Mr. Martin D. Gladden
Nov 2, 2024
Martin "Marty" Gladden went peacefully home to Jesus on November 2, 2024 at age 78. Born on October 17, 1946 he was a son of the late Vern Tsouprake and Bill Gladden. Marty was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and a proud Air Force Veteran at McEntire Air Base. He loved teaching all the guys of his family...
Mr. James William Sharpe
Nov 1, 2024
Mr. James William "Bill" Sharpe Columbia – with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of James William "Bill" Sharpe, 92, of Columbia, died on Friday, November 1st at the Agape Hospice House in Lexington SC following a short illness. Born January 7, 1932, in Columbia, he was the son of the late Robert Childs Sharpe and Josephine Miller Sharpe. He...
Mrs. Nancy Leckie Abbott
Nov 1, 2024
Nancy Luba Leckie Abbott, 73, passed away Friday November 1, 2024. She is survived by her husband Gary Walter Abbott. Born in Anderson, SC as the seventh child of the late Lewis and Sophia Pasiuk Leckie, Nancy developed her charismatic and outgoing personality as her family moved multiple times before settling in Piedmont, SC. In her youth she was introduced...
Mr. Robert Moss Kirby, Jr.
Oct 31, 2024
Robert Moss Kirby, Jr., 61, of Columbia, died on Thursday, October 31, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on November 4, 1962, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. (USAF) Robert Moss Kirby, Sr. and Anita Coutsos Kirby. Kirby, as he was called by friends, was a member of the Scottish Rite and a Master Mason of Boyleston 123...
Mr. Thomas Peter Lagatore, Sr.
Oct 30, 2024
Thomas Peter Lagatore, Sr., 94, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, on January 6, 1930, he was a son of the late Dominic "Tom" Lagatore and Hermine Hahn Lagatore. Mr. Lagatore was the Vice President of RH Lagatore and Associates where he assisted so many families through the years with their cemetery needs....
Mr. Charles B. Willard
Oct 29, 2024
SFC Charles B. Willard, U.S. Army (Ret.), 60, of Columbia, died on Friday, October 18, 2024. Born on October 8, 1964, in Stuart, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Willard and Peggy T Ladd. Charles was an active member of New Creation Baptist Church. In his spare time enjoyed riding his motorcycle, playing golf, poker, and...
Dr. Thomas Clinton Key, Junior
Oct 28, 2024
Dr. Thomas Clinton Key, Junior, 73, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, died on Monday, October 28, 2024. Born on July 19, 1951, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Thomas Clinton Key and Betty Irene Waddell Key. After graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1973, Tom attended the University of South Carolina School of...
Mrs. Sandra Dubard Jones
Oct 27, 2024
Sandra DuBard Jones, 81, of Blythewood, died on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on February 7, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Willard and Tatiana Dimitrinovna Yartzeff DuBard. Mrs. Jones grew up in the Cedar Creek Community and was active in 4-H, raised dairy calves and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1961....
Mrs. Iris Dover Bayne
Oct 26, 2024
Iris Dover Bayne, 90, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Born June 10, 1934, in Chester, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Patterson Dover and Rita Lee Inman Dover. Mrs. Bayne was the matriarch of her family and a devoted military spouse. She was an excellent high school basketball player which sparked her interest in...
Ms. Cleta Fern True Long
Oct 25, 2024
Cleta Fern True Long, 82, of Columbia and formerly of Longview, TX, died on Friday, October 25, 2024. Born on February 8, 1942, in Forestburg, TX, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Laverne True and Rosa Irene Robeson True. Throughout her life Ms. Long had a fondness for horses and all other animals. While residing in Longview, TX,...
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...
