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Recent Obituaries

Mr. Alan Ivor Conway

Mr. Alan Ivor Conway

Sep 8, 2024

Alan Ivor Conway, 89, of Columbia, died on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The graveside service for Mr. Conway will be held at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday, September 10th at Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery, 1732 Hampton Street, Columbia, South Carolina with Rabbi Erik Uriarte officiating. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

Mrs. Farinta Katherine "Kitty" Bernotas

Mrs. Farinta Katherine "Kitty" Bernotas

Sep 6, 2024

The family of Farinta Katherine "Kitty" Lepri Bernotas of Columbia, SC, are sad to announce her peaceful passing on Friday, September 6, 2024, as she was surrounded by her children. Katherine was the wife of the late MAJ John J. Bernotas, US Army (Ret.), who was her devoted husband of 64 years. A Mass of Christian burial will be held...

Mrs. Robyn Kay Poehlmann

Mrs. Robyn Kay Poehlmann

Sep 4, 2024

Robyn Kay Poehlmann, 77, of Elgin, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Born October 26, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was a daughter of the late Reed Quentin Clark and Muriel Enid Syndergaard Clark. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Poehlmann worked in the banking industry for much of her career. In 2021, she and her husband, Rich, relocated...

Mrs. Arlene Zucker

Mrs. Arlene Zucker

Sep 4, 2024

Mrs. Arlene Zucker 88, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert I. Litt and Lee M. Litt. Mrs. Zucker graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn. She worked as an executive secretary and retired from Citibank Corporation. She relocated to...

Mrs. Susan Robillard

Mrs. Susan Robillard

Sep 3, 2024

Susan Irene Robillard, 77, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on July 27,1947, she was a daughter of the late Richard Gilbert Strominger and Martha Anne Fisher Strominger. She graduated with high honors from Parkland Community College in Champagne, IL. Balancing her role as a mother and military wife she worked part time as...

Mrs. Iris Ewing Chappell

Mrs. Iris Ewing Chappell

Sep 3, 2024

Iris E. Chappell, 95, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Born in Detroit, MI, on June 8, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Herbert S. and Laura Kiburz Ewing. Mrs. Chappell, attended Lew Wallace High School and graduated from Little Rock High School in Arkansas. She moved to Columbia in 1951 with her family and began...

Mr. Charles Edward Sisk

Mr. Charles Edward Sisk

Sep 2, 2024

Charles Edward Sisk, 90, husband of Mary Kirby Sisk, of Columbia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, September 2, 2024. Born November 15, 1933, in Danville, Virginia, he was a son of the late Enary John and Viola Funk Sisk. Charles served in the US Army during the Korean War. He retired from...

Mr. Charles Martin Hill

Mr. Charles Martin Hill

Sep 1, 2024

Mr. Charles Martin Hill, 89, of Columbia, SC, died Sunday, September 1, 2024. He was born to the late Calvin Hicks Hill and the late Geraldine Martin Hill on April 12, 1935 in Bostic, NC. He was a long-time member of North Trenholm Baptist Church. He graduated from UNC, Chapel Hill, with his bachelor's degree in business administration. He worked...

Mcpo Gerald D. Davis, Us Navy (Ret.)

Mcpo Gerald D. Davis, Us Navy (Ret.)

Sep 1, 2024

MCPO Gerald D. Davis, US Navy (Ret.), 90, of Columbia, died on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Born on May 7, 1934, in Donalds, SC, he was the son of the late Ira Lee Davis and Nora Elizabeth Ashley Davis. MCPO Davis honorably served his country for 25 years in the US Navy. Following his military career, MCPO Davis was an...

Lt. Col. James Everett Hubble U.S. Army (Ret.)

Lt. Col. James Everett Hubble U.S. Army (Ret.)

Aug 30, 2024

Lt. Col. James Everett Hubble U.S. Army (Ret.), 99, of Elgin, SC, died Friday, August 30, 2024 at home surrounded by family. He was born to the late James Everett Hubble and the late Eva Hale Hubble on November 19, 1924 in Parkin, AR. He was a 1942 graduate of Water Valley High School, Water Valley, MS. He received a...

Maj. James Pascal Epley, Jr. Us Air Force (Ret.)

Maj. James Pascal Epley, Jr. Us Air Force (Ret.)

Aug 29, 2024

Maj. James Pascal Epley, Jr., US Air Force (Ret.), 76, of Columbia, passed away on August 29, 2024. Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kanas, on April 8, 1948, he was a son of the late James Pascal Epley, Sr. and Anna B. Souter. He was a devout member of St. Martin's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. Maj. Epley graduated from Dentsville High School...

Mrs. Michielle Ann Cary

Mrs. Michielle Ann Cary

Aug 28, 2024

Michielle Ann Cary, 52, of Elgin, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Born on June 7, 1972, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward Hunley and Marlene Cook Hunley. After graduating from Irmo High School, she attended Central Carolina University. She is survived by her daughter, Savannah Cary of Elgin, SC;...

Mr. Julian Wilson Walker, Jr.

Mr. Julian Wilson Walker, Jr.

Aug 27, 2024

Mr. Julian Wilson Walker, Jr., 90, of Columbia, SC, died Tuesday, August 27, 2024. He was born in Charleston, SC, on February 7, 1934 and was a son of the late Mr. Julian W. Walker, Sr. and the late Mrs. Catherine Hutchinson Walker. He graduated as Salutatorian from Charleston High School. He then went on to graduate from the University...

Mrs. Alfreda Maynell Brewer

Mrs. Alfreda Maynell Brewer

Aug 25, 2024

Mrs. Alfreda Maynell Brewer, 80, of Blythewood, SC, died Sunday, August 25, 2024. She was born to the late Mrs. Maynelle Branham Martin and the late Mr. Alfred Martin, Sr. on June 29, 1944 in Lancaster, SC. She attended Blythewood Baptist Church and loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She worked at Stone Manufacturing for over 25 years until...

Mrs. Barbara Phillips

Mrs. Barbara Phillips

Aug 23, 2024

Mrs. Barbara Morris Phillips, 88, of Blythewood, SC, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024. Born on May 26, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Iseman P. Morris and Mary Lou Gibbons Morris. She was a radiant soul who thrived under the sun's warm embrace, finding pure joy in the simple pleasures of beach days, where the sand...

Ms. Sara Ann Peacock

Ms. Sara Ann Peacock

Aug 23, 2024

Sara Ann Peacock, 64 of Columbia, S.C., died on Friday, August 23, 2024. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., on November 8, 1959, she was one of three daughters of the late Andrew J. and Ann Fulton Peacock. Sara grew up in Tennessee with her two older sisters. Her family moved to Columbia in 1969, and she graduated from Spring Valley High...

Mrs. Alice Forbes Boyle

Mrs. Alice Forbes Boyle

Aug 21, 2024

Alice Forbes Boyle died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024; two days after her 98th birthday. Born August 19, 1926, in New York City, NY, Nibbie, as she was known, was the daughter of Caro Wyche Forbes and Maxwell Hallet Forbes. Nibbie grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of South Carolina earning a BA and a Masters...

Mr. Steven Mark Mccracken

Mr. Steven Mark Mccracken

Aug 21, 2024

Steven Mark McCracken lost his valiant fight against cancer and went on to meet his maker and join his Mom and Dad, George Paul McCracken and Thelma McCracken, and brother, Ken McCracken in glory. He leaves behind his loving wife, Diane Porter McCracken; and his step-daughter, Allison Rogers; as well as his son, Jason McCracken and Jason's family. Also deeply...

Ms. Patricia Anne Kneece

Ms. Patricia Anne Kneece

Aug 19, 2024

Patricia Anne Kneece, 85, was born in Columbia, S.C. on August 1, 1939 to the late Jack Monroe Kneece, Sr. and Marjorie Jenkinson Kneece. She died at PruittHealth Ridgeway on August 19, 2024. She was a 1957 graduate of Eau Claire High School where she was voted wittiest by her class. Patricia attended Columbia College and USC and then moved...

Mrs. Agnes Virginia H. Mcdaniel

Mrs. Agnes Virginia H. Mcdaniel

Aug 19, 2024

Virginia Heyward McDaniel, 83, of Columbia, died on Monday, August 19, 2024. She was born on April 25, 1941 in Monetta, SC, and was the daughter of the late Holley Ware Heyward and Janie Pearl Brown Heyward. Mrs. McDaniel was a loving homemaker for much of her life. She also worked for Hammond Academy and was affiliated with the Palmetto...

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