Orville Franklin Edwards, Sr.
Dec 22, 2017
SFC Orville Franklin Edwards, Sr. US Army (Ret.), 83, of Columbia, died Friday, December 22, 2017. Born February 9, 1934 in Sarasota, FL, he was a son of the late William Lee Edwards, Sr., and Grace Ola Walden Edwards. He served tours of duty in both Korea and Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. A member of St....
Msgt M. Wayne Walters, Usmc, Ret.
Dec 22, 2017
MSGT M. Wayne Walters, USMC, Ret., 63, of Columbia, passed away peacefully at the home of his son in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, December 22, 2017. The son of the late David Merrill Walters and Carrie Harrelson Walters, he was married to Elizabeth "Libby" Ballard Walters for 40 years. Wayne entered the United States Marine Corps upon graduating High School....
Austin Tyler Ross
Dec 22, 2017
Austin Tyler Ross, 25, of Columbia, died Friday, December 22, 2017. Born on March 27, 1992, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of Shannon Lee Young Ross and Bret Troy Ross. Austin was a member of the 2010 graduating class at Ridgeview High School, where he was a four-year letterman in baseball. He also played travel ball for the...
Esther Clara Langford
Dec 21, 2017
Esther Clara Heine Langford, 94, of Columbia, died peacefully Thursday, December 21, 2017. Born May 11, 1923 she was a daughter of the William and Elizabeth Meetz Heine. She was a member of St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church. Mrs. Langford volunteered at Baptist Hospital for more than 30 years and enjoyed gardening. Survivors include her daughters, Margaret Cave...
Bonnie Rae Rayman
Dec 21, 2017
Bonnie Ray Rayman, 83, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 21, 2017. She was born November 6, 1934, in Dry Creek, LA. Bonnie spent her latter years surrounded by loving caregivers and second family at Rice Estate, Bernadine House, in Columbia. She will be greatly missed. Survivors include her daughters, Annaliesa Meeks (Robert), and their children, Ian, Jason and Savannah; Angeliena...
Mark Spies
Dec 21, 2017
Mark Spies, 58, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 21, 2017. Services for Mr. Spies will be private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
William Ray Kiser
Dec 21, 2017
William R. Kiser, 91, of Cedar Creek, died Thursday, December 21, 2017. A graveside service will be held 3 o'clock, Sunday, December 24th at Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Wayne Thomas Greenway
Dec 19, 2017
Wayne Thomas Greenway, 69, of Salisbury, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Born in Salisbury, NC, he was a son of the late Ray and Laverne Greenway. He was a disabled veteran of the US Army and served during the Vietnam War in the 82nd Airborne and 131st Infantry. Survivors include his wife, Lilla Jones Greenway; daughter, Wendy Godwin; brothers,...
Betty B. Able
Dec 18, 2017
Betty Brasington Able passed away December 18, 2017. She was a daughter of the late William H. Brasington and Evelyn Derrick Brasington. She retired from the City of Columbia as the City's Financial Secretary and later worked at the S.C. Department of Revenue. Her husband William P. Able, Sr. predeceased her. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A...
Peggy Jean Safko
Dec 18, 2017
Peggy Jean Ferrell Safko, 85, of West Columbia, passed away December 18, 2017. Born February 28, 1932 in Carrboro, NC, Peggy attended Carrboro High School and was known for her cheerful personality. She was a dedicated wife, and a caring mother of five children. Peggy was gregarious and humorous. She was outspoken and never met a stranger and lived her...
Johnny Sammy Boulware
Dec 16, 2017
Johnny Sammy Boulware, 84, of Jenkinsville, died Saturday, December 16, 2017. Born December 23, 1932, in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Talmage Thomas Boulware and Johnnie Timms Boulware. Mr. Boulware retired from the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant, in Jenkinsville. He was a member of Little River Baptist Church and The Broad River Masonic Lodge and was a...
George Carroll Stoudemire
Dec 16, 2017
Mr. George Carroll Stoudemire, a true and faithful servant of the Lord, passed away after a brief illness on December 16, 2017. Born at Richtex, SC, Carroll was the youngest of six children born to H. T. and Lizzie Eleazer Stoudemire. Now, his beautiful voice is singing with a heavenly choir of angels. A man of the greatest integrity, he...
Winifred Bumgardner Atkinson
Dec 15, 2017
Winifred Bumgardner Atkinson, entered into the Lord's Eternal Kingdom on December 15, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Winifred was born on September 3, 1934 to James and Frances Mae Bumgardner. Winifred was fondly called "Winnie" by her loved ones. She graduated from Sarah J Hale in 1952, and then attended The Fashion Institute of Technology where she studied fashion...
Zachary Kolberg
Dec 13, 2017
Zachary Lenoard LaRusso Kolberg, 32, of Valdosta, GA died Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Born May 31, 1985 in Scranton, PA, he was a son of Rosanne LaRusso Kolberg and Donald Samuel Kolberg. In addition to his parents, Zachary is survived by his children, David, Mackenzi, Julian, Isaiah and Samuel; sisters, Naomi Simmons and Lisa Leonardson; paternal grandmother, Eleanor Kolberg; fiancé,...
Phillip Dewayne Jordan
Dec 13, 2017
Phillip DeWayne "Wayne" Jordan, at the age of 58, went home to be with his Lord Jesus, The Great Shepard of his soul on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Born on July 23, 1959 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the Rev. Frank Odell Jordan and Evelyn Nates Jordan. Wayne was a graduate of Richmond Senior High in Rockingham,...
Leonard Thomas Taylor
Dec 12, 2017
Leonard Thomas Taylor, 68, of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Born to the late Helen Janesck Taylor and Leonard Taylor, he was married to Sharon Taylor. A member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, he was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his brother, Robert Taylor; sisters, Marie Dix and Theresa...
Martha Price Frick
Dec 12, 2017
Martha Price Frick, 87, of Blythewood, died December 12, 2017. Born November 16, 1930 in Richland County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Olin E. Price and Lottie McGrady Price. Mrs. Frick was a lifelong resident of Blythewood and member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. She loved meeting new people whom she never forgot, and most of all...
Ruth Victoria Turkett
Dec 10, 2017
Ruth Victoria Turkett, 90, of Winnsboro, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 10, 2017. Born in Winnsboro, on April 28, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Julian Lee and Mary Ellinger Turkett. Ms. Turkett retired from the Southern Bell Telephone Company with over 30 years of service, and was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Blythewood. Survivors...
Becky Johnson
Dec 9, 2017
Martha Rebecca "Becky" Johnson, 90, of Blythewood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Born on January 18, 1927 in Florence, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Wesley and Agnes Pauline Simpson Mabry. Mrs. Johnson attended the University of South Carolina where she received an undergraduate degree in Biology and a Masters in Counseling. Over the...
Elsie Jean Burns
Dec 9, 2017
Elsie Jean was born on September 3, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Elsie May LLewyllen Dubocq (deceased Dec 24,1982) and Vice Consul, Captain Benjamin Leo Dubocq (deceased Oct 1941). Elsie was a loving daughter, wife and mother and sailed to God on December 9, 2017. She was married to the late John Joseph Burns on July 17,...
