Mrs. Juliana Marie Wright
Jan 7, 2024
Juliana Marie Wright, 66, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2024, with her daughters by her side, following a brief battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Born in Manhattan, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late James and Kathy Jenkins. She spent the majority of her life in Charleston, South Carolina, graduating from Middleton High School in 1975,...
Mr. Eugene A. Wymer
Jan 7, 2024
Eugene (Gene) A. Wymer, 54, of Camden, died on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Born in Richland County on January 21, 1969, he was a son of the late Ned Ernest and Barbara Kimbler Wymer. Gene was self employed and enjoyed woodworking, tinkering with motors, fishing and hunting. He served in the US Navy for 6 years and also for 18...
Mr. Clint Baker, Jr.
Jan 6, 2024
It is with utter sadness, yet great joy, that the family of Clint Baker announce that on January 6, 2024, he relinquished his short fight with cancer, leaving his mortal body and entering the arms of Jesus Christ. Those who were blessed enough to know Clint will remember his smile, his charm and his dedication to family and friends. He...
1Sg Richard Albert Granger, Us Army (Ret.)
Jan 6, 2024
1SG Richard Albert Granger, US Army (Ret.), of Las Vegas, NV, died on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Born on August 3, 1948, in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Wilbur Arville Granger and Anna Mae Brandt. 1SG Granger proudly served his country for more than 20 years in the US Army. During his enlistment, he was a...
Ms. Dolores Branham Wilson
Jan 5, 2024
Dolores Branham Wilson, 83, of Ridgeway died on Friday, January 5, 2024. Born in Ridgeway, SC, on August 3, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Willie Sub and Daisy Mattox Branham. Ms. Wilson was a graduate of Ridgeway High School and worked for Citizens & Southern (C&S) Bank before retiring from Bank of Ridgeway. She was a longtime...
Mrs. Yvonne Gunter Brown
Jan 4, 2024
Yvonne Gunter Brown, 88, of Columbia, died Thursday, January 4, 2024. Born December 1, 1935, in Pelion, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Stellie Rawls Gunter. Mrs. Brown's greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed family trips to the beach and Spring Break vacations with her grandchildren. She will be...
Mrs. Peggy "Gran" Leaisure
Jan 2, 2024
Peggy "Gran" Leaisure, 81, of Lexington, died Monday, January 1, 2024. Born in Rock Hill, SC on July 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Garrison and the late Wardlaw Wells and married to the late Norman James Leaisure, Sr. She was a dedicated homemaker and Grandmother. Survivors include her children, Angela Stone (Kenneth) of Columbia, Norman...
Ms. Molly Louise Blizzard
Jan 2, 2024
Molly Louise Blizzard, 82, of Lugoff, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Born in Kershaw County, SC on June 28, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Levy Shehorn and Annie Mett Shehorn. Mrs. Blizzard was the matriarch of her family and loved her career as a homemaker. Survivors include her sons, John Henry Blizzard, James Wesley Blizzard (Deborah),...
Mrs. Chessye Baughman Powell
Jan 2, 2024
Chessye Baughman Powell, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend left this world peacefully on January 2, 2024, at age 82 after an illness. Chessye was born to Lonnie Jessie Baughman, Jr., and Myrtis Hightower Baughman on June 1, 1941, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. After graduating from Orangeburg High School, Chessye attended Newberry College in South Carolina and then worked for...
Ms. Patricia Jones Stevenson
Jan 1, 2024
Patricia Jones Stevenson, 66, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024. She was a daughter of the late Austin Talley Jones and Jean Semple Jones. Patricia was born in Michigan but lived majority of her life in South Carolina. She was a life-long member of Saint Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal church, especially in the youth and children's program. Patricia was...
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...
