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...
Harry Douglas Hunter
Jan 18, 2018
LTC Harry Douglas Hunter, US Army (Ret.), 81, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 18, 2018. Born July 22, 1936 in Prosperity, SC he was a son of the late Elbert Hayne and Loudia Mae Boozer Hunter. Col. Hunter was raised in Elizabethton, TN and Monks Corner, SC. He graduated from Wofford College with a BA in Mathematics in 1958, and...
Douglas Davis Rowell
Jan 18, 2018
Douglas Davis Rowell, 86, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 18, 2018. Born in Trio, SC on March 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Doc Rhett Rowell and Gene Welchel Rowell. Mr. Rowell worked for Seaboard Air Line Railroad and it was his favorite topic to talk about. In 1963, he married Sara Beth Purvis. He was a...
Mary Griffith Savitz
Jan 17, 2018
Mary G. "Dollie" Savitz, 67, of Columbia, beloved wife of Isaac Savitz, Jr., died Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Sheppard A. and Mary Ella Ehrlich Griffith. Dollie was a graduate of AC Flora High School, Class of 1969, and attended The University of South Carolina. She was a past President of...
Ronald Edward Barber, Sr.
Jan 16, 2018
Ronald Edward Barber, Sr. was born October 25, 1933, and died January 16, 2018 at the age of 84. He was the son of the late Hilda Bass Barber and Edward Barber. Mr.Barber grew up in the home of his maternal grandmother, Momma Bass in Clinton, NC where he was active in scouting and rose to the rank of Eagle...
Dewey Gene Wilson
Jan 16, 2018
Dewey Gene Wilson, 90, of Columbia, died peacefully Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Born April 13, 1927 in Electra, TX, he was a son of the late Robert Clark Wilson and Maude Meador Wilson. He was a graduate of Baylor University and served in the US Navy at the end of WWII. Mr. Wilson was a longtime member of First Baptist...
Thomas English Mccutchen, Jr.
Jan 15, 2018
Thomas English McCutchen, Jr. passed away at home on Monday, January 15, 2018. Born in Bishopville, SC on June 20, 1919, he was the son of Thomas English McCutchen and Cornelia Lavender McCutchen. He married the late Margaret Jane Perry of Columbia on September 25, 1943. Mr. McCutchen has been described as a Man's Man and a Lawyer's Lawyer. He...
Gerald P. "Gerry" Moosbrugger
Jan 14, 2018
Gerald Paul "Gerry" Moosbrugger, 59, longtime resident of Columbia, passed from this life on Sunday, January 14, 2018. He was born on August 28, 1958 in Milwaukee, WI, a son of Dora Mae Woerner Moosbrugger and the late Charles Moosbrugger, Jr. Growing up in Wisconsin, Gerry loved the outdoors and the natural world. He loved climbing trees, swimming, boating, and...
Frances Dean Mccall Miller
Jan 12, 2018
Frances Dean McCall Miller was born on July 28, 1922, to George Nelson McCall and Minnie Agnes McCall in Clover, South Carolina. Dean was a graduate of Clover High School and the South Carolina State Hospital School of Nursing. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Marvin H. Miller, Sr., and six brothers and three sisters....
Kevin Arthur Mcdonald
Jan 12, 2018
Kevin Arthur McDonald, 60, of Blythewood, died Friday, January 12, 2018. Born on November 28, 1957, in Fort Mead, MD, he was the son of Julia Patricia Johnson McDonald and the late Clarence Edward McDonald. Kevin played bass guitar in several rock bands and was an avid music lover. He was a train enthusiast and worked as a computer engineer....
Mabel Ann Williams
Jan 12, 2018
Mabel Ann Williams, 81, of Columbia, died Friday, January 12, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Shirley Pomroy and Jeannie Kendall Daniels. Mrs. Williams was the owner of Pontiac Thrift Store. She delighted in going to flea markets and yard sales, as well as, working crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Survivors include her children, Donald Reynolds, Nancy Blakely (Bobby),...
Ella Catherine Mclaughlin Teal
Jan 12, 2018
Funeral services for Ella Catherine Teal, 88, of Columbia, S.C. will be held 11 o'clock, Tuesday, January 16th, in Boyce Chapel, at First Baptist Church, 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia. The family will receive friends in Ellis Hall, prior to the service, beginning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be held at 3 o'clock at the Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery, 2604 US-1,...
Betty Jean Randle
Jan 11, 2018
Betty Jean Randle, 82, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 11, 2018, after a recent battle with cancer. She was a daughter of the late John Robert Wright and Mary Wright and was born in Rock Hill, SC on October 23, 1935. Her life was a love of family whether raising her four children or spending time with...
Carmen Perez Nunez Schrall
Jan 10, 2018
Carmen Perez Schrall, 70, of Columbia, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018. The daughter of the late Rigoberto and Paulina Perez, she was married to the late CMSGT Richard Schrall, a veteran of the US Air Force. Carmen came to the United States from Cuba at the age of 14, where she later graduated from The Minneapolis School of Art and...
