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Arliss Lindon Hallman
Aug 25, 2012
Leesville: Arliss Lindon Hallman, 81, of Leesville, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. Born on May 21, 1931, in Lexington County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Samuel E. Hallman and Pearl Price Hallman. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Hallman served during the Berlin Crisis, and later served as a jet engine mechanic at...
Doris Motley Byars
Aug 24, 2012
Columbia: Doris M. Byars, 86, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012. Born in Richland County, SC, on September 10, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Tally William Motley and Lucy Irene Moore Motley. Mrs. Byars was the Assistant State Registrar for the Department of Vital Statistics for 36 years, as well as, a member of...
Mrs. Mayo E. Anderson
Aug 24, 2012
Columbia: Mayo Elliott Anderson, 71, of Columbia, died Friday, August 24, 2012. Born on August 1, 1941, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Wyatt Blair Elliott and Lochie Kathleen Carlisle Elliott. Mrs. Anderson received a BA from Erskine College after which she graduated Appalachian State University with a master's degree in early childhood education...
Ida Bell Starnes Rogers
Aug 24, 2012
Columbia: Ida Bell Starnes Rogers, 93, widow of Norman E. Rogers, Sr., of Columbia passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012. Born in Columbia, SC, on March 21, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Henry Starnes and Lillie Lorick Starnes. Survivors include her two sons, Norman E. (Dorothy) Rogers, Jr., of Columbia, and Merwin L. (Ginger) Rogers, of...
Mrs. Joan Hipp Lynn
Aug 23, 2012
Funeral Mass for Joan Hipp Lynn, 78, will be held Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, 1:00 o'clock at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with final commendation and farewell prayers in Kelly Cemetery. Shives Funeral Home is in charge. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Pawmetto Lifeline, 1275 Bower Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29212. Active pallbearers will be Wyman and Roy...
Mrs. Linda K. Vernon
Aug 23, 2012
Columbia: Linda Kiser Vernon, 67, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012. She was born on November 24, 1944 in Savannah, GA and reared in Miami, FL. She was the daughter of the late Randolph Lee Kiser and Eleanor Mae Davis Kiser, both of Key West, Florida. Mrs. Vernon graduated from Palmetto High School, Miami, FL, in 1962....
Mrs. Nancy "Bobby" Sharpe
Aug 22, 2012
Nancy Roberta "Bobby" Jordan Sharpe, 86, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Palm Coast, Florida. Born on May 27, 1926 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Haskell Lee Jordan and Agnes Riley Jordan. Bobby was born on her mother's birthday. She was a graduate of Seneca High School, and was married to the late...
Mrs. Minnie Seay Peters
Aug 21, 2012
Minnie Seay Peters, 86, of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Born in Columbia on February 16, 1926, Minnie was a daughter of the late Loy Dalton Seay and Lavada Mae Cresiman Seay. She was married to the late John M. Peters, Sr. and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sons, Robert (Reatha) Peters of...
Mr. H. Roger Smith
Aug 19, 2012
Hugh Roger Smith, 67, beloved husband of Jane Lever Smith, was received in the arms of his loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, August 19, 2012. Born in Royston, Georgia, Roger was the son of the late Hugh Ralph Smith and Winnie Moore Smith. Roger retired after over 40 years as owner and operator of Bel Air Barber Shop...
Mr. Richard Simons Jr.
Aug 19, 2012
Richard Simons, Jr. died Sunday, August 19, 2012. A graveside service will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, on Wednesday, August 22nd at Noon. The family will receive visitors on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock at the Simons' home at 312 Saluda Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family. Mr. Simons, the...
Mrs. Jewell Elizabeth Colvin
Aug 18, 2012
Jewell Elizabeth Colvin, 91, of Columbia, passed away peacefully Saturday evening surrounded by her family. Born October 6, 1920 in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late Jewel Ashmore Motley and Mattie Elizabeth Daniels. She was member of Beulah Baptist Church in Hopkins. Survivors include her daughters, Judy (Howard) Lederfind of Columbia, Carol (Jimmy) Sowers of Columbia, Laura...
Mrs. Koren Delk
Aug 17, 2012
Koren Elizabeth Delk, 49, of Elgin, died Friday, August 17, 2012. Born July 13, 1963, she was a daughter of Joan Bass DuBose and the late Raymond Wiles. She was a member of River of Life Christian Fellowship, was an avid bird lover and rescued many dogs. Survivors include her husband, Robert Michael Delk; mother, Joan DuBose of Columbia; sister,...
Mr. Robert Wilson Hollis Iii
Aug 14, 2012
Robert W. Hollis, III, 79, affectionately known as "Pappy" and "Pop" and longtime resident of Blythewood, went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2012 surrounded by his family. Robert was born to the late Rev. Robert W. Hollis, Jr. and Elizabeth Rawl Hollis on September 17, 1932. He spent his childhood in Ehrhardt, SC. Robert served his country...
Jane Allen Waters
Aug 10, 2012
Jane Allen Waters, 91, of Columbia, South Carolina, died Friday, August 10, 2012 in Columbia. She was born August 16, 1920 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frederick William Allen and Laura Josephine Johnson Allen. Mrs. Waters was a devoted Army wife, loving mother and devoted, professional grandmother. She was an Episcopalian. Mrs. Waters grew up in Ripon, Wisconsin and...
Thomas F. Hogue
Aug 9, 2012
MSG Thomas Francis Hogue, US Army, Ret., 78, of Columbia, died Thursday, August 9, 2012. Born in Corning, New York on September 27, 1933, he was a son of the late John Leo and Louise Strasser Hogue. As a twenty year veteran of the US Army, MSG Hogue served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He later earned a degree...
Mrs. Bonnie Wheeler
Aug 8, 2012
Bonnie Beamguard Wheeler, 87, of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Born March 8, 1925 in York County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Jackson Beamguard and Mattie Lineburger Beamguard. Mrs. Wheeler was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active in Girl Scout Leadership in Charleston. She was a member of Incarnation Lutheran...
Miss Tayler Marie Dunaway
Aug 7, 2012
Tayler Marie Dunaway, 17, of Blythewood, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Born in Columbia, Tayler was the daughter of Brandy Dunaway. A rising senior at Blythewood High School, she loved animals and participated in Special Olympics. Tayler was a loving angel who always had a smile on her face. Survivors include her mother, Brandy and father Paul Dean...
Mamie Jeffcoat
Aug 7, 2012
Mrs. Mamie Lou Jeffcoat, 85, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, August 07, 2012. Born on February 28, 1927 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Gilbert Elders and Belle Lowery Elders. Mrs. Jeffcoat loved her family. She was a member of the Railroad Retirees Dinner Club and she loved to fish. Survivors include her husband of sixty-six years,...
Homer Lee Hagood
Aug 6, 2012
Homer Lee Hagood, 75, of Columbia, passed away Monday, August 6, 2012. He was born on June 23, 1937 in Blythewood, SC, a son of the late Clifton Marion and Mary Howell Hagood. Homer served in the US Army, and was employed for 40 years with the Shakespeare Company. He enjoyed reading western novels, fishing the Wateree River, gardening and...
Mr. Dubose Tuller
Aug 4, 2012
William Porcher DuBose Tuller died at his home Saturday, August 4, 2012 after a two-year, courageous battle with cancer. Born March 20, l968 in (Columbia, S.C.), he was the son of William Henry Tuller Jr. and Virginia DuBose Tuller. DuBose attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and later graduated from Hammond Academy in Columbia, S.C. He received his Bachelor...
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