Mrs. Mary Colman
Oct 19, 2015
Mary Evelyn Phillips Colman, 76, of Columbia, died Monday, October 19, 2015. Born January 11, 1939 in Orlando, FL, she was a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include her sons, Randy H. Colman (Eileen), Danny Ray Smith, Allen D. Colman (Betty A.); daughters, Kathy Mae Colman, Mary Margaret Colman; grandson, Martin Colman; and her sister, Linda Still. In addition to...
Mr. Vernon Oeland Daughtry
Oct 18, 2015
Vernon Oeland Daughtry, 95, of Columbia, died at home, Sunday, October 19, 2015. Born May 25, 1920, in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Spier W. and Mattie Viola Oeland Daughtry. Vernon served his country in the US Army, as a sergeant in the 4th Signal Battalion, Charlie Co., 2nd Platoon, Team 6 during World War II,...
Mr. Jeffery Mark Reed
Oct 17, 2015
Mr. Jeffery Mark Reed, 54, of Columbia, died Saturday, October 17, 2015. Born on March 3, 1961 in Wurtzburg, Germany, he was a son of the late William Walter Reed and Jessie Ruth Smith Reed. A dedicated worker as an engineer in the hotel business, he traveled the United States selecting sites for hotels. He was a regional manager for...
Mr. Clifford H. Pearce
Oct 15, 2015
Clifford H. Pearce, 85, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 15, 2015. Born July 17, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Clara Thomas Pearce and Al Pearce. Cliff attended St. Joseph Catholic Church and was retired from Richland County. He was a US Army veteran and received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained while serving in...
Mr. Daniel Paul "Danny" Ham
Oct 14, 2015
Daniel Paul Ham, 55, of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Born December 29, 1959, in Raleigh, NC, he was a son of the late JB and Marjorie Wilson Ham. Mr. Ham was the owner of the ZipSheet, a coupon paper for the students at the University of South Carolina. He was a devoted husband and grandfather. Survivors include his...
Dr. Wilfred Palmer
Oct 11, 2015
Dr. Wilfred Palmer died on the morning of Sunday, October 11, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born on September 23, 1931 to the late Lizzette and Jewell Sidney Palmer in Goose Creek, Texas. He remained in his beloved home state of Texas to receive both his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Physics from Rice University in Houston, Texas...
Mrs. Ceola Mitchell Gilliard Scott
Oct 10, 2015
Mrs. Ceola Gilliard Scott, 84, of Gadsden, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. Born in Charleston on January 24, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Nell Brown Gilliard. As a child, Ceola worked with her family at the Folly Beach Pavilion, and at age 14, she moved to New York City. After high school, she worked for...
Mr. Bennett Mcmahan
Oct 10, 2015
Mr. Bennett Lee McMahan, 66, of Columbia, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. Born on September 27, 1949 in Hickory, NC, he was a son of the late Claude and Melba Drum McMahan. SMSGT McMahan proudly served in the security police force of the US Air Force. Following his military service, he worked in plumbing sales, most recently working at Gateway...
Mr. Marion Franklin Smith
Oct 8, 2015
Marion Franklin Smith, 66, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 8, 2015. Born in Edgefield, he was a son of the late James Richard and Mary Bruce Smith. Marion served in the US Coast Guard for 10 years. He worked for many years in maintenance at Landmark Apartments and Wildewood Downs. He also volunteered with SQ Rescue, where he loved saving...
Mr. Evan Eugene Arnold
Oct 8, 2015
Mr. Evan Eugene Arnold, 68, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 8, 2015. Born on February 12, 1947, in West Palm Beach, FL, he was the son of Mrs. Margaret Weiss Arnold and the late Mr. Bert Arnold. Evan served the nation in the US Air Force, and after his military service, he worked for many years with his father in...
Ms. Maxine Welliver
Oct 7, 2015
Letha Maxine Welliver, 94, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 7, 2015. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Grover Lynn and Corrie Ann Boulware Welliver. Maxine worked in retail sales and was a member of Park Street Baptist Church. A graveside service for Ms. Welliver will be held 2 o'clock, Monday, October 12th at Elmwood Cemetery, 501...
Mr. Jack "J.V." Jacobs
Oct 6, 2015
The funeral service for J.V. Jacobs, 85, of Blythewood, will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015, at 10:30 o'clock, at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Columbia. Interment will follow at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Cemetery on St. Andrews Road. Members of the Sojourner's Sunday School Class are invited to serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6...
Mr. Dustin Allen Johnston
Oct 5, 2015
Dustin Allen "Dusty" Johnston, 22, of Blythewood, died Monday, October 5, 2015. Born in Columbia on May 31, 1993, he was a son of April Hall Johnston and Anthony "Tony" Johnston. He attended Pine View Baptist Church and was employed with Food Lion. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by his step-father Edward Grigsby; sisters, Cassidy...
Mrs. Anne B. Wyndham
Oct 5, 2015
Anne Wimberly Bowman Wyndham, 74, of Columbia, died Monday, October 5, 2015. Born in Pinehurst, NC to Elizabeth and Edgar Bowman, she grew up in Orangeburg before settling in Columbia. She is survived by her son, John Bowman Wyndham (Jack); and her daughter, Lara Elizabeth Wyndham Ferguson (James) all of Columbia; a sister, Caroline Eisenstein (Buddy) of Wilmington, NC; five...
Mr. Allen L. Blizzard Sr.
Oct 4, 2015
Allen Lee Roy Blizzard, Sr., 65, of Lugoff, died Sunday, October 4, 2015. Born in Richland County, he was a son of the late Wesley and Maggie Irene Richardson Blizzard. Allen enjoyed going to the beach and Maggie Valley. Survivors include sons, Allen L. Blizzard, Jr. (Barbara) and Marion Sam Blizzard (Angie); grandchildren, Alease Blizzard, Allen L. Blizzard III, Cory...
Mr. Joel Dupre Pate
Oct 4, 2015
Mr. Joel Dupre Pate, 82, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 4, 2015. Born on March 15, 1933 in Winnsboro, SC, he was a son of the late Dudley E. Pate and Ava Lee Rish Pate. A veteran of the US Air Force, Joel served the nation as a flight instructor . He was a graduate of Clemson University with a...
Mr. Danny Eugene Gunter
Oct 3, 2015
Danny Eugene Gunter, 80, of Blythewood, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015. Born July 18, 1935, he was the son of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Marthers Gunter of Ridgeway. He was a member of Pine View Baptist Church. Danny was employed by Sears for 42 years until his retirement in 1998. He was a softball umpire for many years...
Mr. Robert "Mike" Jones Sr.
Oct 2, 2015
Robert Michael Jones, Sr., or "Mike" as he was known to most, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015. He was a faithful reader of a print copy of The State newspaper each day and therefore would not want you to read something that is traditional, but one expressive of his unique personality. Mike loved living his life with his...
Mrs. Liubov Karpova
Sep 29, 2015
Mrs. Liubov Karpova, 63, of Lexington, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones. Luiba was born in Russia on March 1, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Myhail and Anna Avramenko. She was a graduate of Sumy Pedagogical University in Ukraine which afterwards she taught High School Physics and Mathematics...
Mrs. Patricia P. Perry
Sep 29, 2015
Patricia Peck Perry, 93, of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was born in Eau Claire, WI to the late Guy S. and Martha Butler Peck. She met her husband, the late Col. Eugene M. Perry, at Ripon College in Ripon, WI. After graduation she taught biology in Shakopee, MN. Patricia enjoyed being involved in the Retired Officers Wives'...
