Sharon S. Vanzant
Oct 11, 2026
Sharon Singletary Vanzant passed away on October 11, 2026. A service of praise will be held November 9, 2026, at 11:00 am at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Rd, Columbia, SC, with a visitation directly following the service in Thompson Hall. Born in Lake City, SC, on April 17, 1947, she was the oldest child and only daughter of the...
Jo Ann Merrifield
Oct 10, 2026
Jo Ann Merrifield, 82, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Born on September 28, 1944, in Poteau, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of Levi A. Walker and Corda Elizabeth Taylor Walker. Mrs. Merrifield attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and devoted wife of a US Army soldier. While her husband was...
Edward Nelson Laughlin
Oct 8, 2026
Edward Nelson Laughlin, 79, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 8, 2026. Born in Ashland, Pennsylvania, Ed served in the U.S. Army and later spent 30 years as a machinist at Westinghouse. He was a proud Freemason, a devoted reader, and a lifelong lover of history. He found great joy in camping and the outdoors, and he was...
Sarah Isabelle Seastrunk
Oct 8, 2026
Sarah Isabelle Seastrunk, 91, of Columbia, died on Thursday, October 8, 2026, just two days shy of her 92nd birthday. Born on October 10, 1934, in Bethune, SC, she was a daughter of Neil Truesdell and Sarah Heustess Truesdell. Mrs. Seastrunk was a graduate of Newberry College and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Columbia. She worked as...
Bobby Atkinson Jr.
Oct 6, 2026
Bobby Atkinson, Jr., 62, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 31, 1964, in Bishopville, SC, he was a son of Bobby Atkinson, Sr. and Jeralene Goodson Atkinson. Bobby enjoyed a prosperous career that spanned more than 30 years as a lineman. He had the opportunity to work throughout the...
Ricky Eugene Jacobs Sr.
Oct 4, 2026
Ricky E. Jacobs was born February 14th, 1953, in Columbia to the late Otto and Gladys Jacobs, he passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday October 4th, 2026, at the age of 73. Known for his joyful heart, infectious laugh and out going nature, he never met a stranger. He was a “jokester” and loved to make people laugh....
Gilla Lingle Wingo
Oct 4, 2026
Gilla Lingle Wingo, 94, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Catherine H. "Jane" Brazell
Oct 4, 2026
Catherine H. "Jane" Brazell, 88, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Born on January 23, 1938, in Columbia, she was a daughter of Frank W. Hall and Ella Mae Senn Hall. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Brazell worked as a licensed practical nurse at Richland Memorial Hospital for over 30 years. She was a member of Westside Holiness...
Lloyd Kennedy Boggs
Oct 4, 2026
Lloyd Kennedy Boggs, age 75, died on October 4, 2026 after a tough battle with cancer. Kenny was born on March 13, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC to the late Marcus Livingstone Boggs and Sarah Alice McFarland Boggs. Raised in Spartanburg, Kenny graduated from Spartanburg High School, Davidson College, and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Following graduation from...
Rose Marie Barnes
Oct 3, 2026
Rose Marie Barnes, 87, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 3, 2026, at her home. Born December 7, 1938, in Washington, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late John Francis Flanagan and Margaret Steyh Flanagan. Rose was a graduate of Platteville High School in Platteville, Wisconsin. She was married to her husband Joel R. Barnes for 71...
Nuevarene Somoba
Sep 28, 2026
Nuevarene “Vene” Somoba, 58, of Hopkins, died on September 28, 2026. Born January 1, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was a daughter of Mary Fierro and the late Julian Somoba. Nuevarene possessed a true servant’s heart and found great joy in giving back to others. Outgoing and warmhearted, she never met a stranger and had a natural gift for connecting...
Patricia Snyder
Sep 28, 2026
Patricia McKeone Snyder, 81, of West Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on September 28, 2026. Born October 15, 1944, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Alexander Joseph McKeone and Hazel Mae Wiker McKeone. Patricia was a woman of remarkable intellect, curiosity, and dedication to learning. An applied mathematician by profession, she built an accomplished career...
David J. Woodard
Sep 28, 2026
David J. Woodard, 61, passed away peacefully at home. David was born in Michigan to Ruth and Gordan Woodard. Brother to Brian, Marie, and Michael. David studied business at Western Michigan University before beginning a long and successful career in sales and sales management. David was a beloved husband and devoted father. He shared many wonderful years of marriage with...
Martha Nelson Trapp
Sep 28, 2026
Martha Alberta Nelson Trapp, age 93, of Lexington, SC, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 2nd, at 11:00AM at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia, with her grandson, Tim Lindamood officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service at the funeral home beginning at 10:00AM....
Jaynie Norris Boney
Sep 26, 2026
Jaynie Norris Boney, 76, widow of S. Gregory Boney, died on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Born in Charlotte, NC, on January 27, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Earl Jay Norris, Sr. and Elizabeth “Betty” Morris Norris. Mrs. Boney was raised in the Charlotte and Gastonia areas and spent her career in healthcare where she worked at Fairfield...
Clifford Dean Ellison
Sep 26, 2026
Clifford “Dean” Ellison, 95, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2026. If you knew Dean, you probably know he wouldn't have wanted a long, overly serious obituary. After all, he kept everyone guessing about what he might say or do next—and apparently saw no reason to let a little thing like turning 95 slow him down.
Dean was outgoing, funny, independent, and...
Gerald "Jerry" Hodges Watson
Sep 24, 2026
Gerald "Jerry" Hodges Watson, 86, of Columbia, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Born on June 27, 1940, in Florence, Alabama, he was a son of Toland and Jessie Hornsby Watson. Jerry grew up in Columbia and graduated high school from Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida. He later earned his bachelor’s degree in banking and finance from the...
Lilli Gillespie
Sep 22, 2026
Lilli Gillespie, 91, of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Born in Wohnbach, Germany, on December 31, 1934, she was the daughter of Adolph and Hedwig Gorr Kraft. Lilli was preceded in death by her loving husband, Johnny Pope Gillespie, U.S. Army, Ret.; her parents, Adolph and Hedwig Kraft; sisters, Hilda Medler (Heinz) and Tony Rinker (Helmut); and brothers, Walter...
SFC Vernon Buck Clackley, Jr., US Army (Ret.)
Sep 21, 2026
1 Corinthians 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” SFC Vernon Buck Clackley, Jr., of Gaston, SC, entered Heaven on September 21, 2026. He was the son of the late MSG Vernon Buck Clackley, Sr. and Barbara Torrence Clackley. Vernon was a loving and...
Lt. Col. Lawrence "Larry" William Markham, US Air Force (Ret.)
Sep 20, 2026
Lt. Col. Lawrence "Larry" William Markham, US Air Force (Ret.), 81, of Columbia, died on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Born on January 5, 1945, in Durham, North Carolina, he was the only child of Jesse Alvin Markham and Lala Mae Brady Markham.
Lt. Col. Markham honorably served his country for over 22 years in the United States Air Force and Air...
