Lavon Floyd Yandle
Oct 3, 2017
LaVon Floyd Yandle, 91, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Born June 2, 1926 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Letha Brown Floyd Strickland and Luther Floyd. Mrs. Yandle started working at age 14, and graduated from Olympia High School. She was a loving and kind individual and possessed many talents to include dancing, gardening and...
Lawrence E Follis
Oct 2, 2017
Lawrence E. Follis, 96, of Columbia, died Monday, October 2, 2017. Mr. Follis was born October 12, 1920 and was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Joann Burke Follis; daughters, Frances Ann Follis, Catherine Kinyon House (Dan) and Claire Hoyt Renfro (Dave); grandchildren, Joseph and Lindsay House; sister, Edith Maynard. A...
Marion Edward Watson
Sep 30, 2017
Marion Edward Watson, 90, of Columbia, formerly of Conway, SC, died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Born April 24, 1927 in Conway, SC, he was a son of the late Maxey Pierce Watson and Grace Haselden Watson. A diligent worker from an early age, he served in the US Navy during World War II, enjoyed a career...
Vint J. Chapman
Sep 30, 2017
On September 30th, 2017, Vint Jon Chapman "Chip" was called home to heaven. Chip was born in Painesville, Ohio on Feb. 16th, 1960. He was the son of Linda Fisher Stevens and Paul Chapman. He grew up in North Madison and was an Alumni of Madison High School, class of 1978. Chip was employed by Acousti, as a commercial construction...
Mrs. Lella R. Pfeiffer
Sep 30, 2017
Lella Katherine Rice Pfeiffer, 98, of Columbia, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. Born July 23, 1919 in Ila, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Robert Talmadge Rice and Suzanna Royall Rice. Lella graduated from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida with a B.S. degree in Natural Science. After teaching for several years, she joined the Red Cross...
Hilda Lucille Oswald
Sep 29, 2017
Hilda Lucille Belger Oswald, 68, of Columbia S.C., died Friday, September 29, 2017 of a cancer-born illness. Born on September 30, 1948 in Jasper County S.C., she was a daughter of the late Moye M. Belger and Mary Lou Shull Belger. Hilda was a graduate of Eau Claire High School Class of 1966, and a member of Eau Claire Baptist...
Mrs. Nikki Colwell
Sep 26, 2017
Nikki Colwell, 29, of West Columbia, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Born in Columbia, South Carolina on June 13, 1988, she was the daughter of Nathan Holbert and Barbara McDaniel. She was a loving wife, daughter, sister and friend. On August 10, 2008, Nikki's life changed forever when she decided to dedicate her life to her heavenly father,...
Mrs. Frances Ann Gatlin Derrick
Sep 23, 2017
Frances Ann Gatlin Derrick, 89, of Little Mountain, died Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born July 19, 1928 in Reidsville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Stitt Gatlin and Alma Lee Petty. Frances was a graduate of Columbia High School, class of 1946 and a lifelong member of Eau Claire Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and...
Mrs. Charlotte O. Barker
Sep 23, 2017
Charlotte O. DeArville Barker, 94, of Columbia, died Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born July 20, 1923 in Methuen, MA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Orene DeArville. She was a hard worker, enjoyed gardening, and volunteering. Survivors include her son, Joe Mona (Lauretta); grandchildren, Marcus Mona, and Meredith Mona (Richard Nichols); and great-granddaughter, Glorianna Nichols. In addition...
Mrs. Vickie C. Deese
Sep 21, 2017
Vickie Chain Deese, 67, of Lexington, died Thursday, September 21, 2017. Born August 15, 1950 at Fort Hood, TX, she was a daughter of the late Grady Newton Chain and Bonnie Mae Bond Chain. Vickie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Vickie grew up in a military family and lived in Texas, Georgia, Washington and California before they settled...
Ms. Deborah C. Lacey
Sep 21, 2017
Deborah Carol Lacey passed away on September 21, 2017 following a hard fought extended illness. Debbie was born March 4, 1952 in Portland, Maine to Clifford Dean and Sally Miller West. She retired from the Department of Defense where she worked in various roles supporting the military activities at Fort Jackson. Debbie continued her engagement with Fort Jackson by working...
Mrs. Norah Patricia Ross
Sep 20, 2017
Norah Patricia Hughes Ross, 83, of Elgin, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Born in Warrington, England on April 1, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Norah O'Brien Hughes. Mrs. Ross was retired from Richland Co. School District Two as a Cafeteria Manager. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Calvin Leo Ross; children, David...
Mrs. Pearl R. Taubkin
Sep 20, 2017
Pearl R. Taubkin of Columbia passed away on Sept. 20, 2017 at the age of 102. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Cowen of Columbia and son, Dr. Steven Taubkin of Melbourne FL. Sandy and her husband David had two sons, Scott and Jeff, while Steven and his now deceased wife Bobbi, had three daughters, Nicole, Beth and Meredith....
Mrs. Ruby Mae Goodwin Godfrey
Sep 19, 2017
Ruby Mae Godfrey, 91, of Elgin, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Born August 13, 1926 in Wolf Pit, NC near Rockingham, she was a daughter of the late James David Goodwin and Esther May Long Goodwin. Ruby worked as an accounting clerk at the US Army Post Exchange at Fort Jackson, and later at Owens Steel. She was a former...
Mrs. Helene Kligman
Sep 19, 2017
Helene Firetag Kligman was born August 12, 1931 in Charleston, SC. She peacefully passed away in her family home on Sullivan's Island Tuesday, September, 19, 2017, surrounded by her children and her sister, Lynda Denberg. She was the daughter of the late Mildred and Joseph Firetag. Helene was the beloved wife of Melton Kligman (of Blessed Memory). They were married...
Mrs. Ethel Fairfax Seward Whilden Hendricks
Sep 17, 2017
Mrs. Ethel Fairfax Seward Whilden Hendricks, 96, of Columbia, formerly of Dallas, Texas, died Sunday, September 17, 2017. Ms. Hendricks was born on November 5, 1920, in Corsicana, TX to Clay and Ellen Seward. Growing up in Independence, TX, she graduated from Sam Houston Women's College and lived most of her adult life in Dallas and Duncanville, TX. A member...
Mrs. Viola Betty Joyner
Sep 17, 2017
Viola Betty Joyner, 96, of Columbus, NC passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Laurel Woods in Columbus, NC. Viola was the daughter of the late William and Annie May Cottrell. She enjoyed living on the family farm and had worked for the Brookland-Cayce School System and in retail sales. She loved canning vegetables, cooking for her family, and...
Mr. Jenkins "Jenks" Street Crayton Jr.
Sep 15, 2017
Jenkins Street Crayton, Jr. (Jenks) 55, of Greensboro, North Carolina, died peacefully in his home on Friday, September 15, 2017. Jenks was born August 1, 1962 in Charleston, South Carolina, where he started school at The Louise Hanahan Little School. At age six, his family moved to Columbia. His father, Jenkins S. Crayton, a Senior Vice President of the Citizens...
Mr. James Michael Brantley
Sep 14, 2017
James Michael Brantley, 33, of Lugoff, died Thursday, September 14, 2017. Born in Augusta, GA, on October 14, 1983, he was the son of Cindy Barnes Dominici and James Wallace Brantley. James was employed by Publix for 12 years. He enjoyed reading and listening to mystery podcasts. James loved his wife, Jennifer, of six years, his family and fur babies....
Ms. Karie Ann Carter
Sep 13, 2017
Karie Ann Carter, 61, of Columbia, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born August 12, 1956 in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. Carter and Emilie Lowman Carter. Karie Ann was a graduate of Queens College in Charlotte and a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Her passions were volunteering at her church and the EFM Group, vacationing...
