Mrs. Olga Tanner Weekley
Jul 20, 2024
Olga Tanner Weekley, 84, of Aiken, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina on January 12, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Wilson Tanner and Florrie Freeman Tanner. Mrs. Weekley was the loving wife to Marion Augustus Weekley, she and Mr. Weekley shared a strong marriage of devotion and support to each other...
Mrs. Henrietta Mason Gantt
Jul 19, 2024
Henrietta Mason Gantt (Retta), born September 7, 1930, passed away July 19, 2024 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Retta was daughter of Augustus Isaac and Etta Lee Scruggs Mason of Laurens, South Carolina where she lived during her growing up years, including representing Laurens County at an annual statewide Azalea Festival. Retta was a 1951 graduate of Furman University...
Mr. William Scott White
Jul 19, 2024
Mr. White, known to most as Scott, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C. A Stoic. A Christian. Fiercely independent and deeply opinionated. He worked hard, he played hard, often combining the two. A head turner, as his energy preceded his incredible beauty by at least a hundred yards. He enjoyed a warm fire with a fine cigar and a...
Mr. Charles "Toby" Harold Pedersen
Jul 19, 2024
Charles "Toby" Harold Pedersen, 64, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, on June 18, 1960, he was a son of the late Harold M. Pedersen and Rachel Johnson Pedersen. He was the loving husband of 40 years to Cindy Daniels Pedersen. Toby graduated from Spring Valley High School and Midland Technical College. He...
Mrs. Elise D. Morton
Jul 18, 2024
Elise D. Morton, 82, of Columbia, died on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born June 2, 1942, in Aiken, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Lillie Hendrix Weatherford. She will be fondly remembered for her beautiful smile and positive, friendly personality. She was dedicated to her faith and a member of the Christian congregation of Jehovah's...
Mrs. Anne Hallman Harmon
Jul 18, 2024
Anne Hallman Harmon, of Columbia, died on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late David Brooks Hallman and the late Grace Gleaton Hallman and spent a happy, healthy life. She was the widow of Charles Larry Harmon. She was a lifelong member of Park Street Baptist Church in Columbia. She retired from...
Mrs. Maria Boineau Macaulay
Jul 17, 2024
Maria Locke Boineau Macaulay passed away in the morning of July 17, 2024. Born in Columbia on January 11, 1943, Maria was the proud daughter of the late Edward "Bru" Boineau and Helen Gayle Bell Boineau. She attended Columbia High, where at 5'2 and 95 pounds she earned the nickname "Moose." A lifelong lover of books and the Gamecocks, she...
Ms. Mary Frances Blakely
Jul 16, 2024
Mary "Frances" Blakely of Blythewood, SC passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2024 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on June 5th, 1946, Frances lived a life known for serving others. She spent most of her career in the restaurant industry and prior to retiring, served residents at the Lowman Home. Frances loved her family and was a...
Mrs. Hiroko Nemoto Craig
Jul 16, 2024
Hiroko Nemoto Craig was born on the outskirts of Tokyo Japan on September 6, 1931. She had many siblings and grew up in a typical Japanese household. She was a good student and was athletic, playing various sports, including volleyball, despite her short stature. When she was 8 years old, she was witness to war torn Japan. Japan entered the...
Mrs. Margaret Reynolds Hill
Jul 13, 2024
Margaret Reynolds Hill, 68, of Columbia, died on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on July 16, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Jack B. Reynolds, Sr., and Edith Matthews Smith Reynolds. She was a graduate of Winthrop College where she studied Interior Design. Mrs. Hill grew up at Ascension Lutheran Church in Columbia and later...
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Parker Smith
Jul 12, 2024
Margaret "Margot" Elizabeth Parker Smith, 88, of Columbia, SC, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024. Born January 31, 1936, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jemima and Alan Parker. Margot was a 1953 graduate of Germantown High in Philadelphia, PA. She went on to get her nursing degree in 1956 from Chestnut Hill Hospital. She married...
Mrs. Joan B. Henderson
Jul 12, 2024
Joan B. Henderson, 80, of Columbia, died on Friday, July 12, 2024. Born August 21, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Harry Leo and Minnie Lee Stephens Broadwell. Joan married her first love, Monte Veal, straight out of high school. She was a stay-at-home mom who raised two children. Joan spent many years moving across...
Mr. Robert Johnson
Jul 11, 2024
Robert Johnson, 87, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Born in Loris, South Carolina, on December 13, 1936, he was a son of the late Kelly Thurman Johnson and Eva May Sawyer Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. Survivors include his loving wife of 65 years,...
Mr. Gerald Dwayne Livingston
Jul 10, 2024
Gerald Livingston, 56, of Elgin passed on July 10, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC on December 16, 1967, he was the son of the late Willa Dean Livingston and Samuel Livingston. He had a decorated career as a successful truck driver for over two decades. Gerald appreciated spending time with his two daughters, dogs, and chickens. He loved the outdoors...
Mr. John W. Parris
Jul 9, 2024
John W. Parris, 88, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. A native of Spartanburg County, Parris was born and grew up near Campobello. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he was the son of Joseph R. Parris and Grace Henderson Parris and was predeceased by his parents, a brother Paul and...
Mr. Joseph "Panama" Novitski
Jul 9, 2024
Joseph "Panama" Novitski, 71, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Montros, Pa. to Mary and Walter Novitski. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Sandy Grace Novitski; two daughters, Natasha Holiday of Kershaw, S.C. and Tiffany Powell of Camden, S.C.; three grandsons, Ryan, Cameron and Rhett Powell, and...
Ssg Brian Robert Villwock, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Jul 8, 2024
SSG Brian Robert Villwock, U.S. Army (Ret.), 55, of West Columbia, died Monday, July 8, 2024. He was so loved and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Brian held many titles in his life through his military service and subsequent career, but his favorite role was being a father. Even as his health declined in recent years,...
Mr. Grady Lee Branham
Jul 8, 2024
Grady Lee Branham, 92, of Columbia, died, Monday, July 8, 2024. Born May 10, 1932, in Blaney, SC, he was a son of the late Levi and Maggie Atkerson Branham. Mr. Branham founded Branham Plumbing in 1969 and sold it in 2001 and was involved in starting many other successful businesses throughout his long career as a self-employed business owner....
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...
