Edith Purvis Cross
Jan 10, 2018
Edith "Edie" Anthony Purvis Cross, 76, of Columbia, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Born in Gaffney, SC, on June 13, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Herndon Anthony and Edith Powell Anthony. Edie was a graduate of Dreher High School, where she served as the Student Body President her senior year. She graduated from the University of South...
Betty Jean Fagan
Jan 9, 2018
Betty Jean Fagan, 82, of Columbia, SC, went to meet her Lord on January 9, 2018. She was the wife of the late Charles Fagan, who passed away January of 2003. They were married for over 50 years. Betty is survived by a son, Charles "Charlie" Dennis Fagan; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Gladys (Joe) Cook, Sylvia (Bob) Baker,...
W. Tison Bowers
Jan 9, 2018
William Tison Bowers, 62, of Columbia, died January 9, 2018. Born December 30, 1955 in Varnville, SC, he was a son of the late Grover Ford Bowers, Jr, and Macie Tison Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a 1978 graduate of the Citadel and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He will be forever remembered as a loyal friend, always putting...
Barbara Gowan Alley
Jan 9, 2018
Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Trailblazer, Barbara Gowan Alley of Lexington, SC joined Home Eternal on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Barbara was born on April 17, 1939 in Spartanburg, SC, to the late J.C. and Pauline Gowan. She has resided in the Midlands for the past 53 years. Barbara is survived by her adored husband, Rev. Joseph Walters Alley; as...
Pauline Branham
Jan 9, 2018
Alice Pauline Hawkins Branham, 97, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Born June 30, 1920 in Prosperity, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Wilbur and Annie Alice Kunkle Hawkins. Mrs. Branham was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved babies and children and, for a while along with her...
Patricia Ann Mitchum Carrigan
Jan 8, 2018
Patricia Ann Mitchum Carrigan, 58, of Columbia, died Monday, January 8, 2018. Born December 20, 1959 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Odell Mitchum and Corine Hussey Mitchum. Patty, as she was known by her family and friends, was the only daughter in a houseful of boys, and was spoiled rotten by them all. Her love...
Carolyn Ann Avery
Jan 8, 2018
Carolyn Ann Avery, 67, passed away at her home on January 9, 2018. Born in Augusta, Georgia to Robert Louis and Ilse Funning Avery, she moved with her family to Columbia, South Carolina in 1952 and made her home there for more than 65 years. Carol served in the United States Army for 20 years before retiring in 1990. In...
David Jackson Watkins
Jan 7, 2018
David Jackson "Jack" Watkins, 87, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 07, 2018. He was a son of the late Nettie Henrietta Hall Watkins and James Henry Watkins, and was a member of Northeast Presbyterian Church. Mr. Watkins grew up in the Sandy Grove Community of Cassatt, SC, and graduated from Midway High School. He worked primarily in the heating and...
Mary Bruce Austin
Jan 7, 2018
Mary Bruce Austin, 88, of Columbia, died Sunday January 7, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born February 5, 1929, in Jefferson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Gillian Holley and Mary Etta Horton Holley. In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her late husband, Eibe Fredrick Austin; and her oldest son,...
Marie-Therese Josephine Spotts
Jan 6, 2018
Marie-Therese Josephine Mouth Spotts, 87, of Columbia, SC, and formerly of Hillsdale, MI, passed away January 6, 2018. Born on April 25, 1930 in St. Avold, France, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Catherine Bourgeois Mouth. Marie-Therese "Mimi" served as a translator for the US Army office located in Metz, France. It is through her work that...
Daisy Louise Hamiter
Jan 6, 2018
Louise Hamiter passed peacefully into the welcoming arms of her Savior and joined her waiting heavenly family in the evening of Saturday, January 6, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Louise was born in Cumberland County, NC, to Ira and Julia Duncan. She grew up on the family farm in Maxton, NC. She attended Presbyterian Junior College and...
William Woods Wilson
Jan 6, 2018
William Woods Wilson, 87, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 6, 2018. Born in Laurens, SC, on March 2, 1930, he was a son of the late Ralph Traywick Wilson, Sr., and Clara Woods Wilson. Billy attended Wofford College, where he played on the golf team. Throughout his life, he followed Wofford athletics with intense interest. A member of Virginia Wingard...
Claude Holloway Huguley, Jr.
Jan 5, 2018
A celebration of the life of Claude H. Huguley, Jr., will be held at 11 o'clock on Tuesday, January 9th, at Shandon Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the Gathering Place. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Claude was born in McCormick, SC, on June 7, 1929, the oldest son of...
Charles Milton Ray, Jr.
Jan 5, 2018
Sgt. Charles M. Ray Jr., US Army (Ret.) passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018 at his home in Columbia, S.C. Charles was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System. Early in his career, Charles entered in the military at the age of 19. He served for 21 years before retirement, was employed at Bose for 10 years, and was...
Melanie M. Hayes
Jan 5, 2018
Melanie M. Hayes, 64, of Elgin, died Friday, January 5, 2018. Born in Lexington, SC, on March 6, 1953, she was a daughter of the late James Betha McFarland, Sr. and Helen Steele McFarland. Melanie was a loving and faithful wife to her husband of 25 years, Dwight Hayes, and always put her family before herself. An avid Gamecock fan,...
Mattie Ruth Stevens
Jan 4, 2018
Mattie Ruth Ballentine Stevens, 100, of Columbia, S.C. died Thursday, January 4, 2018 in her home. Born in Easley, S.C. June 4, 1917, she was the daughter of Louie Herbert and Vida Pearl Sheriff Ballentine. She graduated from Brenau University with a Bachelor's degree in English and Music. She was a retired Richland School District One teacher. During her career,...
Franklin "Frank" Karl Malloy
Dec 31, 2017
Franklin "Frank" Karl Malloy, 62, of Blythewood, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Born on December 11, 1955 in Germany, he was a son of the late Franklin Karl Malloy and Hildegarde Jung Malloy. Survivors include his wife, Tamara Malloy; son, Frankie Malloy; grandson, Frankie Malloy, Jr.; sister, Melynda Cibis (Gerold) of Giessen, Germany; and brother, Patrick Malloy (Karen) of Blythewood....
Walter Charles Bowes
Dec 31, 2017
Walter Bowes, 59, of Columbia, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Services will be private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Virginia Linenbroker Kinney
Dec 29, 2017
Virginia Linenbroker Kinney, 89, of Columbia, SC, died Friday, December 29, 2017. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 7, 1928, she was a daughter of the late August H. Linenbroker and Esther Caroline Wehmeyer Linenbroker. Virginia volunteered for thousands of hours at the Baptist Hospital and supported the Animal Protection League and USC Gamecocks for many years. She was...
Capt James Richard Ross, Us Army, Ret.
Dec 29, 2017
Capt James Richard Ross, US Army, Ret., 79, of Columbia, died Friday, December 29, 2017. The son of the late Pink Bennett Ross and Mamie Marie Coleman Ross, he was married to Geneva Edge for 55 years. After his love for the Lord, he loved his family and was always there for them. A retired captain in the US Army,...
