Josie C. Hendrix
Mar 15, 2018
Josie Carroll Hendrix, 93, of Columbia, died peacefully at home Monday, March 15, 2018. Born March 1, 1925 in Macon, GA to John Lamar and Pearl Youmans Carroll. Josie grew up in Columbia, SC, living on Devine Street, where she graduated from Columbia High School. In 1952 Josie wed Leroy "Red" Martin Jr. Together they founded Quaker Chemical Company in...
Delores F. "Connie" Wilson
Mar 12, 2018
Delores F. "Connie" Wilson, 76, of Columbia, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 12, 2018. Born in Savannah, Georgia on March 28, 1941, she was a daughter of the late George F. Hodges Sr. and Rosalie White Hodges. Her journey here has come to an end and she has reunited with family and friends, where she will...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Posey Rivers
Mar 12, 2018
Jacqueline "Jackie" Posey Rivers died from pancreatic cancer on March 12, 2018, at 84 years old. Jackie was the daughter of the late Carlisle and Beauford Riley. She grew up in Blythewood, SC. and graduated from Blythewood High School, in 1952. On July 4, 1976, she married Everett L. Rivers in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Jackie enjoyed baking and reading...
Arlie Herin Kay
Mar 11, 2018
Arlie Herin Kay, 95, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Concord, NC, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Pinckney Township, SC, on October 25, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John St. Pierre and Beatrice Hughey Herin. Mrs. Kay taught kindergarten and preschool for 40 years beginning at Logan School on Elmwood...
Mrs. Evelyn C. Hane
Mar 10, 2018
Evelyn C. Hane, 81, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born on September 14, 1936 in Orangeburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Evelyn Spencer Vaughn. Evelyn was a member of the St. Matthew's Parish Episcopal Church in Fort Motte, South Carolina. Evelyn's family moved to Jacksonville, Florida during World War II. She always remembered her years...
Nina Kolb Percival
Mar 10, 2018
Nina Kolb Percival, of Columbia, S. C. passed away peacefully Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the age of 103. Nina was born on April 16, 1914 to Irene Thigpen Kolb Bradham and Benjamin Franklin Kolb. A woman of great faith, Nina demonstrated her Christianity through a life of devoted witness. She read the Bible in its entirety dozens of times....
Helen G. Kane
Mar 10, 2018
Helen Giles Kane, 93, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born in Dunn, North Carolina, on January 27, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Lettie Lee Giles. Helen was an avid flower and vegetable gardener that loved to be outdoors. She was a long time and dedicated member of Capital City Baptist Church, where...
John Albert Timmerman, Sr.
Mar 8, 2018
John Albert Timmerman, Sr., 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, March 8, 2018. John was born October 15, 1925, in Edgefield, SC, the son of William Ryght Timmerman and Mamie Cheatham Timmerman. A farm boy by birth, but a ball player by desire, he attended Clemson College where he was a standout second baseman. His baseball...
Wilson Henry Lear, Ii
Mar 8, 2018
Wilson Henry Lear ll., 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Mr. Lear was born in Abington, PA, on November 6, 1927, to Morgan H. and Frances E. Lear. He was the beloved husband of Jane G. Lear for 67 years and the beloved father of Wilson H. Lear, III., (deceased) David C....
Marcia R. Labounty
Mar 8, 2018
Marcia Ann LaBounty, 74, of Columbia, South Carolina, died Thursday, March 8, 2018. Born in Seattle, Washington on July 27, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Fredrick Roth and Charlotte Mae King. Marcia was the oldest of five children and married Donald LaBounty, MSG, in Switzerland while he was stationed in Germany. After earning a bachelor's degree from...
Leslie Coleen Sharpe
Mar 7, 2018
Leslie Coleen Sharpe, 38, of Charleston, SC, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Born in Charleston, SC, she was a daughter of Donna Stone Singley (Jeffrey K.) of Chapin, SC and Peter Marc Sharpe (Farah) of Japan. Leslie was a fun loving and compassionate individual who lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed camping, especially on the beach; but, her greatest...
Kenneth Max Williams
Mar 6, 2018
Kenneth Max Williams, 79, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Born in Punta Gorda, Florida, on August 15, 1938, he was a son of the late Lewis Wesley Williams and Maxie Gray Williams. An avid hunter and fisher, Mr. Williams never met a stranger and was a member of many different travel clubs. He retired to Sebring Florida and...
Ruth Irvine Fraser
Mar 6, 2018
Ruth Irvine Gordon Fraser of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2018, at the age of 99. Ruth Irvin Gordon Fraser was born on June 17, 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Grace MacKenzie Gordon and John Gordon. The youngest of three girls, she started music lessons as a child. She studied piano and cello, and excelled at...
Ralph Mcclure Hendrix, Sr.
Mar 5, 2018
Ralph McClure Hendrix, Sr., 97, of Columbia, died Monday, March 5, 2018. Born March 27, 1920 in Greer, SC to J.O. Hendrix and Ernestine Wilson Hendrix. He graduated from Duncan High School (now Byrnes High) in 1937. He graduated from Clemson University in 1941, Summa Cum Lade, and then successfully completed Midshipman School at Notre Dame as an Ensign. Ralph...
Dorothy Louise "Dot" Goldson
Mar 5, 2018
Dorothy Louise "Dot" Goldson, 95, of West Columbia, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2018 at Laurel Crest Retirement Home. She was born on November 14, 1922, to the late Burnie Burgess and Annie Melvenia Bozard Goldson. Dot led a very active life, travelling extensively throughout the United States and the world. A well-regarded cook and active bridge player, she...
Ronald Ernest Gratton
Mar 3, 2018
Ronald Ernest Gratton, 63, of Elgin died Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born on February 2, 1955 in Ware, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Albert E.Gratton and Doris Wyman Gratton. Mr. Gratton was a retired US Army Veteran and letter carrier with the US Postal Service. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Theriot Gratton; daughter, Sherry Capobianco;...
Blanche Cudd Gibbes
Mar 1, 2018
Blanche Cudd Gibbes, 97, of Columbia, died peacefully on March 1, 2018. Born August 28, 1920 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Blanche Cudd Weston and John James Cudd. Mrs. Gibbes was married to Louis LeConte Gibbes from 1942 until his death in 1996. She attended Sophie Newcomb and graduated from Converse College. Mrs. Gibbes was a...
Wendel H. Gatch
Feb 23, 2018
Dr. Wendel H. Gatch, 73, of Pawleys Island, formerly of Lafayette, LA, died Friday, February 23, 2018. Born November 20, 1944, in Greenville, SC, to the late John and Helen Gatch, he was married 47 years to Frances Galgano Gatch. Wendel grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Eau Claire High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1966...
Linda Wood
Feb 23, 2018
Linda Ballenger Wood, 76, of Columbia, died peacefully February 23, 2018, and is now in her eternal home with her Lord and Savior. Born on August 3, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Ballenger and Viola Campbell. She was married to the late Thomas Paul Wood, and was a dedicated military wife, always supporting...
Imogen Bradin Broadwater
Feb 23, 2018
Imogen Bradin Broadwater, 90, of Columbia, died Friday, February 23, 2018. Born in Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lt Col (R) Benjamin Mutzi and Anna Bower Bradin and married to the late Lt. Col. Colby Marshall Broadwater, Jr. Colonel Broadwater served in Europe in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam. A military wife and loving mother, Mrs....
