Dr. David S. Asbill Jr.
Feb 2, 2016
Dr. David St. Pierre Asbill, Jr., 86, of Ridge Spring, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Born to the late Dr. David St. Pierre and Pauline Porter Asbill in New York City, he was married to Betty Glover Asbill. Dr. Asbill was an Eagle Scout, who graduated from The Citadel as valedictorian in 1951 and from Duke Medical School in 1955....
Ms. Naomi Mallinson
Feb 1, 2016
Mrs. Naomi Ann Mallinson, 70, of Lexington, died Sunday, January 31, 2016. Born on June 10, 1945, in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Mary Bush Mallinson. Naomi was an exceptional student and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She attended Beth Shalom Synagogue, where she enjoyed...
Mrs. Joan Fortune Behnke
Jan 31, 2016
Joan Fortune Murphy Behnke, 89, of West Columbia, passed away at home, Sunday, January 31, 2016. Born February 21, 1926 in Chicago, IL, to John Philip Murphy, Jr. and Grace Margaret Gebbie Murphy, Joan grew up in Kenilworth, IL, attended Colorado College where she joined the Delta Gamma Sorority, and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University...
Mr. Billy Raines
Jan 31, 2016
William E. "Billy" Raines, 73, of Blythewood, widower of Carolyn Kelly Raines, died Sunday, January 31, 2016. Born April 4, 1942 in Blythewood, SC, he was a son of the late Ernest E. Raines and Mary Ellen "Polly" Raines. A lifelong resident of Blythewood, Billy was a charter member of the Blythewood Volunteer Fire Department and he and his wife,...
Sfc Filmon Padilla
Jan 30, 2016
SFC Filimon Padilla, US Army (Ret), 79, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 30, 2016. Born in San Jose, NM to the late Adolfo and Elauteria Aragon Padilla, he was married to Elfriede Padilla for 57 years. Filimon was retired from the US Army and served in the Vietnam conflict. One of his favorite enjoyments was rock and roll music. Filimon...
Mr. Christopher Cox
Jan 29, 2016
Mr. Christopher Allen Cox, 36, of Columbia, died Friday, January 29, 2016. Born at Shaw Air Force Base on January 11, 1980, he was the son of Kathleen O'Brien. Christopher had a great love for so many things in his life: attending Spring Valley High School, riding his three-wheeler, making visits to the planetarium, and spending time with his cat,...
Mr. Wesley "Wezzie" Gross
Jan 28, 2016
Wesley Lloyd "Wezzie" Gross, 63, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 28, 2016. Born in Pensacola, FL on September 22, 1952, he was a son of the late Albert M. Gross, Sr. and Miriam McGowan "Mimi" Gross. "Wezzie" was known for his big heart and adored his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Linda Hooks Gross; daughters, Lisa Dalton...
Mrs. Martha Burns Thompson
Jan 28, 2016
Martha B. Thompson, 86, of Columbia, passed away January 28, 2016. Born August 10, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Molly Miller Burns. She was a member of Eau Claire Baptist Church, the Eastern Star, Chapter 59, and retired from the SC Department of Mental Health. Martha loved flower gardening and her cats, Ginger and...
Mr. Rudolph C. Kinchen
Jan 27, 2016
Rudolph Charldon Kinchen, 81, of Lugoff, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Born March 2, 1934, to the late William E. and Adell Fordham Kinchen of Dublin, GA, he served during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and retired from the US Army. Mr. Kinchen was a member of Alpine Baptist Church. He is survived by his nephews, John Wayne (Betty) Veal,...
Mrs. Sylvia Hausman Stacy
Jan 27, 2016
Sylvia Hausman Stacy, 87, of Columbia, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 22, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Lena Seeger Hausman. Widow of the late Bruce Stacy, she traveled the US and Europe with him while he served in the US Army. Mrs. Stacy retired from Aetna and then...
Mrs. Hildegard Myers
Jan 26, 2016
Mrs. Hildegard Datz Myers, 82, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Born on April 15, 1933 in Mainz, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Siegmund and Dora Lohrom Datz. Hildegard was a loving mother and grandmother, and she will be dearly missed. Hildegard is survived by a daughter, Cordia Lutz; sons, Joe Myers, and James Myers; granddaughters,...
Mr. Terry Daniels
Jan 22, 2016
Terry Daniels, 53, of Columbia, went to his heavenly home Friday, January 22, 2016. Born December 12, 1962, in Columbia, he was a son of Shirley Livingston Daniels and the late John Clifton Daniels. Terry attended Columbia Christian School, Columbia public schools and the Columbia Orthopedic School where he was in advanced classes. Although stricken with Muscular Dystrophy, with the...
Mrs. Helen L. Mcallister
Jan 21, 2016
Helen L. McAllister, 93, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 22, 2016. Born in Kokomo, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Theiss. She was married to the late Lt. Col. Henry James McAllister. Mrs. McAllister is survived by her two sons, Tom (Bette) McAllister of Spartanburg and James (Kitty) McAllister of Lawrenceburg, KY; three grandsons,...
Elaine Tedrow Baker
Jan 21, 2016
Blythewood, SC – Bernice Elaine Tedrow Baker, 96, passed this life Thurs., Jan. 21, 2016. Born in Loving, TX, on April 6, 1919, she was a daughter of the late James Elzie Tedrow and Florence Josephine Baker Tedrow. Elaine graduated at the top of her class from Loving High School and married her high school sweetheart, Bruce E. Baker on...
Mrs. Erica Lorraine Bass
Jan 21, 2016
Erica Lorraine Bass, 31, of West Columbia, died Thursday, January 21, 2016. Born in Las Vegas, NV, she was a daughter of Betty Michalski and the late Frank Michalski of Rockingham, NC. Erica was married to Zachariah Bass of West Columbia. She is survived by her mother, husband and her daughter, Haley Ommen, Las Vegas, NV; step-children, Braeden, Natalie, and...
Mrs. Hazel O Wise
Jan 20, 2016
Hazel O. Wise, 87, of Columbia, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Born in Elizabethtown, NC on May 23, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jasper and Lella Lee Suggs Owen. Mrs. Wise was a member of Spring Valley Baptist Church. She was a wonderful, caring, exceptional mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Wise loved the Lord, her...
Mrs. Juanita Brooks Pedersen
Jan 20, 2016
Juanita Brooks Pedersen, 96, of Columbia, died January 20, 2016, at NHC HealthCare, Parklane. . Mrs. Pedersen was born on December 5, 1919 in Columbia, SC, to the late James Carl Brooks and Sadie Hill Brooks. She attended Columbia High School and Columbia Business School. Mrs. Pedersen was a member of Dentsville Baptist Church for more than 60 years where...
Mr. Bruce Prochaska
Jan 19, 2016
Mr. Bruce Prochaska, 57, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Services were private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, was in charge.
Mr. Lee W. Barton
Jan 18, 2016
Cayce – Lee Walton Barton, 52, of Cayce, died Monday, January 18, 2016. Born in Augusta, GA, on June 27, 1963, he was a son of Ralph and Frankie Walton Barton. Lee graduated from Brookland-Cayce High and attended The University of South Carolina. Following college he began working with his father-in-law, the late Stanley Goodwin, at Goodwin Motor Service and...
Mr. Lewis Roy Weeks Jr
Jan 18, 2016
Lewis Roy Weeks, Jr., 91, of Columbia, died Monday, January 18, 2016. Born October 28, 1924, in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of the late Lewis R. Weeks, Sr. and Lula Roberts Weeks. Roy graduated from Columbia High School, served in the US Army in India and China during WWII, and later graduated from the University of South Carolina....
