Mr. Frank Bertil Wenstrom
Dec 24, 2016
Mr. Frank Bertil Wenstrom passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016. Frank, the son of the late Sam and Anna Wenstrom, was born in Chicago, IL on April 19, 1931. He was raised in Chicago except for the five years his family moved back to their native Sweden. As a young man, Frank completed his undergraduate studies in...
Mrs. Dorothy Long Wiles
Dec 23, 2016
Dorothy Long Wiles, 89, of Columbia, died Friday, December 23, 2016. A daughter of the late Era Enlow and John Thurrell Long, she was married to the late Oswald Wiles. Dorothy was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, who was a loving mother and grandmother, and a talented seamstress and loved crafts. She is survived by her daughters, Ann...
Ms. Donna Taylor Bone
Dec 22, 2016
Donna Armalia Taylor Bone, 72, of Columbia, died December 22, 2016 at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital after a life filled with love. Born on March 31, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Taylor and Roscoe Taylor. A graduate of Eau Claire High School and Palmer Business College, Donna worked as an administrator for DHEC spending the majority...
Mrs. Laurie Bouknight
Dec 22, 2016
Annie "Laurie" Derrick Bouknight, wife of the late Cromer Darr Bouknight, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Laurie was born in Columbia on December 19, 1929, to the late Ernest Dewy Derrick and Minnie Irene Ross Derrick. She graduated from Columbia High School. Before starting a family, she enjoyed working at the...
Mrs. Florence Marie Beaumont Mitchell
Dec 19, 2016
Florence Marie Beaumont Mitchell, amazing mother of eight, died surrounded by her family on December 19, 2016. She was affectionately known as Beau to her friends and Mer to her twenty-two grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1925, she was the adored only child of Florence Marie Koch Beaumont and Green Berry Beaumont. She grew...
Mrs. Ruth C. Hinson
Dec 17, 2016
Faye Ruth Clinton Hinson, 71, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 17, 2016. Born May 4, 1945 in Rock Hill, she was a daughter of the late Buford Clinton and Hazel Brantley Clinton. She was a past President of the Rock Hill Jayceettes and worked with The Salvation Army and The United Way. Mrs. Hinson retired from Resource Bank Shares and...
Mr. Jack Aaron Boggs
Dec 15, 2016
Mr. Jack Aaron Boggs, 81, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, after his battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on July 4, 1935 in Easley, SC, Jack spent his formative years in Piedmont, SC. He was a son of the late Walter Benston Boggs and Bessie Mae Jones Boggs. Jack faithfully served our nation from 1952 until 1962 as a...
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Steen Clark
Dec 15, 2016
Dorothy Lee Steen Clark, 78, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 15, 2016. Born October 14, 1938 in McBee she was a daughter of the late Mattie Johnson and John Henry Steen. She was married to the late Norman E. Clark. Survivors include her daughters, Susan Boykin of Columbia, Shirley Shea (Michael) of Anchorage, Alaska; granddaughter, Michelle Matthews (Scott) of Columbia;...
Mr. Lynn Epps
Dec 15, 2016
Jack Lynn Epps, 65, of Columbia died Thursday, December 15, 2016. Born October 11, 1951, he was the son of Anna Mixon Epps and the late Jack Epps. He was a graduate of Brookland Cayce High School and was a US Navy veteran. Mr. Epps was a member of Holland Avenue Baptist Church and the Berea Fellowship Sunday School Class....
Mrs. Hildegarde Malloy
Dec 15, 2016
Hildegarde Jung Malloy, 88, of Blythewood, died Thursday, December 15, 2016. Born July 7, 1928 in Leihgestern, Germany she was a daughter of the late Karl Jung, III and Emma Elise Gretchen Jung. She was member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Melynda Cibis (Gerold) of Giessen, Germany; sons, Frank Malloy (Tamara) and Patrick Malloy (Karen) both...
Mr. Stanley J. Arazie
Dec 11, 2016
Stanley "Stan" J. Arazie Stan remembered everyone he ever met – almost all fondly. Sports, music, TV shows, history, politics – he had a remarkable memory for what defined our times. Stan was a schmoozer, starting as a kid working in his parent's store, Margo's, on Main St., then Lourie's, Carmax, and other retailers. He turned his love of memorabilia:...
Mrs. Rebecca "Annie" H. Ball
Dec 11, 2016
Rebecca Ann "Annie" Hampton Ball, 37, of Columbia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016. She was born August 13, 1979 in Greenville, SC to Robert Wayne and Catherine Lott Hampton. Annie attended school at Mitchell Road Christian Academy, League Middle School and was home schooled throughout high school. A wonderful and devoted wife and mother,...
Ms. Jilda Leigh Sharp
Dec 10, 2016
Jilda Leigh Sharp, 53, of Killian, died December 10, 2016, after lingering illnesses. She was born on August 23, 1963 to Janice Grimsley DeLozier and Carroll Morris. Jil was a member of Killian Baptist Church and lived in Killian most of her life. She graduated from Spring Valley High School and attended the University of South Carolina. In addition to...
Mr. Walter R. "Cotton" Hembree
Dec 8, 2016
Walter R. "Cotton" Hembree, 93, of Irmo, died Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born to Lounetter Grubbs and Jess H. Hembree in Columbia, SC, he was married to the late Betty Swenson and the late Jean Player. Mr. Hembree was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, Columbia. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he served as a...
Mrs. Dennis Cantey Foster
Dec 8, 2016
Dennis Cantey Foster, formerly of San Francisco, CA., died Thursday, December 8, 2016, after an extended illness. Born October 5, 1946, in Columbia, she was the daughter of Dr. William Childs Cantey and Blanche Dennis Cantey. Dennis was a graduate of Dreher High School and received a Bachelor's degree from Converse College in Spartanburg. Dennis married Thorne Scott Foster of...
Mr. Robert Paul Byars
Dec 7, 2016
Robert Paul Byars, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Born in Rock Hill, SC, on December 18, 1921, he was a son of Dovie Raines Byars and Robert Byars. Mr. Byars worked at the Naval Base in Charleston, SC until he enlisted in the Navy in 1944. He served in the Pacific...
Mr. Dana Ray Arnold
Dec 7, 2016
Dana Ray Arnold of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Born in Washington, DC on October 25, 1949, he was the son of the late Noah Lee Arnold and Virginia Elizabeth Evans Arnold. He attended Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, and graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Arnold held a private pilot license and ATP...
Mrs. Stella Lassiter Murphy
Dec 4, 2016
Stella Lassiter Murphy, 90, of Columbia, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at her home. Born in Potescasi, NC, she was a daughter of the late Everette Bruce Lassiter and Martha White Lassiter. Stella was a graduate of St. Mary's School in Raleigh and attended Meredith College before earning a degree in journalism from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where...
Mrs. Leila Mae Legrand Nates
Dec 2, 2016
Leila Mae LeGrand Nates, 89, of Elgin, died Friday, December 2, 2016. Born February 11, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Henry Frank and Minnie Blanch Hawkins LeGrand. She was member of Spears Creek Baptist Church and a former member of Jackson Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Nates retired from Richland School District 2 and later from Blue Cross...
Ms. Debra Gail "Debbie" Mellor
Dec 1, 2016
Debra Gail Mellor, 55, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at home and was received into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born on March 4, 1961 in Frankfurt, Germany, while her father served in the US Army, she was the daughter of Floyd Collins Mellor and Christine Hunter Mellor. She attended Pensacola, Florida schools. With...
