Mr. Eric O Pittman
Jan 4, 2017
Eric Ord Pittman, 52, of Winnsboro, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Born March 21, 1964 in Columbus, OH, he was a son of the late Warren Eugene and Patricia Jane Hunt Pittman. Raised in a military family, Eric had a passion for art, was a true born comedian, and was an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan. Survivors include his wife, Catherine...
Rev. Harold P. Adkins
Jan 2, 2017
Rev. Harold Preston Adkins, 82, of Columbia, died Monday, January 2, 2017 at his home. He was born April 1, 1934, in Arabi, Georgia to the late G.T. and Aileen Gazaway Adkins. Rev. Adkins was a graduate of Bryan College in Tennessee and Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He served as a Presbyterian minister to churches in Thomasville,...
Mr. G. Melvin Brinson
Jan 2, 2017
George Melvin Brinson, 72, of Columbia, died Monday, January 2, 2017. Born in Colleton County, SC, he was a son of the late Simeon and Ernestine Rebecca Barnes Brinson. Melvin graduated from Columbia High School, Class of 1962, and served in the South Carolina Air National Guard until 1968. He spent 10 years in the lumber business with his father...
Mrs. Patricia T. Pruitt
Jan 1, 2017
Patricia Townsend Pruitt, 67, of Columbia died Sunday, January 1, 2017. She was born on July 23, 1949 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Prentice Arthur and Ellen Thompson Townsend. Mrs. Pruitt was a member of Breath of Life Lutheran Church. Surviving are her children, Rhett Pruitt (Tammy), Rebekah Siceloff (Jeff) and Alex Pruitt; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren....
Mr. Robert W. Brimson
Dec 30, 2016
Robert W. "Boss Man" Brimson, Sr., 50, of Ridgeway, died unexpectedly Friday, December 30, 2016. Robert was born in Miami, FL on March 1, 1966. A member of Sawney's Creek Baptist Church, Robert was a man of many talents, had a big heart, and was always willing to help someone in need. Survivors include his wife, Angela Worley "Angie: Brimson;...
Dylan Thomas Lightfoot
Dec 27, 2016
Columbia – Dylan Thomas Lightfoot, 23, of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Born in Columbia on February 23, 1993, he was a son of Thomas E. Lightfoot, Jr. and Adena Rhea Ray. Dylan was raised and christened in the Episcopal Church but attended New Spring Church where he received Christ as his Lord and Savior. Though he was lighthearted...
Ssgt Kenneth Wayne Stark
Dec 27, 2016
Columbia – SSGT Kenneth Wayne Stark, US Army (Ret.), 78, of Columbia died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Born in Delphi, Indiana on April 9, 1938, he was a son of the late Vernia Young Stark and Merle Sebring. Mr. Stark was retired from the US Army having served in the Vietnam War. He was awarded several medals to include the...
Mrs. Ruby Hinnant Kiser
Dec 26, 2016
Ruby Hinnant Kiser, 92, of Cedar Creek, died peacefully at home, Monday, December 26, 2016. Born in Upper Richland County on November 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Rhett R. Hinnant and Ella Eargle Hinnant. Mrs. Kiser was a charter member of Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church. She served in the church nursery and was a...
Mrs. Helen P. Howell
Dec 24, 2016
Helen Pauline Combs Howell, 84, of Elgin died Saturday, December 24, 2016. Born on October 10, 1932 in Roan Mountain, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Leon and Rula Mae Fair Combs. Helen, who loved the Lord, was a member of Jackson Creek Baptist Church. Known as the light of her family, she was an excellent mother...
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:...
