Mr. Jack M Kneece Jr.
Jul 10, 2017
Jack Monroe Kneece, Jr., 80, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center Emergency department around 1:14 pm. He a had a serious infection that had spread. You are invited to attend his memorial service at 2 o'clock, Friday, July 14, 2017 at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Drive, Columbia. The visitation will begin prior to the...
Mr. Olin Mckinley Brown
Jul 10, 2017
Olin McKinley Brown, 82, of Columbia, died Monday, July 10, 2017. Born September 14, 1934, in Camden, SC, he was a son of the late McKinley and Mones Rogers Brown. Mr. Brown served in the US Army from 1952 until 1961 and fought in Korea. He married his sweetheart, Molly Stokes, on June 6, 1954. Mr. Brown was a member...
Mr. Troy Tucker
Jul 10, 2017
Troy Michael Tucker, 48, of Lugoff, died Monday, July 10, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC on February 20, 1969, he was a son of Laurence Hughes Thomas (Ray) and Clifford Thomas Tucker. He was a 1987 graduate of Spring Valley High School. Troy began a career in law enforcement with the Columbia Police Department, and also worked for Richland and...
Mr. Clyde H Smith
Jul 10, 2017
Lexington – Clyde Hoey Smith, 90, of Lexington, died Monday, July 10, 2017. Born in Kings Mountain, NC on June 30, 1927, he was a son of the late William Franklin and Eva Odessa Carr Smith. Mr. Smith was a US Army Veteran having served in World War II, Vietnam, Korea, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a...
Mrs. Anna May Porter
Jul 9, 2017
Anna May Porter, 87, of West Columbia, was born in Tamcliff, West Virginia, on July 12, 1929, to the late Greely and Callie Ellis May. She graduated from Gilbert High School in 1947. Anna was married first to the late Haron Kennedy, and God blessed them with one daughter, Sharon Ann. She was also married to the late Ernest W....
Ms. Paula Kay Shuping
Jul 7, 2017
Paula Kay Shuping passed away, July 7, 2017. She was born in Salisbury, NC, on July 13, 1946. Paula was a daughter of the late William Paul Shuping and Marion Miller Shuping. Paula graduated from Columbia High School in 1964. She later earned a degree in education from Winthrop College and a Masters in History from the University of South...
Sadie Jo Woods
Jul 4, 2017
Sadie Jo Woods, infant daughter of William Taylor Woods and Kayla Rae Holland-Woods of Blythewood went to be with Jesus, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. In addition to her parents she is survived by her brother, Tyla Woods; maternal grandparents, Andy and Beverly Martin; and paternal grandparents, Bill and Chris Woods. A graveside service will be held 11 o'clock, Saturday, July...
Mrs. June W. Williford
Jul 2, 2017
June Wilson Williford, 95, of Columbia died Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born March 12, 1922 to the late Charles Montgomery Wilson, Sr. and Essie Waddell Wilson, she was one of eleven children raised on her father's tobacco farm in Effingham, South Carolina. June worked for Southern Bell as a telephone operator in her younger days before marrying the late C....
Rev. Paul M. Cheezem Sr.
Jul 1, 2017
Paul Milton Cheezem, Sr. of Leesville, SC died Saturday, July 1, 2017 after suffering a stroke. He was 60. His passions in life were his family, friends, ministry, music and riding his motorcycle. Paul graduated with great pride from Clemson University and Duke Theological Seminary. He was ordained as an Elder in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist...
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Hodges
Jul 1, 2017
Robert E. "Bobby" Hodges died peacefully in the comfort of his home Saturday, July 1, 2017. Born November 20, 1932 in Bath, New York to the late Erwin and Minnie L. Hodges, Bobby was a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to all he met. After serving two years during the Korean War, Bobby became a member of American...
Mr. Haskell Blizzard
Jun 29, 2017
Ridgeway - Haskell Blizzard, 81, of Ridgeway died Thursday June 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Blizzard was son of the late James Walter Blizzard and Jenney Drawdy Blizzard. After leading a successful career as an Automotive Mechanic at his company, Blizzards Automotive Service, he took pride in helping with mission work during disasters in his community and in Africa...
Mrs. Virginia D. Waters
Jun 28, 2017
Virginia Dent Waters, 74, of Evans, GA died Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Raised in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Everett Dent and Katherine Puerfoy Dent. Virginia grew up as a member of College Place United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother with a great wit. An animal lover, who adored her cats, Max...
Mrs. Catherine O'Quinn
Jun 28, 2017
Catherine F. O'Quinn, 90, of Elgin, died June 28, 2017. Born July 19, 1926 in Bamberg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Lucy Carter Fender. She was a member of Blaney Baptist Church and former member of Bayview Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher. She loved fishing and camping in the motor...
Mrs. Linda Jackson Dahlin
Jun 27, 2017
Forest Acres – Linda Jackson Dahlin, 68, of Forest Acres, SC, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at the age of 68. Born May 29, 1949 in Norman, OK, she was a daughter of the late William Jackson and Virginia Anderson Jackson. She graduated Blythewood High School and Columbia College, where she earned a...
Mr. Billy L. Brown
Jun 26, 2017
On June 26, 2017 the loving hand of God, reached down from the heavens to pluck an angel from this earth and take him on his final trip. Billy L. "Bill" Brown, 67, of Columbia passed away unexpectedly leaving behind the fond memories of his winning smile, kind heart, and giving spirit to be Forever treasured by those who knew...
Mrs. Evelyn D Burnett
Jun 26, 2017
Hopkins – Evelyn Rebecca Drawdy Mims Burnett, 82, of Hopkins, died peacefully at her home with her children by her side on Monday, June 26, 2017. Born on November 21, 1934 in Horry County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Thomas William Drawdy and Mallie Lee Wilson Drawdy. Mrs. Burnett attended Eastover School and worked in Public...
Mr. William "Bj" John Leeman
Jun 25, 2017
Gaston – William "BJ" John Leeman, 43, of Gaston, died Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born on December 3, 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany, he was a son of John Elvin Leeman and the late Lucille Carmella Provenzano Leeman. BJ was a man full of life who loved his family and friends dearly. He is survived by his father and stepmother, John...
Mrs. Lanny Palmer
Jun 25, 2017
Leila Ann "Lanny" Palmer quietly transitioned to her heavenly home on the evening of June 25, 2017 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina on August 30, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Leila Margaret Dickson Sullivan and Richard Franklin Sullivan of Manning, South Carolina. She was known by her childhood...
Mrs. Madeleine "Madge" L. Jeter
Jun 24, 2017
Madeleine "Madge" L. Jeter, 91, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 24, 2017. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Minter Lyles, Sr., and Madeleine Crews Lyles, and the wife of the late Robert Bothwell Jeter, Sr. A member of North Trenholm Baptist Church, she was a follower of Jesus Christ with a servant's heart and...
Dr. Edmund Rhett Taylor
Jun 23, 2017
Courageous, determined and gracious to the end, Dr. Edmund Rhett Taylor died on June 23, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC, on March 26, 1916, Edmund lived a full, productive, and adventurous life fueled by an insatiable desire to serve and learn. The son of George Coffin and Ellen Elmore Taylor, Edmund spent his early childhood in Columbia, the city built...
