Mr. David Charles Hill
Jul 29, 2024
David Charles Hill, 80, of Columbia, died on Monday, July 29, 2024, just 16 days after the death of his beloved wife, Margaret Reynolds Hill. He was born in Taunton, MA, on December 11, 1943, and was a son of the late Ralph E. and Hazel White Hill. Mr. Hill worked as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service for...
Mrs. Marlene Knieling Wrifford
Jul 27, 2024
Marlene Knieling Wrifford, 87, of Columbia, died at her home of natural causes on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Born Sept. 4, 1936 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, Marlene was the eldest child of eight. She remembered her early childhood as peaceful, with her parents, the late Emil and Friedrike Alt Knieling, owning a jewelry business. But with the advent of World War...
Mrs. Carmen Gonzalez Vazquez
Jul 26, 2024
Carmen "Melin" Gonzalez Vazquez,90, of Columbia, died on Friday, July 26, 2024. Born April 23, 1934, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Eleno Martinez Gonzalez and Dionisia Ortiz Rivera Gonzalez. In 1952, at the age of 18, she married Alberto Monzon "Rigo" Vazquez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Due to her husband's enlistment in the military,...
Mrs. Teresa M. Goodwin
Jul 26, 2024
Mrs. Teresa Morris Goodwin, 80, of Anderson, formerly of Elgin, died on Friday, July 26, 2024. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.
Mrs. Anita Darlene Harvey
Jul 26, 2024
Anita Darlene Burns Harvey left this world on July 26, 2024 and entered her new eternal home where her Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus, welcomed her to the place that they had prepared especially for her. Anita grew up in Clinton, IL, where her grandmother raised her as the oldest of several cousins. She met Jesus Christ as her...
Mr. Robert Fricker Leonard
Jul 25, 2024
Robert F. Leonard, 76, of Columbia, peacefully passed away while surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 25th, 2024. Born July 27, 1947, in Pensacola, FL, he was a son of the late William and Vivian Fricker Leonard. Robert was a graduate of Pensacola Catholic High School and St. Bernard College, Class of 1969, in Cullman, AL. After graduating from...
Mrs. Frances Jewel Robey
Jul 25, 2024
Frances Jewel Dinkins Robey, 80, of Elgin, SC, passed away on July 25, 2024, at her home. Born on June 24, 1944, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Lillie Dinkins. She will be remembered as a wonderful wife, loving mother, and a great friend; she will be dearly missed by all who knew her....
Mrs. Ann Shirley Magrill Diamond
Jul 24, 2024
Ann Shirley Magrill Diamond, 86, died on July 24, 2024. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mrs. Diamond was the daughter of the late Edward Magrill and Esther Weinzimmer Magrill. She spent her formative years in Nashville and later graduated from nearby Vanderbilt University. Ann traveled extensively throughout Europe and South Asia. She returned to Europe in the 1960s to live in...
Cw03 Jan Michael Barkan, Us Coast Guard (Ret.)
Jul 23, 2024
CW03 Jan Michael Barkan, US Coast Guard (Ret.), 72, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Carol Barkan and Max Barkan. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Andrea Gerstle. Jan had a special place in his heart for his...
Mr. George Magnus Nye
Jul 21, 2024
George Magnus Nye, 82, of Columbia, SC, passed away on July 21, 2024. Born on October 2, 1941, in Raymond, Washington, he was the son of the late George Manuel Nye and Edna Udd Nye. He was a member of the Saint Andrews Road Church of Christ, where he faithfully attended church services and the senior bible study. He often...
Mr. Frank M. Hennecy, Jr.
Jul 20, 2024
Frank M. Hennecy, Jr., 89, passed away on July 20, 2024. Born in Mullins, SC, the son of the late Frank M. Hennecy Sr. and Josephine Mayers Hennecy, Frank met his sweetheart and bride to be, Katie, in high school and courted her for several years post-graduation before marrying. Frank earned an accounting degree from USC. He joined Wilbur Smith...
Mr. Oscar Andre Miles
Jul 20, 2024
Oscar Andre Miles, 77, of Irmo, passed away on Saturday, July 20,2024. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Olga Tanner Weekley
Jul 20, 2024
Olga Tanner Weekley, 84, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina on January 12, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Wilson Tanner and Florrie Freeman Tanner. Mrs. Weekley was the loving wife to Marion Augustus Weekley, she and Mr. Weekley shared a strong marriage of devotion and support to each other...
Mrs. Henrietta Mason Gantt
Jul 19, 2024
Henrietta Mason Gantt (Retta), born September 7, 1930, passed away July 19, 2024 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Retta was daughter of Augustus Isaac and Etta Lee Scruggs Mason of Laurens, South Carolina where she lived during her growing up years, including representing Laurens County at an annual statewide Azalea Festival. Retta was a 1951 graduate of Furman University...
Mr. William Scott White
Jul 19, 2024
Mr. White, known to most as Scott, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C. A Stoic. A Christian. Fiercely independent and deeply opinionated. He worked hard, he played hard, often combining the two. A head turner, as his energy preceded his incredible beauty by at least a hundred yards. He enjoyed a warm fire with a fine cigar and a...
Mr. Charles "Toby" Harold Pedersen
Jul 19, 2024
Charles "Toby" Harold Pedersen, 64, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, on June 18, 1960, he was a son of the late Harold M. Pedersen and Rachel Johnson Pedersen. He was the loving husband of 40 years to Cindy Daniels Pedersen. Toby graduated from Spring Valley High School and Midland Technical College. He...
Mrs. Elise D. Morton
Jul 18, 2024
Elise D. Morton, 82, of Columbia, died on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born June 2, 1942, in Aiken, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Lillie Hendrix Weatherford. She will be fondly remembered for her beautiful smile and positive, friendly personality. She was dedicated to her faith and a member of the Christian congregation of Jehovah's...
Mrs. Anne Hallman Harmon
Jul 18, 2024
Anne Hallman Harmon, of Columbia, died on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late David Brooks Hallman and the late Grace Gleaton Hallman and spent a happy, healthy life. She was the widow of Charles Larry Harmon. She was a lifelong member of Park Street Baptist Church in Columbia. She retired from...
Mrs. Maria Boineau Macaulay
Jul 17, 2024
Maria Locke Boineau Macaulay passed away in the morning of July 17, 2024. Born in Columbia on January 11, 1943, Maria was the proud daughter of the late Edward "Bru" Boineau and Helen Gayle Bell Boineau. She attended Columbia High, where at 5'2 and 95 pounds she earned the nickname "Moose." A lifelong lover of books and the Gamecocks, she...
Ms. Mary Frances Blakely
Jul 16, 2024
Mary "Frances" Blakely of Blythewood, SC passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2024 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on June 5th, 1946, Frances lived a life known for serving others. She spent most of her career in the restaurant industry and prior to retiring, served residents at the Lowman Home. Frances loved her family and was a...
