Mr. William Ross "Bill" Montague
May 20, 2014
William Ross "Bill" Montague, 85, of Columbia died Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Born August 18, 1928 in Lowrys, SC, he was the son of the late Wayland P. and Donna McAliley Montague. A US Army veteran, Mr. Montague was a graduate of Chester High School and Furman University. He retired from the SC Department of Mental Health, and was an...
M. Pete Bernell Amoth
May 19, 2014
Maureen Bernell "Pete" Amoth, 80, of Blythewood, died Monday, May 19, 2014. Born June 7, 1933, in Wales, ND, he was a son of the late Christian and Clara Kjemhus Amoth. Pete graduated from the University of North Dakota with a BSBA. He served in the US Navy from 1951 – 1954, during which he taught Long Range Navigation and...
Mrs. June H. Timmerman
May 17, 2014
June Hylton Timmerman, 87, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Born June 11, 1926 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Walter Hylton and Purnell Morris Hylton Harryman. June graduated from Anderson College, SC and attended the Oregon College of Education. She began her teaching career in Alabama before marrying her beloved Clemson cadet and best...
Mr. James M. Griggs
May 17, 2014
James M. Griggs, 86, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Born June 1, 1927, in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late Wylie S. Griggs and Nettie Blackwell Griggs. A veteran of the US Army, James worked with Tri-City Heating and Air. Survivors include his wife, Eulysis Hawkins Griggs; daughter, Shirley G. (Wayne) Watts of Gaston; son,...
Ms. Mary L. Tobias
May 16, 2014
Ms. Mary Loner Tobias, 57, of Blythewood, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence M. Loner and Martha Lucille Sanders Loner. Ms. Tobias is survived by her son, Michael Tobias, Jr.; daughter, Teresa Tobias Guilard (Sam); grandchildren, Destiny Guilard, and Jamie Guilard; brothers, Steve Loner (Nannie), Gary Loner, Lawrence Loner (Patty);...
Mr. Walter E. Hayden
May 16, 2014
"That best portion of a good man's life: his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." Wm. Wordsworth Walter E. Hayden, husband of Ellen Tollison Hayden, died May 16, 2014. Walter's life was defined by gentility, humility, and integrity. He was a devoted family man, a steadfast servant of his God, a conscientious business person, a faithful friend,...
Mrs. Louise J. Taylor
May 16, 2014
Mrs. Louise J. Taylor, 89, of Columbia, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Born June 7, 1924, in Fairfield County, SC, she was a daughter of the late William H. Jackson and Allie Walker Jackson, and was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Donald O. Taylor; and brothers, James (Knocky) Jackson and Tillman (Tilly) Jackson. A member of...
Mr. Peter Russell Prime
May 15, 2014
Peter Russell Prime, 63, of Lexington, died Thursday, May 15, 2014. Born in Elizabethtown, NY, he was a son of Betty Wyrick Prime Pruner and the late William Prime. Peter was a veteran of the US Air Force, and managed Morrison's Cafeteria, Golden Corral and Picadilly's. For the past five years, he ran Bateman Senior Meals. Survivors include his wife,...
Mr. James B. Meetze
May 15, 2014
James "Jim" Berley Meetze, 69, of West Columbia, died Thursday, May 15, 2014. Born in Lexington, SC, he was a son of the late Berley Jesse Meetze and Mary Leola Wessinger Meetze. A US Army veteran, James served in Vietnam. He was a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion, and worked at Ft. Jackson for over 30 years. He...
Mrs. Pearl P. Hooper
May 13, 2014
Pearl Peavy Hooper, 72, of Elgin, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Born February 7, 1942, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Margaret Bryant Peavy. Pearl was a former member of Holly Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church, and dearly loved line dancing and spending time with friends. Survivors include her husband, Clay Hooper; son, Scott (Angela) Hooper...
Mr. Ben "B. H." Hoyt Glenn
May 10, 2014
Ben Hoyt "B.H." Glenn, 89, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. Born in West Columbia on June 20, 1924, he was a son of the late Ben Harold Glenn and Frances Marie Lynch Glenn. Mr. Glenn was a US Army veteran of WWII serving in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Solomon Islands with the 96th Chemical Composite Company, Americal...
Mrs. Julia F. Lasseter
May 10, 2014
Julia P. Lasseter, 77, of West Columbia, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. Born in Columbia on March 31, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Beuford E. Fulmer, Sr., and Elnora Campbell Fulmer. Mrs. Lasseter was a member of the Benevolent Committee at Covenant Community Fellowship. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Roy Lasseter; daughters, Ruth Baker (Mike),...
Mr. Dennis Willard Lamar
May 7, 2014
Dennis Willard Lamar, 89, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Born June 22, 1924, in Dearing, GA, he was a son of the late George Mack Lamar and Ruby Gay Lamar. Dennis was an over the road trucker, working with Huckabee Transport, Cotton State Trucking, R.C. Motor Lines, and retiring from Roadway Express. He was a member of Teamsters...
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Cook
May 7, 2014
Dorothy "Dot" Cook, 85, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Born May 28, 1928, in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Beulah Dawkins Cook. Dot worked at FW Woolworth's for many years, and was a member of South Beltline Baptist Church. Survivors include nieces and caregivers, Jo Anne (Ross) Driggers of Columbia; Pat Kanipe...
Mr. Robert M. Wells
May 6, 2014
Robert M. Wells, 81, of Blythewood, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born in Richland County on October 23, 1932, he was a son of the late William Henry Wells, Sr. and Mary Ella McFarland Wells. Mr. Wells proudly served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Columbia and the...
Ms. Sylvia Joan Blackwell Flowers Hooppaugh
May 4, 2014
Sylvia Joan Blackwell Flowers Hooppaugh, 70, of Columbia, died Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born in Richland County on November 1, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Stancil C. Blackwell and Verna B. Meetze Blackwell. Sylvia was a member of Columbia First 7th Day Adventist Church in Lexington and worked for many years with the BI-LO Corporation. Survivors include...
Dr. Randall "Randy" Siber
May 3, 2014
CPT Randall "Randy" Stevan Siber, DDS, USN, Ret., 63, of Columbia, was taken home to his Savior on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Born in Canton, OH, he was a son of the late Ronald and Sadie Albert Siber. Randy received an undergraduate degree from Kent State University and went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Ohio State...
Mr. Kenneth "Jerry" Haney
May 3, 2014
Kenneth "Jerry" Haney, 62, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in Union, South Carolina on July 17, 1951, he was the son of the late William "Bill" Haney and Marianne Farmer Haney. Mr. Haney graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1969 and was an original member of the beloved bluegrass band, "Bill Haney...
Mr. George L. "Joby" Kerr
May 3, 2014
Mr. George Lee "Joby" Kerr, Jr., 61, of Chapin, died Saturday, May 3, 2014. Born October 13, 1952, in Columbia, he was a son of the late George Lee Kerr, Sr. and Barbara Marceline Dease Kerr. A member of Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Mr. Kerr owned and operated the family business, Kerr Plumbing, which was started in the 1940's...
Mrs. Laura Bell Derden Smith
May 1, 2014
Laura Bell Derden Smith, 83, of Blythewood, died Thursday, May 1, 2014. Born in Moultrie GA, on October 30, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Alfonzo and Mary Lee Cooper Derden. A true Southern Georgia girl, Laura was an avid gardener and farm girl. Her tomboy youth helped prepare for the difficult task of raising three boys, sometimes...
