Mr. Frank Rogers Ellerbe, Jr.
Mar 6, 2024
Frank Rogers Ellerbe Jr. died on March 6, 2024, at the age of 89 at Still Hopes. Ellerbe was born on October 6, 1934, in Florence, S.C to Frank Rogers Ellerbe and Hazel Harriet Floyd Ellerbe and was raised in Latta, S.C. He attended the University of South Carolina where he played shortstop on the baseball team for four years...
Mrs. Barbara Hill Cinnamon
Mar 5, 2024
Barbara Hill Cinnamon, 77, of Columbia, South Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Born on January 5, 1947 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Murphy Hill of Walnut Cove, North Carolina and Joy Jean Flynn of Walkertown, North Carolina. Barbara grew up in Winston-Salem and graduated from RJ Reynolds High School. She...
Mrs. Lauree Agnew Moore
Mar 5, 2024
Lauree Moore was born on September 7, 1940, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. She was welcomed into this world by her father, Jesse Agnew, his wife, Marie, and their son, Samuel. The family moved to Columbia, South Carolina where they lived in a house near Columbia College. Her mother worked as a nutritionist at the college and her father with the...
Mrs. Trudel "Trudy" M. Joslin
Mar 4, 2024
Trudel "Trudy" Manger Joslin, 91, of Columbia, died Monday, March 4, 2024. Born on March 13, 1932, in Cuxhaven, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Cezlawa (Cili) Kobza Manger. She grew up in Germany during WWII and married her late husband, Louis Bennett Joslin, while he was stationed there. Trudy had many talents, being a master gardener, an...
Mrs. Wilma Williamson Smith
Mar 4, 2024
Wilma Williamson Smith, 93, of Columbia, died Monday, March 4, 2024. Wilma was born a twin January 12, 1931, on a farm in Belton, South Carolina. She grew up at Bethany Baptist Church and was baptized as a young girl in a nearby creek. She and her three siblings sang as a quartet in church services. In high school, she...
Dr. Paul Thayer Holmes
Mar 4, 2024
Paul Thayer Holmes, 88, of West Columbia, died peacefully at home with family on March 4th, 2024. He was born September 25, 1935, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, son of John Paul and Mary Louise McKenna Holmes. The family lived in Schenectady NY, before moving to Richland WA when he was in junior high. In Richland, he worked at a ranch during...
Mr. Steven Randall Ross
Mar 3, 2024
Steven Randall Ross, 60, of Gaston, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Born in Washington, D.C., on January 2, 1964, he was a son of Troy Ross and the late Cynthia Columb. Steven graduated from Richland Northeast High School and had a successful, lifelong career as a Master Plumber. He was the owner and operator of AJACKS Plumbing. If...
Mr. Olin Christus Shull, Jr.
Mar 3, 2024
Born on November 24, 1946, in West Columbia to Olin Christus and Nancy Rector Shull, Olin Christus (Chris) Shull Jr passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Chris is survived by his wife of 34 years, Elizabeth (Beth) Grimes Shull and her family, including many special nieces and nephews whom he loved entertaining and teaching, as well...
Mr. Stephen Lee Pritchard
Mar 3, 2024
Stephen Lee Pritchard, 47, of West Columbia, died Sunday, March 3, 2024. Born June 2, 1976, in Columbia, he is a son of Jean Ryals Pritchard and the late Alfred Lee Pritchard. Stephen was previously employed in the fence and septic tank installation business and thoroughly enjoyed working outdoors. He loved being in nature, especially when he had the opportunity...
Mr. James Harvard Cobb
Mar 2, 2024
James Harvard Cobb, 88, of Lugoff, SC, died Saturday, March 2, 2024. Born December 31, 1935, in Langley, SC, he was a son of the late James A. Cobb and Clara Durden Cobb. Mr. Cobb graduated from LBC High School, where he was a standout athlete in all sports. He was a proud veteran of the US Air Force and...
Mr. Bruce E. Donatelli
Feb 28, 2024
Bruce Edmund Donatelli, 81, died on February 28, 2024, at his home in Lexington, SC surrounded by family. Born in Los Angeles, CA, on May 26, 1942, he was the son of the late Judge Victor Edmund Donatelli and Doris McCormick Donatelli. He was a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles receiving a BS in Electrical Engineering in...
Ms. Riccy Noelia Menocal Rosales
Feb 28, 2024
Riccy Noelia Menocal Rosales, 31, of Columbia, died February 28, 2024. She was born to Noemi Esperanza Rosales Tejeda and Berardo Noe Menocal in Honduras on April 14, 1992. She is survived by her children, Dylan Barrios, Daniel Menocal, and Lucas Menocal; sisters, Elva Coleman, Judith Coleman, and Nancy Coleman. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
Mr. Angelo Aviles
Feb 27, 2024
Angelo Aviles was born on May 25, 1969, in Isabela, Puerto Rico, and entered his eternal rest on February 27, 2024, at Prisma Health Trauma Center, Columbia, South Carolina. Angelo was preceded in death by his parents, Fernando Aviles Deliz (father) and Rosemary Apello Weber (mother), and granddaughter Kasey Marie Aviles. Angelo received his formal education in Isabella, Puerto Rico,...
Mrs. Deborah Denise Rollison
Feb 27, 2024
Mrs. Deborah "Debbie" Denise Rollison, 67, of Winnsboro, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Born October 1, 1956, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Robert Simpson and Florence Nima Lea Simpson. Affectionately known to many as "Nana", she will always be remembered for her love of family, kindness, and generosity. For many years, she and her husband...
Mrs. Virginia Mcgowan Smith
Feb 26, 2024
Virginia McGowan Smith passed away peacefully on February 26, 2024. Gin was born in Columbia, SC on March 8, 1938. She was a graduate of Columbia High School (1956) and of Converse College (1960) where she received degrees in mathematics and hearing-impaired education. She taught for Richland School District One for thirty-six years in their Hearing Impaired Program. She married...
Mrs. Paula Kay Amanlou
Feb 23, 2024
February 23rd, 2024 Paula Kay Betsill Amanlou, age 68, of Columbia SC touched the face of God. She was surrounded by her children. Born in Honea Path, SC to the late Reverend Paul Augustus Betsill, a United Methodist Minister, and the late Katherine Lousie Bouknight Betsill, Paula moved from the mountains of Greenville to the sea on The Isle of...
Mrs. Katherine Elyse Dodson Camp
Feb 21, 2024
Katherine (Katie) Elyse Dodson Camp, 40, of Chapin, SC died on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Born in West Columbia, on December 25, 1983, she was a daughter of Thomas (Buddy) and Laurie Dodson. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Blake Dodson of Chapin and Justin (Elizabeth) Dodson of Newberry; her daughters, Layla and Lorelei Camp;...
Mr. Robert Anthony Salley
Feb 21, 2024
Robert Anthony Salley, 70, of Irmo, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on May 15, 1953, he was a son of the late John Anthony Salley and Anna Skinner Salley. Robert was the loving husband of 45 years to Brenda Reed Salley; Robert was a licensed pilot and stole Brenda's heart after taking her out...
Mr. Michael Dennis Benton
Feb 19, 2024
Michael Dennis Benton, 71, of Blythewood, died Monday, February 19, 2024. He was born to the late Claudia Richardson Benton and William Edward Benton, Sr. on June 13th, 1952 in Richland County, SC. Michael proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1974 until 1984. He then had a long career as a corrections officer with the SC...
Mrs. Sarah Rowell Watson
Feb 17, 2024
Sarah Rowell Watson, 84, of Columbia, went to be with Jesus surrounded by her loving family at home on Saturday, February 17, 2024. She was born to the late William and Sarah Ruth Rowell on February 8, 1940 in Columbia, SC. Sarah was a dedicated member of Crestview Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Columbia High School and the...
