Mr. Nicholas Richard Galante
Mar 31, 2016
Nicholas Richard Galante, 63, of Columbia, died Thursday, March 31, 2016. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth Schilling Galante. He was a Lt. paramedic and a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Melanie Ann Presta Galante; sons, Nicholas James (Cille) Galante, James Richard (Mindy Risvold) Galante,...
Mrs. Maggie Sue Broach
Mar 31, 2016
Maggie "Sue" Pankey (Carr) Broach passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at her home. Sue was born in Patrick, SC, on November 3, 1928. She was the daughter of the late William "Jack" and Martha Pankey. Sue was a longtime member of Woodfield Park Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class. Retiring after serving 24 years in the Finance...
Mrs. Jean Hopkins Dukes
Mar 29, 2016
Mrs. Jean Hopkins Dukes, 82, of Columbia, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Born to George William and Kate Croxton Hopkins, she was married to the late William Joseph Dukes for 63 years. Mrs. Dukes was a teacher at Heathwood Hall for over 40 years and a member of The First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her son, William (Rebecca Mattox) Dukes...
Mr. Matthew "Matt" Hudson
Mar 28, 2016
Matthew Thomas Hudson, 28, departed this life on Monday, March 28, 2016, after a valiant three-year battle with cancer. Born January 29, 1988, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of Thomas F. Hudson and the Rev. Kathy Priest Hudson. An outstanding varsity baseball player with the Druid Hills (GA) High School Red Devils, he was a graduate of both...
Mr. Duward Shull
Mar 26, 2016
Mr. Everett Duward "Dewey" Shull, Jr., 78, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 26, 2016. Born in Columbia on July 7, 1937, he was a son of the late Everett Duward Shull, Sr. and Eleanor Grace Kelly Shull. Duward was a graduate of Columbia High School, Class of 1956, and attended the University of South Carolina. He was a sales associate...
Mrs. Gladys Branham Stout
Mar 25, 2016
Gladys Branham Stout, 76, of Ridgeway, died Friday, March 25, 2016. Born in Fairfield County on February 15, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Leroy Branham and Dorothy Mae Dove Branham. Gladys was the former town clerk of Ridgeway, retired from DuPont, and was an active member of the Ridgeway Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Mrs. Yvonne E. Weiler
Mar 24, 2016
Yvonne E. Weiler, 74, of Columbia, died Thursday, March 24, 2016. Born in Savannah, GA to William Henry and Catherine Campbell Black. She was married to the late Wayne Dennis Weiler. Yvonne was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in several capacities in the church and the Relief Society in the various wards...
Mrs. Claudia M. Wilson
Mar 21, 2016
Mrs. Claudia Mae Marsh Wilson, 86, of Elgin, died Monday, March 21, 2016. Born in Richland County on November 30, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Claudius Albert Marsh and Ola Mae Entzminger Marsh. Along with her late husband, Mr. John E. Wilson, Claudia owned and operated Wilson's Grocery Store in Tookie Doo. She was a woman of...
Csm Robert "Bob" William Johns, Us Army, Ret.
Mar 20, 2016
CSM Robert "Bob" William Johns, US Army, Ret., was born September 16, 1946 in Mexico, Missouri to Mary E. Andersen and the late William Sayer Johns. Taps was played for CSM Johns on March 20, 2016 at Columbia, SC, after his battle with cancer. CSM Johns is a 1964 graduate of Petaluma High School, Petaluma, California. He continued his education...
Mr. David Eugene Shawen
Mar 20, 2016
David Eugene Shawen, 58, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 20, 2016. Born October 21, 1957 in Killeen, TX, he was a son of Margaret Sara Pate Shawen and the late Robert L. Shawen. He was a member of Crescent Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, David leaves behind a brother, Robert M Shawen; and a sister, Barbara Ann...
Mrs. Sarah L. Mccoy
Mar 19, 2016
Sarah L. McCoy, 82, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 19, 2016. Born August 7, 1933, in McColl, SC, she was a daughter of the late Grover Lee and Eunice Irene Crowley Lockey. Mrs. McCoy was a military wife, married to Robert D. McCoy, for 60 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who enjoyed spending time at...
Mr. William Clarence Wesberry
Mar 18, 2016
William C. "Bill" Wesberry, 74, of Columbia, died Friday, March 18, 2016. Born October 18, 1941 to the late Reginald Ernest and Madrid Johnson Wesberry, he graduated from Columbia High School in 1959 and attended the University of South Carolina. For the bulk of his career, Bill worked as a manufacturer's representative in the plumbing industry. More recently, he operated...
Mr. Charles Wesley Nutt, Jr.
Mar 16, 2016
Charles W. Nutt Jr., who spent nearly 44 years in the newspaper business, died March 16 in Georgia. He was 67. For the past three years, he was owner and publisher of Free Times, Columbia's free weekly newspaper. He had retired from the Gannett Co. in 2010. In his 36 years with Gannett, he started as a reporter and advanced...
Mr. James Ray Hoover
Mar 15, 2016
Mr. James Ray Hoover, 87, of Lexington, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He was born in Lexington County on November 25, 1928 to the late Stanmore and Naomi Laird Hoover. Mr. Hoover was a 1945 graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina. He was a US Air...
Mr. John Davis Swygert, Sr.
Mar 15, 2016
John Davis Swygert, Sr., 72, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Born September 25, 1943 in Columbia, he was a son of the late William Earl Swygert and Ann Elizabeth Whitworth Masters. John was a graduate of Eau Claire High School, Class of 1962. After many years as the Service Manager for Oliver Motor Company in Columbia, John owned...
Mr. John Meade Coleman
Mar 15, 2016
John Meade Coleman, 73, of Columbia, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, after a lengthy illness. John grew up in Columbia, attended public schools, and graduated from Dreher High in 1960. He was active in sports from Little League through USC, where he pitched for the Gamecocks. After teaching and coaching at Dreher for several years he began his life-long career...
Mr. J. David Teague, Sr.
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. J. David Teague, Sr., 84, of Gaston, died Monday, March 14, 2016. Born in Columbia on February 10, 1932, he was a son of the late David Chappell Teague and Sudie Elizabeth Davenport Teague. Mr. Teague was retired from the State of South Carolina where he worked as an instructor. He was also the owner of Teague Body Shop...
Mr. C. Marshall Kibler
Mar 13, 2016
C. Marshall Kibler passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, March 13, 2016, after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his parents, Clarence Marshall Kibler and Eleanor VanBenthuysen Roman Kibler. A lifelong resident of Columbia, Marshall was a graduate of A.C. Flora High School, where he played football and was a member of the Dark Horseman Club. Mr. Kibler was a graduate...
Mrs. Johnnie Marie Faver
Mar 13, 2016
Mrs. Johnnie Marie Faver, 59, of Hopkins, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, after a 15 month battle with cancer. Born in Columbia on June 18, 1956, she was a daughter of the late John Russell and Van Marie Hatcher Wadford. Johnnie grew up in Hartsville and in the Olympia Neighborhood of Columbia. She was loving and creative, always sharing freely...
Mr. Leon M. Tobias
Mar 11, 2016
Leon M. Tobias, 88, of Saluda, died peacefully at home, Friday, March 11, 2016. Born in Clarendon County on October 24, 1927, he was a son of the late Curtis "Andrew" and Velma Wallace Tobias. When he was two-years-old, Leon moved with his family to the Edmund Community of Lexington County where he was raised. He worked until his retirement...
