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...
Mrs. Carol E. Byrd
Jul 7, 2016
Carol E. Byrd, 70, of Pontiac, died July 7th, 2016. Born in Bennettsville, SC on January 25, 1946, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Maggie Stacy (biological) of Florence, and Gordon and Flauda Harter (adoptive) of Florence. Carol loved antique shopping and spending time in her "cottage" at the beach in Shallotte, NC. Home and family...
Ms. Shirley Czimbalmos
Jul 6, 2016
Shirley Ann Collini Harris Czimbalmos, 69, of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Born in Dayton, OH on December 1, 1946, she was a daughter of the late, Paul Edward Collini and Estella Marie Shotsman Collini. She retired from General Motors and moved to Columbia in 2007 to be closer to family. Mrs. Czimbalmos was a member of Northeast Presbyterian...
Mr. Jack W. Laughridge
Jul 6, 2016
Jack Walker Laughridge, 93, husband of Toni Wagle Laughridge, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Born in Marion, NC, he was the son of the late GC and Etta Walker Laughridge. In addition to his wife, he is survived by son, Jimmy Laughridge (Cathi); and daughter, Jana Rosenbrock; grandniece, Dawn Boulos (George); brother-in-law, Luther Dunn. Beside his parents, he was preceded...
Mr. Richard J. Rapak
Jul 5, 2016
Richard John Rapak passed away on July 5, 2016 at the age of 74. Richard was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and graduated in 1963 from Stephens Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed by International Harvester in New York, Hewitt Robbins in Columbia, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, where...
Mrs. Sadie Hughes Clayton
Jun 30, 2016
Sadie Hughes Clayton, 73, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 30, 2016. Born in Laurens County to Toy and Beatrice Hughes, she was married to the late Donald Clayton. Mrs. Clayton retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation, enjoyed working in her yard, and going to yard sales. Surviving are her son, Smith "Dickie" Briggs (Ann); step-daughters, Donna Stanfield, and...
Mr. Arthur M. Bjontegard
Jun 29, 2016
Arthur M. "Art" Bjontegard, Jr., of Columbia and Debordieu Colony, Georgetown, SC, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. He was born in Lynn, Mass. on March 23, 1938, the son of Arthur M. Bjontegard, Sr. and Winifred Cook Bjontegard. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Wilma Joy Bjontegard, son, Arthur M. "Martin" Bjontegard, III (Yuki) and daughter,...
Ms. Marjorie C. Montgomery
Jun 25, 2016
Marjorie June Crow Montgomery was born on January 11, 1924 and died on June 25, 2016. Marjorie, as she is known to her friends and family, was born in Statesville, N.C., the eldest daughter of Artie Estelle Wagner of Hickory, N.C. and Charles Talley Crow of Central, S.C. She spent her childhood in North Carolina and Virginia before moving to...
Mr. Sam Robison
Jun 24, 2016
Sam Robison, 78, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, June 24, 2016, at his home. He was born in Altoona, PA, to the late Margaret Ringler and Sam Robison. Mr. Robison attended Penn State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was a founding member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Mr. Robison was an...
Mrs. Edith "Edie" Mae Cosgrove
Jun 24, 2016
Mrs. Edith "Edie" Mae Griffin Cosgrove, 83, of Columbia, died Friday, June 24, 2016. Born on August 12, 1932, in Chesterfield, SC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Nezzie Short Griffin. A graduate of Cannon High School in Kannapolis, NC, Edie was a longtime member and past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Dentsville...
Mr. Robert D. Murphy
Jun 18, 2016
Robert D. Murphy, 84, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 18, 2016. Born October 16, 1931, in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Bessie Taylor and Delphin Delmous Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a licensed insurance agent, a Life Sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, and was owner of Millcreek Sporting Clays. He was a member of Shandon United Methodist Church,...
Mrs. Rosetta Hunter
Jun 17, 2016
Lillian Rosetta Hunter, 78, of Columbia, died Friday, June 17, 2016. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Calvin Hutchinson, Jr. and Mary Pauline Etheredge Hutchinson. She graduated from Winthrop University and was a member of College Place United Methodist Church. She was a volunteer for Camp Sertoma and Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Hunter was a...
Mrs. Maggie Delores Baker
Jun 17, 2016
Maggie Delores Richburg Baker, 88 of Columbia, died Friday, June 17, 2016. Born in Foreston, SC on September 23, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Henry Lee and Bessie Leola Hodge Richburg. She was married to the late Robert Baker and a homemaker. Survivors include her children, Joseph Franklin Baker (Carol) of West Columbia, Cindy Catoe (Buddy) of...
Mrs. Sue Graves Jennings
Jun 16, 2016
Sue Graves Jennings, 82, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 16, 2016. Born in Columbia on September 28, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Henry Earle and Daisy Langley Aaron Graves. She was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church where she attended the Remnant Sunday School Class. Mrs. Jennings was a Phi Beta Kappa at USC and was...
Mr. Ian Tyler Greenway
Jun 15, 2016
Ian Tyler Greenway, 26, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Born in Columbia on October 26, 1989, he was a son of Victor A. Greenway and Jackie Aranas Greenway. Ian loved with the biggest heart. He was the best son, big brother, and friend to all. Ian had a great sense of humor and went about life in a...
