Mr. Johnny Thomas Atkerson
Nov 4, 2013
Johnny Thomas Atkerson, 75, of Blythewood, peacefully left this world and entered into the Heavenly City the Lord had prepared for him on Monday, November 4, 2013. Born in Batesburg, SC on September 8, 1938, he was a son of the late Rev. John David and Iva Ruth Wise Atkerson. He was a man of many talents and hobbies, one...
Mr. Julius C. Branham
Nov 2, 2013
Julius C. Branham, 78, of Elgin, died Saturday, November 2, 2013. Born June 14, 1935 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late David Palmer and Edna Trapp Branham. Mr. Branham worked as a repairman with Shakespeare Manufacturing for over 45 years. A loving father and devoted husband, he will be deeply missed by his family and friends....
Ms. Lorena Moffatt Taylor
Nov 1, 2013
Ms. Lorena "Rena" Moffatt Taylor, 88, of Columbia, died Friday, November 1, 2013. Born on February 28, 1925, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late John Guignard and Annie Mae Harbort Taylor. A longtime member of Eau Claire Baptist Church, Ms. Taylor greatly enjoyed the fellowship she shared with the XYZ Club. Ms. Taylor retired from the Veterans...
Mr. Robert L. Boyles
Oct 29, 2013
Robert L. Boyles, 80, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Born in Columbia on June 13, 1933, he was a son of the late Dewey Belton Boyles and Ida Maybell Livingston Boyles. Robert graduated from Columbia High School, and went on to serve in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. He married the former Mary Ruth Timmons on...
Thomas Jackson Boatwright Jr.
Oct 29, 2013
Mr. Thomas Jackson Boatwright, Jr., 64, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Born June 14, 1949, in Columbia, he was a son of Frances Gibbons Whitten Boatwright and the late Thomas Jackson Boatwright, Sr. A member of Red Bank Baptist Church, Mr. Boatwright retired from Local 421 after 40 years and then worked at South Carolina Department of...
Mrs. Mildred Blume Branham
Oct 28, 2013
Mildred Blume Branham, 90, of Blythewood, died Monday, October 28, 2013. Born in Blythewood, on March 28, 1923, she was a daughter of the late William and Veola Branham Blume. Mildred was a life-long member of Sandy Level Baptist Church. Survivors include her nephews, Bruce (Nancy) Barone of Naples, FL, James (Barbara) Barone of Ramsey, NJ, Brent (Anna) Davis, Brian...
Rev. Amos Elmer Hann Jr.
Oct 28, 2013
The Rev. Amos E. Hann, Jr., 79, of Columbia, died Monday, October 28, 2013. Born April 3, 1934, in Udall, KS, he was a son of the late Amos Elmer Hann, Sr. and Velma Mae Crumrine Hann. Rev. Hann spent his life in the service of his Lord as pastor and evangelist for 57 years. He was pastor for over...
Ms. Bernice Brooks
Oct 27, 2013
Bernice "Bunny" Hill Brooks, 92, of Columbia died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Calhoun Convalescent Center in St. Matthews. Bernice was born March 9, 1921, in Columbia, to the late James Carl Brooks and the late Sadie Hill Brooks. Bernice graduated from University High School. She was employed and retired from Columbia Products Company in Columbia, after which she...
Mrs. Annie Lou Thames Guyton
Oct 25, 2013
Annie Lou Thames Guyton, 93, of Columbia, died Friday, October 25, 2013. Born in Varnville, SC on December 13, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Henry Walker Thames and Alean Ginn. A charter member of Belmont Baptist Church, Mrs. Guyton was also a member of the Welcome Sunday School Class, and Woman's Missionary Union. Survivors include daughters, Joanne...
Mrs. Ellen Livingston Fogle Tucker
Oct 25, 2013
Mrs. Ellen Livingston Fogle Tucker, 84, of Columbia, died Friday, October 25, 2013. Born July 19, 1929, in Livingston, SC, she was a daughter of the late Walter Alexander Fogle and Hazel Livingston Fogle. A member of Eau Claire Baptist Church, Ellen is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Dr. William W. Kuhn
Oct 24, 2013
Dr. William "Bill" Wright Kuhn Columbia: Dr. William "Bill" Wright Kuhn, 75, of Columbia, died Thursday, October 24, 2013. Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 22, 1938, he was a son of the late John G. Kuhn and Helen Wright Kuhn. Bill attended St. Philomena Catholic School in Lansdowne, PA, and graduated from West Catholic High School, Class of 1956....
Barbara Johnson Bagley
Oct 23, 2013
Barbara Johnson Bagley, 72, of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Born in Johnston County, NC on April 30, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Elbert and Lennie Pearl Lassiter Johnson. Barbara was a member of North Trenholm Baptist Church and the Susan Lewis Sunday School Class. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and playing the piano, as well...
Mrs. Emma Naomi Branham Floyd
Oct 23, 2013
Emma Branham Floyd, 87, of West Columbia, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Born April 27, 1926, in Ridgeway, SC she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian Branham. A longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she spent many years working as in quality control with both General Electric and the Square D companies....
Ms. Georgia Ethel Livingston
Oct 22, 2013
Ms. Georgia Ethel Livingtson, 80, of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Born November 22, 1932 in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Herman and Fannie Monroe Livingston. An accountant with the electric utility, she was a longtime member of Ascension Lutheran Church. She is survived by her brother, Herman M. Livingston and his wife Gunvor...
Mrs. Shirley Ann Rimer Watts
Oct 21, 2013
A funeral service for Shirley Ann Rimer Watts, 71, of Blythewood, will be held at 11 o'clock, Friday, October 25th at Sandy Level Baptist Church, 408 Blythewood Road, Blythewood. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Thursday evening at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Drive, Columbia. Shirley left...
Mr. Leland "Lee" Allen Bandy
Oct 21, 2013
Leland Allen (Lee) Bandy, a veteran journalist and long-time Washington political columnist for The State newspaper, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 21, 2013, surrounded by his family and friends. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease at the age of 78. Mr. Bandy's service will be held on Saturday, October 26, at 10:30...
Mr. Roy David Garvin
Oct 20, 2013
Mr. Roy David Garvin, 65, of Leesville, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. Born October 26, 1947, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Roy Redd Garvin and Helen Davidson Garvin. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Mr. Garvin worked with the SC Dept of Education. He loved boating and was an avid off-shore fisherman. David could...
Mr. John P. Rust Sr
Oct 20, 2013
John Phillips Rust, Sr., 65, of Blythewood, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on September 27, 1948, he was a son of the late Robert H. and Gladys M. Morro Rust. John had a master's degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina and was the owner of J & L Paint and Body....
Mrs. Carole Toole Mcewen
Oct 20, 2013
Carole Sue Toole McEwen, 78, of Columbia, SC, and formerly of Tampa, FL, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. Born in Ybor City, FL, she was a daughter of the late Robert Max Suarez, a fallen deputy sheriff, and Frederick Hilding Johnson and Lois Moore Johnson. Carole graduated from Hillsboro High School in Tampa, Class of 1953, and later received an...
Mrs. Norma Jean Reed
Oct 14, 2013
Norma Jean Reed, 71, of Elgin, died peacefully Monday, October 14, 2013. Born in Barnwell, SC on April 22, 1942, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Idoma Granger Knopf. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Norma Jean was an active member of Blaney Baptist Church in Elgin. She loved teaching children and was greatly missed during...
