Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" C. Benedict
Jul 25, 2014
Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Clarke Benedict, 67, of Columbia, died Friday, July 25, 2014. Born May 23, 1947, in Roxboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late James Edgar Clarke Sr. and Lessie Brandon Clarke. A graduate of the original Columbia High School, Ms. Betty had given over 30 years of service as an employee of Bell South. She was...
Mrs. Mary Felder
Jul 24, 2014
Mary Reese Felder, 91, of Newberry, formerly of Denny Terrace, died Thursday, July 24, 2014. Born June 4, 1923, in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Pearl Berley Reese. Widow of Albert Edward Felder, Mary was an active, long-time member of St. John's United Methodist Church before she moved to Newberry. She was also...
Mrs. Ilse M. Sammon
Jul 23, 2014
Ilse Mennicke Sammon, 89, of Columbia, died July 23, 2014. Born in Mucheln, Germany on May 5, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Paul Mennicke and Else Nolte Mennicke. She was a member of Beth Shalom Synagogue, was known as a dear sweet lady, and will be missed by many. Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen (Alvin Watson) Wilson...
Rev. William H. Gaddis Jr.
Jul 22, 2014
The Rev. William Howard Gaddis, Jr., 50, of Elgin, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Born in Bloomington, IL on April 24, 1964, he was of son of Karen LaFever Bradford and the late William Howard Gaddis, Sr. Mr. Gaddis was a member of Ebenezer Holiness Baptist Church. He was a Holiness minister, a hard worker, and was known as a...
Mrs. Rhonda Seastrunk
Jul 18, 2014
Rhonda Lathrop Seastrunk, 74, of Columbia, died Friday, July 18, 2014. Born in Whitmire, SC on January 19, 1940, she was a daughter of the late William Colie Lathrop and Annie Belle Childers Lathrop. Mrs. Seastrunk graduated from Chester High School and later from the Baptist Hospital X-ray School. She was an X-ray technologist for more than 30 years, starting...
Mr. John P. Hazzard Iv
Jul 18, 2014
John Potter Hazzard, IV, 79, of Concord, NC, died Friday, July 18, 2014. Born in Portsmouth, VA on August 18, 1934, he was a son of the late John Potter Hazzard, III and Lois Sykes Hazzard. A graduate of St. James Academy in MD, Mr. Hazzard went on to obtain his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of North...
J. M. "Jody" Lawrence Iii
Jul 17, 2014
Mr. Joe Marion "Jody" Lawrence III, 44, of Columbia , died Thursday, July 17, 2014. Born November 8, 1969 in Columbia, SC, he was the son of Joe Marion Lawrence Jr and the late Mary Beth Croxton Lawrence. Jody was a member of Shandon United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Hayden Lawrence; daughter, Alexandra "Alex" Hayden; father, Joe...
The Rev. Father Frederick F. Masad
Jul 16, 2014
The Reverend Frederick F. Masad was born on October 9, 1934 in Columbia, SC, the first child of Frederick F. Masad and Cathleen Metz Masad. He graduated in 1952 from Bishopville High School before entering St. Bernard Seminary in Cullman, Alabama, from which he graduated in 1956. He then entered the Theological College at Catholic University of America to complete...
Ms. Diem Thi Le
Jul 12, 2014
Diem Thi Le, 84, of Charlotte, NC, died Saturday, July 12, 2014. Born December 10, 1929 in Chan Binh, Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Bean Le and Nuong Nguyen. Survivors include her children Hue Estrella, Chon Van Uong, Mai Thi Uong, and Huong Thi Uong, all of the United States; and Dinh T. Uong, Be T. Uong,...
Mr. William Ray Flemming
Jul 12, 2014
William Ray Flemming, 93, died July 12, 2014 in Columbia. Ray was born on March 25, 1921 in Clarendon County to the late William and Lucy Hicks Flemming. Ray was a WWII veteran, having served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theater. A graduate of Clemson University, he remained a loyal Tiger throughout his life, was active in IPTAY,...
Mrs. Shirley Norton Legrand
Jul 9, 2014
Shirley Norton LeGrand, 81, of Columbia, died Thursday, July 10, 2014. Born November 4, 1932, in Clayton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Tate and Dovie Motley Norton. Shirley was a 20 year cancer survivor, and worked with her late husband, Marvin L. LeGrand, at LeGrand's Gulf in Forest Acres for many years. Survivors include daughter, Diane L....
Dr. Charles R. Vernon Sr.
Jul 9, 2014
Dr. Charles Redfearn Vernon, Sr., 75, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday July 9, 2014. He was born on October 17, 1938 in Bennettsville, SC, and was the son of the late Grant Vernon of Cheraw, SC and Katherine Vernon (Redfearn) of Mount Croghan, SC. Dr. Vernon graduated from Dreher High School, Columbia, SC in 1956. After high school, he...
Mr. Truman Fallaw
Jul 9, 2014
M. Truman Fallaw, 78, died July 9, 2014 at Palmetto Health Richland Heart Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Shandon Baptist Church, 5250 Forest Dr, Columbia, on Saturday, July 12th, at 3 pm with Dr. Dick Lincoln and Reverend Tim Head officiating. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Truman was born...
Mrs. Hazel Mae Bodenheimer
Jul 7, 2014
Hazel Mae Burnette Anders Bodenheimer, 83, of Columbia, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Born June 15, 1931, in Asheville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Kezzie Williams Burnette. Survivors include her sons, Bruce (Janette Steves) Anders of Elgin, Howard Ray (Tammy Beaudet) Anders of Lugoff, David Bodenheimer of Columbia, and Robbie (Jan Nix) Lowe of Greer,...
Mrs. Glenda Gissendanner
Jul 7, 2014
Glenda Gissendanner, 65, of Winnsboro, was born October 9, 1948 in Columbia, to Sally Gissendanner and the late George W. Gissendanner. She went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, July 7, 2014. Glenda grew up in the Eau Claire area of Columbia and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1966. She retired from the Department of...
Mrs. Sarah Lynn Allen
Jul 7, 2014
Sarah Lynn Phillips Allen, 26, of Blythewood, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, July 7, 2014. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of Katie Snelgrove Howard and the late Alan Jay Phillips. A member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church, Sarah loved teaching preschool at Trinity Childcare Center and also worked at Clarkson Optometric Center. She is...
James Lever Jeffcoat
Jul 7, 2014
Mr. James Lever "Jim" Jeffcoat, 69, of Blythewood, went to his heavenly home Monday, July 7, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 5, 1944 in Columbia, he was a son of the late James Earl Jeffcoat and Ferol Lever Jeffcoat Taylor. Jim grew up helping his grandfather on his...
Mrs. Dorothy May Chandler Jacobs
Jul 6, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy May Chandler Jacobs passed away on July 6, 2014. She was the daughter of John Herbert Chandler and Geulieme Eulalie Mellette Chandler and grew up in the community between Wedgefield and Stateburg, SC. Born in 1913, Mrs. Jacobs achieved her 100th birthday on October 20, 2013. She completed nurses' training at Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing in Sumter,...
Dr. John Robert Huffman
Jul 6, 2014
John Robert "Jack" Huffman, 93, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 6, 2014. Born October 7, 1920, in Pekin, IL, he was the son of the late Chester Leroy Huffman and Virginia Strathman Huffman. Jack grew up in St. Louis, IL and Shreveport, LA and graduated from high school in Mt. Lebanon, PA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial...
Mrs. Lavada Lever Frick
Jul 6, 2014
Lavada Lever Frick, 72, of Blythewood, went to be with her Lord peacefully at her home on July 6, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Claude Randolph "Randy" Frick; a son, Kenny Frick; and daughters, Kim (Mike) Epperson, Debbie (Zane) Jowers; three precious granddaughters, Jordan and Ashley Epperson, and Eva Mae...
