Mr. Vic Geiger
May 25, 2016
Vic Geiger, 66, of Columbia, died peacefully at home Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Born in Columbia on January 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Clarence Edgerton Geiger and Minnie Louise Cribb Geiger. He was a former Richland County Sherriff's Deputy, State Constable, and retired from First Citizens Bank. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Cobb Geiger; children, Michelle...
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Elkins
May 19, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Haynes Elkins, 89 of Columbia, South Carolina having lived a long and honorable life passed away on May 19, 2016. Mary was born in Gaffney, South Carolina on August 10, 1926. She graduated from Gaffney High School. She was married for 23 years to Leroy L. Elkins who preceded her in death. Mary worked for more than 30...
Mrs. Ethel E. Howell
May 19, 2016
Mrs. Ethel E. Howell, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Formerly of Columbia, she was born in Edison, GA on December 28, 1934, and was a daughter of the late James R. Geeslin and Mollie D. Cobb Geeslin. Mrs. Howell retired from Colonial Stores (Big Star) and Shakespeare Fishing Tackle of Columbia. She worked for...
Mrs. Willie M. Shumpert
May 17, 2016
Mrs. Willie Miles Shumpert, 91, of Cayce, died peacefully, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Born in Columbia on May 25, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Willie Edward Miles and Daisy Olive Parker Miles. She was a 1943 graduate of Columbia High School, and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Earl Albert Shumpert; sisters, Vera...
Mrs. Margaret Rose Mosser Keller
May 17, 2016
Margaret Rose Mosser Keller, 91, of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Born March 21, 1925 in Bloomfield, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Henry Steven and Emma Rose Hahn Mosser. Mrs. Keller was a strong Christian woman who loved to sing and was a member of North Columbia Baptist Church. She was a former member of the...
Mrs. Helen H. Brabham
May 13, 2016
Helen Hutto Brabham, age 94, of Columbia, died Friday evening, May 13, 2016. She was the widow of the late Rev'd A. McKay Brabham, Jr. and the daughter of the late William Walter and Pearl Felder Hutto of St. George, SC. She and her husband served South Carolina churches in Grover, North Charleston, Aiken, Union, and Columbia during his 45...
Mr. David L. Laird, Jr
May 10, 2016
David L. Laird, Jr., 76, of Columbia, passed away May 10, 2016. Born in Newberry, SC on November 25, 1939, he was a son of the late David L. Laird, Sr., and Brunell Carter Laird. David was a graduate of Newberry High School, and a 1962 graduate of Newberry College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. After college,...
Mrs. Alice Umont Walker
May 9, 2016
Alice "Wee" Frances Umont Walker of Columbia, SC joined her Lord in glory on Monday, May 9, 2016. Alice is preceded in death by her husband, William Fletcher Walker Sr.; longtime companion, Alex Reynolds; son, Henry Walker; brother, Joe Umont; and sister, Helen Dye. Alice is survived by her son, William Fletcher Walker Jr. (Sue Edwards); daughters, Beth Morrison (Mike),...
Mr. Ralph Andrew Brown
May 9, 2016
We have lost a true man among men. Maj. Ralph Andrew Brown, USAF (Ret.), 99, of Columbia, died Monday, May 9, 2016. Born November 16, 1916 in Lincolnton, NC, he was a son of the late George Brown, Sr., and Olive Senter Brown. The 4th of twelve children, Ralph joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 to become a fighter...
Mr. Kenneth Dale White
May 8, 2016
1st Sgt. Kenneth Dale White, US Army (Ret.), 82, of Elgin, died Sunday, May 8, 2016. Born August 12, 1933, in Arcadia, NE, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Thelma Moore White. He served in Korea and Vietnam and received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star as well as numerous other medals. His hobbies included watching NASCAR,...
Vicki Jane Johnson-Davis
May 6, 2016
Vicki Jane Johnson-Davis Vicki Jane Johnson-Davis, 68, of Beaufort, and formerly of Columbia, died Friday, May 6, 2016. Born on March 14, 1948, in Batesburg, she was a daughter of the late Horace E. Adams, Jr., and Nadine Murtiashaw Adams. Vicki was a graduate of Aiken High School, and for many years she owned and operated Taco Cid Restaurants in...
Mary Ann Hill Smarr
May 6, 2016
Mary Ann Hill Smarr passed away on May 6, 2016 in Greenville, S.C. at the age of 77. She is survived by her sons, William Craig Smarr and wife, Jill Polatty Smarr, of Gastonia, NC and Eric McMurray Smarr and wife, Robyn Denise Smarr, of Simpsonville, SC; grandchildren, William Blake Smarr, Susan Lyn Smarr, Landon Lea Smarr, and Luke McMurray...
Dr. Wayne Thompson Metzger
May 5, 2016
Dr. Wayne Thompson Metzger, 67, of Irmo, died Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born in Savannah, GA on October 31, 1948, he was the only child of the late Robert Justice Metzger and Ruth Thompson Metzger. Dr. Metzger attended Chicora High School, in Charleston, and The University of South Carolina where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a...
Mr. Clifton Lee Harkey
May 2, 2016
A memorial service for Clifton Lee Harkey, retired educator, will be held at Shandon Baptist Church at 4:00 pm, on May 7, 2016. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm, at the church. Mr. Harkey passed peacefully in his sleep on May 2, 2016. Born September 3, 1928 in Wadesboro, NC, he...
Mrs. Barbara Richardson Smith
May 2, 2016
Barbara Richardson Smith, 80, of Columbia, died Monday, May 2, 2016. Born March 30, 1936, in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Arthur and Mildred Wells Richardson. Barbara graduated from Brookland Cayce High School, attended Gardner-Webb University and worked as a bookkeeper for Richland School District 2. She was a member of Aimwell Presbyterian Church in...
Mrs. Helen E. Parks
May 2, 2016
Helen Elizabeth Smith Parks, 91, of Columbia, passed peacefully into eternal rest in the comfort of her own home, under the care of her closest family members, on Monday, May 2, 2016. Born on September 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Henry Elmer Smith, Sr., and Marian Derrick Smith. A faithful member of Eau Claire Baptist Church,...
Mrs. Virginia T Moore
May 1, 2016
Columbia - Marion Virginia Trapp Moore, widow of Alonzo Renfroe "Buddy" Moore, died Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was born on November 1, 1923 in Richland County to the late Clyde Howell Trapp, Sr., and Henry Buckheister Trapp. Virginia attended Hyatt Park, Columbia High School, and the University of South Carolina where she studied journalism. As editor of "Columbia High...
Mr. Richard "Dick" Durand Smith, Jr.
Apr 29, 2016
Richard Durand Smith, Jr., 92, of Columbia, died Friday, April 29, 2016. Dick was born November 11, 1923, in Belton, South Carolina. He graduated from Belton High School and moved on to attend The Apprentice School operated by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia. He then joined the Navy to serve God and his country...
Maj. Thomas L. Taylor, (Ret)
Apr 28, 2016
Major Thomas L. Taylor, United States Army (Retired) passed away on April 28, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom was born in Chipley, Florida, the youngest child of Angus and Etta Taylor. At a very early age, he realized he didn't want to remain in the farming community and joined the army during the Korean conflict. He had...
Mr. Vincent Rotolo
Apr 27, 2016
Vincent Rotolo, 64, of Irmo, S.C., formerly of Charleroi, died unexpectedly, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Born on December 10, 1951, he was the son of the late James Rotolo, and Rosemarie "Dolly" Newstrom, who survives, and lives in Chula Vista, CA. Vincent was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, and had worked at Bettis Atomic Laboratory, before...
