Mrs. Ina Virginia Garrick Dunn
Dec 22, 2012
Ina Garrick Dunn, 89, died Saturday, December 22, 2012, in Aiken, SC where she resided for the past nine years. A native of Norway, SC, Mrs. Dunn was a daughter of the late Eldon P. Garrick and Nina Hutto Garrick. Mrs. Dunn graduated from Norway High School, and afterwards, went to Washington, DC to work for the federal government. After...
Mrs. Missouri Riddle
Dec 21, 2012
The funeral service for Jane Missouri Ashley Riddle will be held 2:00 o'clock, Sunday, December 23, 2012 in New Heights Church, 5501 Broad River Rd, Columbia. Interment will follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The Reverend Michael L. Townsend will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church, prior to the service, beginning at 1 o'clock. Shives Funeral Home...
Mr. Melvin Elmore Bass
Dec 21, 2012
Melvin "Sam" Elmore Bass, 72, of Myrtle Beach, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Born July 30, 1940 in Blythewood, SC, he was a son of the late Ivey Talmadge Bass and Lannie Elizabeth Branham Bass. Mr. Bass retired from the US Air Force after 28 years of service. After his military retirement, he worked for...
Mr. Marion "Joe" Funderburk
Dec 20, 2012
Mr. Marion Joe Funderburk, 87, of Gaston, died on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Born on September 22, 1925, in Lancaster, SC, he was a son of the late Grover Cleveland Funderburk and Flossie Lee McManus. A highly decorate US Army veteran, he served in the European Theater, during WWII and the Korean War prior to his retirement. Survivors include his...
Mr. Frank Young Love
Dec 19, 2012
Frank Young Love, 92, of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Born in Kershaw County, October 1, 1920, he was a son of the late Charles A. Love and Alma Young Love. Mr. Love served proudly in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was a faithful member of Denny Terrace Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Betty Burton of Lexington, Elaine...
Mrs. Catherine Burke
Dec 19, 2012
Catherine McNeil Ferguson Burke, 86, of Glasgow, Scotland, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Born July 15, 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland, she was a daughter of the late John Douglas Ferguson and Elizabeth McDougall Grant Ferguson. While in pharmacy school in Glasgow, Catherine met Captain Hugh McKenny Burke, a US Army officer preparing for the invasion of Normandy during WWII. They...
Lillian Thornberry Mccain
Dec 16, 2012
Mrs. Lillian Thornberry McCain, 86, of Columbia, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Born on January 12, 1926, in Lynchburg VA, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee Thornberry and Margaret Eubanks LeClair. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Sandra Camp, Sharon Rickborn (Larry), and Christie James (Jimmy); grandchildren, Cresta Perrot Weissenburger (David),...
Maudine Cook Busby
Dec 15, 2012
Mrs. Maudine "Cookie" Busby, 81, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Born on January 10, 1931, in Blythewood, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Frederick Cook and Alma Elizabeth Walker Cook. Mrs. Busby was a full-time volunteer minister and member of the Central English Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include sisters, Kathy Henderson (Wayne), and...
Mrs. Fannie C Branham
Dec 15, 2012
Mrs. Fannie Cornelia Mattox Branham, 92, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Born on January 23, 1920, in Argyle, GA, she was a daughter of the late Leon Alexander Mattox and Mary Elizabeth Booth Mattox. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Blythewood Ward, she had served on missions for several years following her...
Mr. Abraham Wilson Gossett
Dec 13, 2012
Abraham Wilson Gossett, 93, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Born in the town of Springfield, SC, on February 18, 1919, he was a son of the late Abraham L. and Rhoda Ann Williams Gossett. Mr. Gossett was a member of Eau Claire Baptist Church, the Charity Sunday School Class and the XYZ Club. He worked for King Pontiac,...
Mrs. Susan Crewe
Dec 11, 2012
Susan Kathleen Williams Crewe of Columbia passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, December 11, 2012. She was the loving wife of Foster Coates Crewe, with whom she recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. The granddaughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, Susan was the eldest daughter of the late James and Elaine Reiser Williams of Detroit, MI, where she was born and...
Mrs. Chlorie Steedly Martin
Dec 10, 2012
Chlorie Steedly Martin, 76, of Columbia, died Monday, December 10, 2012. Born March 10, 1936, in Bamberg, SC, she was a daughter of the late George B. and Lessie Wooley Steedly. Chlorie was a member of Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Rhett (Karen) Martin of Anderson, SC; daughter, Judy Martin of Columbia; grandson, Andrew N. Martin of Anderson;...
Mr. Tommy C. Hilton
Dec 7, 2012
Tommy Christopher Hilton, 53, of Lancaster, died Friday, December 7, 2012 in Lancaster, SC. Born February 1, 1959 he was the son of the late Tommy Dorsey Hilton and Peggy Small Hilton. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Shives Funeral Home of Columbia is assisting the family. Survivors include his sisters, Angela (Bruce) Hilton Nutaitis...
Mr. Stanley Fleet Mosser
Dec 4, 2012
Stanley Fleet Mosser, 60, of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Born in Columbia on November 8, 1952, he was the son of Glen Marshall Mosser, Sr. and the late Julia Sharpe Mosser. Mr. Mosser was a 1971 graduate of Eau Claire High School and a 1975 graduate of The University of South Carolina, with a degree in mechanical engineering....
Mr. Hugh M. James Jr.
Dec 3, 2012
Hugh "Mac" McCutchen James, Jr., of Columbia, died Monday, December 3, 2012. Born in Columbia, SC on May 24, 1934, he was a son of the late Hugh McCutchen James and Clara Tillman James. He graduated from Columbia High School and attended The Citadel before graduating from the University of South Carolina's School of Engineering. Mac served in the US...
Helen Marie Guditis
Dec 3, 2012
Helen Marie Guditis of East 74th Street in Manhattan, Founder and President of "The Theatre Museum" located in New York City, died in her sleep on December 3, 2012, following a valiant four-year-long battle with cancer. She passed away in Columbia, South Carolina, home of her brother, Albert John Guditis; nephew, Jay Matthew Guditis, his wife Mary and grand-nephews, Nathaniel...
Mrs. Helen Rachel Smith Rahn
Dec 3, 2012
Helen Rachel Smith Rahn, 96, of Blythewood, died Monday, December 3, 2012. Born in Bocas Del Toro, Panama, a daughter of the late William Grant Smith and Rosa de la Espriella Smith, Helen lived in Panama until she met her husband, George. His employment with the US government allowed them to live all over the world, including Europe, the Middle...
Mr. Kenneth Knotts
Nov 30, 2012
Kenneth Earl Knotts, Sr., 64, of Columbia, went to his heavenly home Friday, November 30, 2012. Born in Ringgold, LA, on October 16, 1948, he was the son of the late Jerry Clinton Knotts and Marie McWilliams Knotts. Kenneth was a member of the Earlewood Masonic Lodge and St. John United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Knotts; son,...
Mrs. Lida Boney Corley
Nov 29, 2012
Lida Boney Corley, 84, of Blythewood, passed away, Thursday, November 29, 2012. Born November 30, 1927 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest L. and Beulah Wooten Boney. Lida loved life and she took great enjoyment from helping and serving others. Because of her care and compassion, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and spent...
Mr. Calvin Clayton Kelly
Nov 28, 2012
Calvin Clayton Kelly, 60, of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Born in Columbia on November 19, 1952, he was a son of the late Alva VanBurin Kelly and Myrtle Christine Lewis Kelly. Calvin trained in Tokyo, Japan as a mechanical engineer and retired from Matsushita. Mr. Kelly was a member of Nine Forks Baptist Church in Dakersville, NC. Around...
