Mrs. Margaret Bell
Aug 3, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Parker Bell, 91, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Born on December 3, 1924, in Moundville, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ethel Thomas Parker. Margaret was a caring and giving person, and spent many years working as a registered nurse in New Albany, MS. She was active in politics and in her...
Mrs. Maria G Kistler
Jul 31, 2016
Maria Gast Kistler, 89, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 31, 2016. Born June 7, 1927 in Kempten, Germany, she was the daughter of the late George and Theresia Ostermeier Gast. She was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church where she volunteered in the Food Pantry. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter # 273....
Miss Zoey Elizabeth Neese
Jul 31, 2016
Miss Zoey Elizabeth Neese, of Blythewood, died Sunday, July 31, 2016. Born June 9, 2016, she was the infant daughter of Martin Neese and Jennifer Benton. The life she lived was short but full of love. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Ryan Neese, Kevin Connolly, Austin Connolly, John Turner; sister, Kayleigh Neese; grandparents, Danny...
Ms. Lillian Mcneill Cox
Jul 30, 2016
Ms. Lillian McNeill Cox, 96, of Columbia, died Saturday, July 30, 2016. Born in Robeson County, NC, on December 27, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Alexander "Sandy" McNeill and Narcissus Johnson McNeill. Lillian was married to Alton Cox for 33 years, and she was a longtime member of Arsenal Hill Presbyterian Church, where she treasured the friendship...
Dr. Frank Costigan Hill
Jul 27, 2016
Frank Costigan Hill, MD, 70, of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Born in Miles City, Montana, on September 5, 1945, he was a son of the late Elisha B. "Pete" and Mary Frances Jensen Hill. Frank grew up on the PJ Cattle Ranch in Powderville, Montana, where he thoroughly enjoyed horses and the years of outdoor work. He also...
Mrs. Elise Hoile Carter
Jul 27, 2016
Lexington – Mrs. Elise Hoile Carter, 88, of Lexington, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Born to the late Reg and Olivia Hoile, she was married to the late William Russell "Dooley" Carter for 49 years. She was loved by all and called "Sweet Nan" by her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters, Olivia Sipper ("Kayo") of Luverne, AL, Beth...
Mr. Ronald J. Beaton
Jul 26, 2016
Ronald James Beaton, of West Columbia, slipped the surly bonds of earth on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Born December 21, 1932 in Medford, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Joseph Beaton and Sarah MacEachern. His early youth was spent in Medford Massachusetts, near Boston, but he met his wife Myrna Powers, the love of his life, while in...
Dr. Jean-Luc Grosso
Jul 26, 2016
Jean-Luc Emile Grosso, Ph.D., 57, of Columbia, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. He was born in Brignoles, France on August 17, 1958. Dr. Grosso was the McDavid Professor of Business Administration at the University of South Carolina Sumter. Jean-Luc received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economic and Quantitative Analysis, his Master of Science degree in Economic Analysis and...
Mr. Joe B. Norris
Jul 21, 2016
Joe B. Norris, 85, of Columbia, died Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born January 28, 1931, in Erwin, NC, he was a son of the late Colin and Mary Burns Norris. Joe was a US Army veteran with 24 years of service having served during the Korean Conflict and awarded the purple heart and bronze star. He was also a maintenance...
Ms. Doreen Ann Price
Jul 19, 2016
A beloved sister, Doreen Ann Price, 59, of Columbia, left this earth to be with the Lord on July 19, 2016, after a long, 16-year battle with cancer. Born in Portland, OR on September 8, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Norman Merill Price and Erika Anna Becker Price. Doreen worked at Colonial Life for 41 years and...
Mr. Henry S. Starnes, Sr.
Jul 19, 2016
Henry S. Starnes, Sr., 78, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born April 23, 1938 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Charles Starnes, Sr. and Beatrice Outlaw Starnes. Henry worked with Columbia Office Supply for more than 20 years, and later opened his own business, Pineway Office Machines. He was a loving husband and father, and...
Mrs. Lind Morris Amick
Jul 19, 2016
Lind Barnett Morris Amick, 44, of Charlotte, NC, passed away peacefully July 19, 2016. Born in Columbia, SC on February 21, 1972, she was a daughter of William Dickson Morris and Elizabeth Kay Lind Morris. Lind was a graduate of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, attended Hollins University and graduated from the College of Charleston. She enjoyed working for Senator Strom...
Mrs. Sybil Nelson
Jul 13, 2016
Sybil C. Nelson, 76, of Blythewood, died, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Born in Shelby, NC on September 2, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Reuben Howard Jones and Wilma Procter Jones. She was a member of Willow Lake Church and loved to sew and bake. Mrs. Nelson was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and never met a stranger....
Evon Fleming Benton
Jul 12, 2016
Evon Fleming Benton, 84, of Columbia, and formerly of Myrtle Beach, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Born in Horry County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alex E. and Mable Blanchard Fleming. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach and a long time Grand Strand resident. In recent years, because of declining health, she...
Mr. Roy G. Smarr
Jul 11, 2016
Roy G. Smarr, Jr., P.E., of Columbia, died July 11, 2016. He was the son of the late Dr. Roy G. and Bertha A. Smarr. He was a graduate of Clemson University and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity. He was a professional electrical engineer and was retired from the SC Dept. of Disabilities and Special Needs,...
Ms. Gloria Gertrude Moses
Jul 11, 2016
Gloria Gertrude Moses, 89, of Columbia, died Monday, July 11, 2016. Born in Valdosta, GA, she was the daughter of Anthony Isaac and Idell Koosa Moses. Ms. Moses graduated from Ursuline High School and attended the University of South Carolina. Afterwards, Ms. Moses devoted 58 years of service to the pharmacy department at Providence Hospital. It was there that she...
Mr. James N Brewerton
Jul 10, 2016
James Norman Brewerton, 91, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 10, 2016. Born July 25, 1924, in Miami, Florida, he was the son of Norman Ernest and Margaret White Brewerton. Following high school, Jim joined the US Navy during WWII. He served in the Pacific Theatre and as the Naval Attaché in Madrid. The last four years of Jim's military career...
Mrs. Kathleen Crosby Muckenfuss
Jul 9, 2016
Kathleen Crosby Muckenfuss, 87, of Columbia, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Born on December 2, 1928 on a small family farm in Walterboro, SC, she was a daughter of the late Robert Cecil Crosby and Norine Hudson Crosby. A graduate of Walterboro High School, Kathleen attended Draughon's Business School in Columbia, and later worked as a secretary for both the...
Mr. Robert S. Faulkner
Jul 7, 2016
Robert Scott Faulker died at his home on July 7, 2016. He was 84 years of age. The eldest son of the late Thomas and Mae Faulkner of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, he received his early education at local schools and studied Electrical Engineering at the College of Technology Belfast. He began his career in management with the Shipbuilding...
Mr. Ed Philbeck
Jul 7, 2016
Mr. Robert Edward "Ed" Philbeck, III, 80, of Columbia, died July 7, 2016 with his family by his side. Born on October 31, 1935 in Bristol, VA. He was the son of the late Robert Edward Philbeck, Jr. and Catharine Kabler Philbeck. Ed was the president of two industrial supply companies in Columbia, SC, an avid hunter, lousy fisherman, golfer...
