Mrs. Barbara T. Clackley
Mar 6, 2015
Barbara T. Clackley, 81, of Jefferson, GA, formerly of Columbia, SC, entered into eternal rest March 6, 2015. Born August 3, 1933 in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Ethel Medlin Torrence. She was a devout Christian who loved to sing, was a member of W.O.W., and White Rock Baptist Church. Barbara was a loving...
Mr. Robert Paul Benjamin
Mar 4, 2015
Robert Paul Benjamin, 85, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 04, 2015. Born on March 18, 1929 in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of the late Ruben Paul Benjamin and Elizabeth Solomon Benjamin. Following his service in the US Army, Robert began working for the Prismo Traffic Products Company, and he worked in sales throughout his career. Robert was a...
Mrs. Jan M. Curtis
Mar 3, 2015
Jan M. Curtis, 55, of Lexington, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Born in Ridgeland, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie Brooks Munch and Beauton Maxine Parson Munch. Jan graduated from Columbia College and received a Master's in Autism from the University of South Carolina. Jan was a special education teacher with Lexington School District 1. She loved...
Ms. Dianna Lynn Moore
Feb 28, 2015
Dianna Lynn Moore, 44, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 28, 2015. Born on October 25, 1970 in Dupage, IL, she was a daughter of Lola Baker and the late Dennis E. Cizan. A member of North Trenholm Baptist Church, the Eastern Star and the treasurer for the Columbia High School JROTC Booster Club, Dianna loved her children deeply, and she...
Mrs. Mary Delk Todd
Feb 27, 2015
Mary Delk "Dooley" Todd, 79, of Pontiac died Friday, February 27, 2015. Born March 3, 1935 in Columbia, she was the daughter of George Walter and Bertha Lee Delk. She was a lifetime member of Spears Creek Baptist Church. After graduating from Dentsville High School in 1953, she worked at Silvers in downtown Columbia; fell in love and married a...
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Bennett
Feb 26, 2015
Elizabeth Hodson Bennett, 91, of West Columbia, passed away on February 26, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Spring Lake, New Jersey, on December 25, 1923, she was the daughter of Thomas Sherwood Hodson and Irene Leas Hodson. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, James Lesesne Bennett. Their loving marriage has been a source...
Mr. William S. Hiatt Jr.
Feb 26, 2015
William Shirley Hiatt, Jr., 83, died Thursday, February 26, 2015. Member of North Trenholm Baptist Church, Woody Howle Sunday School class. Born in Tifton, GA, he was a son of the late Virginia E. and William S. Hiatt Sr. Mr. Hiatt attended the US Naval Academy and Southern Methodist University, later receiving a Master of Business at Rollins College. He...
Dr. Mary Mielke Parrish
Feb 26, 2015
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Mielke Parrish Dr. Mary Elizabeth Mielke Parrish, of Columbia, wife of Dr. John Cantwell Parrish, died Thursday, February 26, 2015. Born in Fargo, ND on August 22, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. E. Mielke and Norma Brown Mielke. A caring and compassionate physician, Dr. Parrish provided medical care for children of low...
Mrs. Deliz Soto Roldan
Feb 23, 2015
Deliz Maria Roldan, 81, died Monday, February 23, 2015. Mrs. Roldan was born in Puerto Rico to the late Rafael and Matilde Soto. She remained there throughout her childhood and college and married Candelario Roldan at the age of 21. Following her military husband, they moved to Tacoma, Washington, Ft. Bragg, and then to Okinawa. Upon returning to the states,...
Mrs. Annie Joe Jirel
Feb 23, 2015
Mrs. Annie Joe Simpson Jirel, 80, of Leesville, died Monday, February 23, 2015. Born on April 22, 1934 in Chester County, SC, she was the eldest daughter of the late Charles Betts Simpson and Antoinette "Lady" Hollis Simpson. She was a 1956 graduate of the Columbia Hospital School of Nursing. After retiring from the South Florida Baptist Hospital she and...
Mrs. Eulysis Hawkins Griggs
Feb 23, 2015
Mrs. Eulysis Hawkins Griggs, 86, of Columbia, died Monday, February 23, 2015. Born March 21, 1928, in Hartsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harley Hawkins and Pauline Cassidy Hawkins. Mrs. Griggs was a caring and compassionate person, and she spent her life in service to others as a nurse with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health....
Mr. Clarence E. Raines
Feb 22, 2015
Mr. Clarence E. Raines, 86, of Columbia, died Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Blythewood on April 26, 1928, he was a son of the late Ernest and Evelyn Neeley Raines. A proud veteran of the US Army, he worked for 40 years with Columbia Mills. Mr. Raines had a wonderful talent for music, and he enjoyed playing harmonica until...
Mrs. Sarah Wallace Bonniville
Feb 21, 2015
Sarah Gray Wallace Bonniville, 81, of Columbia died peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 6, 1933 to Jimmie and Gray Wallace, she was the eldest of three sisters. Sarah Gray graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia where she was chosen as Most Popular and Most Likely to Succeed....
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Lee
Feb 21, 2015
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Lee, 64, of Columbia, died Saturday, February 21, 2015. Born October 27, 1950, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of Louise Dinkins Lee Whittle and the late Willis Lee. An independent roofing contractor, Bobby loved fishing and was an active follower of NASCAR. Survivors include his wife, Pamela J. Lee; daughter, Julie Lee Fleming (Cale); sons,...
Mr. John Gregg Mcmaster
Feb 20, 2015
John Gregg McMaster, Jr., 100, passed away in Columbia early Friday morning, February 20, 2015. Mr. McMaster was born on March 16, 1914 in Florence, South Carolina. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. John Gregg McMaster. His father was a native of Winnsboro and his mother, née Eleanor Gourdin, a native of Williamsburg County. Mr. McMaster received a...
Mrs. Velma Boulware Parsons Hair
Feb 19, 2015
Velma Boulware Parsons Hair died on February 19, 2015 at the age of 94. She was a resident of Wildewood Downs, Columbia. Born January 22, 1921, Velma was the daughter of the late Edward Thomas Boulware and Eva Hair Boulware. She grew up in Fairfield County and graduated from Chester High School. She married Sterling George Parsons of Georgetown SC...
Mr. Frank W. Boney Sr.
Feb 18, 2015
Frank William Boney, Sr., 90, of Blythewood, S.C., died Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Born May 20, 1924, he was a son of the late Julius Earl and Corrie Elizabeth Stevens Boney. Following graduation from Blythewood High School in 1941, Mr. Boney joined the US Army, serving in the 269th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. He received the Bronze...
Mr. Joseph Leonard Bagley
Feb 18, 2015
Mr. Joseph Leonard Bagley, 81, of West Columbia, went home to our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Born in North Carolina, on August 15, 1933, he was a son of the late James and Lenora Street Bagley. His family moved to South Carolina shortly after his birth. He graduated from John De La Howe School in McCormick,...
Ms. Adrath Short
Feb 17, 2015
Adrath Lee Short, 74, of Columbia, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Born February 27, 1940 in Baileysville, WV, she was a daughter of the late Posey and Julia Elizabeth Beavers Short. Survivors include her sons, Chance S. Eriksen of Columbia, Steven R. Short; grandsons, Dalton L. Hicks, Steven R. Short, Jr.; granddaughter, Kayelee N. Short all of Mocksville, NC; sister,...
Mr. Raymond John Gonda
Feb 17, 2015
Raymond John Gonda, 89, of Columbia, passed away peacefully early Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 1, 1925, Raymond was the seventh of nine children of Slovak immigrants, Andrew and Mary Gonda. As a member of the Marine Corps, Raymond fought in World War Two; he served from 1943 to 1946...
