Msg Albert Yuji Matsui, Us Army (Ret.)
Oct 25, 2024
MSG Albert Yuji Matsui, US Army (Ret.), 82, of Columbia, died on Friday, October 25, 2024. Born on November 17, 1941, in Hilo, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Yutaka Matsui and the late Shinako Matsui. During his 22 -year career, MSG Matsui served in the Vietnam War, was posted in South Korea, Germany and numerous stateside assignments....
Mrs. Linda Keeny Jones
Oct 25, 2024
Linda Keeny Jones passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024 after a brief illness. Born December 30, 1938, Linda was the daughter of the late Charles Leander Keeny and the late Blanche Louise Stauffer Keeny. Linda was a 1960 graduate of Duke University, where she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society and was a member of...
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cole Benware
Oct 25, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Cole Benware, 88, of Columbia, died on Friday, October 25, 2024. Born on December 26, 1935, in Gouverneur, New York, she was a daughter of the late Paul Robinson Cole and Susan Ione Hitchman Cole. Mrs. Beware loved her family immensely and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was an avid reader, liked...
Mr. Marcelino Salinas Bautista
Oct 25, 2024
Marcelino Salinas Bautista, 57, of Hopkins, died on Friday, October 25, 2024. The funeral service for Mr. Salinas Bautista will be held at 5 o'clock, Sunday, October 27th, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home beginning...
Pastor Russell H. Anderson
Oct 22, 2024
Russell (Russ, Pastor Russ, Uncle Russ) Howard Anderson, son of Arnold Howard Anderson and Odessa Marie Paulsen Anderson, was born on July 7, 1946, in Boone, Iowa. He was the second born of four children: His sister, Anita Colleen Anderson, was born on August 22, 1944. His brothers, Roy Lee Anderson and Ray Dean Anderson, were born on March 4,...
Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Branham
Oct 22, 2024
Mattie Elizabeth Fulmer Branham, of Blythewood, SC, transitioned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. She was born on July 28, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Reamer Odell and Katie Hood Fulmer. Mattie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and a faithful member of Killian Baptist Church. A graduate of Blythewood High School, Mattie...
Mrs. Anna Ruth (Long) Ulrich
Oct 21, 2024
Anna Ruth (Long) Ulrich, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2024, at her home in Columbia. Ruth was born on April 12, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana, a daughter of the late Bishop Noel Phillips and Carolyn Dorothy Dreves Phillips. She was the youngest of six children: Robert, Matilda, twins Beeman and Jeanie, and Ester. All her siblings preceded...
Ltc James Heyward Roberts, Jr., Us Army (Ret.)
Oct 21, 2024
LTC James (Jim) Heyward Roberts, Jr., US Army (Ret.), 93, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, in Columbia, SC. Born in Salisbury, NC, on December 18, 1930, Jim led a life marked by dedication to his wife and family, his country, and his community. Jim attended Carlisle Military Academy followed by Bamberg High School, before earning his degree in...
Mr. Kenneth Alvin Brown
Oct 20, 2024
Kenneth Alvin Brown, 77, of Columbia, SC, died on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Born on March 3, 1947, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Alvin Berry Brown and the late Annie Brown Frier. Ken's zest for life was evident in every chapter of his journey. He grew up in Columbia, SC, and finished Dreher High School....
Rev. Lance Edward Hudgens
Oct 19, 2024
Rev. Lance Edward Hudgens, 78, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Born in Peoria, Illinois, on September 24, 1946, he was a son of the late Edward Lee and Dorothy Houghton Hudgens. Lance grew up playing basketball and tennis through his school years and into college where he played tennis at McMurray. He also taught tennis lessons from...
Mrs. Barbara Brazell Ingram
Oct 19, 2024
Barbara Brazell Ingram, 77, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on December 2, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Melton and Gertrude Campbell Brazell. Mrs. Ingram loved her Savior, being a mother to her two sons and a grandmother to her five grandchildren. She often proudly said, "my greatest blessings call me...
Mrs. Frances Denise Gaudet
Oct 16, 2024
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder," truer words have never been spoken, as we celebrate the beautiful life of Frances Denise Gaudet. Frances (73) of Hopkins, SC passed away peacefully on October 16th, 2024, after a recent decline in health. Frances is loved and missed by her loving, hardworking, husband, John Gaudet Jr, their two sons; Ignacio Sanchez, Jack Gaudet;...
Mrs. Josephine Leaptrott Sykula
Oct 16, 2024
Josephine Leaptrott Sykula, 100, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Born in Savannah, GA, on December 15, 1923, she was the daughter of John Thomas Leaptrott, Sr., who was from Cedartown, GA, and Mary Eloise Sims Leaptrott, who was from Savannah, GA. Growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, she graduated from Columbia High School, then earned an associate's...
Mrs. Betty Smith
Oct 16, 2024
Betty Reisch Smith, 92, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Born in Augsburg, Germany, on May 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Leonhard and Maria Fischer Reisch. Mrs. Smith began her life in Germany as a seamstress and met her husband, Willie O'Dell Smith while he was stationed in her hometown while in...
The Very Reverend Archpriest Peter Telencio, Chaplain Colonel, Us Army (Ret.)
Oct 15, 2024
The Very Reverend Archpriest Peter Telencio, Chaplain Colonel, US Army (Ret.), 74, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. Born April 3, 1950, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Metro and Mary Deroski Telencio. He was married to the former Martha Swirdovich on October 13, 1973. In addition to his wife, Fr. Peter...
Mrs. Annie Laura Kinney
Oct 14, 2024
Mrs. Annie Laura Wright Smeltzer Kinney, 96, of Columbia, passed away from this earthly life on October 14, 2024. Born to Essie Thomas and Lee Wright on December 29, 1927, Annie Laura (Ann) was the youngest of nine children, born and raised in the community of Craytonville in Anderson County, South Carolina. A member of Rehoboth Methodist Church in Columbia,...
Miss Thea Lynn Collins
Oct 13, 2024
Thea Lynn Collins, 6 days old, of Lugoff, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Born on October 7, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina, she was the infant daughter of Justin Edward Collins and Marcie Lynn Collins. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mr. George C. Shissias
Oct 13, 2024
George Constantine Shissias, of Columbia, died October 13, 2024. A memorial service will be held at Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 pm, with a reception to follow. There will be a private interment at Fort Jackson Military Cemetery. Born in Camden, NJ, to immigrant parents, George graduated from Cornell University in 1957 with a degree in...
Mrs. Sandra Riley Kelly
Oct 13, 2024
Sandra Riley Kelly, 60, of Blythewood, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Born in Columbia on July 14, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Riley and Sara Lois Riley. Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Gregory Todd Kelly; son, Austin Gregory Kelly; sisters, Sara Riley and Susan Darby; brother, Dean Riley; mother-in-law,...
Mr. Roy Herman Michaux, Jr.
Oct 11, 2024
Roy H. Michaux Jr passed away Oct 11 from cardiac arrest in Columbia, SC. Roy was born in Greensboro to the late Avis Inez Michaux and Roy H. Michaux Sr. The first in his family to graduate from college, Roy earned a business degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1962 and a JD from the UNC School of Law in 1965....
