Mrs. Edith Lois Kline
May 30, 2017
Edith Lois Kline, 87, of Columbia, formerly of Wayne, NJ, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born in Scranton, PA on April 5, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Anna Schwartz Mrs. Kline graduated from the McDowell Institute of Art and was an artist in the fashion industry before raising her two children. She later worked for...
Mr. Arthur E. Wilken Jr.
May 30, 2017
Mr. Arthur E. Wilken, Jr., 86, of West Columbia, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Born June 25, 1930 in Chicago, he was a son of the late Arthur E. and Sarah Evans Wilken. He was a US Army veteran and was married to Beatrice Radelja Wilken. A private family service was held at the residence. Shives Funeral...
Mr. William Dale Menting
May 29, 2017
William Dale Menting, 55, of Fair Play, SC, died May 29, 2017 at WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC. Born January 24, 1962 in Inverness, Florida, he was the son of the late Edwin H. Menting and Mary Anglin Menting. Dale was a 1980 graduate of Winter Park High School in Florida. He was a member of the...
Mrs. Barbara White
May 29, 2017
Barbara Wylie White, 76, of Columbia, died peacefully at her home, Monday, May 29, 2017. Born in Columbia on August 19, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Heyward Wylie, Jr and Nellie Kirby Wylie. Mrs. White, a former member of Reformation Lutheran Church, was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She worked at the South Carolina Tax...
Mrs. Hannah Rubin
May 28, 2017
Hannah P. Rubin, of Columbia, the daughter of Ida and Michael Prystowsky, was born on September 23, 1916, in Charleston, SC. She attended Memminger High School where she was president of the senior class as well as valedictorian. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1938 and was voted "the prettiest girl in her class" (and she was beautiful!)....
Mrs. Lucille Hook
May 28, 2017
Lucille Terry Hook of West Columbia, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Born June 20, 1920, in Sumter, SC, she was a daughter of the late John and Aline Stewart Terry. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Davis C. Hook, Sr.; a son, Gerald (Jerry) Hook; brothers, John M. Terry,...
Mrs. Edna Pound Herring
May 28, 2017
Edna Pound Herring, 95, of Columbia, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 28, 2017, where she was cared for by her daughters. Born in Augusta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Ola McAuliffe Pound and John Corley Pound. Edna was married to the late James Hilary Herring for 71 years and lived most of her married...
Professor Emeritus Allen Corbett
May 28, 2017
Professor Emeritus, Allen P. Corbett, of the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, died May 28, 2017, with his wife Eileen and friends by his side. Born April 17, 1939, in Camden, Professor Corbett was the son of the late Robert Allen Corbett of Wagener and Melba Louise Hegler Corbett of Kershaw. In 1948, at age 9, he...
Mr. Michael Kenneth Admire
May 26, 2017
Michael "Mike" Kenneth Admire, 62, of Columbia, died Friday, May 26, 2017. Born in Washington, D.C., he is a son of Lewis Kenneth Admire and the late Betty Ruth Newnham Admire. Mike loved astronomy which was a lifelong hobby for him. He was an animal lover who could never turn his back on one. In addition to his father, he...
Mr. Stanley J. Wszola
May 25, 2017
Stanley John Wszola, 66, of Columbia, died Thursday, May 26, 2017. Born December 18, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Stanley and Katherine Krupa Wszola. He was a 1968 high school graduate and received a degree in Journalism from Temple University. Stanley moved to New Hampshire to work for Byte Magazine and later for the...
Mrs. Claire G. Nezvesky
May 23, 2017
Claire Gottlieb Nezvesky, 81, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC on June 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late George S. Gottlieb and Esther Blankfield Gottlieb. Claire graduated from Dreher High School and attended the University of Georgia. She served as a B'nai B'rith Girls president and was a member of Beth Shalom...
Mrs. Peggy H. Camlin
May 21, 2017
Peggy H. Camlin, 76, of Columbia, died Sunday, May 21, 2017. Born August 28, 1940, in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Richard Ervin and Virginia Pinner Hearl. A member of Shandon Baptist Church, and involved in the Children's Ministry, she was a homemaker and former employee of Family Christian Stores. Peggy also helped make meals for The...
Mrs. Ethel Rebecca Kelly Steele
May 18, 2017
Ethel R. Steele, 89, of Columbia, died, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Born in Canton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Clara Kelly. Ethel has a passion for her pets and was a gentle, soft spoken, kind, caring and compassionate lady. She taught Sunday school at Spring Hill Wesleyan Church and was influential in the lives of...
Mr. John Eugene Phillips
May 18, 2017
John Eugene Phillips, born September 28, 1957, in Shabani, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), went to be with his Lord May 18, 2017. He graduated from Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy in Seymour, Tennessee. After completing two years at Wingate Junior College in North Carolina, he went on to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BA in Graphic...
Ms. Rosalie "Rosie" Kohn
May 18, 2017
Born in Columbia, South Carolina on August 28, 1948, Rosalie Ruth Kohn, known to her friends and family as Rosie, began her life journey. On May 18, 2017 that journey ended. She was the beloved daughter, of Caroline Haltiwanger Kohn and the late Hart Kohn, Jr. Rosie graduated from A. C. Flora High School; attended Stratford College and graduated from...
Miss Truly Theola Holloway
May 17, 2017
Miss Truly Theola Holloway, 5,of Columbia, passed peacefully in the arms of her mother, with her father by her side, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Born on March 4, 2012, she was the daughter of Javashia Rawlinson and Donnell Holloway. Friends may call at the family home, 314 Great North Road, Columbia. A Celebration of Life will be held at...
Mr. Jimmy L. Davis
May 16, 2017
Jimmy Laverne Davis, 87, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Born November 18, 1929 in Mullins, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Rufus F. Davis and Vivian Johnson Davis. Jimmy attended Columbia High School and retired after thirty years of service with the Colonial and A&P Stores. Survivors include his loving wife, Elizabeth Berry Davis; daughters,...
Mr. Edward "Ed" Lee Diveley, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Edward "Ed" L. Diveley, Jr., 68, of Columbia, went to be with his beloved wife Allison, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Born in New Orleans on January 22, 1949, he was the son of the late Wilma Huxford Diveley. Ed was a CW3 Sr. Aviator in the US Army. He served in Vietnam, West Germany, and flew medivac missions in Columbia....
Mr. Jeffrey "Jeff" John Kohrt
May 15, 2017
Blythewood – Jeffrey "Jeff" John Kohrt, 61, of Blythewood, formerly of Ft. Myers, FL, died Monday, May 15, 2017. Born April 19, 1956 in St. Paul, MN, he was a son of the late Fred and Bonnie Rose Kohrt. He is survived by his wife, Narlene Wolke Kohrt; step-children; and siblings. Jeanne, Mike, Steve, and Jill. A graveside service with...
Mrs. Addie Mae Swindler Jones
May 13, 2017
Addie Mae Swindler Jones, 70, of Columbia, joined the church triumphant on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born November 30, 1946, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late James Oakman and Pearl Martin Swindler. Addie Mae was a lifelong member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher and was an avid member of the...
