
May 14, 2018
Charles Roland Melton, Jr., 86, of Columbia, died Monday, May 14, 2018. Born March 13, 1932 in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late Charles Roland Melton, Sr. and Mary Lou Usher Melton. Mr. Melton worked for over 50 years in the furniture business at both Kimbrell's and Bridges Furniture Stores where most people knew him as "Charlie"....
Thomas Daniel Shumpert
May 13, 2018
Thomas Daniel "Danny" Shumpert, 74, of Gilbert, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center. Danny was born on Sunday, February 27, 1944, in Lexington County, South Carolina to the late Daniel and Louise Shumpert. He attended Brookland Cayce High School, and married Debbie Kerr Shumpert on May 6, 1977 at Ascension Lutheran Church in Columbia. Danny...
Henry M. Maine
May 11, 2018
Henry M. "Hank" Maine, 90, Columbia, died Friday, May 11, 2018. Born March 18, 1928, in Willimantic, Connecticut, he was a son of the late Harold Maine and Florence Card Maine. After completing high school in 1946, Henry entered the Marine Corps and underwent training at Parris Island, SC. He served in the Marines two years before receiving an honorable...
Maxey Harris Voyles
May 10, 2018
Maxey Harris Voyles, 74, of Blythewood, SC was born at home on December 7, 1943 in Iva, SC, and passed away May 10, 2018 in Columbia, SC. He graduated from Crescent High School in Iva, SC; received an Associate's Degree from Anderson University (College); and earned a Bachelor of Science from Erskine College. He is survived by his wife, Barbara,...
Vincent Barry Lambert, Jr.
May 10, 2018
Vincent Barry Lambert, Jr., 30, of Lexington, died Thursday, May 10, 2018. Vince was born on June 24, 1987, in Columbia, SC. He was a family man, who especially enjoyed spending time with his children. He also loved to play pool and hangout with his friends. Survivors include his mother, Erin D. Lambert; three sons, Hayden, Conner and Ryan; the...
Marvin F. Narr, Sr.
May 8, 2018
Marvin F. Narr, Sr., 72, of West Columbia, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Born in Huntington, England, on December 11, 1945, he was a son of late Eldwin E. and Betty E. Taylor Narr. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Narr was employed as Vice President of Production at Bonitz, Inc. in Columbia, where he worked for nearly 40 years. He...
Lila Corder Lee
May 4, 2018
Lila Mae Lee, 82, of Pelion, passed away Friday, May 4th, 2018. Born on August 29th, 1935, in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late James L. Corder, Sr. and Lila Estelle Strickland Corder. She dedicated her life to her late husband, Earnest W. Lee, Jr., as well as, her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Lee spent all her...
