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....
Mr. William J. "Billy" Smith Ii
Oct 10, 2024
William "Billy" Jake Smith II, 77, of Camden, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Born in Camden, South Carolina, on January 30, 1947, he was a son of the late William Jake Smith and Ruby Jean Marshall Smith. Mr. Smith was the loving husband of 37 years to Mrs. Gail Dobbins Smith. He graduated from Camden Military Academy and...
Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Hollis Teague
Oct 10, 2024
Eleanor Elizabeth Hollis Teague of West Columbia, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2024, at the age of 91. She was born September 28, 1933, in Columbia, SC and was a graduate of Dreher High School. Eleanor was a devoted wife and mother. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her 19 years of service working with the bed babies at...
Mrs. Lavonne Belk Maddox
Oct 6, 2024
Lavonne Belk Maddox, 73, of Columbia, died on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Born in Winnsboro, SC, on February 27, 1951, she was a daughter of the late HC Belk and Pearline Branham Belk. Mrs. Maddox was a member of Eau Claire Baptist Church and devoted to her family. Lavonne loved life and was a strong Christian lady who loved her...
Mrs. Wilma D. Lomas
Oct 5, 2024
Wilma D. Lomas, 96, of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Born on May 31, 1928, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lucie Verelle Duckett and late Earle C. Duckett. She is survived by two daughters, Julie L. Lott (Claude) of Columbia, SC, and Kathy L. Dudley (Martin) of Beaufort, SC; and...
Mrs. Gladys James
Oct 5, 2024
Gladys Leonhardt James, 98, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on March 26, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Edward Henry and Gladys Cooper Leonhardt. Mrs. James was a member of the Columbia Seventh Day Adventist Church for many years and retired from Midlands Technical College after 20 years. Survivors include her...
Mr. Walter Milton Best, Jr.
Oct 4, 2024
Walter Milton Best, Jr. passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina on October 14, 1961. Walter was a graduate of Spring Valley High School's class of 1979. He then received his degree in finance from the University of South Carolina in 1983. Upon graduation Walter pursued a career in insurance. He was a...
Mrs. Lillian Easler Derby
Oct 3, 2024
Lillian Easler Derby, 91, of Columbia, died on Thursday, October 3, 2024. Born in Richland County, on October 6, 1932, she was a daughter of Addie Bell Grimsley and Lewis Walter Easler. Mrs. Derby was the youngest daughter in a family of 12 children and was a child of the Great Depression. Throughout her life, she never lost her humility...
Mr. Larry Lee Fink
Sep 30, 2024
Larry Lee Fink, 76, of Columbia, died on Monday, September 30, 2024. Born in Montgomery, AL, on August 2, 1948, he was a son of the late Victor Cleo and Francis Senn Fink. Mr. Fink began his career in insulation and later became a Master Electrician. With his father, he started Fink Contracting which led to many years as a...
Mrs. Todd Greene
Sep 29, 2024
Mrs. Todd Greene, 68, of Columbia, died on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Born June 2, 1956, in Beaufort, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alan Reid Shelton and Leila Pursley Shelton. Mrs. Greene took great pride in being the matriarch of her family and a homemaker. She loved her children immensely and especially cherished watching her sons play...
Mr. Robert Julien Pauly
Sep 29, 2024
Robert Julien Pauly, a devoted family man, accomplished engineer, and passionate educator, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the age of 88. Born in Limon, Costa Rica, on January 9, 1936, Robert grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, where he attended George Washington High School and excelled as a football player, scoring the winning touchdown in their annual...
