Mrs. Hiroko Nemoto Craig
Jul 16, 2024
Hiroko Nemoto Craig was born on the outskirts of Tokyo Japan on September 6, 1931. She had many siblings and grew up in a typical Japanese household. She was a good student and was athletic, playing various sports, including volleyball, despite her short stature. When she was 8 years old, she was witness to war torn Japan. Japan entered the...
Mrs. Margaret Reynolds Hill
Jul 13, 2024
Margaret Reynolds Hill, 68, of Columbia, died on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on July 16, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Jack B. Reynolds, Sr., and Edith Matthews Smith Reynolds. She was a graduate of Winthrop College where she studied Interior Design. Mrs. Hill grew up at Ascension Lutheran Church in Columbia and later...
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Parker Smith
Jul 12, 2024
Margaret "Margot" Elizabeth Parker Smith, 88, of Columbia, SC, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024. Born January 31, 1936, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jemima and Alan Parker. Margot was a 1953 graduate of Germantown High in Philadelphia, PA. She went on to get her nursing degree in 1956 from Chestnut Hill Hospital. She married...
Mrs. Joan B. Henderson
Jul 12, 2024
Joan B. Henderson, 80, of Columbia, died on Friday, July 12, 2024. Born August 21, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Harry Leo and Minnie Lee Stephens Broadwell. Joan married her first love, Monte Veal, straight out of high school. She was a stay-at-home mom who raised two children. Joan spent many years moving across...
Mr. Robert Johnson
Jul 11, 2024
Robert Johnson, 87, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Born in Loris, South Carolina, on December 13, 1936, he was a son of the late Kelly Thurman Johnson and Eva May Sawyer Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. Survivors include his loving wife of 65 years,...
Mr. Gerald Dwayne Livingston
Jul 10, 2024
Gerald Livingston, 56, of Elgin passed on July 10, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on December 16, 1967, he was the son of the late Willa Dean Livingston and Samuel Livingston. He had a decorated career as a successful truck driver for over two decades. Gerald appreciated spending time with his two daughters, dogs, and chickens. He loved the outdoors...
Mr. John W. Parris
Jul 9, 2024
John W. Parris, 88, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. A native of Spartanburg County, Parris was born and grew up near Campobello. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he was the son of Joseph R. Parris and Grace Henderson Parris and was predeceased by his parents, a brother Paul and...
Mr. Joseph "Panama" Novitski
Jul 9, 2024
Joseph "Panama" Novitski, 71, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Montros, Pa. to Mary and Walter Novitski. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Sandy Grace Novitski; two daughters, Natasha Holiday of Kershaw, S.C. and Tiffany Powell of Camden, S.C.; three grandsons, Ryan, Cameron and Rhett Powell, and...
Ssg Brian Robert Villwock, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Jul 8, 2024
SSG Brian Robert Villwock, U.S. Army (Ret.), 55, of West Columbia, died Monday, July 8, 2024. He was so loved and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Brian held many titles in his life through his military service and subsequent career, but his favorite role was being a father. Even as his health declined in recent years,...
Mr. Grady Lee Branham
Jul 8, 2024
Grady Lee Branham, 92, of Columbia, died, Monday, July 8, 2024. Born May 10, 1932, in Blaney, SC, he was a son of the late Levi and Maggie Atkerson Branham. Mr. Branham founded Branham Plumbing in 1969 and sold it in 2001 and was involved in starting many other successful businesses throughout his long career as a self-employed business owner....
Mrs. Betty Yonce Jackson
Jul 6, 2024
Betty Dunwoody Jackson, daughter of Thelma Ruple Yonce and Eugene Martin Yonce, was born on August 30, 1930 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Better known as B, she was a woman who lived life to the fullest. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 42 years, W.D. "Bill" Dunwoody, her husband of 19 years, Thomas "Tom" Maxie...
Mr. Charles Thomas "Tom" Medlin
Jul 6, 2024
Charles Thomas "Tom" Medlin, 82, of Camden, died on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Born on December 27, 1941, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Woodrow Thomas and Cora Bell Hammond Medlin. Tom served his country honorably in the United States Air Force SAC Elite Guard. He was a graduate of Dentsville High School, Class of 1961. Tom...
Mrs. Phyllis Ann Jordan
Jul 6, 2024
Phyllis Ann Jordan (née Mengle), 80, of Columbia, died on Saturday, July 6th, 2024. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1943, she was a daughter of Philip John and Anna Kieres Mengle. She attended Bishop Kenrick High School and was a graduate of the St. Joseph's Nursing School in Reading, Pennsylvania. She worked at Egleston Children's Hospital after graduating....
Mr. Cecil Rhodes Barnes, Jr.
Jul 5, 2024
Cecil Rhodes Barnes, Jr., 76, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024. The Graveside Service for Mr. Barnes will be held at 5:30 on Thursday, July 11th, at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, 125 Sparkleberry Ln Columbia, SC. Visitation will follow in the church atrium from 6 until 7:30 o'clock. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is...
Mr. Mark Long Meetze
Jul 3, 2024
Mark Long Meetze, age 60, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on June 5, 1964, he was a son of the late Quinton Mathias Meetze and Voncille Long Meetze. Mark graduated from Irmo High School in 1982. Later, he spent his entire career in the jewelry business. Mark loved spending time with his family and...
Mrs. Jane Beckham Marchant
Jul 2, 2024
Jane Beckham Marchant, 93, formerly of Columbia, SC, passed away on July 2, 2024. Born on November 15, 1930, Jane was the daughter of the late Claude Sherrill Beckham and the late Margaret Crenshaw Beckham. Jane graduated from Columbia High School, attended the University of South Carolina, and graduated from Draughon's Business College in Accounting. She married John Ogg Nates,...
Ms. Patricia Ann Turner
Jul 2, 2024
Patricia "Patti" Ann Turner, 68, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 8, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Robert Edward Turner and Mary Ann Foster Turner. Patti never failed to make a friend wherever she went. She brought joy and humor to all of those around her and...
Mr. Andrew "Andy" Theodore Fiffick, Iv
Jul 1, 2024
Andy Fiffick, 47, of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 1, 2024. Born in Columbia on October 21, 1976, he was the son of the late Andrew Theodore Fiffick, III and Connie Johnson Fiffick. Andy grew up in Columbia's Shandon neighborhood where he graduated from Dreher High School in 1994. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political...
Mr. Fred Jesse Mccutcheon, Sr.
Jun 29, 2024
Fred Jesse McCutcheon, Sr., 74, of Columbia, passed away on June 29, 2024. Born in Buffalo, NY, on August 6, 1949, he was a son of the late Robert and Elvira McCutcheon. Fred graduated from Lancaster High School in New York. He was a passionate entrepreneur who owned many businesses throughout his professional career. He was a modest man who...
Mr. Michael George Desembly, Jr.
Jun 29, 2024
Mr. Michael George DeSembly, Jr., 44, of Hopkins, SC, died Tuesday, June 29, 2024. He was born to Mrs. Linda Joy Thompson and the late Mr. Michael G. DeSembly, Sr. on November 21, 1979, in Cincinnati, OH. Michael served his country honorably in the United States Army. Later he worked and retired from the Unites States Postal Service. He loved...
