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
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
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
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
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
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...
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.
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,...
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...
