Mr. George Anthony Bissell
Sep 8, 2016
George Anthony "Tony" Bissell, 53, of Columbia, died Thursday, September 8, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Susan Stewart Smith Bissell; his four legged children, Bullet and Skeeter; and in-laws, H. Bronson "Bronnie" Smith and Virginia "Gin" McGowan Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Humphrey Bissell and Betty Hunt Chapman Bissell. Tony...
Mrs. Helen Helms Lee
Sep 7, 2016
Helen Helms Lee, 71, of Columbia, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Born in Columbia on April 23, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Donald L. Helms, Jr. and Rachel Jenkins Helms. She was a member of Shandon Baptist Church. Survivors include her niece, Shawn Nix (Greg) of Ware Shoals; nephew, Trey Helms (Sarah) of Newport News, VA; great-niece,...
Mr. Erwin Branham
Sep 7, 2016
William Erwin Branham, 66, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Born December 21, 1949 in Camden, he was a son of the late William C. and Mildred Branham. Mr. Branham was co-owner of Branham Florist Supply and a former member of the SC Floral Association. He was a US Army Veteran and a Licensed HAM Operator. Survivors include his...
Mrs. Sara Wilkins Carroll
Sep 4, 2016
Sara Wilkins Carroll, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 4, 2016. Born December 10, 1931, in Charlotte, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Thomas G. Wilkins and Irene Allen Wilkins. Mrs. Carroll was a 1949 graduate of Central High School in Charlotte. She later ranked 5.0 in the State Tennis Championships. A lifelong Presbyterian, she was always...
Mr. F. Douglas "Doug" Smith
Sep 4, 2016
Mr. F. Douglas "Doug" Smith, 90, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 4, 2016. Born in Gastonia, NC, on May 8, 1926, he was a son of the late Roddey Faris Smith and Lois Neely Smith. A Navy veteran of WWII, Doug worked for many years as a comptroller in commercial construction. He was a caring and giving person, a man...
Mrs. Ann Ashley Smith
Sep 4, 2016
Ann Ashley Smith, 92, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 4, 2016. Born in Greenville, SC to the late Avery and Della Ashley, she grew up in Anderson, SC, and was married to the late John Mark Smith, Jr. Mrs. Smith was a longtime member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Rock Hill, until moving to Columbia to be near her...
Mr. William "Bill" H. Lee
Sep 2, 2016
William "Bill" H. Lee, 68, of Chapin, died Friday, September 2, 2016. He was born February 7, 1948, in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, to the late Arthur George and Jennie May Austen Lee. A graduate of Ashland High School, he immediately began working for Northern Ohio Telephone Company as an Installer/Repairman in Loudonville, Ohio. Shortly after the company was bought...
Mrs. Helen Stout Walsh
Sep 1, 2016
Though words are powerful, at times they are simply inadequate. And so it is with describing the heart, the soul, of Helen Walsh. Helen, age 90, of Columbia, departed this world on Thursday, September 1st, and is now in the presence of the Lord. Those who knew Helen were privy to a love and kindness of the purest kind. Her...
Mrs. Barbara Quick Benson
Aug 31, 2016
Barbara Quick Benson, 91, passed away from pulmonary edema on August 31, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC. She had been living at The Crossings since 2015, where she moved from her long-time residence on Kipling Drive. She was the devoted wife of businessman and civic leader, Herbert L. Benson Jr., who predeceased her in 2014 after 42 years...
Mrs. Marie Louise Angel
Aug 31, 2016
Marie Louise Angel, 81, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Born August 28, 1935 in New Haven, CT, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore Malin and Louise Pascella Malin. Marie was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. She was known as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who had a feisty spirit and was...
Mr. John Joseph "J.J." Brazell
Aug 29, 2016
John Joseph "J.J." Brazell, 40, of Blythewood, died Monday, August 29, 2016. Born July 18, 1976 in Columbia, he was a son of Joseph Layton Brazell, Sr., and Sheila Jo Rosier Derrick. An avid Gamecock fan, J.J. loved fishing and hunting, and adored his children and family. He was a warrior of cancer and fought to the end. Mr. Brazell...
Mrs. June A. Samide
Aug 27, 2016
Mrs. June A. Samide, 84, of Columbia, died Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born November 15, 1931, in Greensburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Violet Holt Musgrove. June worked 18 years in Guest Services at Palmetto Health Richland, and from 1967-1977 she served as a caregiver with the Carolina Children's Bureau. She was a member of...
Mrs. Priscilla Ann Westbrook Smith
Aug 26, 2016
Priscilla Ann Westbrook Smith, 58, of Gaston, died August 26, 2016. Born in Spartanburg, SC she was a daughter of the late Bobby Talmadge and Dorothy Nell Odom Westbrook. She was married to the late Max Alan Smith. Survivors include her nieces, Angela Yates and Amanda Westbrook; and nephew, David Westbrook; three great-nieces; and three great-nephews. In addition to her...
Mr. Dan Mazur
Aug 26, 2016
Mr. John Daniel Mazur, 56, of Columbia, died Friday, August 26, 2016. Born October 26, 1959 in East Cleveland, OH, he was a son of the late John H. Mazur and Marjorie Akers Mazur. Before moving to SC, Dan attended Indiana Wesleyan and Villanova Universities. He went to work in December of 2001 as a customer service representative, and finally...
Mrs. Robin Chaplin
Aug 25, 2016
Robin Rebecca Chaplin, 55, of Columbia, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 25, 2016. Born in Columbia on June 17, 1961, she was a daughter of Edwin Marion Chaplin and the late Patricia Marion Rivers Chaplin. Robin was a 1979 graduate of Richland Northeast High School, and received her BA from Newberry College. Robin was co-owner of Design Time Advertising, and an...
Mr. Paul Henry Huggins
Aug 24, 2016
Paul Henry Huggins, 72, of Columbia, husband of Dorothy Kinghorn Huggins, passed away on August 24, 2016 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mr. Huggins was born in Leavenworth, KS on November 21, 1943 to the late Nadine Hanna Huggins and Elmer Paul Huggins. He attended Dreher High School where he developed a lifelong love for track and running....
Mrs. Dartha Todd Peterson
Aug 22, 2016
Dartha Todd "Dot" Peterson, 91, of Columbia, died Monday, August 22, 2016. Born November 30, 1924 in Loris, SC she was the second oldest of nine children to the late Edward Dalton and Mary Magdalene Canady Todd. Mrs. Peterson moved to Columbia in June of 1951 and on August 28, 1953 married the love of her life, the late Charles...
Mr. Robert L. Hooks
Aug 21, 2016
Robert L. "Bob" Hooks, 81, of Lake Murray, SC died Sunday, August 21, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Horry County, SC he was the eldest son of the late Mamie Hooks Coates. Robert retired from Westinghouse Electric Company in 2000 after 35 years of service. He served in the United States Army, was member of Jamil...
Mrs. Dottie Owen
Aug 19, 2016
Dorothy "Dottie" Anne Greene Owen, of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016. A wife, mother, grandmother, educator and businesswoman, she will be remembered for devotion to family and her leadership and philanthropy in the community. Born December 16, 1934, she was the daughter of William Spencer Greene and Dessie "Jo" Parnell Greene of Blowing Rock, N.C. An alumna of...
Dr. Sidney J. Palmer
Aug 19, 2016
Columbia - Sidney Jewell Palmer was born in Baytown, Texas to Lizzette Shilling Palmer and Jewell Sidney Palmer in 1928. All of his life he possessed an insatiable thirst for knowledge, the classics and innovative technology. He began the study of music at age 4 at the Houston Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Mozart Hammond. At age 7,...
