Mrs. Mae Ray Sloan
Dec 1, 2016
Mae Ray Sloan, 84, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 1, 2016. Wife of the late William Bryan Sloan, she was born May 15, 1932, in Kershaw County, and was a daughter of the late George and Josephine Ray. She was the 11th child of 13 and was the last surviving. A member of Ebenezer Holiness Baptist Church and the Fairlawn...
Mrs. Shirley Ann Deasy
Nov 29, 2016
Shirley Wilburn Deasy, 73, of Columbia, passed away on November 29, 2016. She was born in 1943 in the state of Alabama and was one of 10 children. She is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Richard Deasy; a daughter, Sherry Knight (Robert); two grandsons, Jeremy Neal and Cody Knight (Reece); three sisters and four brothers. In addition...
Mrs. Faye Gladden Smith
Nov 28, 2016
Mrs. Faye Gladden Smith, 91, of Columbia, died Monday, November 28, 2016, at Palmetto Richland Health in their Hospice Care. Born on November 10, 1925 in Great Falls, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Robert and Annie Aiken Gladden. Faye graduated from Great Falls High School in 1943, attended Mars Hill Junior College, and graduated from Winthrop...
Mrs. Diane C Gladney
Nov 27, 2016
Diane Carithers Gladney, 66, of Columbia, died Sunday, November 27, 2016. Born to Neila Marveen Parks and Young Hoyt Carithers, Jr., Diane grew up in Athens, GA and attended the University of Georgia. She later worked at Fort Gordon in Augusta where she met her husband of 35 years, Greg Gladney, and became an Army wife, traveling the world with...
Mr. Anthony B. "Tony" Knight
Nov 27, 2016
Anthony "Tony" Bernard Knight, 58, of Elgin, South Carolina passed away on November 27, 2016. Mr. Knight was employed with the South Carolina Fire Academy and Operator of Three Boys Recycling. A dedicated public servant, Tony had a long career with the Cayce Fire Department, served as a South Carolina State Constable, and a Reserve Deputy with the Richland County...
Mrs. Mary Middleton Moore
Nov 27, 2016
Mary Middleton Moore, 91, died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home in Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, West Columbia, SC. Born in Warsaw, NC on July 1, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William James and Hattie Dobson Middleton. Mrs. Moore attended Peace College in Raleigh, NC. She married the love of her life, John Franklyn Moore,...
Mr. Charles William Branham Jr.
Nov 25, 2016
Charles William Branham, Jr., 71, of Columbia, died Friday, November 25th. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Rev. Dr. Harold Monroe Yoder
Nov 24, 2016
Reverend Dr. Harold Monroe Yoder departed this life on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, 2016, the day after his 94th birthday, in Columbia, S.C. Born to Dr. Monroe Craig Yoder, professor and chair of the Biology and Chemistry department at Lenoir-Rhyne College (University), and Ethel Katherine (Setzer) Yoder, a schoolteacher, he grew up in Hickory, N.C., with a love for the outdoors...
Mrs. Mable Elaine Vaillancourt
Nov 24, 2016
Mable Elaine Vaillancourt, 97, of Columbia, wife of the late Edward F. Vaillancourt, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, November 24, 2016. She was born in Coventry, VT, a daughter of the late William H. Roy and Rose Hall Roy. Mable received her education in Newport, VT and then relocated to Bellows Falls, VT where she...
Mr. William Lawrence Buff
Nov 24, 2016
William L. "Billy" Buff, Sr., 91, passed away on Thursday November 24, 2016, Thanksgiving morning. Born March 14, 1925 a son of the late John T. Buff and Lou Ella B. Buff of Columbia, SC. He was a faithful member of New Heights Church where he served as deacon, greeter & usher for over 50 years. Billy was a World...
Mr. James Nicholas Maher
Nov 23, 2016
James N. Maher passed away on November 23, 2016, after a long illness. Born in Columbia, December 29, 1937, he was the son of the late Margaret Forde Allen and Richard Thomas Maher. He was a graduate of Columbia High School, class of 1955 and attended the University of South Carolina. In 1957, at the age of 20, Jim borrowed...
Mrs. Brenda Price Brown
Nov 22, 2016
Brenda Price Brown, 74, of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Born in Davidson, NC on July 18, 1942 she was a daughter of the late Samuel William Price and Minnie Alice Price. Mrs. Brown attended University of Virginia and University of South Carolina. In addition to raising her sons, Clayton and Hayes, she spent her time volunteering for Christian...
Mr. Glenn Carson Jeter
Nov 22, 2016
Glenn Carson Jeter, 59, of Brunswick, GA, died November 22, 2016. Born in Columbia on September 16, 1957, he was a son of Lizzie M. Jeter and the late John C. Jeter. Glenn grew up in Columbia and graduated from USC. He was an outgoing person who was always willing to lend a helping hand. In addition to his mother,...
Mrs. Judy Caldwell Hahn
Nov 18, 2016
Judy Lynn Caldwell Hahn, 70, of Columbia, died Friday, November 18, 2016. Born in Spartanburg on May 30, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Lila Martha Smith and Auglin Lanier Caldwell. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Judy earned a degree in nursing from Lander University. She worked in various parts of the state and throughout the country,...
Mr. Homer "Bud" Jackson Walton Jr.
Nov 18, 2016
Homer Jackson "Bud" Walton, Jr., 78, died Friday, November 18, 2016. Mr. Walton was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Homer Jackson and Zera King Walton. He was educated in the public schools of Columbiana, Alabama, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Birmingham-Southern College. He received a Master of Arts degree in Music and a Master of...
Chief Isaac Levern Cribb
Nov 18, 2016
Chief Isaac Levern Cribb, US Navy (Ret.), 79, of Columbia, died Friday, November 18, 2016. Born June 17, 1937 in Conway, he was a son of the late George and Alma Neely Cribb. Chief Cribb retired from the US Navy after 22 years of service. He served on several destroyers and munitions ships and on the admiral's staff for COMNAVAIRLANT...
Ltc Carl Martin Schroeder Jr.
Nov 16, 2016
LTC Carl Martin Schroeder, Jr., US Army (Ret.), 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Born January 7, 1933 in Mountain View, OK, he was the son of the late Carl Martin Schroeder, Sr., and Amy Barrett Schroeder. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty Ann Turner Schroeder, as well as his sons, David (Lisa), Michael...
Mr. Ralph "Fred" Frederick Taylor
Nov 16, 2016
Fred Taylor was born to Ralph Sanner and Emily Cullen Taylor in Annapolis, Maryland on June 11, 1941. He graduated from Annapolis High School and earned B.A. & M. A. degrees in economics from the American University. Mr. Taylor married the former Karen Edythe Conlin of Fort Lauderdale, FL on July 27, 1968, and together, they raised two children, Leigh...
Mrs. Lula Mccraw Gay Duncan
Nov 15, 2016
Lula McCraw (Taw) Gay Duncan died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Taw was born in Jackson, NC on May 7, 1925 to Lula McCraw Price and Eugene John Gay, Jr. She and her mother moved to Warrenton, NC after the death of her father in 1937. Taw attended local schools and graduated from John Graham High School, and four years later,...
Mrs. Mary Skinner Tichy
Nov 13, 2016
Mrs. Mary Skinner Tichy, 97, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of Hendersonville, N.C., passed away on November 13, 2016. She was born May 1, 1919 in West Virginia to the late Cecil and Blanda Stonecipher. Mrs. Tichy was past president of the Pine Garden Club and retired from Sears after 30 years of service. As the mother of three boys, she...
