Ms. Cheryl Wood Hildreth
Dec 31, 2023
Cheryl Wood Hildreth, 74, died peacefully at Lexington Community Hospice House on December 31, 2023. She was born June 7, 1949 in Macon, Georgia to Zola Gordia Thompson Wood and Judson Newman "JN" Wood. She was the eldest of their three children. Cheryl was a graduate of Miller High School in Macon, GA. She moved to Columbia, SC in 1976,...
Mr. Kirby Darr Shealy, Jr.
Dec 30, 2023
Kirby Darr Shealy, Jr., 79, of Columbia, South Carolina, died on December 30, 2023, surrounded by his family, after a lengthy illness. A Columbia native, he was the son of Dr. Kirby Darr Shealy and Harriet Way Shealy. Kirby grew up on Blanding Street and was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church as a youth and young adult....
Mr. Charles Mark Rabon
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Charles Mark Rabon, 63, of Murrells Inlet, formerly of Lugoff, died on Friday, December 29, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on June 15, 1960, he was a son of Charles Woodson and Betty Louis Shannon Rabon. After graduating from Spring Valley High School, he pursued a career in construction and was self-employed. Mark loved his Lord and football. He...
Mrs. Anna Ree Martin
Dec 28, 2023
Anna (Ann) Ree Martin, 86, of Elgin, died on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Born in Pamplico, SC, on June 20, 1937, she was a daughter of the late John Ernest and Mary Ellen Turner Oakley. Mrs. Martin retired from Shakespeare after 25 years and then held her favorite job of being a grandmother and later great-grandmother. She enjoyed fishing, camping,...
Mrs. Jewel Gordon Zsolnay Love
Dec 28, 2023
Jewel Zsolnay Love, 96, of Blythewood, passed away on December 28, 2023. Born in Winnsboro, SC, on February 25, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Earl Gordon and Mamie Lee Jones Gordon. Jewel was a founding member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Blythewood, SC where she was active in many groups over the years. Jewel loved...
Mr. Samuel Robert Mcelveen
Dec 26, 2023
The funeral service for Sam McElveen, 69, will be held December 30, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Rd. Ext., Columbia, S.C. 29223, followed by a private burial at the Elmwood Cemetery Family Plot. The Rev. Jack Hair will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the service...
Mr. Thomas Perkins Benfield
Dec 25, 2023
Thomas Perkins Benfield, 55, of Lugoff, died Monday, December 25, 2023. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Alice V. Lycan
Dec 25, 2023
Alice Lycan of Columbia, SC passed away peacefully on December 25, 2023, after a long and wonderful life. Alice was born on August 4, 1926, in Pawtucket, RI. She graduated from East Senior High School in 1944 as her class Vice President and went on to earn a degree in Education at Rhode Island College in 1948. She taught school...
Mr. Craig Allen Moats
Dec 24, 2023
Craig Allen Moats, 66, of Elgin, died on Sunday, December 24, 2023. Born in Neubruke, Germany, on October 5, 1957, he was a son of the late Paul Raymond and Anita Guth Moats. Mr. Moats was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and worked in construction for Sloan Construction and later the US Group before working in Security with...
Sfc Homer Harry "Butch" Eargle, Us Army (Ret.)
Dec 22, 2023
SFC Homer Harry "Butch" Eargle, US Army (Ret.), 79, of Blythewood, died at home on Friday, December 22, 2023. Born in Reidsville, GA, on June 17, 1944, he was a son of the late James Nesbit and Gladys Mildred Moncreif Eargle. Following his graduation from High School in Georgia, he enlisted in the United States Army in June of 1967...
Mr. Robert Barkoot
Dec 22, 2023
Robert E. Barkoot, Jr., 65, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, December 22, 2023, after a 2 year battle with brain cancer. Born in Columbia, SC, on December 22, 1958, he was the son of the late Robert E. Barkoot, Sr., and Barbara Tidwell Barkoot Condon. Mr. Barkoot graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in Columbia and was known...
Mr. Howard L. Rhodes
Dec 21, 2023
Howard Leon Rhodes, 94, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 21, 2023. Born in Florence County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late James David and Ruby Hanna Rhodes. He is survived by his wife, Buena Rhodes, who he has been married to for over 70 years. A veteran of the US Army and a graduate of the University...
Mr. Thurman Eugene Medlin, Sr.
Dec 21, 2023
Thurman Eugene Medlin Sr., 72, of Elgin, died Thursday, December 21, 2023. He was born to the late Walter E. and Gladys Medlin on March 16, 1951 in Columbia, SC. Thurman worked his entire life as an automotive mechanic. He worked for various shops and car dealerships throughout his life. He was known as a hard worker. Anyone who worked...
Col Kenneth Wilton Mylander, Md, Us Army (R)
Dec 20, 2023
COL Kenneth Wilton Mylander, MD, US Army (Retired), 82, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 11, 1941, and raised in Westerville, Ohio, he was a son of the late Wilton Charles Mylander and Jeanette Rosetta Clapham. His loves as a boy were anything that had to do with nature, especially adding...
Edmond "Sonny" Johnson Jr.
Dec 18, 2023
Mr. Edmond "Sonny" Johnson Jr., 78, of Elgin, died on Monday, December 18, 2023. He was born to the late Edmond S. Johnson Sr. and Elizabeth Johnson on October 6th, 1945 in Aiken, SC. Sonny was an avid bird hunter and outdoorsman. He trained bird dogs for most of his life. He was a collector of native artifacts and anything...
Ms. Diana Lynn Holt
Dec 18, 2023
Diana Lynn Holt, also known as Diana Morris Holt, 65, of Columbia, SC (formerly of Houston, Texas), passed away on December 18, 2023, from complications related to cancer. Ms. Holt was born June 10, 1958, in El Paso, Texas, and was raised in Houston, Texas. After moving to Columbia in 1993, she married her husband who survives her, Kevin K....
Mrs. Mary Catherine Legrand
Dec 17, 2023
Mary Catherine Williams LeGrand, 93, of Columbia, died on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on November 19, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Jim Brooks and Florie Neeley Williams. Mrs. LeGrand was a lifelong member of Ebenezer Holiness Baptist Church and was a devoted homemaker and mother. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and cooking and often...
Mr. Jimmy Ray Lovell
Dec 17, 2023
Jimmy Ray Lovell, 78, of Columbia, died on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Born in Winnsboro, SC, on January 22, 1945, he was a son of the late Luther and Mary Gulledge Lovell. Jimmy had a big heart. He was known for his friendly, outgoing personality and caring ways. He enjoyed antique and fast cars, model cars, long joy drives, watching...
Mr. Leamond Durwood Jefferson
Dec 16, 2023
Leamond Durwood Jefferson, 85, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 16, 2023. Born May 17, 1938, in Bedford, Ohio, he was a son of the late Leamond Lester and Gertude Leona Whitcomb Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson was a US Navy veteran who proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Prior to his retirement, he enjoyed a prosperous career as a machinist...
Mr. John Maxwell "Mac" Chappell
Dec 15, 2023
Graveside services for John M. "Mac" Chapell, 98, of Columbia, will be held on Friday, December 22nd, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, officiated by the Rev. Tiffany Knowlin Boykin. Mac was the first-born son of the late John Maxwell Chappell, Sr. and Annie Lou Spotts Chappell, from Newberry, SC. He attended Newberry Schools and Graduated from Newberry...
