Mrs. Norma Shealy Timmerman
Oct 6, 2023
Norma Shealy Timmerman, 88, of Columbia, died on Friday, October 6, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on October 19, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Melton P. and Lois Verta Shealy. Mrs. Timmerman graduated from Brooklyn Cayce High School in 1952. She was employed as Head Bank Teller for 42 years for C & S Bank, Nations Bank...
Mr. Wayne Leonard Wright
Oct 5, 2023
Wayne Leonard Wright, 74, of Columbia, died on October 5, 2023. Born in Greenville, SC, on December 20, 1948, he was a son of the late Samuel Leonard Wright and Celesta Tatum Bogert. The majority of his life was spent in the Northen Virginia area where his parents settled when he was young. Mr. Wright was a graduate of Groveton...
Mrs. Geraldine Owens Wills
Oct 5, 2023
Geraldine Owens Wills, 72, of West Columbia, died on Thursday, October 5, 2023. Born in Virginia, on May 18, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Morgan and Maude Pressley Owens. Mrs. Wills was a member of Elmwood Church of God and worked as a lab technician for Lab Corp. She enjoyed reading, puzzles and spending time with her...
Mr. Randolph Wilson Hepworth
Oct 3, 2023
Mr. Randolph W. Hepworth, 77, of Columbia, died October 3, 2023. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Mary Lou Nolan
Oct 1, 2023
Mary Lou Marcum Nolan, "Lou," 86, of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Born in Kirk, WV, on February 1, 1937, to the late Lonzo and Gladys Marcum. Lou grew up in Dingess, surrounded by a large, loving family with many aunts, uncles, and cousins with whom she shared many fond memories. She was a 1954...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Walker
Sep 30, 2023
Barbara Ann Walker, 76, of Columbia, died Saturday, September 30, 2023. Born November 10, 1946, in Sumter, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Marion and Marie Abigail Owens Wheeler. Mrs. Walker graduated from Edmunds High School (class of 1965). She attended Anderson Junior College and Limestone College. She enjoyed reading, traveling with her family, baking, and serving...
Mr. William Allen Heatley
Sep 29, 2023
William Allen Heatley, 75, of Columbia, died Friday, September 29, 2023. Born January 5, 1948, in Elloree, SC, he was a son of the late Barrs Allen Heatley and Alma Rebecca Jones Heatley. Mr. Heatley was the owner and operator Heathcliff's Jewelers in Columbia and enjoyed collecting antiques. Survivors include his sister, Sandra H. Robinson (Correll) of Columbia; nephew, Russell...
Mr. Christopher John Michalik
Sep 29, 2023
Christopher John Michalik, 65, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. Born on January 8, 1958, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Geraldine Maday Michalik and the late John Michalik. He was the loving husband of 35 years to Candice Michalik. Chris graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Taylor, Michigan, with the senior class...
Ms. Julie Johnston Borden
Sep 27, 2023
Julie Johnston Borden, 58, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Born on December 27, 1964, in Durham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Ross Johnston of Durham, North Carolina and LaVerne Strickland Johnston of Columbia, SC. Julie is survived by her children, Catherine Hall Borden and her fiancé, Gordon Percy Pyne,...
Mrs. Patricia B. Pate
Sep 27, 2023
Mrs. Patricia Pate, 85, of Hilton Head Island, SC, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023. She was born to the late Mr. John W. Blakely, Sr. and Mrs. Lucile Gallman Blakely on December 22, 1937 in Union, SC. Mrs. Pate was a faithful member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church in Columbia for many years. Though she lived most of her life...
Mr. Charles Ryan Luthren
Sep 26, 2023
Charles Ryan Luthren, 71, of Blythewood, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 2, 1952, he was a son of the late William R. and Mamie Taylor Luthren. Mr. Luthren was a graduate of Eau Claire High School and worked in Plumbing for many years and recently retired from Walker-White Plumbing HVAC. He enjoyed riding...
Capt. Eugene D. Allen, Us Air Force (Ret.)
Sep 26, 2023
Capt. Eugene D. Allen, US Air Force (Ret.), 89, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Gene was born June 14, 1934, in Steelton, Pennsylvania. He was a son of the late James Arthur Allen of Staunton, Virginia and Mary Elizabeth Mont Allen of Caroline County, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Mrs. Dolores Clarke Walker
Sep 24, 2023
Dolores Clarke Walker, wife of John Sadler Walker, 95, of Columbia, died on Sunday, September 24, 2023. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 13, 1927, to Agnes Pauline Ash Clarke and Sumpter Mills Clarke, Jr. Dolores Clarke Walker graduated in 1949 from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a B.A. in Home Economics Textiles. While at the...
Mr. William Carl Roberts, Jr.
Sep 23, 2023
William C Roberts, Jr. of Blythewood, has passed away at the age of 37, on Saturday, September 23, 2023. He was a vivacious spirit who loved arcade games, action movies, and making a vision become reality. Everyone who knew him appreciated his generosity and joie de vivre. His charm and humor will be missed by all who knew and loved...
Mr. Ricky David Stansel
Sep 23, 2023
Ricky David Stansel, 69, of Lake Wateree, went to his eternal resting place on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on June 16, 1954, he was a son of the late Ben L. and Judy A. Miller Stansel. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Justice Stansel; daughters, Deloris Stansel Brazell (Joey) and Melissa Michelle Stansel; as well as his...
Mr. Frank V.C. Volin
Sep 20, 2023
Frank V.C. Volin, 93, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Born May 31, 1930, in the Bronx, New York, he was a son of the late Sidney and Ida Kirschbaum Volin. Mr. Volin attended high school in New York and later honorably served his country in the United States Army. He relocated in 1957 to South Carolina...
Ms. Brenda Boswell
Sep 19, 2023
Brenda Boswell, 73, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mr. Melvin Freeman
Sep 18, 2023
Melvin Freeman, 94, of Blythewood, died on Monday, September 18, 2023. Born in Blythewood on June 12, 1929, he was a son of the late Rufus and Carrie Branham Freeman. Mr. Freeman graduated from Blythewood High School, Class of 1947. He served in the United States Army and was a Korean War Veteran. He retired at the age of 52...
Mr. William Lee Jones
Sep 18, 2023
US Army Master Sergeant Retired, William L. Jones, a decorated veteran of the United States Army (Retired), 86, passed away peacefully on September 18th, 2023 in Blythewood with his family by his side. Bill was born on October 9th, 1936 in Ohatchee, Alabama as the only son to Macy Lee Jones and Lawrence Jones. He attended Weaver High School in...
Ms. Sandra D. Clarkson
Sep 17, 2023
Sandra Deloris Clarkson was 78 when she departed our earthly world on September 17, 2023. She was battling pancreatic cancer at Prisma Baptist Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, when she passed peacefully during hospice care. She was a resident of West Columbia. Sandra was born in Elloree South Carolina in June, 1945, to Dorothy May Haigler and O'Neil Clarkson. She...
