Mr. Whitford Alexander Snead, Jr.
Mar 12, 2025
Whitford Alexander "Sandy" Snead Jr., 84, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on December 26, 1940, he was a son of the late Whitford Alexander Snead and Helen May Cox Snead. Sandy grew up as a competitive golfer in Rockingham, North Carolina. He attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, and qualified for the...
Mrs. Billie Duensing Wofford
Mar 11, 2025
Billie Duensing Wofford, 78, of Blythewood, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Born in Columbia, SC, on December 17, 1946, she was a daughter of the late E.W. "Bill" Duensing and Mary Campbell Duensing. Mrs. Wofford spent her career as a registered nurse, beginning as soon as her graduation and until her retirement in 2008. She was a longtime member...
Mrs. Patricia Marie Christensen
Mar 10, 2025
Mrs. Patricia Marie Christensen, 57, of Columbia, SC, passed away on March 10, 2025. Born on August 31, 1967, in Fort Polk, Louisiana, she was a daughter of the late William H. Lynch and the late Lucille Theodora Lynch. Mrs. Patricia graduated with honors from Richland NE High School and went on to dedicate 29 years of her life at...
Mr. John Carman Kirk
Mar 7, 2025
John Carman Kirk, of Columbia, age 74, passed away on March 7, 2025. After birth in Atlanta, GA, February 11, 1951, John resided in Columbia his entire life. He attended AC Flora High School, graduating in 1969, and accepted a football scholarship to Wofford College before becoming injured and transferring to the University of South Carolina where he earned a...
Mr. Larry Karl Fulmer
Mar 6, 2025
Mr. Larry Karl Fulmer, 78, passed away on March 6, 2025 after a long illness with kidney and heart disease. Born on August 31,1946, in Columbia SC, he was a son of the late Pearl Able Fulmer and Karl Louis Fulmer. Larry was in the first graduating class of Airport High School in 1964. He went on to spend the...
Mr. James "Jim" Lamar Evans, Jr.
Mar 6, 2025
James "Jim" Lamar Evans, Jr., 76, of Columbia, died Thursday, March 6, 2025. Born in Columbia, Jim was the son of the late James Lamar, Sr. and Harriet Van Meter Evans and married to Betty Ann Shannon Evans for 54 years. After graduating from Dreher High School, he earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of South Carolina and...
Mr. William Buist Wells
Mar 5, 2025
William Buist Wells, 82, of Columbia died on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025. He was a son of the late John Anderson and Evelyn Haltiwanger Wells. Billy (Whale) graduated Dreher High School in 1960 and Clemson University in 1965. At Clemson, Billy was a proud member of the Numeral Society, making lifelong friends, and an IPTAY member for 75 years. As...
Mr. David Noel Churilla
Mar 4, 2025
David Noel Churilla left us on March 4, 2025, at the age of 78. He was born on Christmas Day, 1946, to Albert M. Churilla Sr. and Helen Smetana Churilla in Manchester, CT. David graduated from Manchester High School in 1964.He entered the U.S. Army on April 29, 1966. During his basic training, he was selected for Officer Candidate School...
Mr. Walter Weaver Roth, Iii
Mar 3, 2025
Walter (Buddy) Weaver Roth, III, 74, of Columbia, died at his residence on Monday, March 3, 2025. Born in Columbia, SC, on Sunday, April 30, 1950, he was the son of the late Walter Weaver Roth, Jr. and Mildred Blackburn Roth. Buddy was a graduate of A.C. Flora High School and the University of South Carolina. He was a lifelong...
Capt Michael Wayne Peyton
Mar 3, 2025
Captain Michael Wayne Peyton, a devoted husband, beloved father, cherished grandfather, and proud veteran, passed away on March 3, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of service, laughter, and love. After graduating high school, Michael began his military career, where he developed his expertise in aviation and air traffic control. While in service, he pursued his education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,...
Mrs. Ethel Eloise Morris Stevens
Mar 2, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Mama, Mrs. Ethel Eloise Morris Stevens, formerly of Blythewood, SC, also known as Grandma, Nana, and Nene. Mama was born in Fair Bluff, NC, a daughter of Arthur Edward and Ethel Lucille Morris on March 8, 1930. She was the last surviving member of her original family of...
Mrs. Anita B. Owens Orf
Mar 1, 2025
Anita Bernardin Owens Orf, 93, passed away on March 1, 2025, in her home. She was born to Italian immigrants, Severino and Lina Bernardin in Columbia SC on April 28, 1931. Anita graduated from Ursuline High School in 1949. She attended the University of South Carolina where she met her "Yankee" husband, Edward Francis Owens at the CSO (Catholic Student...
Ms. Megan Rae Bender
Feb 28, 2025
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts, the family of Megan Rae Bender announce her untimely passing on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 37 years of age. Megan was born and raised in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and was a graduate of Cumberland Regional High School, class of 2006. She was a deeply spiritual person who found comfort through reading...
Mrs. Donna Hodgens Spearman
Feb 27, 2025
Donna Hodgens Spearman, 72, of Columbia, died on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Born in Greenville, SC, on March 15, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Marion E. Hodgens and Virginia R. Brown. Affectionately known as GrandDonna to her grandchildren, she doted over her family and loved spending time with them. She was the Secretary for many years at...
Mr. Vincent Joseph Goulette
Feb 27, 2025
CW4 Vincent Joseph Goulette (U.S. Army Ret.), 66, of Elgin, SC, passed away on February 27, 2025. Born on June 17, 1958, in Oneida, New York, he was a son of the late Mary LaChanse Goulette and late Joseph Raymond Goulette. When Vincent was 17 years old he enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent 25 years as an Army...
Mr. Dewight E. Thomas
Feb 25, 2025
Dewight E. Thomas died peacefully on February 25, 2025 after living an active and fulfilling life for more than 94 years. Born in Darke County, Ohio on April 21, 1930 during the Great Depression and into a relatively poor sharecropper family, he was the good but often independent thinking son of Chester and Euturpy Thomas. He had five siblings who...
Mrs. Ella Averyt Dubose
Feb 23, 2025
Ella Averyt DuBose, who embodied a passion for the arts, education, and community service, died peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2025, a day after being surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 21, 1932, the first child of Edwin Franklin and Asenath Murfee Averyt, her early life in Columbia, SC, shaped her love for learning, leading her to earn...
Mrs. Brenda Bogan Painter
Feb 21, 2025
Brenda Bogan Painter (77) of Blythewood, SC, formerly of Staunton, VA, died on February 21, 2025 after a brave two year battle with cancer. Brenda was born in Staunton, VA on August 13, 1947, the daughter of Merle and Irene Bogan. She was a 1965 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. She continued her education at Ferrum College and...
Sfc Felix G. Colon-Santiago, Us Army (Ret.)
Feb 20, 2025
SFC Felix G. Colon-Santiago, US Army (Ret.), 94, of Columbia, died on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Born February 10, 1931, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Felix Colon-Torres and Maria Santiago Maldonado. SFC Colon bravely served his country for over 27 years in the United States Army as an Infantry Soldier, Drill Sergeant, Chief of...
Mrs. Helen Ellison Lail
Feb 19, 2025
Helen Ellison Lail, 92, of Columbia, SC passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mattie Ellison. Survivors include her daughters, Debbie Erskine (David), Donna Sugarman, Denise Young and Susan Miller; grandchildren Ray Caywood, Tony Caywood, David Caywood (predeceased) Matthew Sugarman and Lindsey Sloop; as well as numerous great-grandchildren. In addition to...
