James Dale Hager
Mar 31, 2018
James Dale Hager, 85, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 31, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Edward (Pete) Boney
Mar 30, 2018
Edward Herman "Pete" Boney, 76, of Blythewood, died Friday, March 30, 2018. Born on October 20, 1941 in Blythewood, he was the son of the late Talley Edward Boney and Edna Lee Braham Boney. Pete was an avid Gamecock fan, who lived life to the fullest. A great listener and family man, he retired from Allied Chemical and was recently...
Barbara Ann Case
Mar 29, 2018
Barbara Ann Sargent Case, 74, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 29, 2018. Born September 16, 1943, in Exeter, New Hampshire, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Sargent and Evelyn Coombes Sargent. Barbara's love for family and nurturing spirit was developed early as she left high school to care for her sister and brother after losing her mother at...
Donald L Daniels
Mar 27, 2018
Donald L. Daniels, 73, of Eastover, SC died March 27, 2018. He was the seventh of nine children born to Troy C. and Addie Stephens Daniels. Born in Scranton, SC he spent his early years near Lake City, then moved to Columbia. Mr. Daniels was a veteran of the US Army, and proud of his service. Mr. Daniels made a...
Sydney Jordan Burnsed
Mar 25, 2018
Sydney Jordan Burnsed, 20, of Blythewood, died Sunday, March 25, 2018. Born in Columbia, on January 30, 1998, she was a daughter of John Dennis and Shelley Graham Burnsed. Sydney was a 2016 graduate of Blythewood High School where she lettered in softball. She grew up playing softball for several travel teams throughout the state. Sydney loved the outdoors; especially...
Larry Bernard Davis
Mar 25, 2018
Larry Bernard Davis, 83, of Lexington, entered his eternal heavenly home Sunday, March 25, 2018. Born in Columbia, on March 19, 1935, he was a son of the late Daniel Bruce Davis and Saluda Belle Starnes Davis. Mr. Davis was a Master Mason since 1959 and a member of Acacia Lodge #94 A.F.M. in Columbia. He was also a Shriner...
William Bryant Branham
Mar 24, 2018
William Bryant Branham, 90, of Columbia, died peacefully at home with his family, Saturday, March 24, 2018. Born in Kershaw County, SC, on December 9, 1927, he was a son of the late William Kirby and Daisy Bell Joye Branham. He was a US Army Veteran who served his country as a military police officer in Europe and was a...
William Timothy Mixon
Mar 22, 2018
William Timothy "Timmy" Mixon, 49, of Gaston, died Thursday, March 22, 2018. Born in Fairfax, SC, on October 4, 1968, he was a son of the late Roy Rudoff Mixon, Sr. and Clara Lucille Reid Mixon. He was a hardworking man who was dedicated to his family. Timmy had a passion for race cars and cheering on the Clemson Tigers....
Timothy B. Watkins
Mar 22, 2018
OSCS Timothy B. Watkins, US Navy (Ret), 56, of Columbia, died Thursday, March 22, 2018. Born June 5, 1961 in Charleston, WV, he was a son of David L. Watkins, Sr. and Beverly Blake Watkins, and was married to Nancy Kelly Watkins. He retired from the US Navy and was an avid Gamecock football fan. In addition to his wife...
William C. Edmonds
Mar 22, 2018
William C. "WC, Bill, Mr Bill, Pop, Billy, Lil Man" Edmonds, Sr. 95, of Columbia, died March 22, 2018. Born in Columbia, on September 4, 1922, he was a son of the late Wilson A. and Vivian Cole Edmonds. Bill served as a radio man on a Navy airship (blimp) during WWII over the North Atlantic. He retired as a...
Mr. Radie Preston Green
Mar 22, 2018
Mr. Radie Preston Green, 72, of Villa Rica, Georgia, died Thursday, March 22, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Lorraine F. Boltin
Mar 21, 2018
Lorraine Frick Boltin, 86, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Born in Richland County, SC on August 3, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Ernest J. Frick and Josephine Harmon Frick. She is survived by her children, Watson E. Boltin (Terri) of Irmo, Nancy Kuehne (Loren) of Ecuador; granddaughter, Ashley Boltin of Irmo; and sister, Betty Nelson...
Alice "Betty" Dawson
Mar 20, 2018
Alice Gratton "Betty" Dawson, 94, of Blythewood, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Born on October 20, 1923 in DuBois, PA, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Alice Cook Gratton. Betty was a leader of her times becoming a WAVE in the US Navy during WW II, stationed in Washington, DC. She attended Hunter College in...
Virginia Lynn Young
Mar 20, 2018
Virginia Lynn Young, 67, of Columbia, died March 20, 2018. A daughter of the late Robert William Young and Beatrice Seidel Young, she was born in Camden, New Jersey. Survivors included her sister, Barbara David; brother-in-law, Jay David; brother, Robert William Young, Jr.; nieces, Renea Mable (Christopher), Jennifer Simpson (Trey); nephew, Jonathan David (Michelle); great nieces, Skylar Mable and Zarai...
Jane Ballentine Desso
Mar 18, 2018
Jane Ballentine Desso, of Irmo, died peacefully at home on her 93rd birthday, Sunday, March 18, 2018. Born in Richland County, SC, on March 18, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William Joseph and Mattie Eva Lindler Ballentine. Mrs. Desso retired from Carolina Eastman and was a lifetime member of Salem United Methodist Church. She is survived by...
Pearline Belk
Mar 18, 2018
Pearline Branham Belk, 87, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Rice Estates. Born October 10, 1930 in Winnsboro, SC, she was a daughter of the late Vince Branham and Maggie Peak Branham. As the matriarch of our family, she was the ever-present center within the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The holidays were always a...
Billy Austin Wilson
Mar 18, 2018
Billy A. Wilson, 81, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 18, 2018. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Naomi C. Davis
Mar 17, 2018
Naomi C. Davis, 90, wife of the late Richard B. Davis, passed into the arms of her heavenly Father, Saturday, March 17, 2018. She was born in Columbia on September 15, 1927 to the late Paul and Ethel Torrence. She was a graduate of Olympia High School and a member of Greenlawn Baptist Church. She retired from the Federal Government...
Barbara B. Kerr
Mar 16, 2018
Barbara B. Kerr, 90, was born in Michigan to the late Serena and Lincoln Brown and into a family who loved reading, crossword puzzles, bridge, and having fun. She spent her childhood in Ohio before moving to South Carolina to marry Hamilton (Ham) Westlake Kerr, Sr. They had three children; Becky, Westy, and Johnny. She would have loved to have...
Doris M Laffey
Mar 16, 2018
Doris Mattox Laffey, 88, of Elgin, died peacefully Friday, March 16, 2018. Born in Richland County, SC, on January 31, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Alexander and Josephine Albert Mattox. Prior to her retirement she worked at Easter Seals. She was active at Killian Baptist Church, where she was a member for many years. Survivors include...
