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...
Doris Page Mccabe
Aug 21, 2018
Doris Page McCabe, 91, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. She was a daughter of the late William Paul and Louise Felkel Page. Doris was a devoted wife and married to James M. McCabe, Sr. for 72 years. She enjoyed cooking for people in the church and was known for her cakes. She was a faithful member of...
Barbara J. Cornelia
Aug 21, 2018
Barbara Jay Cornelia, 90, of Columbia, SC, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, on July 3, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Mary O'Connor Adams, of Vancouver, B.C. Barbara began her life as an actress and singer, working on stage and on TV in Canada and the U.S. Many of her friends in...
Linda C. Hodgson
Aug 20, 2018
Linda Charlotte Hodgson, 69, of Columbia, died Monday, August 20, 2018. Born on June 21, 1949, in Washington DC, she is the daughter of Charlotte Teresa Holtmann Burrows and the late Raymond Robert Burrows. Linda graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland. She worked at Intertek Data, Control Data Corporation, Policy Management Systems Corporation, and for the past...
Esther Scott All
Aug 20, 2018
Mrs. Esther S. All, widow of William R All, of Cayce, SC (92) went peacefully to be with her Lord on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Gaston, SC. She was born September 5, 1925 in Fort Myers, Florida to the late Dorothy Wert Scott and Clarence O. Scott. Mrs. All moved to South Carolina with her husband in 1946 and...
Olin Delano Davis
Aug 19, 2018
Olin Delano Davis, 81, of Prosperity, S.C. was called home to be with his Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Born on November 8, 1936, in Columbia, S.C., Mr. Davis was the son of the late Daniel Bruce Davis and the late Saluda Bell Starnes Davis. Mr. Davis served in the Army National Guard for nine years. He was employed...
Joe William Rabon
Aug 15, 2018
Joe "Joey" William Rabon, 62, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born on June 19, 1956, in Glendale, CA, he was the son of the late John William Rabon and the late Joyce Lorraine LeNoue Rabon. Joey graduated from Columbia High School and attended the University of South Carolina for one year. He transferred to the University of South...
Dorothy Elizabeth Walker George
Aug 15, 2018
Dorothy Walker George passed to Heaven on August 15, 2018. Dorothy was born in Spartanburg, SC on March 22, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Thelma Allen Walker. Dot graduated from Dreher High School, where she was president of the student body. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Melvin C. George, the love of her...
David A. Mitchell
Aug 15, 2018
On August 15, 2018, David Anthony Mitchell, Sr. of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away at 72 years old with his wife of 49 years by his side. His jovial personality will be missed greatly by all who knew him. Born on September 27, 1945, David was a man of devout faith in Jesus Christ. He was a member of Colonial...
Gwendolyn L. Lyons
Aug 15, 2018
Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Lyons, 94, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born September 13, 1923 in Aiken County, she was a daughter of the late Fred Monroe Johnson and Monteree Johnson. Following high school graduation Gwen wanted to do her part for the war effort and ventured to Washington, DC to serve in the secretarial pool for the military....
Mary Odell Mcleod
Aug 14, 2018
Mary Odell McLeod, 93, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in York County, SC, on November 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Sarah Woods England. Mary was a wonderful hostess, an accomplished painter and always enjoyed gardening. Survivors include her husband, Purdy B. McLeod, Jr.; a son, Richard Alves (Debby); step-children, Elizabeth E....
Laura Alice Spong
Aug 13, 2018
Laura Alice Miles Spong, the wife of the late Ernest Spong, Jr., after an extended illness has quietly passed away. Born in 1926, a native of Nashville, Tennessee and a graduate of Vanderbilt University Cum Laude. She was among South Carolina's most prominent non-objective abstract painters. A woman of lifelong Christian faith, she committed a part of each day to...
William B. Carter
Aug 12, 2018
William Blaine "Bill" Carter, 60, of Columbia, died Sunday, August 12, 2018. Born on December 23, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Margaret Kelley Carter of Columbia and the late Hugh William Carter, Jr. Bill was a 1976 graduate of J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, SC. He deeply treasured his high school years and maintained close...
John Edward Tarrant
Aug 12, 2018
John Edward Tarrant, 88, of Hopkins, died Sunday, August 12, 2018. Born in Neeses, SC, on November 6, 1929, he was a son of the late John Benson and Ola Celeste Hughes Tarrant. Mr. Tarrant served in the United States Marine Corps, from 1946-1950. He was a Past Master of Earlewood Masonic Lodge, where he served as Treasurer from 1973-2012....
