Laura Daniels Castles
Nov 8, 2017
Laura Daniels Castles, 89, of Florence, formerly of Lexington, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Preston A. Daniels and Ruby Olivia O'Cain Daniels and married to the late James Fred Castles, Jr. Mrs. Castles was very involved in the Order of the Eastern Star and her church, Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church,...
Franklin Eugene Phillips, Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
Franklin Eugene "Frank" Phillips, Jr., 58, of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC, on October 27, 1959, he was a son of Carlotta Cannon Daniels and the late Franklin Eugene Phillips Sr. Survivors include his mother, Carlotta Daniels; children, Josh Phillips (Michelle), and Ashly Worthington (Camden); grandchildren, Madeline Phillips and Elyse Worthington; and a sister, Pamela...
Carl Edward Craig, Sr.
Nov 7, 2017
Carl Edward Craig, Sr., 87, of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Born November 20, 1929 in Kershaw County, SC, he was a son of the late Carl Rufus Craig and Mattie Phillips Craig. He served 22 years in the US Army CID at several Posts in the US, Japan, Korea, and the Dominican Republic. He also retired with 22...
Robert E. Cornelia, Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
Robert E. Cornelia, Jr., 84, of Columbia, died peacefully, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Born on March 11, 1933 in Staten Island, New York, he was a son of the late Robert E. Cornelia, Sr., and Camille DeSantis-Cornelia. A member of the 1951 graduating class at Xavier High School in Manhattan, Robert was a first-generation graduate of college. He held an...
June Marie Harper Rodriquez
Nov 7, 2017
June Marie Harper Rodriquez, 52, of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC, on July 12, 1965, she was a daughter of the late Ardis Clinton Harper, Jr. and June Gilhousen Harper. June Marie earned a Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of South Carolina and worked as a registered nurse for Palmetto Health Homecare/Hospice. A...
June Marie Harper
Nov 5, 2017
June Marie Gilhousen Harper, 91, of Columbia died Sunday, November 5, 2017. Born in Indiana County in Pennsylvania on April 1st, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Blair Albert and Gertrude King Gilhousen. After the death of Gertrude when June was just two years old, she was lovingly raised by her father and stepmother, Ruth King Gilhousen. Following...
Mary Kirkham Tucker
Nov 5, 2017
Mrs. Mary Kirkham Tucker, 97, of Sistiana, Italy, formerly of Columbia, died Sunday, November 5, 2017. Born in Sweetwater, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Martha Vice Kirkham and married for 53 years to the late Cecil Isadore Tucker. A member of Shandon Baptist Church, Mrs. Tucker was involved in various ministries of the church....
Mr. William Scott "Bill" Blair Jr
Nov 3, 2017
William Scott "Billy" Blair, Jr. of Columbia, died Friday, November 3, 2017 in Columbia. Born May 2, 1924 in Blair, Fairfield County, S.C., he was 93 years of age. He was the first-born son of the late William Scott Blair and Grace Rabb Blair. He was a graduate of Monticello High School, Class of 1942, and was a retired Marine...
Sharon Yandle Johnson
Nov 2, 2017
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, Sharon Yandle Johnson, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed away suddenly at the age of 58. Sharon will be forever remembered by her husband and best friend of twenty-five years, James "Jimmy" Norris Johnson, and their precious children, Jessica Johnson Williams (Caleb), Jeremy Johnson, and step-son Eddie Johnson (Jadell) and their children Caedie,...
Sara M. Kneece
Nov 1, 2017
Sara Dale Martin Kneece, age 95, widow of Lewis H Kneece, died November 1, 2017. Born in Abbeville, SC, Mrs. Kneece was the daughter of J.W. "Cap" and Ethelyn Dale Martin. She graduated from Abbeville High School, attended Erskine College and graduated from Draughon's Business College. She worked in the I.G. office at Fort Jackson and retired from the V.A....
Dorothy Idella Flug
Oct 31, 2017
Dorothy Idella Flug, 91, of Columbia, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Born March 19, 1926 in Maple Crest, NY, she was a daughter of the late Vernon H. and Alice. Lewis VanValkenburgh. Mrs. Flug is survived by her daughter, Deborah "Debbie" VanGelder; and grandchildren, Jennifer Weishaar, Stacy Capeleris, Jacqueline VanGelder and Donnie Flug; great-grandchildren, Devin and Kaylee...
Ann Harwell Miller
Oct 30, 2017
Ann Harwell Miller, 87, of Cayce, died Monday, October 30, 2017. Born on October 28, 1930 in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Rufus and Alma Lucille Kingsmore Harwell. Mrs. Miller formerly attended Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church and was the last of the Harwell's of her generation. She is survived by her sons, Lee Miller (Tina),...
Dorothy A. Fronczek
Oct 30, 2017
Dorothy A. Fronczek, 76, of Columbia, died Monday, October 30, 2017. Born October 19, 1941, in Queens, New York, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Rawlings and Dorothy Smith. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, she volunteered with Meals on Wheels and at her children's schools. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing, traveling, playing piano, dancing, and reading....
William Charles York
Oct 29, 2017
William Charles York, 83, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 29, 2017. Born in Painesville, Ohio on February 25, 1934, he was a son of the late James Edward and Charlotte Rychlik York. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration. His passion was business and manufacturing, and he had a...
Jackie Kahrs Hardy
Oct 27, 2017
Jackie Kahrs Hardy, 70, of Blythewood, died Friday, October 27, 2017. Born June 10, 1947 in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late John Adolph Kahrs and Dorothy Carr Kahrs. Jackie was a devoted mother and grandmother. She spent many years of her life in service to others through her work in public education, the Miss South Carolina pageant,...
Charles Oneal "Chase" Mckeown
Oct 25, 2017
Charles Oneal "Chase" McKeown, Jr., 32, of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Born on December 26, 1984 in Greenville, SC, he was a son of Charles Oneal McKeown, Sr., and Lindsay Whyte Winkler. Chase was a graduate of Riverside High School and was self-employed as a personal trainer. He was loved by his family and known as a caring...
Dorothy W Branham
Oct 24, 2017
Dorothy Whitworth Branham, 92, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at her home. Born April 1, 1925 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah Winrow Whitworth. After serving in the Land Army in England, she moved to the United States after meeting her late husband of 49 years, Fletcher Blake Branham,...
Garfield Hugh Bradshaw
Oct 23, 2017
Garfield Hugh Bradshaw, 56, of Blythewood, died Monday, October 23, 2017. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he was a son of the late Gladstone and Sadie Barns Bradshaw and married to Roxann Campbell Bradshaw. Garfield was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. A veteran of the US Army, he was a realtor with Coldwell Banker. In addition to his wife, he...
Leon Archie Cooper
Oct 23, 2017
Leon Archie Cooper, Jr., 84, of Columbia, died Monday, October 23, 2017, after a brief illness. Born December 11, 1932, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Leon Archie Cooper, Sr. and Emmie Oneila Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Among his numerous achievements were President of the Jaycees, President of Church Council...
Caroline G. Bookter
Oct 21, 2017
Caroline Garris Bookter, 67, of Columbia, passed away at her home early Saturday morning after battling several illnesses for more than a year. Born in Charleston, SC, she was a graduate of St. Andrews High School and held a degree from the University of South Carolina. She worked for some 35 years in the insurance industry, first at Seibels Bruce...
