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...
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;...
