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Mr. Randolph "Randy" L. Perry Jr.

Mr. Randolph "Randy" L. Perry Jr.

Dec 29, 2015

Mr. Randolph "Randy" L. Perry, Jr, 60, of Lexington, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Born in West Columbia on November 15, 1955, he was the son of the late Randolph, Sr. and Barbara Shull Perry. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, and worked for many years as an automobile mechanic. Randy's enjoyment of cars spilled over into...

Mr. Edmund Donald Richman

Mr. Edmund Donald Richman

Dec 26, 2015

Edmund Donald Richman, 83, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 26, 2015, at his home. Born August 16, 1932 in The Bronx, New York, he was a son of the late Sol and Rose Scherer Richman. Mr. Richman attended City College, Bernard Baruch Business School and graduated from The School of Art and Design in New York City. He also attended...

Mr. Raymond Schumpert

Mr. Raymond Schumpert

Dec 24, 2015

Raymond L. Schumpert, 81, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Born on February 26, 1934 in Lexington, SC, he was a son of the late Horace Ira and Carrie Belle Shealy Schumpert. Raymond was married to the late Edna Pelfrey Metze Schumpert, and for 50 years they owned and operated Edna's #1 Restaurant on River Drive. He was a...

Mr. Thomas J. Madigan

Mr. Thomas J. Madigan

Dec 24, 2015

Thomas Joseph Madigan, 81, of Springfield, VA, died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Born in Dahlgren, VA to the late James Joseph and Dorothy Rebecca Higden Madigan, he was married to Pamela Drotor Madigan. Having served in the US Army and a graduate of the University of Virginia, Thomas was an architect and President of the Madigan Group for 28 years....

Dr. Henry W. Asbill Jr.

Dr. Henry W. Asbill Jr.

Dec 24, 2015

Dr. Henry W. Asbill, Jr., 76, passed away peacefully at his home on December 24, 2015 following a brief illness. Dr. Asbill was born February 5, 1939 in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of the late Henry W. and Eleanor Hart Asbill. He graduated from Dreher High School in 1957 where he was a standout three-sport athlete. He attended Clemson...

Miss Taylor Ann Benton

Miss Taylor Ann Benton

Dec 23, 2015

God gave the gift of life to Taylor Ann Benton through her parents Eddie and Sabrina Benton, as they welcomed her into this world on May 7, 1991. Taylor was reunited with her Creator and Savior on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 following a car accident in Columbia, SC. In 24 short years Taylor lived a full life with lots of...

Mrs. Gail Montgomery Woodley

Mrs. Gail Montgomery Woodley

Dec 22, 2015

Mrs. Gail Montgomery Woodley, 80, of West Columbia, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Born July 27, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Claude Montgomery and Tillie Towery Montgomery. A memorial service for Mrs. Woodley will be held at 10 o'clock, Wednesday, December 23rd, in the Chapel of The Holy Spirit at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, with The...

Mr. Claude D. Hook

Mr. Claude D. Hook

Dec 22, 2015

Claude Durham Hook, 83, of Lexington died Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Born in West Columbia on August 31, 1932 he was a son of the late Truman and Thelma Carson Hook. Claude is survived by his children, Durham Hook, Cayce, Diane Rosenbeck, Cayce, Claude T. Hook, Red Bank, Mark Hook, Columbia; and his sister, Vanetta Dorn, Pelion. He also has...

Mrs. Beverly Goff Lucado

Mrs. Beverly Goff Lucado

Dec 21, 2015

West Columbia – A memorial service to celebrate the life of Beverly Goff Lucado will be held 2 o'clock, Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Saluda River Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church, prior to the service, beginning at 1 o'clock. Burial in Woodridge Memorial Park will be private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting...

Mr. Robbie Mcquatters

Mr. Robbie Mcquatters

Dec 20, 2015

Smyrna, GA - Robbie Lee McQuatters, 59, formerly of Columbia, died Sunday, December 20th, 2015. Born July 18, 1956 he was a son of the late Mary Alga Crossland Harris and the late Joseph Alexander McQuatters. He was self-employed as a video game and electrical repairman. Robbie attended the University of South Carolina. His passions in life was fishing, camping,...

Mr. W. Alexander Snead Iii

Mr. W. Alexander Snead Iii

Dec 20, 2015

W. Alexander Snead, III Columbia – Whitford Alexander "Alex" Snead, III, 53, of Columbia, died Sunday, December 20, 2015. In keeping with his straightforward, no-nonsense approach to life, Alex requested that his obituary be limited to the basic facts. He was born in Columbia, on November 9, 1962 to Whitford Alexander "Sandy" Snead Jr., and Mary Dunlap Snead. He is...

Mr. Harold Leslie Wrifford

Mr. Harold Leslie Wrifford

Dec 18, 2015

Mr. Harold L. Wrifford, 76, of Columbia, died Friday, December 18, 2015. Born in Knoxville, TN on September 12, 1939, he was a son of the late Samuel Leslie Wrifford and Sally Rollings Wrifford. A graveside service for Mr. Wrifford will be held 11 o'clock, Thursday, December 24th, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia. Shives Funeral Home,...

Mrs. Sue Pardue Linyard

Mrs. Sue Pardue Linyard

Dec 18, 2015

Sue Pardue Linyard passed away on December 18, 2015 after a courageous battle with scleroderma and pulmonary hypertension. She was born March 2, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina, the second child of William Freel Pardue, Jr., and Ermyne Langley Pardue Gray. She attended Chicora High School in Charleston, graduating in 1963. At Chicora she edited the school's yearbook, "The Eagle",...

Mr. Mark Alexander

Mr. Mark Alexander

Dec 17, 2015

Mark Ronald Alexander, 49, of Columbia, SC, died Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC. Mark was born to Pam Ferguson Alexander and Stanley Eugene Alexander on January 14, 1966, in Greenwood, SC. Abbeville, SC was always home to Mark. He graduated from Abbeville High School, Class of 1983. Mark was captain of the math team...

Mr. Eric S. Wenger

Mr. Eric S. Wenger

Dec 17, 2015

Eric Scott Wenger, 43, of Columbia, died December 17, 2015. Born in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, on April 14, 1972, he was a son of Anne Estes Wenger and the late James Edwin Wenger. Eric graduated from Ben Lippen High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia International University. He received the Master of Arts in Theological Studies, with a...

Mrs. Harriett Sandy Streich

Mrs. Harriett Sandy Streich

Dec 16, 2015

Harriet Sandifer "Sandy" Streich, 66, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Born December 1, 1949 she was a daughter of the late Edith Taylor Sturges and Clarence Rudolph Hinnant. She was an animal lover, especially horses and often rode with the Richland County Sheriff's Posse. She was a member of Sandy Level Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister, Marie...

Mr. Otto Elof Pearson Jr.

Mr. Otto Elof Pearson Jr.

Dec 16, 2015

Otto Elof Pearson, Jr., 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Born in Monticello, SC, on April 10, 1932, he was a son of the late Otto Elof Pearson, Sr. and Lillian Jenkins Pearson. He served 4 years in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and would retire from DHEC where he was the Bureau Chief of Air...

Mrs. Margie Lott Mundy

Mrs. Margie Lott Mundy

Dec 14, 2015

Margie Lott Mundy, 83, of Blythewood, died Monday, December 14, 2015. Born January 29, 1932 in Aiken County, she was a daughter of the late Malon Lawson and Elma Redd Lott. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was a charter member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church of Blythewood. Margie lived her faith by teaching the Young...

Mr. Stephen Joseph Somogyi

Mr. Stephen Joseph Somogyi

Dec 12, 2015

Mr. Stephen Joseph Somogyi, 97, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 12, 2015. Born in Odenton, MD, on December 3, 1918, he was a son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Nemedi Somogyi. He spent most of his youth in Franklin, NJ. In 1942, while in Military Police training at Ft. Jackson, SC, Stephen met the love of his life, his...

Mrs. Gloria B. Meadows

Mrs. Gloria B. Meadows

Dec 11, 2015

Gloria B. Meadows, 62, of Elgin, died Friday, December 11, 2015. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Edith Chavis Brown. Gloria was married to the late Douglas S. Meadows. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church, and retired from The Boeing Company. She loved the mountains and enjoyed going on cruises. Gloria...

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