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,...
Mrs. Jane C. Williams
Aug 16, 2016
Jane Cureton Williams, widow of Thomas Clarence Williams, Jr. died August 16, 2016. Born in Newberry, SC on May 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Barksdale and Melissa Cook Cureton. She was educated in Columbia public schools, attended Coker College and graduated from the University of SC in 1953. While at USC, she was a member...
Mr. Thomas Mack Bigby Sr.
Aug 14, 2016
Mr. Thomas M. Bigby, Sr., 87, of Columbia, died Sunday, August 14, 2016. Born July 21, 1929, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Glenn E. Bigby and Belle Loyd Bigby. Mr. Bigby graduated from Columbia High School in 1947 where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. He then went on to play professional baseball with...
Mrs. Marcia Backus Thomas
Aug 12, 2016
Marcia B. Thomas., 68, of Winnsboro, died Friday, August 12, 2016. Born in Charleston, SC on June 22, 1948, she was the daughter of Delvin Stanley Backus and Elma Inez Anderson. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Winnsboro and was a 1966 graduate of Saint Andrew's High School. She received her degree in History from Columbia...
Mrs. Deborah T. Balasco
Aug 12, 2016
Deborah Todd Balasco of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away the evening of Friday, August 12, 2016. Born and raised in Columbia, by Charles and Mary Todd, she was the beloved wife of Byron "Butch" Balasco and a loving, guiding mother to her two sons, Byron and Alex. Debbie was a lifelong athlete and devoted South Carolina football fan. Her sharp...
Mr. Bennie L. Taylor
Aug 11, 2016
Bennie L. Taylor, 77, of Columbia, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. Born in Columbia on March 25, 1939, he was a son of the late Edward D. Taylor and Nellie Mimms Taylor. A graveside service for Mr. Taylor will be held 3 o'clock, Thursday, August 18th, at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, 2603 Two Notch Rd., Columbia. The family will greet...
Mr. Robert "Buddy" Guy Langley Jr.
Aug 10, 2016
Robert "Buddy" Guy Langley, Jr., passed away at home, Wednesday, August 10, 2016, knowing he was loved by his family and many friends. Born in Lake City, SC, on July 31, 1935, he was a son of the late Robert Guy Langley and Pearl Beatrice Hoover Langley. Robert was a US Air Force veteran, having served in Germany. Following his...
Mrs. Carolyn Rae Rayfield
Aug 9, 2016
Carolyn Rae Watson Rayfield, 72, of Columbia passed away at home surrounded by her family on August 9, 2016. Born on March 18, 1944 in Columbia, SC she was a daughter of the late James Evans and Carolyn Jimelle McCabe Watson. Rae was married to Edward "Buddy" Rayfield of Baxley, GA and raised their family in Columbia, SC. Mrs. Rayfield...
Lauren Reynolds
Aug 8, 2016
Lauren Peele Reynolds was born on November 21, 1980, in Charleston,SC. She was received into the loving arms of Jesus on August 8, 2016. Lauren was the adoring mother to her son, Hays, whom she loved deeply. Lauren graduated from Hammond School. From the time she was a little girl, she possessed the skill and determination to dominate almost any...
Mrs. Rozena Jackson Ross
Aug 7, 2016
Rozena Jackson Ross, 83, of Chapin, died Sunday, August 7, 2016. She was a daughter of the late Lawton James and Mary Eugenia Cromer Jackson. Mrs. Ross attended The Salvation Army Church of Irmo. She was a loving mother and grandmother who dearly loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Roland (Darrell); grandchildren, Darrell...
Mrs. Doris Adams Raines Mitchell
Aug 6, 2016
Doris Adams Raines Mitchell, 87, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, August 6, 2016, at Rice Estate. Born in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Ethel J. Adams. The middle child of seven siblings, she is survived by her brothers Ernest E. Adams, Jr. of Union, SC and William C. Adams...
Sfc Hurley Clark Lassiter (Ret)
Aug 5, 2016
SFC Hurley Clark Lassiter, US Army (Retired), 82, of Columbia, died Friday, August 5, 2016. Born January 28, 1934, in Louisburg, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Hurley Clark and Ruth Louise Ayscue Lassiter. Mr. Lassiter was a member of Spears Creek Baptist Church and the Pontiac Masonic Lodge #429. He worked on the family farm until...
