Mrs. Ruth Johnson Butler
Jul 4, 2014
Ruth Johnson Butler, 85, of Columbia, died Friday, July 4, 2014. Born Christmas Eve, 1928, in Rocky Mount, NC, she was a daughter of the late Roy Joseph Johnson and Pearl Smith Johnson. Ruth received her undergraduate degree from Atlantic Christian College, and her masters degree from the University of South Carolina. She taught language arts at Timmerman and Dent...
Mr. Hermann Odell Roberts
Jul 1, 2014
Hermann Odell Roberts, 66, of Columbia died Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Born in Fussen, Germany, he was a son of Elisa Maria Edule Roberts and the late Odell Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a graduate of Dentsville High School, served in the US Air Force, and was retired from SCE&G. Survivors include his wife, Kay Cassels Roberts; daughter, Paula K. Earhart...
Mrs. Cassandra Elease Whack
Jun 27, 2014
Cassandra Elease Morgan Graves Whack, 63, of Hopkins, departed Friday, June 27, 2014. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Graves and Barbara Morgan Graves. Cassandra retired from Ft. Jackson, where she worked as a medical technologist, and enjoyed crocheting and making bead jewelry. Survivors include her daughters, Adrienne, Shanelle and Renée Whack.; grandchildren, Christopher...
Charles Edward "Mr. Cool" Dukes Jr.
Jun 27, 2014
Charles Edward Dukes, Jr., 91, of Columbia, died Friday, June 27, 2014. Born in Sumter, SC on August 16, 1922, he was a son of the late Charles Edward Dukes, Sr. and Irene Hamilton Dukes. He was a US Navy veteran having served on board the USS Hornet during WWII as an aviation ordinanceman, and received a Presidential Unit Citation...
Mr. Howard Estes Byrd
Jun 26, 2014
Howard Estes Byrd, 91, of Columbia, died at home Thursday, June 26, 2014. Born in Batesburg, SC, on January 20, 1923, he was a son of the late Rufus E. Byrd and Fannie Baber Byrd. A WWII veteran of a US Army Railroad Battalion, he served in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Byrd worked for more than 42 years with Norfolk...
Mrs. Marjorie Stabler Alderman
Jun 26, 2014
Marjorie Stabler Alderman, 96, of Columbia, met her Savior face to face on Thursday, June 26, 2014. Born April 20, 1918 in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late David Stabler and Lottie Kaigler Stabler. She was a charter member of St. John United Methodist Church, and was active in many various areas of her church and the...
Mr. Herbert Webster Sanders Jr.
Jun 26, 2014
Herbert Webster Sanders, Jr., 69, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 26, 2014. Born October 31, 1944 in Columbia, he was a son of the Herbert Webster Sanders, Sr., and the late Dorothy Mae Martin Moffet. Herbert loved his grandchildren dearly, and Nascar driver, Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Graddick Sanders; daughters, Faith Butler of Columbia, Chrystal Taylor...
Mrs. Hazel Nickerson
Jun 25, 2014
Hazel Clayton Nickerson, 82, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Born in Salem, AR on October 27, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Cooper and Jo Isaphine Wells Cooper. Hazel was a loving mother and granny, and will be greatly missed. Survivors include her daughters, Dana Chandler of West Columbia, Judy Clayton of Camden, and Donna...
Mr. Thomas Philip Morin Sr.
Jun 25, 2014
Mr. Thomas Philip Morin, Sr., 77, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born January 22, 1937 in Waterbury, CT, he was a son of the late Louis Philip Morin and Irene Charbonneau Morin. Mr. Morin served his country as a member of the US Air Force from 1955 through 1959....
Mr. O'Neil Hampton Cannon Ii
Jun 24, 2014
Neil Cannon passed away at his home June 24, 2014. His services will be held at 1 o'clock on Friday, June 27, at Washington Street United Methodist Church, 1401 Washington Street, Columbia, with The Rev. Diana C. Westerkam and The Rev. Scott Smoak officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. A private burial will...
Mrs. Glennie Whitlock Smith
Jun 22, 2014
Mrs. Glennie Whitlock Smith, 103, widow of James Otis Smith, died Sunday, June 22, 2014. Born July 10, 1910 in Sulfur Springs (Candor), NC she was a daughter of the late James Foster Whitlock and Loucretia McAskill Whitlock. She was a member of Park Street Baptist Church since 1935 where she taught Sunday school for 35 years and served in...
Mrs. Millie D. Rogers
Jun 18, 2014
Mildred "Millie" Lucille Dean Rogers, 87, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Born March 6, 1927, in Tilden IL, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Vernon Dean and Bessie Mae Williams Dean. Mrs. Rogers graduated from Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and attended Southern Illinois University. She retired from Baptist Medical Center in 1989. Millie was...
Mr. Robert Clayton "Clay" Murrell Sr.
Jun 15, 2014
Robert Clayton Murrell, Sr. (Clay), 47, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on June 15, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. The funeral service will be held at two o'clock on Wednesday, June 18th at Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road, Columbia, with The Rev. Dr. George Crow III officiating. Visitation will precede the ceremony at one o'clock in...
Mr. Jack Murray Neese
Jun 14, 2014
Jack Murray Neese, 73, of West Columbia, has died. Jack was born in Swansea to the late Johnson King Neese and Agnes Ethel Chavis Neese. Surviving are his brothers, Carey M. Neese, Roy Neese (Ann); sisters, Patricia Lee and Brenda Martin (Andy); and step-daughter, Rhonda Lee Inners. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Loft Neese; brothers, Rev....
Mrs. Alma Christine Jordan
Jun 14, 2014
Mrs. Alma Christine Gay Jordan, 86, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 14, 2014. Born September 25, 1927, in Durham, NC, she was a daughter of the late Brad Ricman Gay and Florence Irene Keith Gay. A faithful and active member of Radiant Life Church, Mrs. Jordan is survived by her son, Boyd Larry Jordan, Jr. (Shirley) of Elgin, SC; daughters,...
Billie Jo Roberts
Jun 14, 2014
Mrs. Billie Jo Roberts, 75, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at her residence. Born April 10, 1939, in Henderson, KY, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Grady McAtee, Sr. and Mary Katherine McAtee. Billie Jo served with the W.A.A.C.'s in the early sixty's. She worked as an office assistant with Caring Healthcare, Inc. She was a...
Mrs. Barbara Dowd Nesbitt
Jun 12, 2014
"Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come." Proverbs 31:25 It was with that final thought and surrounded by her beloved family that Barbara Dowd Nesbitt, 85, of Columbia, SC, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at the stroke of midnight. Having lived her life dedicated to...
Mrs. Erika Price
Jun 12, 2014
Greenbank, WA: Erika Price, 76, of Greenbank, WA, passed away at home on June 12, 2014. Erika was born in Berschweiler, Germany, and was married to Norman Price for 22 years prior to his death in 1981. Erika traveled the world with her husband and family while he served in the US Army. She enjoyed her home on Whidbey Island,...
Mrs. Donna Y. Johnson
Jun 11, 2014
Donna Y. Johnson, 61, of Oldfort, TN, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Born in Quitman, MS on September 24, 1952, she was a daughter of Mary Frances Menasco Young and the late J.P. Young. Donna and her family moved to Columbia in 1961, and she later graduated from Eau Claire High School. In 1999, Donna and her husband, Larry T....
Mrs. Clara M. Kelley
Jun 11, 2014
Clara Mae Kelley, 76, of Elgin, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Born in Lyons, GA on October 3, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Vallard Moseley and Clara Boyd Moseley. She was a member of the Red Hats Society, the Kershaw County Quilting Club, and attended First Baptist Church of Columbia. Survivors include her husband, Robert Kelley; a...
