Bernard Lee Catoe, Jr.
Jan 30, 2018
Bernard Lee Catoe, Jr., 93, of Columbia, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died Jan. 30, 2018. Born June 24, 1924, in the Mt. Pisgah community of Kershaw County, Mr. Catoe grew up in Columbia. He married the late Opal Holloman, after returning from service in Europe during World War II. Mr. Catoe fought at the Battle of the Bulge...
Marjorie H. Sherwood
Jan 29, 2018
Marjorie Hammond Sherwood, 71, died Monday, January 29, 2018, in Hendersonville, TN. Born on January 4, 1947, in Bridgeport, CT, she was a daughter of the late John Hammond Sherwood and Wanda Brauer Sherwood. Marjorie moved with her family to Columbia in 1964, where she joined Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and graduated from Eau Claire High School. Marjorie was an...
Dr. Alec Eldridge Brown
Jan 29, 2018
Dr. Alec Eldridge Brown, died on Monday, January 29, 2018, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Alec, the son of Annie Hatfield Brown and James Baldwin Brown, was part of a loving family of twelve. His family was instrumental in helping him to survive, challenge, and pursue life. Alec was always an avid Gamecock,...
Sammi R. Garcia-Montoya
Jan 28, 2018
Mr. Sammi R. Garcia-Montoya, 44, of Elgin, died Sunday, January 28, 2018. A funeral service will be held 2 o'clock, Monday, January 29th at Centro Cristiano de Columbia, 2401 Decker Blvd., Columbia. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1 o'clock. Burial will be held 4 o'clock, at Centerville Cemetery, Centerville Road, Ridgeway. Shives Funeral Home,...
Nellie H. Roberts
Jan 28, 2018
Nellie H. Roberts, 89, of Columbia, died peacefully, Sunday January 28, 2018, in the presence of her loving husband, LTC James H. Roberts, Jr. (Ret). Born Nellie Louise Hoffman, on February 28, 1928, in Bamberg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leland C. and Vinelle H. Hoffman. Nellie was a graduate of Bamberg High School, where she and...
Luther Cameron "Cam" Howell Iii
Jan 28, 2018
A memorial service for Luther Cameron "Cam" Howell, III will be held at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at 1 o'clock, Thursday, February 1, 2018 with a reception to follow. A private service will be held at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church (Pawleys Island) at a later date. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Mr....
Josephine Ross Allen
Jan 27, 2018
Josephine Ross Allen, 93, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 27, 2018. Born in Sandusky, OH, on February 5, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Anthony and Josephine Sampano Ross. Josephine retired from the City of Columbia Municipal Court. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Mt. Carmelite Guild. A devoted Catholic, she was...
Jane Elizabeth Hammond
Jan 27, 2018
Jane Elizabeth Marshall Hammond, 90, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 27, 2018. Born February 1, 1927 in Hampton, VA, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Lewis Marshall and Elsie Goodson Marshall. Mrs. Hammond retired from Rockwell Manufacturing to care for her mother. Her favorite place on earth was Edisto Beach, where she enjoyed fishing and crabbing. Family and...
Brenda Golden Meetze
Jan 27, 2018
Brenda Golden Meetze, 69, of West Columbia, died Saturday, January 27, 2018. Born June 21, 1948, in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Walter Golden and Ferole Colleen Gissendanner Golden. Mrs. Meetze graduated in 1967 from Eau Claire High School. She worked for the City of Columbia Water Department as a supervisor until her retirement. Survivors...
James Henry Brown
Jan 26, 2018
James Henry Brown, 96, of Cayce, died Friday, January 26, 2018. Born August 11, 1921, in Greeleyville, SC, he was a son of the late Mike and Lillian Frick Brown of Blythewood. James was the sole survivor of his family. After graduating high school, Henry joined the U.S. Navy, where he proudly served the country he loved from August 11,...
Robert Lee Jackson
Jan 26, 2018
Robert Lee "Bob" Jackson passed away January 26, 2018. Visitation will be held at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Extension on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 North Trenholm Road. Officiating will be...
Teruko Morita Bladen
Jan 26, 2018
Teruko Morita Bladen, 86, of Columbia, died Friday, January 26, 2017. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Linda Faye Bowen
Jan 25, 2018
Linda Bowen, 71, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 25, 2018. Her funeral service will be held 2 o'clock, Wednesday, January 31st, at Rehoboth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Constance Barnes and the Rev. Douglas Benton officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service in the sanctuary, beginning at...
Kendall P. Eyers, Sr.
Jan 23, 2018
Kendall Paul Eyers, Sr., went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. His family honors and rejoices in his life and his legacy. A son of the late Hazel and Fred Eyers, Kendall was born on February 6, 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin, but was an honorary southerner, having spent most of his life in...
Gretna Raymell Crisp
Jan 23, 2018
Gretna Raymell Crisp, 78, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Born in Denton, NC on June 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Dare James Harmon and Charlie Cecero Russell. She attended Eau Claire High School and worked at Lotties Shoe and Honda Cars of Columbia. As a perfectionist in everything that she did, Mrs. Crisp...
George Joseph Divis
Jan 21, 2018
George Joseph Divis, 91, died Sunday, January 21, 2018. Born in Chicago, IL on September 2, 1926, Mr. Divis was the son of the late George Divis and Emily Karvasek Divis. He was a member of Fair Lawn United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC and was a former member of Union Church in Avon Park, FL, "Where YOU matter to...
Richard Howard Byrd
Jan 20, 2018
Richard "Dick" Howard Byrd departed this life to start his final journey on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Columbia, SC on April 22, 1952, he was the son of the late Howard Estes Byrd and Vera Elizabeth Marvin Byrd. Mr. Byrd is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Rosemary Kahaly Byrd of Hopkins, SC; his children, Peter...
Ltc Paula Simonne Lacombe, Us Army
Jan 20, 2018
LTC Paula Simonne Lacombe, US Army, age 52, of Blythewood, died Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Providence, RI on September 8, 1965, she was the daughter of Ernest Albert and Simonne Lamontagne Lacombe. Paula was a graduate of the Army's Interservice Physician Assistant Program, followed by a Master's degree from the University of Nebraska. She proudly served her country...
Catherine Vernette Jirel
Jan 18, 2018
Catherine Vernette Johnson Jirel, 84, of Columbia, SC went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Vernette was born on March 2, 1933 in Richland County and was the daughter of the late Jennings L. Johnson and Alma Mae Martin Johnson. Her legacy will be that she was the matriarch of a loving family and a prayer...
Eugene Lonzo Brantley
Jan 18, 2018
Father, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, lawyer and friend, Eugene L. Brantley, 84, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 18, 2018. Born March 3, 1933 in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late John Walter Brantley, Sr. and Pearl Marie Burnette Brantley. Mr. Brantley graduated from Chester High School (1950), The University of South Carolina (1954) and as undergrad served in...
