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,...
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...
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.
