Mr. William "Bill" Roof
Mar 10, 2017
William "Bill" Roof, 75, of Columbia, died Friday, March 10, 2017. Born July 17, 1941, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Albert H. Roof and Lillian Motely Dreher. After graduating Columbia High School he served in the Airforce Reserves from 1954-1962, He owned and operated Roof Jewelers and Midlands Holdings, Inc. for 67 years. He was a...
Mrs. Dolores Frances Gonda
Mar 8, 2017
Dolores Frances Gennaro Gonda, 80, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living in Charlotte where she had resided for the past 15 months. Born January 6, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late James Gennaro and Josephine Piscitello Gennaro. As a child, she worked for her father on his produce truck making...
Mr. Mitchell Grimsley Morris
Mar 4, 2017
On March 4, 2017, Mitchell Grimsley Morris, 50, lost his long, courageous battle with cancer in Austin, TX. He was born on January 16, 1967 to Janice Grimsley DeLozier and Carroll Morris. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a major in Electrical Engineering. While still in high school at Spring Valley, he worked as a volunteer in...
Mrs. Ronnie Drucker
Mar 3, 2017
Marilyn "Ronnie" Drucker, 71, of Columbia, died Friday, March 3, 2017. Born February 11, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Eleanor Wallenstein Rosenblum. Ronnie is survived by her beloved husband, Herbert Drucker; her children and their spouses, Lisa Zweben (Arnold), Laurence Drucker (Kimberly), Akiva ben Mene' Douglas James Kranz, Kay Drucker, and...
Mr. John Robert Brumbaugh
Mar 3, 2017
John Robert Brumbaugh, 66, of Columbia, died Friday, March 3, 2017. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on June 16, 1950 to the late James Robert and Faynetta Rose Van Metre Brumbaugh. Mr. Brumbaugh was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church in Columbia, and was a member of the Masonic Alpha Lodge, A.F. & A.M., in Framingham, Massachusetts....
Mr. James Henry "Jim" Freeman
Mar 3, 2017
James Henry "Jim" Freeman, 69, of Swansea, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017. Born March 5, 1947 in Richland County, he was the son of the late Vera Hoffman Freeman and Harry Arthur Freeman. Jim graduated from Columbia High School and proudly served his country in the Vietnam War. In 2010, he retired from the South Carolina Department of Corrections....
Mrs. Mary F. Gaddis
Mar 1, 2017
Columbia: Mary F. Gaddis, 79, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Born February 6, 1938, in Hodges, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Hershell L. Thomas and Willie Carol Davis Thomas. She was a long-time member of Petersen Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, Roy E. Gaddis; son, Richard Gaddis; daughter, Kathy Idell; two...
Mrs. Jennie Stevans
Feb 26, 2017
A funeral service for Jennie E. Stevans, of Columbia, will be held at 1 o'clock, Saturday, March 4th, 2017 at Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road, Columbia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 12:30 in the Grande Hall. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family....
Mr. Frank Hunt
Feb 26, 2017
Kenneth Franklin "Frank" Hunt, 77, of Blythewood, died Sunday, February 26, 2017. Born June 5, 1939, in Columbia, South Carolina, he was a son of the late David Webster Hunt and Della Mae Jolley. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, he was a 1957 graduate of Dreher High School and attended the University of South Carolina. He was a...
Mrs. Myrtle Clyburn Shealy
Feb 24, 2017
Myrtle Clyburn Shealy, 92, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017. Born in Columbia on March 1, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Thomas Clyburn and Sarah Margaret Catoe Clyburn. Mrs. Shealy was an avid Clemson fan, attending many games, including the 1981 National Championship. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was loved by...
Sfc Joseph "Joe" K. Coveney
Feb 23, 2017
Joseph "Joe" K. Coveney, 52, of Columbia died Thursday, February 23, 2017. Born in Boston, MA on March 18, 1964, Joe was a son of the late John Joseph Coveney and Marilyn Cecelia Hogan. Joe was a man with a quick wit who always had an entertaining story to tell. He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. His...
Mrs. Mary Kennedy Todd
Feb 22, 2017
Mary Kennedy Todd, 94, of Columbia, widow of Charles Edward Todd, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The daughter of the late Dr. Isaac Newton Kennedy and Mary Emma Carlisle Kennedy, she was born June 29, 1922 in Ora, South Carolina. Mrs. Todd was raised in Mooresville, NC and graduated from Erskine College. She and her husband, along with their best...
Ms. Caroline S. Wise
Feb 21, 2017
West Columbia - Caroline S. Wise, 86, of West Columbia went home to her Heavenly Father, Wednesday, February 21, 2017. Ms. Wise was born in Orangeburg County, SC to the late Benjamin Delay and Mammie Brownlee Smith. She worked for Shelia's Fashion Trend and was a faithful viewer of First Baptist Church of Columbia's Sunday broadcast. She is survived by...
Mrs. Sally P. Gissendanner
Feb 20, 2017
Services for Mrs. Alice P. "Sally" Gissendanner will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Washington Street Baptist Church, 401 N Vanderhorst, Winnsboro, conducted by Reverend DeWitt Atkerson. Interment will follow the service at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia. Mrs. Gissendanner passed away peacefully at her home Monday morning, February 20, 2017. Born on November 5, 1923 in...
Ms. Regna Paula Gross
Feb 20, 2017
Regna Paula Gross, 69, of Columbia, died Monday, February 20, 2017. The daughter of the late Albert M. and Miriam McGowan Gross, she always had a kind word and let everyone know that she loved them. Her family was very special to her. She is survived by her sister, Karla McGowan; sister-in-law, Linda Gross; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces...
Mr. Kenneth Ronald Jaco
Feb 18, 2017
Kenneth Ronald Jaco, 83, of Irmo, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017. Born June 18, 1933, to the late Jesse and Lucile Neely Jaco. He was schooled in Columbia, served two years in the National Guard, 51st M.P. division, served nine years for Local Union #104, served 32 years working in industry as a Special Layout Man, Supervisor, and Quality...
Mrs. Margaret Ola Mae Johnston
Feb 15, 2017
Margaret Ola Mae Johnston, 78, of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Born August 25, 1938 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Roberson and Nettie Belle Cumbee Roberson. She was a woman of great strength and was a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include her children, Timothy Johnston (Becky), Gina Laderman (Glenn), Guy Johnston (Wendy),...
Mr. Carter Eaves Montgomery
Feb 15, 2017
Carter Eaves Montgomery, 69, of Winnsboro, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Born in Columbia on January 31, 1948, he was a son of the late John Alexander and Lottie Mae Carter Montgomery. A graduate of Clemson University, Carter worked towards a PhD with concentration in Animal Nutrition. At one point in his career, he was a nutritionist at Riverbanks Zoo...
Mrs. Lois S. Richbourg
Feb 14, 2017
Lois Stone Richbourg, 96, of Columbia, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The service for Mrs. Richbourg will be held at 12:30 o'clock Saturday, February 18th at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Matt Yon officiating. A private burial will precede the service. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 4 until 6 o'clock at Shives Funeral...
Mr. S. Wayne Bowen
Feb 12, 2017
Stewart Wayne Bowen, 66, of Columbia, died Sunday, February 12, 2017. Born in Columbia on December 12, 1950, he was a son of Pauline Nates Bowen Keels and the late Norman C. Bowen. Wayne was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and the Dentsville Masonic Lodge. He worked at Carolina Eastman for 15 years and later for himself renovating...
