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...
Mrs. Georgine Eichinger Mohar
Nov 13, 2016
Georgine Eichinger Mohar, 89, of Columbia, died Sunday, November 13, 2016. Born January 12, 1927, in Dingolfing, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Georg and Anna Eichinger Pollner. Mrs. Mohar was a loving wife and mother, who grew up in Germany and married her husband, a US soldier. She was proud to become a US citizen and enjoyed...
Mr. Roy Arthur Gooding
Nov 12, 2016
Roy Arthur Gooding, 68, of Columbia, died Saturday, November 12, 2016. Born in Columbia on May 22, 1948, he was a son of the late Calvin B. and Madge Watts Gooding. Roy was a member of Jackson Creek Baptist Church for over 50 years, where he served on several committees. He loved Southern Gospel music and was a sound board...
Mrs. Mamie E. Ward
Nov 12, 2016
Mamie Ezekiel Ward, 97, of Columbia died Saturday, November 12, 2016. Born September 4, 1919 in Swansea, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher and Daisy Rucker Ezekiel. Mamie was a caregiver at heart, and she served the patients of Baptist Medical Center's orthopedic floor for over 20 years as a nurses' aide. After her retirement in 1980, she...
Mr. Gerhard Walter Noesner
Nov 11, 2016
Gerhard Walter Noesner, 61, of Columbia, died Friday, November 11, 2016. Born November 12, 1955 in Ashtabula, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frederic and Rosina Noesner, who immigrated to the United States from Austria and Hungary respectively. The family moved to Athens, GA in 1969, where Gerhard grew up. He graduated from the University of Georgia in...
Mrs. Doris Morgan Broom
Nov 8, 2016
Born Doris Morgan on August 27, 1928 in Spindale, North Carolina to Eugene Vernon Morgan and Carra Lavender Morgan, Doris grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After graduating from Spartanburg High School, Doris worked in the records of the sales department at the Belk Hudson Department Store. She married Billy E. Broom, Sr. on January 1, 1948 and left the...
Mrs. Beverly Krag Lunceford
Nov 6, 2016
Columbia - Beverly Krag Lunceford, 83, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, in Columbia, SC. Born October 8, 1933, in Memphis TN, she was the daughter of Don Taylor and Mildred Fisher Krag. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother and sister, William Krag and Donna Capone, as well as her son, Emmett M. Lunceford,...
Mr. Paul Dillard Crossland
Nov 6, 2016
Paul Dillard Crossland was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 6, 2016. He was born in Columbia, SC on August 27, 1937, and was a son of Arthur William and Lottie Mae Stallings Crossland. Mr. Crossland graduated from Dreher High School and served in the US Army at Fort Hood, TX and Erlangen, Germany from 1957-1960....
Mr. John B. Jackson Sr.
Nov 5, 2016
Mr. John Belton Jackson Sr., 83, of Columbia, died November 5, 2016. Born on October 17, 1933 in Great Falls, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Norman and Lennie Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a graduate of Great Falls High School, Class of 1951, where he lettered in football. He served in the US Navy during the Korean...
Mr. John Roy Folsom
Nov 4, 2016
John Roy Folsom Columbia - John Roy Folsom was born on December 30, 1918, the fifth of the six children of William Arthur and Flora Newsom Folsom. He passed away peacefully on November 4, 2016. John Roy loved Columbia, his birthplace of Hartsville, SC, his alma mater, Furman University but most of all, his family and his Lord. He and...
Mrs. Mable Lowder
Nov 4, 2016
Mable G. Ard Lowder, 92, of Columbia, died peacefully, Friday, November 4, 2016. Born in Clarendon County on September 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Bradham Ard and Carrie Rebecca Nesbitt Ard. Mrs. Lowder retired from the State Hospital and was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Hartin; daughter in law,...
Mrs. Frances Jackson
Nov 3, 2016
Columbia – Frances Herman Jackson, 88, died November 3, 2016, at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community where she had made her home for the past seven years. A daughter of the late Arthur and Edith Logan Herman, she was born July 10, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1950, she moved to New York...
Mrs. Margie Lois Kirby
Nov 2, 2016
Margie Lois Kirby, 75, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, November 2, 2016. Born January 20, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie Marion Trapp and Emily Mae Hood Trapp. Margie was a member of Grace Community Church. Mrs. Kirby is survived by her two children, Virginia Ann Miles, and Herman Willie Kirby, Jr. (Amy); grandchildren, Victoria Waleke (Mike), Jacob...
Mrs. Melba Cooper Smith
Nov 1, 2016
Melba Cooper Smith, 85, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Born May 22, 1931 in Blythewood, SC, she was a daughter of the late Fay Boyd Cooper and Alma Lilla Crumpton. Mrs. Smith retired from Allied Chemical after 28 years of service, and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert J. "Bob" Smith; daughters,...
Mr. Delbert Erwin Baltus
Oct 31, 2016
Mr. Delbert Erwin Baltus, 78, of Columbia, died Monday, October 31, 2016. Born in Buffalo Lake, MN, on December 9, 1937, he was a son of the late Erwin C. and Della Haag Baltus. A veteran of the US Army, Delbert served at Fort Jackson, where he met his late wife, Margaret Jean Workman Baltus. He was a longtime member...
Mrs. Willie Mae Melton
Oct 30, 2016
Mrs. Willie Mae Melton, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born in Hartsville, SC, on February 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late B.B. and Leva Kirkley Hodge. Mrs. Melton was known as "Mee-Maw" by the members of Woodfield Park Baptist Church where she enjoyed worship and fellowship, and where she served as a Sunday School...
Mr. Martin Edward Alexander
Oct 30, 2016
Mr. Martin Edward Alexander, 94, of Columbia, formerly of Ocala, FL, died Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born on April 2, 1922 in Plainview, Texas, he was a son of the late Tilmon C. Alexander and Ruth Ione Dodge Alexander. Mr. Alexander honorably served as a pilot in the US Air Force, and was a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam....
Mrs. Joan Brazell Langley
Oct 29, 2016
Joan Brazell Langley, 74, of Columbia, died Saturday, October 29, 2016. Born August 20, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Muriel Mayers Brazell. Joan was married to the late Robert G. Langley, Jr. for 36 years and was ready to go home to see her husband. Family was her first priority in life. She was...
