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Recent Obituaries

Danielle A. Hoshaw

Danielle A. Hoshaw

Apr 14, 2018

Danielle A. Hoshaw, 51, of Columbia, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 14, 2018. A daughter of the late Donald Eugene Hoshaw and Dorothy Ann Little Hoshaw, she was born in Columbia, SC. Danielle graduated from Columbia College with a Major in Music. She enjoyed singing in the choir at Northeast Presbyterian Church where she also served as...

Dennis Theodore "Ted" Ellis

Dennis Theodore "Ted" Ellis

Apr 14, 2018

Dennis Theodore "Ted" Ellis of Columbia, SC passed away, April 14, 2018, at the age of 81 of natural causes. Born in Lumberton, NC, on June 23, 1936, he was a son of the late Lois Tyndall Jackson and Theodore Hoke Ellis. Ted was a loving husband to his wife of 57 years, Ursula Neuner Ellis, and a proud father...

Dorothy Napper White

Dorothy Napper White

Apr 13, 2018

Dorothy Napper White, 79, died Friday, April 13, 2018, in Columbia, SC. Born in Norman, NC on June 17, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Nancy Victoria Twitty Napper. She graduated from Camden High School and earned her Degree in Nursing from Columbia Hospital. In 1995, Dorothy retired as a Registered Nurse. She loved shopping and...

Horace Lamar Branham

Horace Lamar Branham

Apr 13, 2018

Horace Lamar Branham, 78, of Blythewood, died Friday, April 13, 2018. Born in Ridgeway, SC, on July 26, 1939, he was a son of the late Herbert and Janie Mae Branham. Mr. Branham was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Blythewood Ward. He was a great father who was respected by all and known to...

John Fredrick Roberts

John Fredrick Roberts

Apr 12, 2018

John Fredrick Roberts, 90, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Chapin, SC, died April 12, 2018. Born on September 7, 1927 in Columbia, he was the son of the late John Augustus and Linnie Karlene Jackson Roberts. John was born in Columbia and grew up during the Great Depression. He was the middle child of three and the only boy. He...

Jackson Luke Parham

Jackson Luke Parham

Apr 11, 2018

Jackson Luke Parham, 16, of Blythewood, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Born in El Dorado, AR on February 27, 2002, he was a son of Karen Huff Parham and Clinton Ronald Parham. Jackson was a student at Westwood High School and was a great big brother. He was known as a sweet child with a beautiful laugh and smile....

Alice B. Irwin

Alice B. Irwin

Apr 10, 2018

Alice Irwin, 81, of Elgin, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Born in Wilson, NC on February 5, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Walter David Barnes and Henrietta Mae Overman Barnes. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Irwin was employed as a retail salesperson with J.B. White's Department Store and as a seamstress with Stone Manufacturing. She...

Wanell Sellers

Wanell Sellers

Apr 9, 2018

Wanell Sellers, 93, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 9, 2018. Born on March 16, 1925, in Hazelhurst, GA, she was the daughter of the late Austin D. and Isabell Walker Sellers. Mrs. Sellers loved fishing, gardening, cooking and sharing the fruits of her hard work. She was a member of the Eau Claire Baptist Church where she...

Harry Roberson Easterling, Sr.

Harry Roberson Easterling, Sr.

Apr 9, 2018

Harry Roberson Easterling, Sr., 84, of Columbia, formerly of Bennettsville, died Monday, April 9, 2018. Born on March 19, 1934, in Bennettsville, SC, he was a son of the late Mary and Keitt Easterling. After graduation from Bennettsville High School, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following his undergraduate studies at Chapel Hill, he attended the...

Giedre Gaskiene

Giedre Gaskiene

Apr 8, 2018

Giedre Gaskiene, 55, of Columbia, died Sunday, April 8, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

Gayle Dimas

Gayle Dimas

Apr 8, 2018

Gayle Dimas, 49, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, April 8, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

Henry Shea Fleming

Henry Shea Fleming

Apr 7, 2018

Henry Shea Fleming, 67, of Columbia, died peacefully, Saturday, April 7, 2018. Born September 6, 1950, he was a son of the late Miles Arthur Fleming and Mary Virginia Benton Fleming. Henry graduated from Eau Claire High School and was an US Marine veteran. Survivors include children, Brett Fleming (Alicia), Dustin Fleming and Chasetin Fleming; six grandchildren; siblings, Miles, Steve,...

Douglas Ray Tidwell

Douglas Ray Tidwell

Apr 7, 2018

Douglas Ray Tidwell, 71, of Lexington, died peacefully at his home April 7, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Columbia on August 29, 1946, he was a son of the late Thomas Henry Tidwell and Flossie Hester Jackson. Ray was a 1975 Graduate of the University of South Carolina, holding a BS degree in Computer Science. Prior...

Sonny Easler

Sonny Easler

Apr 6, 2018

Charles Caleb "Sonny" Easler, 83, of Elgin, died Friday, April 6, 2018. Born December 2, 1934, in Blythewood, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Caleb Jonas Easler and Mary Elizabeth Turner Easler. Sonny was in the construction industry his entire life. From pushing wheelbarrows of concrete as a teenager, building Waffle Houses across the Southeast, to project...

Mae W. Roberts

Mae W. Roberts

Apr 6, 2018

Mae W. Roberts, 90, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Chapin, SC, died April 6, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. Born October 27, 1927, in Greenwood, SC, she was a daughter of the late Henry Grady Welch and Hattie Strawhorn Welch. Mae grew up during the Great Depression. When her parents separated, the courts decided that Mae and her...

James Wayne Howard, Sr

James Wayne Howard, Sr

Apr 6, 2018

James Wayne Howard Sr., 74, of Blythewood, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at his home after a brief illness. Born February 2, 1944, Groundhog Day, (which he enjoyed reminding everyone) in Kannapolis, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James Dewey and Marian DeHart Howard. Survivors include his loving wife, Kathryn Carson Howard, of the home; daughter, Donna...

Dr. William J. Moody

Dr. William J. Moody

Apr 3, 2018

Dr. William J. Moody, 86, of Columbia, South Carolina, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018, following a long battle with cancer. Born December 27, 1931, in Duluth, Minnesota, he was the son of the late John Peter Moody and Rosalia Orana Martin Moody. Dr. Moody received his High School Diploma from Proctor High School, in Proctor, Minnesota, where he played in...

Diane Judith Cramer

Diane Judith Cramer

Apr 3, 2018

Diane Judith Cramer, 72, of Columbia, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Born in Buffalo, New York, she was a daughter of the late Frank Zydlewski and Olinda Burbach Zydlewski. Diane was a member of International Praise. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth James Cramer and Kelly Scott Cramer. A service will be held 12 o'clock, Friday, April 6th, at International Praise...

Ursula Elisabeth Slimp

Ursula Elisabeth Slimp

Apr 2, 2018

Ursula Elisabeth Sommer Slimp, 83, of Laurel Crest Retirement Center in West Columbia, died Monday, April 2, 2018. Born on February 6, 1935, in Nurnberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Hans Sommer and Katy Bayer Sommer. After living with her family in Germany during World War II, she worked for Lufthansa Airlines. Ursula met her husband, Robert...

Cora Belle Jiles

Cora Belle Jiles

Mar 31, 2018

Cora Belle Eddy Jiles, 91, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 31, 2018. The daughter of the late Ernest Stewart and Erma Lemon Stewart, she was born in Girard, Illinois. In her early years Cora became a very skilled cook. As an adult she became a licensed cosmetologist and owned and operated her own business, Cora's Care and Cookin', in Bloomington,...

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