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Mrs. Mary B. Roberts
Aug 6, 2015
Mary B. Roberts, 92, of Columbia, passed into the arms of the angels on Thursday, August 6, 2015. She was a long time member of Bayview Baptist Church. Mary is survived by her son, Gary Knotts and wife, Mary Ellen; her daughter, Sherry Branham and husband, Rudy; sister, Becky Johnson; grandchildren, Tommy Knotts, Kellie Owans, Todd Branham, Chris Knotts, Missy...
Mr. David Glen Starr
Aug 4, 2015
David Glen Starr, 83, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Born in Greensboro, NC, he was the son of the late Leslie T. and Margaret Forsythe Starr. David was an organic chemist, who attended Brevard College, Elon University and graduate school at the University of South Carolina. He retired from USC. David enjoyed USC athletics and raising orchids and...
Mrs. Nola Elizabeth Lowman Rinehart
Aug 4, 2015
Nola Elizabeth Lowman Rinehart, 93, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Born in Columbia on October 12, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Whittle Lowman and Eunice Elizabeth McDonald Lowman. Mrs. Rinehart retired from Stone Manufacturing and was a long-time member of College Place United Methodist Church. Survivors include daughters, Joyce R. Lundy of Lugoff and...
Mrs. Willa Jean Tolley Williams
Aug 4, 2015
Mrs. Willa Jean Tolley Williams, 90, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Born in Avery County, NC on March 11, 1925, she was a daughter of the late George H. and Hettie Elizabeth Gribble Tolley. Jean was a dedicated Army wife, and a devoted member of Sandy Level Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Camellia "Cam" W. Dial (Allard)...
Ms. Sara Jane Hoffmann
Jul 29, 2015
Sara J. Hoffmann died on July 29, 2015 at the age of 91. She was born in Columbia, SC. Sara was preceded in death by her father and mother, Sam Peter Hoffman and Sarah Mickle Hoffman; brother, Tommy Hoffman; and sister, Sammie Rhodes. She attended Schneider Elementary and University High School where she was a varsity starter on the basketball...
Mrs. Mary F. Hatcher
Jul 29, 2015
Mary F. Hatcher, 74, of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Born in Laurinburg, NC, on August 24, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Wayne Hill and Eva Evans. Mary was a floral designer and a member of Shandon Baptist Church, where she was active in the Seekers Sunday school class. Survivors include her daughter, Sylvia Jean Earley...
Mrs. Barbara Chapman Moore
Jul 28, 2015
Barbara Chapman Moore, 84, died July 28, 2015. Surrounded by her three daughters at the end, her last words were words of love to her girls. Born September 7, 1930 in Sanford, Florida, she was the daughter of Bert E. and Rosamond Radford Chapman. She attended Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama, where she earned a B.A. in Sociology. Her professional...
Mr. Joseph A. Bock
Jul 28, 2015
Mr. Joseph A. Bock, 87, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Born on March 16, 1928, in Herzogenaurach, Germany, he was a son of the late Johan Bock and Barbara Gotz Bock. Mr. Bock and his family moved from Germany to California in 1955, and then to South Carolina in 1968. In Columbia he worked with Binswanger Glass Co.,...
Mr. Conrad Napletoft Mckenzie
Jul 28, 2015
Conrad Napletoft McKenzie, 52, of Columbia, son of the late Sylvia Washington, was born November 15, 1962 in Kingston Jamaica. He passed away at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Palmetto Health Richland. Conrad was self-employed as a computer technician. In addition to his loving wife, Mrs. Ruby Jefferson-McKenzie, he is survived by a daughter, Monique Nichole McKenzie...
Mr. William W. Hamrick Jr.
Jul 27, 2015
William Winfred Hamrick, Jr., 74, of Columbia, died Monday, July 27, 2015. Born in Spindale, NC he was a son of the late William W. Hamrick, Sr. and Doris Butler Hamrick. Mr. Hamrick retired from the US Army as a data processor, and then worked in civil service at Fort Jackson for 22 years. He also served as JROTC instructor...
Mrs. Rena Mooneyhan Turner
Jul 24, 2015
Rena Mooneyhan Turner, 60, of St. Matthews, passed away July 24, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center freeing her from a long battle with cancer. She was born July 17, 1955 in Fort Jackson, SC to the late Jack Laverne Mooneyhan, Sr. and Martha Knotts Mooneyhan. Rena was a 1973 graduate of Seneca High School and was employed as a legal...
Mr. William H. Anderson
Jul 22, 2015
Born in Conroe, Texas and having spent his childhood in Houston, Bill attended Texas A&M University, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture, and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He returned to Houston and began an architectural career that spanned almost 50 years. He moved to South Carolina and in 1970 became a principal in Pearlstine-Anderson before...
Mrs. Dorothy Bullard Jolly
Jul 21, 2015
Dorothy Bullard Jolly, lovingly known as "Mother or Mama Dot", 90, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Born November 22, 1924 in Columbus County, NC, she was a daughter of the late David Julius Bullard and Hattie Nance Bullard. Dorothy grew up in Columbus County, NC. Widow of the late Robert E.L. "Bob" Jolly She spent most of her...
Mrs. Rose Marie Mccutchen Landrum
Jul 20, 2015
Rose Marie McCutchen Landrum, 84, of Columbia, died Monday, July 20, 2015. Born December 20, 1930 in Kingstree, SC, she was the daughter of Robert James and Mamie Lou Sharpe McCutchen. Rose Marie was a member of Fair Lawn United Methodist Church and the South Carolina Hunter Jumper Horse Association. She was well known and loved by many. She is...
Mr. Vance Phillip Mclemore
Jul 20, 2015
Vance Phillip "Pop" McLemore, 77, of Ridgeway, died Monday, July 20, 2015. Born in Columbia on January 25, 1938, he was a son of the late George Vance McLemore and Blondell Bright McLemore. Phillip retired from W.O. Blackstone and was a member Sheet Metal Workers Local #399, the Jamil Shrine Temple, the Pontiac Masonic Lodge #429, and the Colonel Creek...
Mr. Kenneth Henderson Lynn
Jul 19, 2015
Graveside services with Military Honors will be held for Kenneth H. Lynn, 86, at 4 o'clock, Sunday, July 26th, in Kelly Cemetery, 1500 block of Kathwood Drive, Columbia. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is in charge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pets, Inc, P.O. Box 6394, West Columbia, SC 29171. Mr. Lynn died July 19,...
Mr. Justiliano Rivera
Jul 17, 2015
Justiliano Rivera, 90, of Columbia, died Friday, July 17, 2015. Born May 1, 1925 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Maximino and Josefa Gutierrez Rivera. Mr. Rivera was a very hardworking man. He worked in the construction industry in Delaware for 40 years, and did not retire until he was 83. He loved animals, especially...
Mr. William O. Hedgepath
Jul 14, 2015
Our Heavenly Father had something for William "Bill" Oliver Hedgepath, Jr., to do at the age of 91, and after a brief illness at the Heritage at Lowman Home, White Rock, SC, he was called home Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Born in Shelton, Fairfield County, SC on July 5, 1924, he was a son of the late William Oliver Hedgepath,...
Mr. Kenneth "Bunky" Brewer Shore
Jul 14, 2015
Kenneth Brewer "Bunky" Shore, 79, of Columbia, SC, passed away July 14, 2015. He was a son of the late Naomi Brewer Shore and William P. Shore, Sr. Kenneth graduated from RJ Reynolds High School and the University of South Carolina. Later, he received a Master's in Education from Pepperdine University. Kenneth served almost 24 years in the US military,...
Mrs. Beverly Ann Nicholson
Jul 13, 2015
Beverly Ann Rauch Nicholson, 66, of West Columbia, died Monday, July 13, 2015. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late James Albert Rauch, Sr. and Lois Dixon Rauch. Beverly was a supervisor with the Department of Mental Health for over 35 years. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and would do anything...
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