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...
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...
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.
Elise Carson Bagnal
Nov 18, 2017
Elise "Sissy" Carson Bagnal, age 88, of Columbia, died peacefully on Saturday November 18, 2017. Sissy was born in Columbia on February 27, 1929 and grew up in Batesburg the daughter of the late William Roswell Carson and Elise Mathews Carson. Sissy graduated from Converse College with a degree in Psychology. She was married to Thomas Nettles Bagnal in 1950...
Carolyn Haibon
Nov 18, 2017
Carolyn "Tiny" Faulconer Haibon, 84, of Columbia, died Saturday, November 18, 2017. Born March 14, 1933 in Mount Hope, WV, she was a daughter of the late Roy A. Faulconer and Helena Davidson Faulconer. Carolyn was a hairdresser for more than 60 years in Columbia, retiring just 2 short years ago. She enjoyed crafts, sewing, yardwork and most importantly her...
Elsie Virginia Jones Moore
Nov 18, 2017
Elsie Virginia Jones Moore, 76, of Blythewood, died unexpectedly at home, Saturday, November 18, 2017. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 6, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Claude W. Jones, Sr., and Margurite Virginia Tucker. Elsie spent her younger days in Montgomery, Alabama, where she was educated in the public schools. Elsie graduated from the nursing program...
Wilson "Woody" Henry Lear Iii
Nov 17, 2017
Wilson "Woody" Henry Lear III, age 65, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Melbourne, Florida. Woody is survived by his parents, Wilson H. & Janie G. Lear; his brother, David Lear (Laura); and his sisters, Suzanne Keenan, and Jennifer Naumann (Toby). He was an uncle to a niece and several nephews. He is preceded in death by his...
Lester Larimer, Iv
Nov 16, 2017
Lester "Les" Larimer IV, 67, of Columbia, passed away. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
David James Newell
Nov 16, 2017
David James Newell, 22, of Derwood, Maryland, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 in Columbia, South Carolina. David was a senior at the University of South Carolina studying at the Darla Moore School of Business and a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Chi Psi Fraternity. Born September 21, 1995, he was the son of Annette Lynn Sherman Newell and...
William Gene Autry
Nov 16, 2017
William Gene Autry, 79, of Columbia, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Born April 15, 1938 in Chesterfield County, he was the son of the late John H. and Irene Melton Autry. Gene was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and the Dutch Fork Masonic Lodge. He retired from Anderson Armored Car and was the former...
Brandon Adam Burr
Nov 11, 2017
Brandon Adam Burr, 21, of Blythewood, died Saturday, November 11, 2017. Born in Columbia, South Carolina on December 30, 1995, he was the son of Pamela Ann Burgess Burr and Ronald "Bo" David Burr, Jr. Brandon graduated from Blythewood High School, and had a passion for music, dirt bikes, a love for his Harley, and was known for his humor...
Woon Kai Chow
Nov 11, 2017
Woon Kai Sin-Chow was born in Guangdong, China on June 15, 1952, to the former Gau Kong Sin and Fung Chow of Hong Kong. She passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina. She was born into a business-owning family in mainland China shortly after the Communist Revolution. During the Cultural Revolution, she was sent to a...
Susan S. Mccutcheon
Nov 9, 2017
Mrs. Susan "Sue" Strader McCutcheon, 82, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died November 9, 2017. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia on May 18, 1935, Sue was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Angel Strader. She met her husband, Ernest, while she was an education major at Duke University. Sue and Ernest enjoyed family gatherings, gardening, and travel, and...
Lona M Griner
Nov 9, 2017
Lona Mack Roberson Griner, 93, of Columbia, died Thursday, November 9, 2017. Born March 30, 1924 in Lexington, SC, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Bell Mack. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Roberson Hooker; step sons, James W. Griner (Glenda) and Gregory V. Griner; three grandchildren, John R. Conn, Lisa M. Cramer and Robert W. Conn (Amy);...
Gal Gustav Margalit
Nov 9, 2017
Dr. Gal G. Margalit, 62, passed away on the night of Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Memorial services will be held on Monday, November 13th at 2 o'clock at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. Graveside services will follow at the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery. Dr. Margalit was born in Haifa,...
Marvin Strange
Nov 8, 2017
Marvin Strange, 83, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 08, 2017. Born on May 22, 1934 in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Edward L. and Gladys Mosely Strange. Until his final breath, he kept his keen sense of humor and flirted with every lady with whom he encountered. He was a founding member of Lake...
