Mrs. Hazel C. Smith
Jan 31, 2017
Hazel Carter Smith, 92, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Born in Chester County, SC on November 28, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin T. and Lois Worthy Carter. Mrs. Smith was an active member of Eau Claire Baptist Church, where she taught GA's, worked in the nursery for over 30 years, and prepared meals for...
Mr. Alan G. Kampe
Jan 31, 2017
Alan G. Kampe, 68, of Columbia, formerly of Libertyville, IL, died peacefully, Monday, January 31, 2017. Born in Chicago on September 25, 1948, he was a son of the late George Albert and June Peterson Kampe. Alan graduated from the University of Denver, Class of 1970, and retired from Joseph M. Wiedemann Insurance in Arlington Heights. He was a member...
Mrs. Eddie Mae Walls
Jan 30, 2017
Eddie Mae (Honey) Slater Walls was born on March 22, 1926 to the late Albert Slater and Pinckney Snead-Slater in Lula, Mississippi. She was married to John Henry Walls, who preceded her in death. She confessed her love for Christ at an early age. After a long fight with her illness, she was called home on January 30, 2017. She...
Mr. Albert Caswell Broach
Jan 29, 2017
Albert Caswell Broach, 83, of Blythewood, died Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born January 27, 1934, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Lewis Caswell and Vera E. Lowman Broach. Mr. Broach grew up in Irmo, and graduated from Irmo High School. He married Emily Sharpe in 1956, and was immediately drafted during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Broach worked...
Mrs. Joyce V. Jacobs
Jan 28, 2017
Joyce Virginia Aspinwall Jacobs, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born December 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Reppard and Myrtle Aspinwall of Blackshear, Georgia. Joyce was born in Screven, Georgia and raised in South Georgia. She married and raised six children, moving from Georgia to Florida, and finally settling...
Mr. Hakim Barry Frazier
Jan 27, 2017
Hakim Barry Frazier, 23, of Columbia, died Friday, January 27, 2017. Hakim was born in Manhattan, NY, on July 28, 1993. He moved to Columbia in 2012 and graduated from Dreher High School, Class of 2013. Hakim was an All American High School Quarterback and attended SC State University on a football scholarship. Survivors include his mom; Steffany Boyd; sisters,...
Mrs. Linda M. Money
Jan 27, 2017
Linda Michelle Money, 53, of Irmo, died peacefully at home, Friday, January 27, 2017. Born in Rochester, NY on May 24, 1963, she was a daughter of Jose and Ella Gibson Cruz. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister. Linda was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Irmo. She was baptized at the age...
Mr. Ottmar "Otto" R. Wemmer
Jan 27, 2017
Ottmar (Otto) Rudolf Wemmer, 86, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at his home in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Wemmer leaves behind his lovely wife of 55 years, Elvira R. Wemmer; his beautiful daughters, Diana W. Stevenson and Yvonne W. Van Slyck; sons-in-law, Hal W. Stevenson and Nicholas H. Van Slyck; his grandchildren, Alexander W. Stevenson (Rebecca K. Stevenson),...
Mrs. Nancy Geiger Noesner
Jan 26, 2017
Nancy Geiger Noesner, 73, died Thursday, January 26, 2017. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late LB and Margaret Geiger. The oldest of four children, she was followed in birth by Beth, Lucia and Brooker. Nancy grew up in the Denny Terrace area of Columbia and attended Denny Terrace Baptist Church and graduated from Eau Claire High...
Ms. Carol Christianson Best
Jan 26, 2017
Carol Anne Christianson Best of Columbia, died Thursday, January 26, 2017. Born December 12, 1937 in Oak Park, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late J. Russell and Gladys Rogers Christianson. Russ Christianson was a former president of the Village of Oak Park and general counsel of the Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Best graduated from Oak Park High School...
Mr. Charles Van Patten
Jan 22, 2017
Charles Hanson Van Patten, 91, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 22, 2017. Born on May 14, 1925 in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Earl and Annie May Van Patten. Mr. Van Patten served in WWII where he earned a bronze medal during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he served in the United States...
Ms. Cynthia Jackie Johnson
Jan 21, 2017
A graveside service for Cynthia Jackie Yarborough Johnson, 82, will be held at 1 o'clock, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock on Tuesday at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Drive, Columbia. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, January 21, 2017. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter...
Mr. G. Raymond Mcelveen Jr.
Jan 21, 2017
Raymond to his friends, and "Sonny" to his family, George Raymond McElveen Jr. died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community. Born in Columbia on August 26, 1932, he was the son of George Raymond McElveen and Susan Vergereau Powers. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Harriet "Sissy" Felder of Charleston. They have three...
Mr. Adrian Mendez
Jan 20, 2017
Magdaleno Adrian Mendez, 18, of Columbia, died Friday, January 20, 2017. He was born in Westerville, OH on December 20, 1998 to Whitney Miracle and Jose Del-Carmen Mendez. Adrian was a senior at Irmo High school. He loved playing basketball, was a gifted photographer including the photography for the Irmo High Wrestling Team and took Senior pictures for his friends...
Mr. Grover Outlaw
Jan 20, 2017
Grover Melton Outlaw, 86, of Columbia, died Friday, January 20, 2017. Born in Richland County on March 9, 1930, he was a son of the late Levi Edmond "Ed" and Eva Goff Outlaw. Mr. Outlaw was a member of the Dutch Fork Masonic Lodge #402, Jamil Temple and Scottish Rite. He is survived by a brother, L.E. Outlaw; a nephew...
Mrs. Victoria Huang
Jan 20, 2017
Victoria Huang, 43, of Columbia, died January 20, 2017. Born in Taiwan, she was a daughter of Peter Huang and Saundrew Huang. She was a beloved mother, cherished wife, and adored youngest daughter. She came to the United States at the age of eleven and later attended the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Math, where she first met...
Mr. Paul Lee Penland
Jan 18, 2017
COLUMBIA – Paul Lee Penland, formerly of Lenoir NC, passed away peacefully on January 18th, 2017. Mr. Penland was born in Asheville, NC on December 26, 1925, the son of Charles Nelson and Bertha Mae Kitchens Penland. He grew up in a large and loving family and was educated in the Buncombe County School system having graduated from the Plonk...
Mr. Johnny S. Catoe
Jan 17, 2017
On the morning of January 17, 2017 Johnny S. Catoe passed away at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 85 years old. Johnny was born in Kershaw, SC on April 28, 1931. He was the second child and first son of Edison "Ted" Catoe and Gertrude "Katie" Catoe. Johnny moved with his...
Miss Mary Lou Ball
Jan 17, 2017
Mary Lou Ball, 61, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Simpsonville, SC. Born in Germany on April 23, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Ball, Sr. and Ruth Elisabeth Weitzel Ball. Lou grew up attending the Happy Time Center and the Babcock Center. She was a Special Olympics equestrian gold medalist and named the...
Mr. Boyd William Price
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Boyd William Price, 91, of Columbia, died Monday, January 16, 2017 in Concord, NC where he resided for the past 18 months. Born in Blythewood on June 28, 1925, he was the son of the late Boyd M. and Mamie Abell Price. Boyd worked in the engineering department of the SC Department of Mental Health at Crafts-Farrow. He was...
