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Ms. Susan Elizabeth Wages
Nov 6, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Wages, 56, of Gaston, died Monday, November 6th, 2023. She was born April 3rd, 1967 in Washington, DC. Susan dedicated 17 years of her life to making Heaven Seventeens at Steve's Deli. She always proudly spoke her mind and was known for being sassy. To her, it did not matter if you were blood related or not. Her...
Mr. Zernie William Knight
Nov 6, 2023
Zernie William Knight, 92, of Columbia, died Monday, November 6, 2023. Born February 21, 1931, in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Lionel and Lorene Nix Knight. Mr. Knight was a US Army veteran that proudly served his country as a Sergeant during the Korean War. Following his enlistment, he enrolled at The Citadel where he would...
Dr. David Leo Claybrook
Nov 5, 2023
David Leo Claybrook, 91, of Columbia, died Sunday, November 5, 2023. He was born to Marshall Glen Claybrook and Ethel Irene Claybrook on August 9, 1932 in Big Spring, TX. Mr. Claybrook graduated from high school in Joshua, TX in 1949. He then attended the University of Texas where he graduated with his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1953 and...
Ms. Dolores Moses Dimaria
Nov 4, 2023
Dolores Moses DiMaria, 85, of Columbia, SC died on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on October 3, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Isaac and Idell Koosa Moses. Ms. DiMaria was a member of St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church for many years and enjoyed serving others. Ms. DiMaria was a graduate of Ursuline...
Mr. John Wesley Cole, Jr
Nov 4, 2023
John Wesley Cole, Jr., 101, of Columbia, died on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Born in Camden, SC, on May 22, 1922, he was a son of the late John Wesley Cole, Sr., and Carlene Belvin Cole. Mr. Cole served in the US Army during World War II and was a member of the Ghost Army. During that time, he served...
Mrs. Lillian Audrey Williams Watson
Oct 31, 2023
Lillian Audrey Williams Watson, 97, of Columbia, went home to her Lord on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 14, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Watson Williams and Mary Page Williams. Lillian was a graduate of Walterboro High School and later graduated from Columbia College where she received her bachelor's degree. She enjoyed...
Mrs. Mary Louise Congdon Price
Oct 31, 2023
Mary Louise Congdon Price, beloved daughter, wife, mother, and dedicated community servant, passed away on October 31, 2023. She was born on May 22, 1938, in New London, Connecticut to her loving parents, Lula Hanes Caffey Congdon and Thomas Boss Congdon. She was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut and graduated from Greenwich Academy. Mary Lou's journey led her to Hollins College...
Mr. James Douglas Hendricks
Oct 31, 2023
James "Jim" Douglas Hendricks, 87, of Winston Salem, NC, passed away on October 31, 2023 in Columbia, SC. He was born on December 31, 1935, to the late Russell Ward Hendricks and Ernestine Velma Cranfill Hendricks. Jim was a family man known for his sense of humor, laughter, and love for sports. He was an avid outdoorsman with a passion...
Mrs. Sandra Tuller
Oct 30, 2023
Sandra "Sandy" Jean Saulpaugh Tuller , 78, of Honeoye Falls, NY, died peacefully in West Columbia, SC, on Monday, October 30, 2023. Sandy was born on January 2, 1945 in Germantown, NY the daughter of Gordon Saulpaugh and Edna Rockefeller Saulpaugh. Sandy graduated from Red Hook Central High School in 1963 and from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in...
Mrs. Laura Jean Maxwell
Oct 29, 2023
Laura Jean Maxwell, 82, of Columbia, SC, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Born in Richland County, South Carolina, on April 18, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Christie Douglas Brown and Myrtis Mae Brown. Laura Jean was the loving and devoted wife of 62 years to MSgt James Lewis Maxwell, US Air Force (R). Their love...
Mr. Thomas R. Beckham, Jr.
Oct 29, 2023
Thomas Richard "Buddy" Beckham, Jr., 70, of Blythewood, died on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on November 17, 1952, he was a son of the late Thomas Richard Beckham, Sr. and Theresa Wessinger Beckham. Buddy graduated from Spring Valley High School and was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. He began a...
Mrs. Margaret Ann Mcnulty
Oct 28, 2023
Margaret Ann McNulty, 86, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mr. Anthony Gerard Lanza
Oct 27, 2023
Anthony Gerard Lanza, 82, of Columbia, died Friday, October 27, 2023. Born October 6, 1941, in New York City, New York, he was a son of the late Anthony Lanza and Eugenia Carnevale Lanza. Mr. Lanza was employed by the New York Times for over 40 years, where he drove a tractor trailer delivering their newspaper from New York City...
Mr. Scott Dunnavant Dew
Oct 27, 2023
Mr. Scott Dew, 53, of Aynor, died October 27, 2023. He was born to Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Winnie Dew on April 20th, 1970 in Columbia, SC. Mr. Dew is survived by his mother, Winnie Dew; his sisters, Laura Dew Smith and Beth Dew McMullan; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Dr. Ronald...
Mrs. Gloria Maria Gonzalez
Oct 25, 2023
Gloria Maria Gonzalez, 92, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on June 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Castula Santiago and Juan Morales. She had a diploma in Nursing, in which she passionately and faithfully served as a nurse for 60 years. She was a phenomenal wife, mother, and grandmother; very...
Mr. Charles Wayne Williams
Oct 24, 2023
Charles Wayne Williams, 75, passed away on October 24 at his home in Columbia, South Carolina. He was born in Columbia on January 26, 1948, while his mother served as receptionist to Governor Strom Thurmond. He was the son of the late Joseph Charles Williams of Abington, Virginia and Mary B. McQueen Williams Rogers of Mullins, South Carolina. Surviving are...
Mr. Herman Lloyd Mcquage
Oct 24, 2023
Herman Lloyd McQuage, 81, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Born in McBee, South Carolina, on November 5, 1941, he was a son of the late Paul Jerome McQuage and Ella Ruth Sowell McQuage. Herman was a devout member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He was the loving husband of 56 years...
Mrs. Betty Mack Johnson
Oct 22, 2023
Betty Mack Johnson, 93, of Columbia, died Sunday, October 22, 2023. Born February 12, 1930, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Eugene L. Mack and Constance Vann Mack. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed a prosperous career and retired from South Carolina National Bank and the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. She was a member of Killian...
Mrs. Betty Roof Outen
Oct 22, 2023
Betty Roof Outen, 81, peacefully passed away at Jenni-Lynn Assisted Living on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Betty was born in Blythewood, SC on October 3, 1942 to Kathryn Byrd Roof and Frank Eugene Roof, Jr. She attended Columbia College and retired from SCE&G in their Craft/Training Department. Betty was preceded by her husband, Bennie Leigh Outen; her parents, Frank (Virginia)...
Mrs. Jane Thompson Davidson
Oct 21, 2023
Jane Thompson Davidson, 83, of Columbia, South Carolina, died October 21, 2023 after a strong and courageous battle with cancer. Jane was born in Statesville, North Carolina and was the daughter of James Hall and Rachel Holland Thompson. She graduated from Salem College and through good fortune, met the love of her life, Robert Gage Davidson, Sr on a blind...
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