Bg William H. Gibbes, Sr. Usar (Ret.)
Apr 21, 2018
BG William "Bill" Holman Gibbes, USAR (Ret.), died Saturday April 21, 2018 at home. Born on February 25, 1930 in Florence, SC, Bill was the youngest of four children born to Ernest Lawrence and Nancy Watson Gibbes. He grew up on the family tobacco and cotton farm near Hartsville, SC. In 1947, he graduated from Hartsville High School, where he...
B. Wilson Wylie, Jr.
Apr 20, 2018
Blackburn Wilson Wylie, Jr., 65, of Columbia, died Friday, April 20, 2018, following a long illness. Born February 4, 1953, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Blackburn Wilson Wylie and Marguerite Ingram Wylie. Wilson grew up in Rock Hill and was a member of the Rock Hill High School Class of 1971. Though he...
Col. Richard Gimmi, Us Air Force (Ret.)
Apr 19, 2018
Colonel Richard F. B. "Dick" Gimmi, Jr., USAF (Ret.) of Columbia, South Carolina was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1921. Dick was swept up in an era that romanticized airplanes. He took his first flight in an airplane along with his sister, Lois in 1937. In 1940 during his sophomore year at college in Pennsylvania he enrolled in...
Milbra Franklin Reese
Apr 16, 2018
Milbra Ruth Franklin Reese, 81, died Monday, April 16, 2018. Born on September 22, 1936, in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Reverend William Eugene Franklin and Grace Hinnant Franklin. She is survived by her husband, Robert "Bob" Reese; son, James "Jim" Eugene Reese, Sr. (Maria); daughter-in-law, Jane Reese; grandchildren, Wendy Broman (Will), Laura Rease (Evin), Katie...
Samuel Johnson Dukes
Apr 16, 2018
Samuel Johnson Dukes, 88, died Monday, April 16, 2018. Born in Reeseville, SC on September 24, 1929, Mr. Dukes was the son of the late Peter Hildebrand Dukes and Katie Mildred Berry. He retired from the United States Army as a Chief Warrant Officer after 22 years having honorably served his country during WWII and Korea. He was later employed...
Mary Jo Hodge Monts
Apr 16, 2018
Mary Jo Hodge Monts, of Columbia, passed away on April 16, 2018. She was born and raised in Lamar, SC, the daughter of the late Joe Tom and Mary Bennett Hodge. She moved to Columbia to attend Columbia College, finishing with a degree in Education. Mrs. Monts briefly taught school in Aiken county and returned to Columbia to marry the...
James Carlisle Oxner, Jr.
Apr 15, 2018
James Carlisle Oxner Jr., age 79, died April 15, 2018, after an extended illness. He was born in Columbia, SC on July 11, 1938, son of J. Carlisle Oxner and Eveline Adams Oxner. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1962, he graduated from the University of South Carolina School...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
