Ms. Keturah Washington
Feb 5, 2015
Keturah Beth Washington, 26, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 5, 2015. Born March 28, 1988 in Columbia, she was a daughter of Clarence Washington, Jr. and Sheliaand D. Taylor Washington. Keturah accepted Christ at an early age. She loved the Lord and exemplified the change He made in her life. A member of Capital City Baptist Church, she worked with...
Mr. William Woodrow Blackwell Iii
Feb 5, 2015
Mr. William Woodrow "Woody" Blackwell, III, 55, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 5, 2015. Born May 20, 1959 in Columbia, he was the son of William Woodrow "Woody" Blackwell, Jr. and Patricia Riley Blackwell. A graduate of LSU, Woody was an architect with a passion for innovative design that led him to work on golf courses, schools, and a number...
Mrs. Patricia Gayle Elkins
Feb 5, 2015
Patricia Gayle Pfaff Elkins, 69, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 5, 2015. Born the sixth of eight children in Allais, KY on February 4, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Carl and Frances Engle Pfaff. Pat joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 11 and has been a faithful member her whole life. She...
Mr. Charles A. Marthers Jr.
Feb 4, 2015
Charles Alfred Marthers, Jr., 87, of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Norwich, CT, on April 20, 1927, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Sarah Newton Marthers. Mr. Marthers was a veteran of the US Navy. He was a member the Acacia Masonic Lodge #96, The Scottish Rite, the Order of the Eastern Star,...
Mr. Howard Mack Fipps
Feb 4, 2015
Howard Mack Fipps, 63, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Loris, SC, he was a son of the late Mack Coy and Rachel Louella Fowler Fipps. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Branham Fipps of Blythewood; daughters, Stephanie (Stuart) Smith and Crystal (Shawn) Crews, all of Elgin; as well as grandsons, Anthony Smith and Jay Crews. The graveside...
Mrs. Sue J. Long
Feb 3, 2015
Columbia – Sue J. Long, 73, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Mrs. Long was born on September 1, 1941 in Concord, NC to the late Quincy May Jacobs and Kemp B. Jacobs. She later married and moved to Columbia, SC, where she retired after 30 years from the Richland County school system as a Special Education Assistant...
Mrs. Annie Ruth Huffstetler
Feb 2, 2015
Annie Ruth Bundrick Huffstetler, 79, of West Columbia, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Born October 16, 1935, in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Asbury Franklin and Mary Lou Meetze Bundrick. Annie Ruth was a member of Reformation Lutheran Church, where she was a member of the Bible Study Class. Mrs. Huffstetler was also a member of...
Mr. Gerald Henry Greenstein
Feb 1, 2015
Gerald "Henry" Greenstein of Lexington, SC, died April 25, 2014. He was born in New York City, NY on February 12, 1929, to the late Jeanette Begelson Greenstein and the late William Greenstein. Henry was survived by his daughter, Barbara Hammond, of Pennsylvania. Memorials can be made to the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Central Florida, Inc., P.O....
Ms. Florence Greenstein
Feb 1, 2015
Florence Greenstein of Lexington, SC, died April 25, 2014. She was born in New York City, NY on November 18, 1931, to the late Jeanette Begelson Greenstein and the late William Greenstein. Florence was an educator and retired from the State of Florida where she taught middle school. Memorials can be made to the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center...
Mr. Norris W. Watkins
Jan 31, 2015
Norris William Watkins, 84, of Columbia, died peacefully Saturday, January 31, 2015. Born in Marion, NC on August 23, 1930, to the late Augustus Samuel and Evie Judith Ann Taylor Watkins. He was a graduate of Marion High School in Marion, North Carolina and Lenoir-Rhyne College. Mr. Watkins served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a...
Mr. Andrew Clark Rutkowski
Jan 30, 2015
Mr. Andrew Clark Rutkowski, 82, of Columbia, died Friday, January 30, 2015. All services will be private. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is assisting the family.
Mrs. Virginia Brauns Schmidt
Jan 29, 2015
Virginia Brauns Schmidt, 78, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 29, 2015. Born January 4, 1937 in Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William Herman Brauns and Grace Nichols Brauns. A member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Columbia, Virginia lived in New Jersey for the first half of her life, and in Georgia for most of...
Dr. Robert K. Moxon
Jan 28, 2015
West Columbia – Robert "Bob" K. Moxon, M.D. died on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at age 96. Dr. Moxon was born in West Collingswood, New Jersey on December 12, 1918, the son of Leslie B. and Marguerite Kerwin Moxon. He was reared primarily in Philadelphia and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1943. He completed his...
Mr. P. Carey Brazell
Jan 27, 2015
P. Carey Brazell, 78, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Born November 1, 1936 in Columbia, he was a son of the late Clarence L. Brazell and Bessie Klapman Brazell. Mr. Brazell was the owner of Myers-Brazell & Associates, Inc. an Independent Manufacturers Rep. Group. He was a member and past President of the Southern Travelers Club, OPRA, NOPA,...
Mrs. Htoo Maw
Jan 25, 2015
Mrs. Htoo Maw, 77, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 25, 2015. Born January 1, 1938, in Karen State, Burma, she was a daughter of the late Par Maw and Htoo Naw Maw. A funeral service for Mrs. Maw will be held 3 o'clock, Wednesday, January 28th, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Dr., Columbia. Burial will follow at...
Mrs. Susan S. Shannon
Jan 25, 2015
Susan Jane Shannon, 65, of Hopkins, died Sunday, January 25, 2015. Born October 1, 1949 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Carl Richard Shirley and Ina Carolyn Fisher Shirley. Susan worked in administration at Moncrief Army Community Hospital where she enjoyed her service to the soldiers and families of Fort Jackson, and she later retired from the...
Mr. James E. Hall
Jan 23, 2015
James E. "Jim" Hall, 77, of Columbia, died January 23, 2015. Born September 3, 1937 in Columbia, he was the son of the late Donald Robert Hall and Orene Crout Hall. A member of All Saints' Episcopal Church for over forty years, Jim was known in Columbia as the "Piano Man." Mr. Hall is survived by daughters, Laurie H. Dodson...
Mrs. Lorine Eva Rowell
Jan 22, 2015
Lorine Eva Rowell, 84, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 22, 2015. Born May 4, 1930 in Albemarle, NC, she was a daughter of the late Claude Flave Efird and Maggie Josephine Hartsell Efird. A graduate of Endy High School in Stanly County, NC, Lorine worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company until her retirement. Lorine is survived by her son, Phillip...
Mr. John "Jack" Foster Kinney
Jan 22, 2015
John "Jack" Foster Kinney, Sr. was born in Worcester, MA in 1921 to the late Alfred Russell and Edith Evelyn Creamer Kinney. Mr. Kinney graduated from Georgia Tech, earning two degrees: a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in chemistry. Mr. Kinney served in the US Navy during WWII. He worked at Georgia Tech for 33 years, retiring in...
Mr. Ronald D. Donahue
Jan 22, 2015
Ronald "Ronnie" Dale Donahue, 52, of Columbia, husband of Laurie Moore Donahue, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. Born in Richland County, he was a son of the late Joe David Donahue, II and Bessie Lee Benton Donahue. A huge Gamecock fan, Ronnie was a loving son, husband, father and brother. In addition to his wife, Ronnie is survived by...
