Mr. Robert "Mike" Michael Sharpe
Apr 30, 2014
Robert Michael "Mike" Sharpe, 50, of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Born September 23, 1963 in Greenville, SC, he was a son of James William and Carolyn Berry Sharpe. As a young man, he was a member of North Trenholm Baptist Church. Mike was the owner/operator of A Sharpe Heating and Air Company. Survivors include his mom and dad,...
Ralph M. Keogh Sr.
Apr 28, 2014
Ralph Melvin Keogh, Sr., 85, of Columbia, died Monday, April 28, 2014. Ralph's life began in Westview, PA and ended in Columbia, SC. After serving in the US Army in Korea, Ralph entered the radio world at WALD in Walterboro, SC. This is where he met his loving wife of 62 years, Emily. He soon took a job at WIS-TV...
Mrs. Mildred "Polly" B. Turner
Apr 24, 2014
Mildred Pauline "Polly" Boykin Turner, 93, of Columbia, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at The Heritage at Lowman. Mrs. Turner was a native of Weaverville, NC and the daughter of the late Robert H. and Cartie H. Boykin. She lived her adult life in the Columbia area, and graduated from Columbia High School. She went on to attend Columbia College....
Mrs. Irmgard A. Varner
Apr 24, 2014
Irmgard Emma Anna Klein Varner, 87, of West Columbia, died Thursday, April 24, 2014. Born in Leimen, Germany on October 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Konrad and Anna Weber Klein. A faithful member of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Mrs. Varner will be dearly missed by both her family and church. Survivors include her daughter,...
Donna Johnson Patton
Apr 23, 2014
Donna Johnson Patton, 49, of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Born in Columbia on June 4, 1964, she was a daughter of Randolph and Jeretha Grooms Johnson. Donna was a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene and a long-time employee of the SC Supreme Court. Survivors include her son, John Houston Patton of Camden; her parents of Columbia;...
Mr. Vernon "Pedro" Miles
Apr 23, 2014
Vernon "Pedro" Miles, 70, of West Columbia, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Born in Florence County on August 19, 1943, he was a son of the late Edward Miles and Maggie Floyd Miles. "Pedro" worked with the Owens Steel Company for 39 years and enjoyed time with family and friends. Survivors include his daughter, Virginia (Kris) Bortz; son, Clayton Miles;...
Mr. Franklin "Frank" Ballentine
Apr 20, 2014
Thomas Franklin "Frank" Ballentine, 84, of Blythewood, died Sunday, April 20, 2014. Born in Blythewood, March 15, 1930, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Margaret Blanche Abell Ballentine. Frank graduated from Blythewood High School, Class of 1947, and went on to graduate from Clemson College in 1952. He was a member of the Clemson faculty for...
Mr. Marvin C. Goodwin
Apr 20, 2014
A memorial service will be held for Marvin Calhoun Goodwin on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 1323 Winyah Drive, Columbia, where he was a life-long member and served on the present Church Council. Seminarian Rusty Kehl will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Goodwin, who retired after 28 years of...
Mr. James Leon Sauls Sr.
Apr 19, 2014
James Leon Sauls, Sr., 72, of Elgin, died on Saturday, April 19, 2014. Born on December 1, 1941, he was a 25 year veteran of the United States Army. After his military retirement, he worked as a technician for International Paper for an additional 21 years. Mr. Sauls was a very active member at Capital City Baptist Church, where he...
Ms. Janice Riley Threatt Reeves
Apr 18, 2014
Janice Riley Threatt Reeves, 24, of Chapin, died Friday, April 18, 2014. Born in Columbia on August 2, 1989, she is survived by her loving parents Sandra and Francis Marion Reeves III. A soft-spoken and loving young woman, Janice will be remembered as a person who cared deeply about others. Janice found great joy in applying her love and dedication...
Mr. Herbert Lankford Benson Jr.
Apr 17, 2014
Herbert Lankford Benson, Jr. died peacefully in his sleep at his home on April 17, 2014. Born June 2, 1926 in Fort Pierce, Florida to Ruth Ann Montgomery Benson and Herbert Lankford Benson, he grew up in Columbia, South Carolina where he attended A.C. Moore, Hand Junior High School and was graduated in 1942 from Dreher High School. A child...
Vickie Case Johnson
Apr 13, 2014
Dorcas Victoria "Vickie" Case Johnson, 56, of Columbia, died Sunday, April 13, 2014. Born in Columbia on January 3, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Dorcas Virginia Honeycutt Case. Vickie was a member of the First Church of the Living God, and worked with Buck's Sport Shop for over 25 years. Survivors include her sons, Mark...
Mrs. Dorothy Pearl Bass
Apr 13, 2014
Dorothy Pearl Bass, 94, of Ridgeway, went home to be with the Lord on April 13, 2014. Born in Athens, Georgia, on December 10, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel A. and Emma L. Strickland Hubbard. Dorothy was a beautician and for many years ran her own shop in Blythewood and later in Winnsboro. She was a...
Mr. Steve Kane
Apr 12, 2014
Henry Stephen "Steve" Kane, Jr., 65, of Columbia, died Saturday, April 12, 2014. Born in Columbia on May 16, 1948 he was the son of Helen Giles Kane and the late Henry Stephen Kane, Sr. Steve was a graduate of The University of South Carolina, was a US Air Force Veteran, and retired from DHEC. Survivors include his mother of...
Mr. Robert F. Gundlach
Apr 11, 2014
Robert "Bob" F. Gundlach, 73, of Blythewood, passed away peacefully on Friday evening. Bob was born in Fennimore, Wisconsin and was a son of the late Millard Herman Gundlach and Wilma Rubin Gundlach. He graduated from The University of Wisconsin and received a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University. Bob worked in the food industry for 50 years. Bob...
Mrs. Virginia Twaddell Bolick
Apr 9, 2014
Mrs. Virginia Twadell Bolick, 87, of Lexington, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Born May 22, 1926, in Montclair, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Henry Oakley Twaddell and Marion Allen Twaddell. During World War II, Virginia helped build airplanes for the war effort. She then went on to model in New York City in the 1940's, where...
Mrs. Maya Sergeevna Spicer
Apr 9, 2014
Maya Sergeevna Spicer, 48, of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Born in Moscow, Russia on May 22, 1965 she was a daughter of Fakiya Hayretdinova Mustaphina and the late Ahylam Mustaphin. Maya was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and aunt. Survivors include her children, Katherine Spicer, Michael Spicer, and Daniel Spicer, all of Columbia; her mother, Fakiya H. Mustaphina;...
Mr. Alfred G. Kinsey Jr.
Apr 8, 2014
Alfred G. Kinsey, Jr., 64, of Columbia, died April 8, 2014. Born February 15, 1950, he was a son of the late Alfred G. Kinsey and Mary Mainon Player Kinsey. A memorial service will be held 11 o'clock, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Eau Claire Baptist Church, 4427 N. Main Street, Columbia, with the Rev. James A. Goudelock officiating.
Mrs. Allie Gray Smith
Apr 7, 2014
Allie Chapman Gray Smith, 75, of Columbia, died Monday, April 7, 2014. Born in Rockland, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Scott Gray and Minerva Gray. The family invites friends to call at the family home, Thursday evening from 5 until 7 o'clock to celebrate Allie's life. Memorials may be made to PETS, Inc., PO Box 6394,...
Mr. Douglas M. Burke
Apr 3, 2014
Douglas McKenny Burke, 66, of West Columbia, South Carolina, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, after a short illness. Born January 28, 1948 in New York City, he was the only son of the late Hugh McKenny Burke of Atlanta, Georgia, and Catherine McNeil Ferguson Burke of Glasgow, Scotland. His parents married in 1946 in Scotland after World War II. His...
