Mr. Michael J. Osmundson
Jan 1, 2026
Michael John Osmundson of Columbia, S.C., died on Jan. 1, 2026. He was 71. A son of the late Wayne and Jackie Osmundson, Mike graduated from Lower Richland High School, where he was a member of the marching band, the track team and a bus driver at 16. He also received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of...
Mr. Jeffrey Craig Freeman
Jan 1, 2026
Jeffrey Craig Freeman, 87, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina. Born on October 3, 1938, in New York, New York, Jeff grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jeanne Freeman Boyer and Donald Matthews Freeman, both of Wells, Maine and longtime residents of Greenwich themselves. Jeff was a proud...
Mrs. Bonnie Jean Robinson
Dec 31, 2025
Mrs. Bonnie Jean Robinson (81), of Elgin, SC, wife of retired Master Sergeant Allen Robinson entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025. Born on November 24th, 1944, in New Albany, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Stillman Oval Cummins and Lola Mae Kaiser Cummins. A 1961 graduate of New Albany High School, Jean began her professional...
Mrs. Nellie G. Brown
Dec 30, 2025
Nellie G. Brown, 91, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Born on November 20, 1934, in Groveland, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Lester Bryant and Clara Beatty Howard. Mrs. Brown's life revolved around her faith, family, and friends. She was a homemaker and the matriarch of her family. While her husband honorably served in the...
Mr. David Bruce Horton
Dec 29, 2025
David Bruce Horton, 68, of Columbia, SC, died on Monday, December 29, 2025. Born on April 23, 1957, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Jack VanLandingham Horton and Maurine Campbell Horton. He was a graduate of A.C Flora High School and later earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of South Carolina....
Mrs. Agnes Elaine Hayes
Dec 29, 2025
Mrs. Agnes Elaine Hayes, 87, of Columbia, died on Monday, December 29, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Mary Sadler Norris
Dec 28, 2025
Mary Sadler "Mackey" Norris passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, after facing her final days with extraordinary grace and strength. She was 77. Born on October 8, 1948, in Columbia, South Carolina, Mackey was the daughter of the late John Marion Sadler and Mary Lillian McDavid Sadler. She graduated from Dreher High School in 1966 as an honors...
Mrs. Cecelia Sally Kotchmar
Dec 22, 2025
Mrs. Cecelia Sally Russek Kotchmar, 102, of Columbia, died on Monday, December 22, 2025. Born on July 5, 1923, in Middleport, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Russek. Cecelia was one of twelve siblings, with two additional half-siblings, and grew up valuing the importance of family and togetherness. At the age of 20, she married...
Mr. James Leroy Blackwell
Dec 21, 2025
James Leroy Blackwell—lovingly known to all as Capt'n Curly and to the ladies, as "James Bond"—was born December 13, in the year of our lord 1939, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and went home on December 21, 2025, surrounded by the comfort of his family in his home in Chapin, South Carolina. He is joyfully reunited with his parents, Rufus...
Mr. Claude Columbus Mcclure
Dec 21, 2025
Mr. Claude Columbus McClure, 80, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. Born on November 21, 1945, in Chester, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Claude and Lucille McClure. After living in Chester, Claude spent his formative years living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A true sports enthusiast, he especially cherished the game of golf, proudly...
Mrs. Susan Hale
Dec 20, 2025
Susan Hale, 72, of Hopkins, SC, died on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Born on January 9, 1953, in Asheville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Harold Lloyd Hargus and Barbara Ann McElreath Hargus. Susan Hale accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of eight and lived a life that reflected God's love and grace...
Mr. Dudley Jennings Shelley
Dec 17, 2025
Mr. Dudley Jennings Shelley, 79, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Born on May 13, 1946, in Mullins, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas McRoy Shelley and Edna Majorie Dudley Shelley. Dudley was a man of deep faith; he loved the Lord with all his heart and was known as a fervent prayer warrior,...
Mrs. Ann Hoyt Janosik
Dec 17, 2025
Ann Hoyt Janosik, 67, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Born in Washington, DC, on May 31, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Betty Hoyt. Ann's early life was marked by the beginning of a life-long passion for music. At the age of five, she began singing in the Church of the Pilgrims...
Mrs. Janice Wright Ward
Dec 16, 2025
Mrs. Janice Wright Ward was called by her Heavenly Father to her eternal home on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Mrs. Ward was born on October 5, 1941, in Randolph County, North Carolina to the late Woodrow and Merle VonCannon Wright. She faithfully served as Church Pianist for the churches her husband pastored in the SC Conference of the International Pentecostal...
Mr. David Alvin Mewbourn
Dec 13, 2025
Mr. David Alvin Mewbourn, 78, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Mr. Mewbourn was born on February 11, 1947, in Aiken, SC, to the late Fredrick Mewbourn and Betty Mewbourn. Above all, David loved the Lord. He was an active member at Oakwood Baptist Church, where one of his passions was cooking for the Oakwood Baptist Church Men's...
Sgm Geraldo Cruzado, Us Army (Ret.)
Dec 13, 2025
Geraldo Cruzado, 69, of Blythewood, South Carolina, went home to be with our Master and Savior, Yeshua Messiah, on December 13, 2025. He left this world to enter his Eternal home. Born on May 24,1956, Geraldo was a man of kindness, generosity and strong in his faith and love for the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was a...
Mrs. Barbara "Kathy" O'Kelly Paul
Dec 12, 2025
Barbara "Kathy" O'Kelly Paul, 62, of Eastover, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 17, 1963, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Frances Wilson O'Kelly. Mrs. Paul was a devoted member of McLeod Methodist Church and deeply loved her family. She particularly loved her grandchildren and enjoyed having them in her...
Mrs. Alice Marie Siebert Philp
Dec 12, 2025
Alice Marie Siebert Philp, age 94, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. She was born on August 30, 1931, in Lakeland, FL to Frederick Louis Siebert and Lilius Idabelle Perry Lowrey Siebert. She was predeceased by her parents and beloved husband of 61 years, Robert (Bob) Philp. She is survived by her children, Robert (Beth) of Littleton, NH; Laurel Perkinson...
Mrs. Cindy Lulamae Riley
Dec 11, 2025
Mrs. Cindy Lulamae Riley, 72, of Columbia, died on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Cindy resided in Columbia for many years, where she shared a home with her daughter and grandchildren until her passing. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Marion Riley Jr., and her sons, Justin Anthony Riley and Jeremy William Riley. She is survived by her...
Mrs. Karen Sue Nuzum
Dec 10, 2025
Karen Sue Nuzum, age 79, entered into eternal life on December 10, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina. Karen was a true example of the "Hands and Feet" of Christ. She was involved in Kairos Outside, which supports women who have been impacted by a loved one who is incarcerated. She attended Grace Fellowship Church while she lived in Ohio and...
