Anita Thee Graham
Dec 8, 2017
A memorial service for Anita Thee Graham will be held Monday, December 11, 2017, at 1 o'clock at St. Martin's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the Garden Room at 1:45. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church Foundation, 5220 Clemson Ave.,...
John Ulysse Bell, Iii
Dec 7, 2017
John Ulysse Bell, III, 77, of Blythewood, died Thursday, December 7, 2017. Born in Lancaster, SC to the late John U. Bell, Jr. and Martha Anne Dowling Bell, he was married to Gayle Keels Bell for 54 years. Graduating from USC, he received his Juris Doctorate and practiced law with Nelson Mullins. John was a devoted family man, who chose...
Maria Luisa Fernandez Segura
Dec 6, 2017
Maria Luisa Fernandez Segura, 50, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Born to Marcial Donato Fernandez and Ana Maria Nehls in Veracruz, Mexico, she was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Woodfield Branch. She loved her grandchildren and her dog, Pinto. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her son, Jose Gomez;...
Mary Elizabeth Pye
Dec 6, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Pye, 63, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Born in Okauchee, Wisconsin, to the late Roland Ulm and Margaret Wallace Ulm, she was married to the late Matthew Eugene Pye. Mary loved her family and was a wonderful cook, who enjoyed sewing. Survivors include her daughter, Erica McComas (Randall); son, Jason Pye (Panakham); grandchildren, William Austin and...
William David Phifer
Dec 5, 2017
William David Phifer, 68, of Elgin, died at home, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Born February 14, 1949 in Charlotte, he was a son of the late William S. and Marie Crawford Phifer. David graduated from Dentsville High School and worked in the family business, Crawford Sprinkler Co. He was a member of North Point Community Church, loved fishing the Outer...
Ronald "Clevie" Cleveland Brazell, Jr.
Dec 4, 2017
Ronald Cleveland "Clevie" Brazell, Jr., 66, of Lexington, died Monday, December 4, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Lizzie Redmond Brazell Wrightstone and Ronald Cleveland Brazell. Mr. Brazell was a US Army Veteran. He was employed with Michelin Tire, and later with the Pirelli Cable Corporation. Mr. Brazell was a member of Faith Baptist...
Edwin Santana
Dec 4, 2017
Edwin Santana, 54, of Columbia, died Monday, December 4, 2017. Born to Cirilo and Ana Mercedes Garcia Santana, he was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and worked as a plumber. He was a friendly and caring person, who enjoyed fishing, soccer and Gamecock football. In addition to his parents, survivors include his son, Christian Santana; brothers, Gilbert Santana...
Randolph Johnson
Dec 1, 2017
Randolph Johnson, 74, of Columbia, died Friday, December 1, 2017. Born July 8, 1943 in Dorchester County, he was a son of the late Harmon Jerome Johnson and Sallie Jane Jones Johnson. He worked with McCrory Construction for over 30 years. Randolph worked out religiously and after he retired he bought his dream car, a Ford Mustang. His passion was...
Thomas Grigsby Livingston, Sr.
Nov 30, 2017
Thomas Grigsby Livingston, Sr., 85, of Columbia, died Thursday, November 30, 2017. Born in Orangeburg County, he was the son of the late Robert G. and Elouise Judy Livingston. A 1955 graduate of Clemson University, Mr. Livingston was the owner of Livingston Builders, Inc., and a former member of Lebanon United Methodist Church of Neeses, SC. He is survived by...
Ronald Michael Royson
Nov 30, 2017
Ronald Michael Royson, 68, of Gaston, died Thursday, November 30, 2017. Services will be private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Leland Durward Lewis
Nov 29, 2017
Leland Durward Lewis, 95, of Columbia, formerly of Hemingway, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, after a short illness. He was born in Hemingway, SC on Christmas Day, 1921 to the late Joseph Holland Lewis Sr. and Annie Sue Owens Lewis. He was a long time Public Accountant in the Columbia, Charleston and Hemingway areas. He is survived by his wife...
Mary Cooper
Nov 29, 2017
Mary Sloan Cooper, 82, of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Born June 12, 1935 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Burnell and Arline Fellers Sloan. Mrs. Cooper graduated from Columbia High School and The University of South Carolina where she earned a BA in Education and was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She...
Dennis Arthur Abdalla
Nov 24, 2017
Dennis A. Abdalla, 84, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017. Dennis was born in Johnstown, PA, on March 6, 1933. He was married to Francis Phillips on November 22, 1958. He met Fran while a student at the University of Maryland, where he received his Bachelor's degree in Horticulture. Dennis was a member of the Maryland track...
Margaret Ann Shelley
Nov 23, 2017
Margaret A. Shelley, 77, of Columbia, died Thursday, November 23, 2017. Born on November 19, 1940, in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Dennis F. Norton, Sr. and Anne Vollmer Norton. Mrs. Shelley was a registered nurse who spent her life caring for other people. She loved to shop and do for others. Mrs. Shelley was a...
A. Lee Sheider
Nov 22, 2017
Colonel Augustus Lee Sheider, Jr., U.S. Army Ret. 87, of Columbia, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on September 22, 1930, he was a son of the late Augustus Lee Sheider, Sr. and Margaret Norcom Sheider. He graduated from Clemson University in 1953, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the...
Jeffrey W. Able
Nov 21, 2017
Jeffrey W. Able, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017. Born on February 3, 1967, in Columbia, SC, he was employed as a quality control software engineer for Booz Allen Hamilton. He grew up in Columbia, attending Cardinal Newman High School and the University of South Carolina, where he earned both his B.S. and...
Calvin Gooding
Nov 20, 2017
Calvin "Al" Gooding, 67, of Columbia, died Monday, November 20, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 2, 1950, he was a son of the late Calvin B. Gooding and Madge Watts Gooding. Al loved gospel music and promoted gospel groups. He was a previous member of Jackson Creek Baptist Church and Woodfield Park Baptist Church. Most recently, he attended...
Leisha Jones Shealy
Nov 20, 2017
Leisha Jones Shealy, 51, of Ballentine, died unexpectedly, Monday, November 20, 2017. Born February 24, 1966 in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Furman Lewis Jones and Helen Nicholson Jones. Leisha was a dedicated member of Bethel Lutheran Church in White Rock, where she taught Sunday school and served on various committees. She was also a member of...
Donna Raye Ard
Nov 19, 2017
Donna Raye Ard, of West Columbia, died Sunday, November 19, 2017. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is in charge.
Helen Reynolds Groetzinger
Nov 19, 2017
Helen Reynolds Groetzinger, the daughter of Altamont Moses and Lorena Dennis Reynolds, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, in her home. Born on March 4, 1921 in Lamar, SC, Helen grew up on a farm with her parents and her three brothers. After graduating high school, she attended business school in Columbia and went to work for Greyhound. It was her...
