Mrs. Annie L. Livingston
Jun 6, 2016
Mrs. Annie L. Anderson Livingston, 79, of Columbia, died Monday, June 6, 2016. Born in Clinton, SC on June 10, 1936 to the late Genus and Essie Anderson, she was married to the late Cecil Leroy Livingston. Annie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who enjoyed her time with her friends, the Golden Girls. In addition to her parents...
Mr. Fred Joseph Simonelli, Sr.
Jun 4, 2016
Fred Joseph Simonelli, Sr. 90, of Columbia, died peacefully Saturday, June 4, 2016. Born March 19, 1926 in Erie, PA, he was a son of the late Vincenzo and Rosa Iavarone Simonelli. Mr. Simonelli was a patriotic man who answered his country's call to duty serving in the US Navy during WWII and The Korean Conflict. Following his eight years...
Mrs. Merit N. Vogel
Jun 4, 2016
Merit N. Vogel, 66, spouse of CSM (Ret) Harry T. Vogel, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, June 4, 2016, following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. She was a 3-time cancer survivor. Her fourth bout with cancer, combined with pneumonia, took her life. Merit was born February 9, 1950, in Camden, New Jersey. She was the...
Mrs. Joyce P. Lee
Jun 2, 2016
Joyce P. Lee, 68, of Lexington, died peacefully at home Thursday, June 2, 2016. Born August 30, 1947 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Clifford Provo and Juanita Snow. Survivors include her husband, Thomas A. "Tommy" Lee, Sr.; sons, Thomas A. Lee, II (Deborah) of Pontiac, James "Tony" Lee (LaDonna Gail) of Lexington; great-grandchildren, Emily Lee, Hunter,...
Mr. Raymond Jefferson Talley, Sr.
Jun 1, 2016
Mr. Raymond Jefferson Talley, Sr., 85, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Born on July 9, 1930 in Walhalla, SC, he was a son of the late William P. Talley and Elizabeth Vinson Talley. Raymond served in the US Army during the Korean War, and later served in the US Navy. After his military service, he worked as a...
Mrs. Bonnie Young O'Connor
May 29, 2016
"But one thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14 Bonnie Young O'Connor has won a difficult and courageous battle and reached the goal she strained and yearned for. By the grace of God,...
Ms. Eileen Flynn Branham
May 29, 2016
Eileen Flynn Branham, 76, of Columbia, was called home Sunday, May 29, 2016. Born May 24, 1940, to the late John Michael and Lillian Anne Hoffman Flynn, her maternal grandparents were David Henderson and Mary Essie Capps Hoffman, with John Sylvester and Mary Caroline Burkett Flynn of County Westmeath, Ireland as her paternal grandparents. Mrs. Branham attended Kings Business College...
Mr. Edward Lloyd Truesdale
May 27, 2016
Edward Lloyd Truesdale, 65, of Blythewood, SC, formerly of Charlotte, NC, died Friday, May 27, 2016. Born September 26, 1950 in Camden, SC, he was the son of the late Herbert and Margaret Sullivan Truesdale. Lloyd attended Camden High School and graduated from Western Carolina University. He began his career in insurance with the St. Paul Insurance Company and later...
Mr. Rhett Jackson
May 26, 2016
Columbia – James Rhett Jackson a humanitarian, civil rights leader and devout Methodist, died at Summit Hills Skilled Nursing Facility in Spartanburg, SC, on May 26, 2016. Born on February 7, 1925, he challenged his church and society to confront its intolerance towards others throughout his life. He fully involved himself in his beloved church by chairing the South Carolina...
Mrs. Ann Lowman Stuckey
May 25, 2016
Ann Lowman Stuckey, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Born on April 6, 1933 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Woodruff H. and Lucille Williams Lowman. Ann loved children, and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in education. She worked for many years as a substitute teacher. She was a woman...
Mrs. Eula Elizabeth Lyons Bunton
May 25, 2016
Eula Elizabeth Lyons Bunton, 78, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Born March 20, 1938, in Bamberg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Dewey and Eula Barnes Lyons. Mrs. Bunton was an active member of Dentsville Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Union who was always willing to serve. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren,...
Mr. Vic Geiger
May 25, 2016
Vic Geiger, 66, of Columbia, died peacefully at home Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Born in Columbia on January 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Clarence Edgerton Geiger and Minnie Louise Cribb Geiger. He was a former Richland County Sherriff's Deputy, State Constable, and retired from First Citizens Bank. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Cobb Geiger; children, Michelle...
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Elkins
May 19, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Haynes Elkins, 89 of Columbia, South Carolina having lived a long and honorable life passed away on May 19, 2016. Mary was born in Gaffney, South Carolina on August 10, 1926. She graduated from Gaffney High School. She was married for 23 years to Leroy L. Elkins who preceded her in death. Mary worked for more than 30...
Mrs. Ethel E. Howell
May 19, 2016
Mrs. Ethel E. Howell, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Formerly of Columbia, she was born in Edison, GA on December 28, 1934, and was a daughter of the late James R. Geeslin and Mollie D. Cobb Geeslin. Mrs. Howell retired from Colonial Stores (Big Star) and Shakespeare Fishing Tackle of Columbia. She worked for...
Mrs. Willie M. Shumpert
May 17, 2016
Mrs. Willie Miles Shumpert, 91, of Cayce, died peacefully, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Born in Columbia on May 25, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Willie Edward Miles and Daisy Olive Parker Miles. She was a 1943 graduate of Columbia High School, and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Earl Albert Shumpert; sisters, Vera...
Mrs. Margaret Rose Mosser Keller
May 17, 2016
Margaret Rose Mosser Keller, 91, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Born March 21, 1925 in Bloomfield, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Henry Steven and Emma Rose Hahn Mosser. Mrs. Keller was a strong Christian woman who loved to sing and was a member of North Columbia Baptist Church. She was a former member of the...
Mrs. Helen H. Brabham
May 13, 2016
Helen Hutto Brabham, age 94, of Columbia, died Friday evening, May 13, 2016. She was the widow of the late Rev'd A. McKay Brabham, Jr. and the daughter of the late William Walter and Pearl Felder Hutto of St. George, SC. She and her husband served South Carolina churches in Grover, North Charleston, Aiken, Union, and Columbia during his 45...
Mr. David L. Laird, Jr
May 10, 2016
David L. Laird, Jr., 76, of Columbia, passed away May 10, 2016. Born in Newberry, SC on November 25, 1939, he was a son of the late David L. Laird, Sr., and Brunell Carter Laird. David was a graduate of Newberry High School, and a 1962 graduate of Newberry College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. After college,...
Mrs. Alice Umont Walker
May 9, 2016
Alice "Wee" Frances Umont Walker of Columbia, SC joined her Lord in glory on Monday, May 9, 2016. Alice is preceded in death by her husband, William Fletcher Walker Sr.; longtime companion, Alex Reynolds; son, Henry Walker; brother, Joe Umont; and sister, Helen Dye. Alice is survived by her son, William Fletcher Walker Jr. (Sue Edwards); daughters, Beth Morrison (Mike),...
Mr. Ralph Andrew Brown
May 9, 2016
We have lost a true man among men. Maj. Ralph Andrew Brown, USAF (Ret.), 99, of Columbia, died Monday, May 9, 2016. Born November 16, 1916 in Lincolnton, NC, he was a son of the late George Brown, Sr., and Olive Senter Brown. The 4th of twelve children, Ralph joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 to become a fighter...
