Mrs. Faye S. Harris
Jun 28, 2024
Faye S. Jones Harris, 94, of Columbia, died on Friday, June 28, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on July 21, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Benjamin and Elen Agnes Turkett Jones. Mrs. Harris enjoyed volunteering at the VA Hospital and loved to be social whether it was at work or home. Survivors include her children, George...
Mrs. Janet Johnson Brown
Jun 28, 2024
Mrs. Janet Johnson Brown, 72, of Columbia, died Friday, June 28th 2024. She was born on October 4, 1951 in Columbia, SC and was a daughter of the late RC and Vivian Crossland Johnson. Janet attended St. Peters and Cardinal Neuman Catholic schools. She was a great stay-at-home mom who raised two awesome sons. After raising her boys, she got...
Mrs. Sheila Watkins Brunnemer
Jun 28, 2024
Sheila Watkins Brunnemer, 78, of Lexington, died on Friday, June 28, 2024. Born in Christiansburg, VA, on March 28 1946, she was a daughter of the late Carl Luther and Mary Catherine Pearl Watkins. Mrs. Brunnemer was a loving mother and grandmother to countless relatives, extended family members included. She worked as a seamstress for many years and also as...
Csm Donnie Eugene Carpenter Us Army (Ret.)
Jun 28, 2024
Donnie Eugene Carpenter, 72, of Hopkins, SC, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2024. Born on April 1, 1952, in Lincolnton, NC, he was a man who dedicated his life to service, both in his career and personal life. CSM (Ret) Donnie Carpenter honorably served the US Army for 28 years, demonstrating steadfast dedication and unwavering leadership. His military career...
Mr. Willis Mims Ross
Jun 26, 2024
Willis Mims ("Bill") Ross passed away on June 26, 2024 at the age of 83 in Columbia, SC. Born on September 28, 1940, to John and Jean Ross, Bill graduated from Columbia High School and served in the US Army's 7th Army Signal Support Group stationed in Germany. After his military service, Bill worked as a store manager for Goodyear...
Mr. Beiman O. Prince, Jr
Jun 26, 2024
Beiman "Bemo" O. Prince, Jr., 75, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born in Orangeburg, SC on May 12, 1949, he was the son of the late Addie Irene Huffman Prince and Beiman Otis Prince. "Bemo" loved playing and listening to music. Bemo was an avid guitar player and songwriter; and enjoyed singing the...
Mrs. Crystal Cogdill Myers
Jun 25, 2024
Mrs. Crystal Cogdill Myers, 65, of Lexington, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.
Mr. Robert Grant Price, Sr.
Jun 23, 2024
Robert "Bob" Grant Price, Sr., 88, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 30, 1936, in Elizabethtown, IL as the son of Robert Lee and Virginia Rose Gullet Price. Bob graduated from University High School and Southern Illinois University, both in Carbondale, IL. While in high school, he was chosen...
Sfc Russell Brunell Chambers, Us Army (Ret.)
Jun 23, 2024
SFC Russell Brunell Chambers, US Army (Ret.), 88, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Born in Taylorsville, Georgia, on July 27, 1935, he was a son of the late Ida Mae Lumpkin Chambers. He was a long-time member of Eastwood Baptist Church, which later became Hope Baptist Church. SFC Chambers was the loving husband of 66 years...
1Sg Edward Adam Caba,Jr., Us Army (Ret.)
Jun 22, 2024
1SG Edward Adam Caba, Jr., US Army (Ret.) loving husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2024, at his home in Columbia, SC. He was born in Westfield, MA on September 10, 1948. He was predeceased by his father, Edward Adam Caba, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Marjorie Caba; his sisters, Cheryl Polopek and Lucille Suprenant;...
Mrs. Susan Landrum Mccarthy
Jun 21, 2024
Susan Landrum McCarthy, 62, of Columbia, exited stage left on June 21, 2024. Born October 31, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina, Susan was a graduate of Richland Northeast High School, the University of South Carolina, and Winthrop University. She recently celebrated 40 years of teaching in Richland School District Two, where she touched the lives of thousands of students and...
Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Pack Van Wyck
Jun 21, 2024
Shirley Elizabeth Pack Van Wyck, 88, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024. Born in Amqui, Tennessee, on August 12, 1935, she was a daughter of the late James Columbus Pack and Zelpha Evelyn Miller Pack. Mrs. Van Wyck was the loving wife to Robert Wagner Van Wyck, Sr. She and Robert shared a strong marriage of devotion...
Mr. James Cleveland Long, Jr.
Jun 20, 2024
James "Jimmy" Cleveland Long, Jr., 64, of Columbia, died on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Born in Pinehurst, NC, on November 21, 1959, he was the son of Rev. James (Jim) Cleveland Long, Sr., and Patricia (Pat) Greene Long. Jimmy was employed for nearly 20 years by American Materials, Inc., Macon, Ga. He graduated from Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh,...
Mr. William Holman Gibbes, Jr.
Jun 19, 2024
William Holman Gibbes, Jr., 64, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on May 22, 1960, he was the son of Frances Hagood Gibbes and William H. Gibbes, Sr. Will, as he was known by family and friends, graduated from Spring Valley High School and entered the US Army. After he left the military...
Tsgt Franklin D. Easler, Us Air Force (Ret.)
Jun 19, 2024
TSgt Franklin D. Easler, US Air Force (Ret.), 87, of Ridgeway, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born September 2, 1936, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Lewis W. Easler and Addie Bell Grimsley Easler. TSgt Easler honorably served his country for more than 22 years in the United States Air Force from1954-1976. During his enlistment during the...
Mrs. Margaret H. Taylor
Jun 18, 2024
Margaret H. Taylor, 95, of Columbia, died June 18, 2024. Mrs. Taylor was born Annie Margaret Hazel on November 22, 1928. She had fond memories of a childhood spent in rural Newberry, watched over by her loving parents, Henry Claude Hazel and Sara Frances Counts Hazel. The family moved to Columbia when she was 11, where she eventually met the...
Mrs. Helen London Hill
Jun 18, 2024
Helen Hill, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on June 18, 2024. Born to her loving parents, John and Helen London on May 28, 1938, in Durham, NC, Helen grew up in Pittsboro, NC, with younger sisters, Caroline and Ann. She attended Saint Mary's High School and graduated from Salem College, where she had many long-lasting friends, fondly known...
Mr. William Lee Trapp, Sr.
Jun 15, 2024
William Lee Trapp, 74, of Blythewood, formerly of Cape Coral, FL, died on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Born in Richland County, on April 19, 1950, he was a son of the late John William and Elizabeth Entzminger Trapp. Mr. Trapp was employed in tree service and served in the United States Army. He enjoyed cooking and particularly fishing. He loved...
Mr. Brian Tucker Bates
Jun 15, 2024
Brian Tucker Bates, 58, died suddenly at his home on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Born in Columbia, he was the son of Roy Dawson and Sarah Potts Bates. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Virginia (Ginger) Fowler Bates; daughter Reese Bates Stanton (Joseph) of Columbia and son Brian Tucker Bates, Jr. of Charlotte, North Carolina; a sister...
Mrs. Wanda K. Barbee
Jun 15, 2024
Mrs. Wanda K. Barbee, 64, of McKenzie, TN, died on Saturday, June 15, 2024. A private graveside service will be held at Olympia Cemetery, Columbia, SC. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
