Ms. Cindy M. Sweeten
Oct 8, 2016
Cindy M Sweeten, 60, of Blythewood, SC, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, with her family surrounding her bedside. Born November 9, 1955 in Coronado, CA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Sadler Sweeten and the late Clara Mae Lewis Dougan. For the past 4 years, Cindy worked for the SC Dept. of Corrections, after a rewarding career with...
Marianna Garcia
Oct 6, 2016
Mariana Garcia, 39, died in Columbia, SC. A visitation will be held from 5 until 7 o'clock, Wednesday, October 19th at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel.
Mrs. Katherine E. Matthews
Oct 4, 2016
Katherine E. Matthews, ageless, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community where she resided for the past five years. Born in Columbia on October 29, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Jess and Sally McGill Evans. A supporter of the arts, Katherine was a board member of the Columbia Music Festival Association, and was...
Mr. H.W. Oliver Counts
Oct 3, 2016
Hammitt Warren Oliver Counts, 76, husband of Mary Dowdle Counts of Columbia, SC passed away Monday, October 3, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center after a battle with lung cancer. He was born in 1940 in Winnsboro, SC to the late Marvin Rice Counts and Katherine Oliver Counts. Mr. Counts attended Columbia High School before going on to the University of...
Mrs. Charlotte Estalene Sutton
Oct 2, 2016
Charlotte Estalene. Sutton, 73, died Sunday, October 2, 2016. Born in Covington, VA, she was married to the late William O. Sutton for 44 years. Mrs. Sutton worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield for 22 years and known to her family as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her son, Chris Sutton (Anna) of Blythewood; and...
F. Kirkland Graham Iii
Oct 2, 2016
Frank Kirkland "Kirk" Graham, III, 17, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 2, 2016. Kirk was born in Columbia to Frank Kirkland Graham, Jr. and Marjorie Ann Logan. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Amanda Prebehalla, Jessica Pearson; and brother, Tony Pearson (Tammy). Kirk was a kind young man who put the needs of others above...
Mr. Glen M. Mosser Sr
Oct 1, 2016
Glen Marshall Mosser, Sr., 93, of Columbia, died Saturday, October 1, 2016. Born in Somerset, Kentucky on November 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Henry Stephen and Emma Rose Hahn Mosser. Mr. Mosser, a US Army/Air Force veteran having served during World War II, attended the University of South Carolina and worked for Coca Cola Bottling Company...
Mrs. Cleatis Campbell Walker
Sep 30, 2016
Cleatis Campbell Walker, 92, passed away peacefully Friday, September 30, 2016. Born October 22, 1923, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Prue Benson and Cyrena Pearson Campbell. Mrs. Walker was a registered nurse for 45 years. She graduated from the SC Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1943 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing...
Mrs. Josephine "Jo" M. Cory
Sep 30, 2016
Josephine "Jo" Elydia McBride Cory, 81, peacefully passed away Friday, September 30, 2016. Born June 4, 1935 in Ridgeland, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel McBride and Sarah Evalena Boyles Woods McBride. She grew up in Ridgeland and moved to Columbia as a teenager. She worked at Stone Manufacturing as a seamstress until her retirement. She...
Mr. Luther "Luke" Fowler Jr.
Sep 29, 2016
Luther Fowler, Jr., 90, passed from this life on Thursday, September 29th, joining his beloved wife, Vera, who left us on September 9th. Inseparable in life, they are together again. Born in Florence, SC, Luke was the son of the late Luther Fowler, Sr. and Mamie Anderson Fowler. He was the youngest of five siblings, all of whom are predeceased....
Mrs. Ruby Harris
Sep 29, 2016
Ruby May Ravdin Harris, 96, of Charleston, formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. Born in Columbia on May 1, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Max and Jennie Baker Ravdin. Mrs. Harris served in the US Navy during WWII, received her Master's in Education from the University of South Carolina and was a member of Phi...
Mrs. Leona K. Plaugh
Sep 28, 2016
Leona Kirby Plaugh was born July 3, 1950, to Emmie Mae Kirby and Watus C. Kirby, Sr. She went to Heyward Gibbes Elementary and Junior High Schools and attended Eau Claire High School graduating in 1968. She went to The University of South Carolina in Columbia majoring in math and graduated in 1972. Leona married Joel Allen Plaugh in 1971,...
Mr. Robert Kirkland Besley
Sep 27, 2016
After a rich, blessed life, Robert Kirkland Besley, known to family and friends as Bob, died peacefully on September 27, 2016 at age 88. Born to Arthur Kirkland Besley and Regina Schloer Besley in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 1928, Mr. Besley grew up in Washington and its suburbs. It was there on Clagett Road in University Park, Maryland where...
Sfc Thomas Thaddius Ingram
Sep 26, 2016
SFC Thomas Thaddius Ingram, US Army (Ret.), 66, of Columbia, died Monday, September 26, 2016. Born in Grand Cane, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Thomas and Dessie Ingram and married to Sombat Ingram for 44 years. Mr. Ingram retired with 21 years of service in the US Army. In addition to his wife, he is survived by...
Mr. Lawton E. Baker
Sep 26, 2016
Lawton Elwood Baker, 89, of Hopkins, died September 26, 2016. Born in Albion, OK he was a son of the late Prince and Ora Claiburn Baker. Mr. Baker was married to Louise Baker for 27. He retired from the US Army and later retired from Westinghouse as a chief chemical operator. A graveside service will be held 12:30, Thursday, September...
Mrs. Vivian Johnson Mccall
Sep 25, 2016
Vivian Johnson McCall, 89, of Eastover, died Sunday, September 25, 2016. Born in Newberry, SC, on April 15, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Luther Johnson, Sr. and Verona Davenport Johnson. Survivors include her husband of 71 years, Jack C. McCall; a son, Donald E. McCall (Angel), all of Eastover; sister, Lucy Mathis of Whitmire; grandchildren, Stacey...
Mrs. Faye B. Byrd
Sep 24, 2016
Faye Berry Byrd, 81, of Blythewood, died Saturday, September 24, 2016. Born in Blythewood on August 28, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Lee and Dessie Fulmer Berry. Following her father's death in 1955, Faye joined the family business, B & W Lumber Company. Alongside her siblings, she was very active in the day to day operations...
Mrs. Josephine E. Hentz
Sep 24, 2016
Josephine E. Hentz, 91, of Columbia, died Saturday, September 24, 2016. Born in Columbia on April 18, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Joseph G. and Laura Abell Wright, and was the widow of the late Gilbert Holland Hentz. Services for Mrs. Hentz will be private.
Mrs. Thelma Hightower
Sep 22, 2016
The funeral service for Thelma Owen Hightower, 99, of Columbia, will be held 2:30 o'clock, Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext, Columbia, with Chaplain Yu-Fong Chong, The. Rev. James A. Goudelock, and The Rev. Steven Bouknight officiating. Committal will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the...
Mrs. Ethel H. Helms
Sep 20, 2016
Ethel H. Helms, 84, of Elgin, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Born October 29, 1931, in Swansea, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Ila Chavis Hutto. A member of Edgewood Pentecostal Holiness Church, she was a devout Christian and loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Helms is survived by her sons, Danny Martin, Allen Martin (Cindy); daughters,...
