Gilbert Ballentine
Jun 25, 2012
Columbia: Gilbert William Ballentine, 84, of Columbia, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Born in Blythewood, SC on October 4, 1927, he was a son of the late William Thomas Ballentine and Margaret Blanche Abell Ballentine. Gilbert was a veteran of the US Navy, having served in World War II. He then went on to graduate from Clemson University and work...
Mr. Ryan Fleming
Jun 23, 2012
Ryan Aaron Fleming, 23, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 23, 2012. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Eric R. Fleming and Vicky Peake Prewitt. Ryan was an avid outdoorsman and animal lover and was a member of Blythewood Ducks Unlimited. Survivors include his beloved dog Dublin; mother, Vicky (Brian) Prewitt of Camden; father, Eric (Sandy Lawyer) Fleming of...
Mr. Walter (Wally) Cates Ii
Jun 22, 2012
Walter (Wally) Raymond Cates II, 60, of Blythewood, passed away early in the morning on June 22, 2012 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 7, 1951 to Walter Raymond Cates and Regina Lowery Cates. Wally was a 1969 Dentsville High School graduate, and was a successful Realtor in Columbia. He loved tennis, camping, off-roading in...
Mrs. Rosemarie Edwards
Jun 20, 2012
Rosemarie Pulver Edwards, 75, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Born in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on March 12, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Elisabetha Pulver. Rosemarie was a longtime member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, and secretary-treasurer of the Cannon Sunday School Class. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Orville F. Edwards, Sr.;...
Lois F Beumer
Jun 16, 2012
Lois F. Beumer, 73, of Blythewood, passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Born in Oil City, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Mildred Stover. Mrs. Beumer greatly enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, gardening, cooking and catering for church functions. She also volunteered with organizations that provided meals for different occasions within the community. Lois worked for many...
Mr. Darrell R. Knoblock
Jun 12, 2012
Darrell Ray Knoblock, 61, of Irmo, lost his courageous battle with cancer, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Lexington Medical Center, while surrounded by his loving family and friends. Darrell was born on July 14, 1950, in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in Salisbury, North Carolina. Darrell was a son of the late Sarah Beatrice Knoblock and Paul Knoblock. Darrell...
Doris C. Smiley
Jun 11, 2012
Doris C. Smiley, 89, of Columbia, went home to be with her Savior Monday, June 11, 2012. A lifelong Columbia resident, Mrs. Smiley was a daughter of the late Mahlon Cook, Sr. and Zilla Bennett Cook. She served her Lord faithfully as a Sunday school teacher at Eau Claire Baptist Church for many years. Her delight was reading God's Word...
Mrs. Rachel Anne Cubbage Smith
Jun 10, 2012
Rachel Anne Cubbage Smith, 81, of West Columbia, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012. Born in Sumter County, SC on August 29, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Montgomery Cubbage and Rachel Ridgeway Cubbage. Mrs. Smith, the valedictorian of the 1947 class at Hillcrest High School, was also a two time honor graduate from the Midland Technical...
Mrs. Marie Sophie Weber
Jun 10, 2012
Marie Sophie Weber, of Hopkins, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born in the Dutch West Indies, now known as Indonesia. She was a survivor of 3 ½ years in a Japanese concentration camp during WWII. After the war, she moved to the Netherlands for several years. She met and married her...
Mrs. Vernelle Flake Register
Jun 7, 2012
Vernelle Flake Register, 86, of Irmo, died Thursday, June 7, 2012. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Victor L. Flake, Sr. and Mae Hornsby. Mrs. Register was a member of St. James United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star for 50 years. Survivors include her son, William "Bill" (Elizabeth) Register; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In...
Mark Adam Snow
Jun 6, 2012
Mark Adam Snow, 45, of Wagener, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Born on July 31, 1966 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late William "Billy" Melvin Snow and Alice Juanita Rabon Snow. Survivors include his finance, Mary Lynn; step-children, Kenneth Duane Threatt and Tabitha Elaine Scibek; sisters, Jackie Moorer (Ronald), Joyce Lee (Tommy), Jane Lee (Robert) and...
Robert Eugene Mundy
Jun 3, 2012
Robert Eugene Mundy, 67, of Eastover, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. Born in Rockingham, NC on July 22, 1944, he was a son of Bettie Davis Mundy and the late Ralph H. Mundy. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force, later working as a computer programmer and in the auto parts industry. He will be remembered as...
Jon Campagna
May 31, 2012
W. Jonathan Campagna Lexington: Walter Jonathan Campagna, 42, of Lexington, died Thursday, May 31, 2012. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Francis Gerald "Jerry" Campagna and Elaine Golden Cato. At the time of his passing, Jon worked for Richland County as a computer programmer. He had previously been the executive chef at Mr. Friendly's and Solstice Kitchen and...
Mrs. Ruby L. Marthers Huggins
May 30, 2012
Ruby L. Marthers Huggins, 84, of Lexington, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Born in Winnsboro, SC on August 31, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Mary Gulledge Lovell. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Grady H. Marthers; and brothers, Marvin and Clarence Lovell. She served as a caregiver in the health care field. Ruby...
Mr. Severn Malcolm "Toot" Ray Jr.
May 29, 2012
Severn Malcolm "Toot" Ray, Jr., 75, of Lexington, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Born in Columbia on August 15, 1936, he was a son of Severn Malcolm Ray, Sr., and Virginia Harmon Ray. Mr. Ray was a member of Eau Claire Baptist Church and was a lifetime member of the Earlewood Masonic Lodge # 371 for more than 50 years....
Mr. Alfred Raymond "Jack" Rowe Sr.
May 28, 2012
CMSAF Alfred Raymond "Jack" Rowe, Sr., USAR, Ret., 74, of Columbia, died Monday, May 28, 2012. He was born in Blythewood, SC, on August 20, 1937. Jack retired from the US Air Force as Chief Master Sergeant, having served in the Berlin Crisis. He then began his Civil Service career as chief of supply at Fort Jackson. He later transferred...
Mrs. Jonnie Ozell Tarpley
May 27, 2012
Mrs. Jonnie Ozell Tarpley, 91, of Blythewood, died May 27, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Edgar Daniel and Hautice Odell Sykes Cook and the widow of Howard Franklin Tarpley, Jr. Born and raised in East Point, Georgia, Jonnie worked there as a supervisor with Blue Horse Tablet Division of Union Camp Corp in Chamblee, GA, was a...
U.S. Army Pvt. 1St Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.
Mar 15, 1945
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr., 19, of Columbia, South Carolina, was killed during World War II, on March 15, 1945, in the vicinity of Althorn, France. He was born on March 12, 1926, in Columbia, South Carolina. Crossland spent his youth in the Olympia community of Columbia, attended Olympia High School, and was an avid outdoorsman...
