Beth Ann Obruba
Oct 20, 2017
Beth Ann Obruba, 40, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017. Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Beth was the daughter of Jack Obruba and the late Kathryn Goltz Obruba. As an NCAA Division I All-American in the javelin and discus, she was inducted into the Kent State Athletics Hall of Fame. Beth was a strong and compassionate person, who...
Peggy Gosnell Peek
Oct 19, 2017
Mrs. Peggy Gosnell Peek, 84, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at her residence. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Roy Lee Gosnell and the late Jessie Freshour Gosnell. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Jack A. Peek, Jr., daughter, Rebecca Peek Greer, and son-in-law, Owen (Sonny) Greer....
Lillian Marion Hopkins
Oct 18, 2017
Lillian Marion Hopkins, age 96, of Columbia, died October 18, 2017. Born June 2, 1921, she was a daughter of George David Huiet and Maude Etheredge Huiet. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Colonel Truman Alexander Hopkins; by her three sisters, Annie Maude Huiet Epting, Alice Huiet Thomas, Ida Huiet Satterwhite; and by her two...
Julian M. Sellers
Oct 16, 2017
Julian M. Sellers, 76, of Columbia, died Monday, October 16, 2017. Born February 1, 1941 in Orangeburg, he was a son of the late Willie Ray Sellers and Sylvia Drake Sellers. Julian graduated from Citadel Military College in 1963 and while there was a member of N Company and the elite Summerall Guards. After receiving his commission as a 1st...
Peter Adelman
Oct 16, 2017
Mr. Peter Adelman, 57, of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 16th. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, on February 1st, 1960, to his father, the late Murray Adelman, and his mother, Barbara Kaufman. He leaves behind four sons: Avram, Isaac, Jacob and David, and a brother, Eric Adelman. In addition to his father, he is predeceased by a sister, Beth Reed....
Robert Lee Jirel
Oct 16, 2017
Robert Lee "Bob" Jirel, Sr., 85, of Leesville, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 16, 2017. Born January 1, 1932 in Saluda County, he was the youngest son of the late Carl E. and Hassie Padgett Jirel. Mr. Jirel was a US Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War. He retired from Publix Supermarkets in 1994 in...
Mary Ann Dorn
Oct 16, 2017
Mrs. Mary Ann Dorn passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma. Her cancers were caused by being down wind of the Nevada Nuclear testing site as a child. She and every soul in the town of Miami, Arizona were 'Down Winders' and certified US Government Radiation victims. The family will receive visitors at the...
Lisa Ann Mcroy
Oct 14, 2017
Lisa Ann McRoy, 49, of Columbia, died Saturday, October 14, 2017. Born on August 24, 1968, she was the daughter of the late William and Joyce Tipton Flye. She is survived by her husband, Wes McRoy; her children, Brittany McRoy, Tyler McRoy and Brianna McRoy; and one grandson, Rylan McRoy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Vera Mcdaniel Chrismon
Oct 14, 2017
Vera Mae McDaniel Chrismon, 92, of Greenville, died Saturday, October 14, 2017. Born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Doc Olson McDaniel and Lottie Mae Cox McDaniel and was married to the late James Edmund Chrismon for 64 years. She was a wonderful wife and loving mother. Taking up golf in her forties, she...
Anne Radcliffe Estefano
Oct 14, 2017
A memorial service for Anne Radcliffe Estefano will be held at 4 o'clock, Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park will be private. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street, Columbia. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the...
Dorothy Allison Vinson
Oct 12, 2017
Dorothy "Jean" Allison Vinson, 86, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 12, 2017. Born May 14, 1931, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late John Decatur Allison, Sr. and Alethea Campbell Allison, and married to the late William Patrick Vinson, Sr. Jean enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening and flowers. She was a caring mother, who enjoyed serving her church and...
Carolyn Hughes Denmark
Oct 10, 2017
Carolyn Hughes Denmark, 86, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Born on January 4, 1931, in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Pete and Flossie Mae Lanier Hughes. A loving and devoted military wife, Carolyn moved around the world to be with her husband. His assignment in Germany was among her favorite locations. After retirement Carolyn...
Tommy Neal Braxton
Oct 10, 2017
Tommy Neal Braxton, 74, of West Columbia, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Born July 6, 1943 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Julius Levi Braxton and Aleen Gertrude Frierson Braxton, and married to Janis Hyatt Braxton. A master plumber, pipe and gas fitter, he retired from the Columbia Housing Authority. Tommy was a devoted Christian who...
Connie Walker
Oct 8, 2017
Connie Wilson Walker, 73, of Columbia died October 8, 2017. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on December 26, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Murray Jackson and Ethlyn Huff Wilson. Connie was a Phlebotomist at Richland Memorial Hospital for 21 years and later worked for Lab Corp from which she retired. Survivors include her children, Polly Wilson Richardson...
Kathie Marie Lacount
Oct 8, 2017
Kathie Marie LaCount, 61, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 8, 2017. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 3, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Roger and Nancy Strand LaCount. She is survived by her family in Minnesota. There will be no local services. The family would like to Thank those who helped make it possible for Kathie to...
Kristine Elizabeth Hoover
Oct 6, 2017
Kristine Elizabeth Cooper Hoover, 49, of Lexington, died Friday, October 6, 2017. Born February 12, 1968, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was a daughter of Alfred Jerry Cooper and Sharon Elizabeth Boone Cooper. In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband of 29 years, Donnie Hoover; daughter, Allison Cooper; grandchildren, Tyler and Aubrey Dyar; sister, Kimberly Hayden (Danny); and...
Martha Littlejohn Phillips Hefner
Oct 5, 2017
Martha LaVerne Littlejohn Phillips Hefner, 70, of Blacksburg, formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, October 5, 2017. Born October 27, 1946, in Gaffney, SC, she was a daughter of the late Robert Stanton Littlejohn and Elizabeth Melton Littlejohn. Martha grew up in Gaffney, and in 1966, she married her high school sweetheart, Paul Edward Phillips. She attended Columbia Business College, while...
Sandra Gail Johnson
Oct 5, 2017
Sandra "Sandy" Gail Lilly Johnson, 51, of Lugoff, died Thursday, October 5, 2017. Born October 6, 1965 in Petersburg, Virginia, she was a daughter of Patricia Watson Lilly and the late Curtis Ray Lilly, Sr. Sandy was a strong, independent woman; a fighter, who refused to let life get her down. She believed in family and taking care of those...
Mr. Elvin M. Brewer
Oct 4, 2017
Elvin Merle Brewer, 86, of Columbia, passed away, Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Born June 25, 1931, in Cedardale, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Wiley Brewer and Jennie Francis (Harris) Brewer Banta. Elvin attend Happy Hollow, Quilan, and Seiling High Schools. He served in the US Army for four years, which included a tour in Germany. He met...
William P. "Bill" Bennett, Jr.
Oct 4, 2017
William Paul "Bill" Bennett, Jr., 56, of Columbia died October 4, 2017. Bill was born on October 4, 1961 in Columbia, SC to Dr. William Paul Bennett and the late Norma Thompson Bennett. He graduated from Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in 1980 and attended Wofford College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Bill then went on to...
