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Mrs. Rosa Anderson Keith
Dec 27, 2014
Rosa Anderson Keith, widow of Thomas Maddox Keith, Sr. and formerly of Greenville, S.C., died Saturday, December 27, 2014. Born at "Tyger Heights", the family home near Moore, S.C., on July 21, 1925, she was the youngest of five daughters born to James Mason and Rosa Eppes Anderson. She was educated in Spartanburg public schools and graduated from Converse College...
Mrs. Agnes Beane Rosborough
Dec 26, 2014
Agnes Beane Rosborough, 80, of Columbia, died Friday, December 26, 2014. Born in Laurinburg, NC on June 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Beane and Amelia Yow Beane. A member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, she enjoyed fellowship in the Presbyterian Women's Circle #3. She retired from the Clemson Extension Service and enjoyed volunteering at Bookman...
Mr. John Bartos
Dec 26, 2014
John Nelson Bartos, 70, of Columbia, died Friday, December 26, 2014. Born in Vero Beach, FL on February 11, 1944, he was a son of the late Hank and Janie Tedder Bartos. John was a member of North Trenholm Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Elaine C. Bartos; daughters, Debbie Wickizer and Kimberly Weed; his son, Jay (Jessica) Bartos, all...
Mrs. Marie Locker Hill-Chapiesky
Dec 25, 2014
Marie Locker Hill-Chapiesky, 79, of Blythewood, died Thursday, December 25, 2014. Born July 6, 1935, in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, she was a daughter of the late Robert Milton Locker and Katherine Heiliger Locker. Marie ran the food services for Columbia College for many years and as an honorary alumna was very active in the Alumnae Club at Columbia College...
Mrs. Lillian Ruth Faulk Face
Dec 24, 2014
Lillian Ruth Face, 94, of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Born November 9, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Frank and Ruth Hutson Faulk. Lillian was a lifetime resident of Columbia, a retiree of the Atlantic Bottling Company, and a longtime member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Face is survived by her sons and...
Mr. Bryan Garrett
Dec 24, 2014
Bryan Eugene Garrett, 54, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Born in Beaufort, SC on August 20, 1960, he was a son of Mrs. Jimmie Bland Garrett and the late Claude Harold Garrett. Bryan was a loving grandfather and a wonderful son. A member of Willow Ridge Baptist Church in West Columbia, he loved music and played bass guitar...
Mr. John Marshall Sturgess Iii
Dec 21, 2014
John Marshall Sturgess III, 55, of Cayce, died Sunday, December 21, 2014. Born in Savannah, GA, on March 24, 1959, he was a son of John Marshall Sturgess, Jr. and the late Gail Patricia Barbour Sturgess. Marshall was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Congaree Ward. Survivors include his father; son, John Marshall Sturgess, IV;...
Dr. Thomas Jefferson Bell Jr.
Dec 21, 2014
Dr. Thomas Jefferson Bell, Jr., 94, of Columbia, died Sunday, December 21, 2014. Born in Wampee, SC on June 14, 1920, he was the son of the late Mary Elizabeth McNeil and Thomas Jefferson Bell. He attended Conway Public Schools, completed two years undergraduate work at The Citadel, and graduated from Davidson College in 1942. He then attended the Medical...
Mr. Mark A. Campbell
Dec 20, 2014
Mark Anthony Campbell, 52, of Hopkins, died Saturday, December 20, 2014. Born in Columbia on September 12, 1962, he was a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his mother and step-father who raised him, Shirley (Jake) Sellers; father, Gene (Barb) Campbell; fiancé, Shawn Chambers; his daughters, Chrissie (Josh) Young, Jessica (Michael) Dukes, Brittany (Allison) Campbell,...
Mr. Robert Lee Key
Dec 17, 2014
Robert Lee Key, 66, of Chapin, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Born in Charleston, SC on January 25, 1948, he was a son of the late Fred Vivian Key, Jr. and Dorothy Recca Ard Key. Mr. Key was retired from the US Army, having served in Viet Nam, and was a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal. Robert graduated from...
Mr. Howard Wilbur Moody Jr.
Dec 16, 2014
Howard W. "Mike" Moody, Jr., 93, of Chapin, SC went to be with the Lord on December 16, 2014. The only child of the late Howard Wilbur Moody, Sr. and Daisy Lorick Moody, he was born in Columbia on July 4, 1921. Howard graduated from Columbia High School, attended the University of South Carolina and served in the Army during...
Mr. George Wilbur Wise
Dec 15, 2014
Rev. George Wilbur Wise, 89, of Columbia, died December 15, 2014. Born September 30, 1925, in Columbia, he was a son of the late John George and Lessie C. Fulmer Wise. George was a US Army veteran of World War II, and a retired Wesleyan Methodist pastor. He was a loving and caring husband and Dad. Survivors include his son,...
Mrs. Barbara Lee Payne Elgin
Dec 15, 2014
Barbara Lee Payne Elgin, 68, of Columbia, graduated from this earth on Monday, December 15, 2014. Born in Columbia on October 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Ray and Wilma Counts Sweet. She will now be working alongside her Lord and Savior for eternity. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Elgin; her son, Michael (Kathy) Elgin;...
Mrs. Ruth Jacqueline Martin
Dec 13, 2014
Ruth Jacqueline Martin, 78, of Columbia, entered into rest Saturday, December 13, 2014. Born August 12, 1936, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ollie M. Ford Lee. Survivors include her sons, Charles Oneill Martin, Jr., Ronald Edward Martin, Ernest Franklin (Delynn) Martin; daughters, Debra Ruth Hudson, Nezzie Ruth (Johnny) Martin, Samantha Martin, Shelby Wilson; thirteen...
Mrs. Marian Price Jordan
Dec 11, 2014
Marian P. Jordan, 76, of Inverness, FL went home to the Lord on Dec 11, 2014 at Citrus Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Jordan was born on April 14, 1938 in Cayce, South Carolina to the late Charlton and Bertha Spires Price and was a 1956 Brooklyn Cayce graduate. She married and moved to Florida with her husband...
Ms. Julia "Karen" Harrington
Dec 8, 2014
Julia Karen Harrington, 57, of The Heritage at Lowman in White Rock, died Monday, December 8, 2014. Born December 18, 1956, in Columbia, she was a daughter of Julia "Loubie" Whitaker Harrington and the late William Lucas Harrington. Karen graduated from Spring Valley High School and attended Presbyterian College. She worked for the Marriot Corporation in Atlanta. Karen was a...
Mrs. Paula Gallagher
Dec 4, 2014
Paula Lynnwood Kiser Gallagher, 68, of Little River, SC, died peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, December 4, 2014. Born in Hendersonville, NC on November 16, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Paul Douglas Kiser and Margaret Livingston Kiser. Paula was a graduate of TC Roberson High School in Asheville, NC and East Tennessee State University. Her love of...
Mr. William Earle Riedley
Nov 29, 2014
Mr. William Earle Riedley, 60, of DeLeon Springs, FL, died November 29, 2014. Born May 12, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA, he was a son of the late Earle Crockett Riedley and Alice Long Riedley. A graveside service will be held at 10 o'clock, Monday, December 8th at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, 501 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC.
Mrs. Julia Sharpe Ellinger
Nov 28, 2014
Mrs. Julia Sharpe Ellinger, 92, of Blythewood, died Friday, November 28, 2014. Born in Columbia on July 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John Sharpe and Eva Reynolds Sharpe. Mrs. Ellinger is survived by her daughter, Vi Welch (David) of Newberry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Heinkle S....
Mr. Riley Augustus Bradham Jr.
Nov 26, 2014
Mr. Riley Augustus Bradham, Jr., 91, of the Columbia Presbyterian Community, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Mr. Bradham was born March 26, 1923 in Sumter, SC, to the late Riley Augustus Bradham, Sr. and Mabel Bowman Bradham. He attended Sumter city schools, Davidson College, and received a BA degree in English from the University of South Carolina where he was...
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