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...
Mrs. Marianne B. Anelli
Mar 9, 2016
Marianne Baron Anelli, 85, of Columbia, SC, beloved mother, grandmother and adored wife of the late Angelo James Anelli, left us Thursday, March 9, 2016. Born March 4, 1931, in Forest City, PA, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Baron and Marianna Bawiec Baron. Marianne grew up on her family's farm in Pleasant Mount, PA, graduating from Forest...
Mrs. Rebecca A. Leeming
Mar 9, 2016
Rebecca A. Leeming, 76, of Leesville, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Born in Winnsboro, SC, on December 31, 1939, she was a daughter of Roy and Annie Keisler Talton. She Graduated from Columbia High School and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Richard "Ricky" Leeming; sons, Franklin Daniel Proctor, Jr. (Amy), Wayne Richard...
Albert S. Allen, Sr., M.D.
Mar 7, 2016
Dr. Albert Sidney Allen, Sr. peacefully passed from this earthly life to his heavenly home on March 7, 2016 at age 93. He was born on May 30, 1922 in Columbia, SC. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1939 and attended the University of SC, where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical fraternity. He earned...
Mrs. Sandra Jenkins Brown
Mar 4, 2016
Sandra Jenkins Brown, 66, died Friday, March 4, 2016. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Garnet Charles Jenkins Sr. and Mary Etta Reeves Jenkins. Mrs. Brown spent the better part of her life working in the medical field. She was a faithful member of Northeast Wesleyan Church where she taught Sunday school, served as Church Secretary...
Mr. John Tyler Hyatt, Sr.
Mar 4, 2016
Mr. John Tyler Hyatt, Sr., 89, of Blythewood, died March 4, 2016. Born on December 22, 1926 in Seaboard, AL, he was a son of the late Richard Lee and Bertha Nadine Lane Hyatt. John was raised on a farm in Alabama and joined the Army when he was 18 years-old. His 27 years of military service enabled him, his...
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Cox
Mar 2, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Taylor Cox, beloved widow of Isaac Benjamin Cox, died March 2, 2016, in Columbia, South Carolina. She was 96. She was born January 26, 1920, to James Walter Taylor and Sarah Gasque Eaddy Taylor in Conway, South Carolina. She was the eighth of twelve children and loved to share her happy memories of a large and loving family...
Mrs. Saundra S. Hicks
Mar 2, 2016
Saundra Sheridan Hicks, 75, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Born in Sumter, SC, she was the daughter of Lula Nichols Sheridan and the late Wallace D. Sheridan, Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Howard J. Hicks; brother, Wallace Sheridan (Janet); one niece and one nephew. A graveside service will be held 11...
Mrs. Alma "Polly" Pauline Barrett Twork
Mar 1, 2016
Alma Pauline "Polly" Barrett Twork, 93, of Forest Acres, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Born in Banks County, GA, to the late John and Naomi Barrett, she was married 71 years to Raymond F. Twork and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She is survived by her children, Raymond Berry Twork, of Columbia, Victoria Louise McCown, of Lexington, and...
Mrs. Judy R Benton
Feb 29, 2016
Judy Risinger Benton, 68, died Monday, February 29, 2016, at her home in Leesville. Born in Columbia on June 6, 1947, she was a daughter of Ruth Cockrell Risinger and the late Eugene Risinger. Judy is survived by her mother of Lexington; husband, Doug Benton, Pastor, of the home; daughters, Laura Barnett Jumper (Steven) of Gilbert and Anna Barnett Berger...
Mr. William "Roho" Samuel Hutchison
Feb 29, 2016
Mr. William "Roho" Samuel Hutchison, 75, of Blythewood, died Monday, February 29, 2016. Born on October 16, 1940, in Columbia, he was the son of the late William Aiken and Juanita Fulmer Hutchison. Roho was a veteran of the US Navy and a former member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church. He loved hunting and fishing, and was an avid NASCAR...
Mr. Clint Cobb
Feb 28, 2016
Charles Clinton "Clint" Cobb, 24, of Columbia, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born July 24, 1991, he was the beloved son of Miriam Cary Cobb of Columbia and Owens Taylor "Trey" Cobb, III of Lake Wateree. Clint attended Columbia public schools and was a member of Dreher High School Class of 2010 where...
