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Ms. Cynthia Jackie Johnson

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mr. James "Pete" Stoudemire

Mr. James "Pete" Stoudemire

Jan 16, 2017

James Farrell "Pete" Stoudemire, 84, of Columbia, died Monday, January 16, 2017. Born October 8, 1932, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Henry Thomas and Lizzie Bell Eleazer Stoudemire. Pete was a member of Midlands Christian Church where he served in many capacities to include Elder, Sunday school superintendent, treasurer, and song leader. At the...

Mrs. Richardine H. Mccluney

Mrs. Richardine H. Mccluney

Jan 16, 2017

Richardine Hamby McCluney, 81, of Columbia, died Monday, January 16, 2017. The daughter of the late Gwennie Sue McDonald and Richard Hamby, she was married to Bob Donald McCluney for 65 years. Her family knew her as a devoted mother and wife, who loved the Lord. She is survived by her husband and four sons, Richard Anthony "Tony" McCluney (Jadanna),...

Mrs. Cleo D. Nates

Mrs. Cleo D. Nates

Jan 14, 2017

Cleo D. Nates, 81, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 14, 2017. Born January 8, 1936, in Wayne County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Cleveland Davis and Lucille Jones Davis. Survivors include her loving husband, Tommy Nates; daughters, Della Templeton and Kandi (Rose) Stewart; grandchildren, Chris Dicks and Trey Warren; great granddaughter, Anna Warren; a sister, Elizabeth...

Mr. Emery Norman Mckee

Mr. Emery Norman Mckee

Jan 14, 2017

Emery Norman McKee, 47, of Hopkins, went to his heavenly home, January 14, 2017. He is survived by his mother, Alice "Pat" Martin of Hopkins, and a sister, Renee McKee of Sumter. Emery is met in heaven by his father, two brothers and a sister. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. A service will be...

Dr. Robert Virgil Williams

Dr. Robert Virgil Williams

Jan 14, 2017

Robert V. Williams was born October 10, 1938 in a rural crossroads of north Florida, the youngest of four. He was the first in his family to earn his doctorate, an accomplishment so noteworthy in his small town his photo appeared in the local newspaper when he became a professor at the University of South Carolina. His mother, brothers and...

Mrs. Cecile Bryan

Mrs. Cecile Bryan

Jan 12, 2017

Cecile Irene Allen Bryan passed away January 12, 2017, at Wildewood Downs Retirement Community. Her nephew Bryan Hovey will officiate at a graveside service for family to be held at Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palmetto Health Foundation for The Children's Hospital, PO Box 247, Columbia, SC 29202; Palmetto Health Hospice, PO...

Mrs. Sonja S. Johnson

Mrs. Sonja S. Johnson

Jan 9, 2017

Sonja Schmitt Johnson, 81, of Columbia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, January 9, 2017. Born in Miesenbach, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Hermann and Helene Geib Schmitt. Mrs. Johnson was a dedicated member of Jackson Creek Baptist Church for 50 years, where she taught 1st and 2nd grade Sunday school as well...

Mr. Dennis Allen Fields

Mr. Dennis Allen Fields

Jan 7, 2017

Dennis Allen Fields, 66, of Lake Wateree, died Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was born on July 17, 1950 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Alfred and Helen Begley Fields. Mr. Fields was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Blythewood was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed immensely. Surviving are his wife, Brenda Bayes Fields;...

Mrs. Lillie Mae Bartsch

Mrs. Lillie Mae Bartsch

Jan 7, 2017

Lillie Mae Bartsch, of Blythewood, died Saturday, January 7, 2017. Born in Blythewood, South Carolina, on May 30, 1939 she was a daughter of the late Clifton and Mary Howell Hagood. Mrs. Bartsch was a member of Pine View Baptist Church. A loving mother and grandmother, she was affectionally known as "MeMaw." Mrs. Bartsch loved to watch sports and was...

Mr. Daniel H. Hendon

Mr. Daniel H. Hendon

Jan 7, 2017

Daniel H. Hendon, 91, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 7, 2017. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Genevieve Epps and Robert Hendon. Mr. Hendon, an engineer, was a veteran of the US Navy, worked for NASA and retired from Westinghouse. He was a member of Church of the Cross Episcopal Church, Columbia. Mr. Hendon is...

Mr. James F. Boney

Mr. James F. Boney

Jan 5, 2017

James Frederick Boney, 73, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born in Columbia, SC on May 24, 1943, he was a son of the late William E. Boney, Jr. and Beverly Locke Boney. Mr. Boney was a member of Shandon Baptist Church. He was an avid Gamecock fan, loved the outdoors and hiked the Appalachian Trail. Mr. Boney retired...

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