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Mrs. Carol Kemper Monroe

Mrs. Carol Kemper Monroe

Jan 21, 2015

Carol K. Monroe, 91, of Columbia, died on January 21, 2015. Born in Cleveland, OH on November 29, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Lydia Wefel Kemper. Mrs. Monroe was a member of Living Springs Lutheran Church. She graduated Suma Cum Laude from Oberlin College in 1945, and started her teaching career in Oberlin, OH. When...

Mrs. Mildred Norton Brittain

Mrs. Mildred Norton Brittain

Jan 20, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Norton Brittain, 98, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Born February 1, 1916 in Highlands, NC, she was a daughter of the late Elliotte Nathan Norton and Edith Rogers Norton. A loving, caring wife, and faithful member of St. John's Episcopal Church, she is survived by a sister, Ann Pearce of Gainsville, GA; several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren;...

Mr. Delbert Lee Trimble

Mr. Delbert Lee Trimble

Jan 20, 2015

Delbert Lee Trimble, 85, of Lexington, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Born January 6, 1930, in Dayton, OH, he was a son of the late Delbert G. and Dorotha Mae McDonald Trimble. Delbert served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, earning the National Defense Service Medal, Sharpshooter Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service...

Mr. William Thomas Hindle

Mr. William Thomas Hindle

Jan 19, 2015

William Thomas Hindle, 64, of Columbia, died Monday, January 19, 2015. Born September 14, 1950, in New Cumberland, PA, he was a son of the late Thomas Earl Hindle, Sr. and Bonnie Louise Casto Hindle. William retired from the Richland Co. Sherriff's Office as a deputy, and was a member of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 0287 in Columbia. He...

Ms. Joan Young Parnell

Ms. Joan Young Parnell

Jan 18, 2015

Joan Young Parnell, 82, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born November 13, 1932 in Candler, NC, she was a daughter of the late Dewey George and Jenny Mae Curtis Young. Joan believed in the value of hard work her whole life, both as a medical transcriptionist with Moncrief Army Hospital and Palmetto Health Richland, and as a very...

Mrs. Beulah Bowen

Mrs. Beulah Bowen

Jan 17, 2015

Beulah Monroe Bowen, 91, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, January 17, 2015. Born on April 12, 1923 in Blaney, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Gillyard Percival and Pearl Goff Monroe. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of more than 72 years, Murdic Bowen. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and...

Ms. Bridget Palmer Osborne

Ms. Bridget Palmer Osborne

Jan 16, 2015

Bridget Palmer Osborne, 96, of Columbia, died Friday, January 16, 2015. Born October 27, 1918 in Montgomery County, GA, she was a daughter of the late John P. and Maud Brantley Palmer. Ms. Osborne was a former member of Shandon Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church. She received her BA from the Georgia State College for Women and a MA...

Mr. Lawrence Frederick Gollach

Mr. Lawrence Frederick Gollach

Jan 16, 2015

Elgin – Lawrence Frederick Gollach, 76, of Elgin, died Friday, January 16, 2015. Born in Lansing, MI on January 5, 1939, he was a son of the late Reva Hunt Gollach. A retired veteran of the US Army, he served in Korea and Vietnam. Lawrence was a dog lover; and, he loved the Atlanta Braves and bowling. Survivors include his...

Mrs. Stella Catherine Priest

Mrs. Stella Catherine Priest

Jan 13, 2015

Estella "Stella" Catherine Priest, 77, of Mocksville, NC, and formerly of Elgin, SC, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Born November 27, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Michael Anthony and Veronica Gordon D'Amato. Stella graduated from Mooresville Sr. High School in NC, and was a long-time resident of Elgin, SC. She was very active in...

Mr. Albert C. Young Sr.

Mr. Albert C. Young Sr.

Jan 12, 2015

Albert Charles Young, Sr., 84, of Columbia, died Monday, January 12, 2015. Born April 6, 1930, in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Raymond and Helen Muller Young. Albert served in the US Navy for nine years, worked with Industrial Welders, and was a member of Covenant Community Fellowship. Survivors include his wife, Thearl Peach Young; sons, Anthony...

Mr. Ed Shephard

Mr. Ed Shephard

Jan 12, 2015

Mr. Edward Jesse Shephard, Sr., 83, of Columbia, and formerly of Brewster, MA, Orange, CT, Ithaca, NY, and Syracuse, NY, died Monday, January 12, 2015. Born January 14, 1931 in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Marlowe Edward and Doris Yeakel Shephard. Mr. Shephard maintained passionate ties to his alma mater, Syracuse University ('53, '55), its alumni...

Mr. Marion Campbell

Mr. Marion Campbell

Jan 10, 2015

Marion Rast "Tunky" Campbell, Sr., 85, of Columbia died Saturday, January 10, 2015. Born January 26, 1929, in Varnville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Dr. John C. and Mrs. Ruth R. Campbell. A graduate of Varnville High School, Tunky attended the University of South Carolina and graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry and Biology...

Mr. George Mayfield Kinard

Mr. George Mayfield Kinard

Jan 9, 2015

Mr. George Mayfield Kinard, Jr., 85, of Blythewood, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Born September 7, 1929 in Aiken, SC, he was a son of the late George Mayfield Kinard, Sr., and Florence Olive Kinard. A member of the Masonic Lodge in Blythewood, he was a painter before becoming a machinist with General Electric. Mr. Kinard loved fishing, music, and...

Mr. Wayne D. Weiler

Mr. Wayne D. Weiler

Jan 9, 2015

Mr. Wayne Dennis Weiler, 73, of Columbia, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Born July 24, 1941 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Richard Philip Weiler and Mildred Mae Tennessen Weiler. Mr. Weiler, a US Army veteran, worked in sales throughout his life, owning businesses in Illinois and South Carolina. A member of the Church of Jesus...

Mrs. Monique P. Gollach

Mrs. Monique P. Gollach

Jan 9, 2015

Monique Paulette Gollach, 79, of Elgin, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Born June 12, 1935 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France, she was a daughter of the late Andre and Marie Louise Guillaud. Monique was a homemaker, and in her later years worked at the Post Exchange at Fort Jackson. She was of the Catholic faith, and loved her dogs. Survivors include her...

Mrs. Robbie Jo Hale Rowland

Mrs. Robbie Jo Hale Rowland

Jan 8, 2015

Robbie Jo Hale Rowland, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, and formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, January 8, 2015. Born in Hugo, OK on June 30, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Henry Metz Hale and Edna Littrell Hale. Mrs. Rowland was a long time, active member of Bayview Baptist Church. She moved to Mt. Pleasant several years ago...

Mrs. Melody Styles Carpenter

Mrs. Melody Styles Carpenter

Jan 7, 2015

Melody Styles Carpenter, 49, of Glen Allen, VA, formerly of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Born in Columbia on December 4, 1965, she was a daughter of Miriam Ruth Sloan Styles and the late George Styles. Survivors include her husband, Russell Carpenter; two daughters, Amber (Quinton) Swank and Kaitlyn Carpenter; mother, Ruth Styles; brothers, Dwayne (Marcella) Styles, Stephen...

Ms. Karen Lois Jackson

Ms. Karen Lois Jackson

Jan 7, 2015

Karen Lois Cubbage Jackson, 59, of Columbia SC, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Born November 5, 1955 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Capers Wiles and June Lois Bland Wiles Cubbage; and her late adoptive father, Richardson C. Cubbage. Karen attended Eau Claire High School and was a member of Eau Claire Presbyterian Church. She worked...

Ms. Lori Ann Stone Anglin

Ms. Lori Ann Stone Anglin

Jan 6, 2015

Ms. Lori Ann Stone Anglin, 46, of Camden, died Tuesday, January 6, 2014. Services will be private.

Ms. Vernelle Shumpert Frick

Ms. Vernelle Shumpert Frick

Jan 3, 2015

Vernelle Shumpert Frick of Columbia, SC passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. Born in Pelion, SC, on July 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Austin Shumpert and Viola Blanche Smith Shumpert; and the loving stepdaughter of the late Elizabeth Derrick Shumpert. Vernelle graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High School and Carolette Beauty College. Her education also included graduate...

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