Mrs. Pamela Leigh Wheat Prim
May 13, 2023
Pamela Leigh Wheat Prim of Lexington passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023. Pam graduated from Keenan High School in 1975. After earning an associate degree in Radiology from Midlands Technical College in 1977, she began her 46-year career at Richland Memorial Hospital, first as a radiology technician in the emergency room and later in the heart catheterization lab, and finally,...
Mrs. Selma Price
May 11, 2023
Selma Theresa Price, 98, died Thursday, May 11th, 2023 in Wake Forest, NC after a short illness. Selma was born March 21st, 1925 in Washington, DC. Selma had over 8,000 hours of community service. She volunteered at Harvest Hope, Oliver Gospel Mission, the Kidney Foundation, Salvation Army, and St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Selma is survived by her children, Marvin...
Mrs. Margaret Louise Vail
May 11, 2023
Margaret (Peggy) L. Vail, 86, of Elgin, SC died at her home on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Born in Emeigh, PA, January 26, 1937, she was the youngest daughter of the late Richard Scott and Virginia Pirazzi Scott. After graduation from Cherry Tree High School in 1954, Peggy moved to Emporium, PA, where she lived with her sisters and worked...
Mr. Michael Jeffrey Elkins
May 9, 2023
Michael (Mike) Jeffrey Elkins, 64, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Born in Bluefield, WV, on July 18, 1958, he was the son of the late Bill and Eula Hubbard Elkins. He served in the United States Air Force and worked for the federal government until retirement. Mike was a member of Northeast Presbyterian Church where...
Mrs. Ann Algar Gibson
May 9, 2023
Ann Algar Gibson, 70, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Born in Lake City, South Carolina, on August 20, 1952, she was a daughter of the late James Frank Algar and Elizabeth "Betty" Bunch Algar. Ann was a member of Forest Lake Presbyterian and most recently attended Trinity Baptist Church. She was the loving wife for over...
Mrs. Mary Mcnease Kinard
May 9, 2023
Mary Angelyn McNease Kinard, widow of Frank E. Kinard, died at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community on May 9, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 o'clock on Saturday, May 13th, in The Chapel of The Holy Spirit at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement community, 1 Still Hopes Drive, West Columbia, SC, conducted by Rev. Douglas Gray. A...
Mr. Walter Shell Suber, Jr.
May 8, 2023
Walter Shell Suber, Jr., 88, of Columbia, died on Monday, May 8, 2023. Born in Whitmire, SC, on January 4, 1935, he was a son of the late Walter Shell Suber and Margaret Martin Suber. Mr. Suber graduated from Whitmire High School in 1953, University of South Carolina in 1957 (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and University of South Carolina School of...
Mrs. Ella Margarie Lever
May 8, 2023
On Monday, May 8, 2023, Ella Margarie "Nanny" Lever passed away at the age of 105. Margarie was born on June 16, 1917, in White Rock, SC to the late William Robert Eleazer and Mattie Ella Wessinger Eleazer. She was baptized at Mt. Vernon Lutheran Church in White Rock, SC on July 18, 1918. She joined Bethel Church at White...
Mr. James Norris Johnson
May 6, 2023
On Saturday, May 6th, James "Jimmy" Norris Johnson, husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend passed away at the age of 74. Mr. Johnson was born on April 12, 1949, in Davenport, Iowa, to the late Edward Lee and Helen Cady Johnson. He grew up selling peanuts as a child in Triangle City, later graduated from Leavelle McCampbell High School...
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Phillips
May 6, 2023
Bobbie Jean Phillips, 83, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Born on February 16, 1940, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Frank Smarr and Lula Bell Smarr. Jean will always be remembered for her love for her family. She loved watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren play sports.Jean also loved to cook and...
Mr. William Wilson Kirchman, Jr.
May 5, 2023
William "Bill" Wilson Kirchman, Jr, 75, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023. Born on May 11, 1947, in Fort Hood, Texas, he was the son of the late William Kirchman, Sr. and Mary Robinson Kirchman. Bill was the loving husband of his late wife, Joyce Kirchman. Bill was a proud Army veteran who served his country during the Vietnam...
Mr. Robert Wesley Sampson
May 4, 2023
Robert Wesley Sampson, 92, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Born on March 1, 1931, in McCreary County, KY, he was the son of the late Sanford Sampson and Emery Spradlin Sampson. Robert was the loving husband of Beatrice Virginia Sampson. He saw combat in Korea where he received a Purple Heart. He served as a Corpsman on several...
Mrs. Susan Stoll Herin
May 4, 2023
Susan Stoll Herin, 91, of Columbia SC died May 4, 2023. Born in Sumner, Illinois on May 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles G. Stoll and Isabelle Bennett Stoll. Susan graduated from Lawrenceville High School in 1949 and attended Milwaukee Downer College where, "I thought perhaps I could be a better music teacher than the...
Ms. Faye Hartley Harris
May 4, 2023
Faye Hartley Harris, 88, of Elgin, died Thursday, May 4, 2023. Born March 14, 1935, in Aiken, SC, she was a daughter of the late James and Virgie Elizabeth Wheeler Hartley. She was an honors graduate of Monetta High School in Monetta, SC and later graduated from Draughon's Business College in Columbia. Mrs. Harris enjoyed a long and successful career...
Ms. Betty Richardson Gordon
May 3, 2023
Betty Richardson Gordon, 77, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Born in Conway, South Carolina on April 18, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Fannie Ida Richardson. Betty graduated from Eau Claire High School and retired from Tripp's Dry Cleaning, where she worked in management. She was a true firecracker, tiny but mighty and never afraid...
Mrs. Charlotte Teresa Burrows
May 3, 2023
Charlotte Teresa Burrows, 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at her home in Arcadia Lakes surrounded by her loved ones. Charlotte was born in 1928 in Washington, DC to Sophie W. and Frank J. Holtmann. She graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland in 1945 and then worked at the National Bureau of Standards in...
Mr. James Gregg Thompson
May 3, 2023
James Gregg Thompson, 60, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Born May 3, 1963, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Carroll Grant Thompson and Betty Walker Thompson. Gregg attended Irmo High School and resided in the Columbia area most of his life. Throughout his career, Gregg was employed as a maintenance technician in the hotel and...
Mr. Fred Mize Stanton
Apr 29, 2023
Fred Mize Stanton, 84, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Born in Clover, South Carolina on August 31, 1938, he was a son of the late Thomas William Stanton and Helen Withers Stanton. Fred was the loving husband of 59 years to Jewel "Diane" Stillwell Stanton. He was a graduate of Clover High School and earned his...
Mr. Carl M. Lewis, Jr.
Apr 29, 2023
Carl Marvin "Buddy" Lewis, Jr. of Columbia, SC passed away April 29, 2023, at the age of 84. Buddy is survived by his wife, Emily W. Lewis, his daughter, Carmen Joan Lewis Carter, his son Eric Carl Lewis, his grandsons Wellington Goddin, III and Nicholas Taylor Lewis, his sister, Susan Lewis Hayworth, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased...
Mrs. Betty Barrett Sutton
Apr 28, 2023
Betty Jeanne Barrett Sutton (BJ), of Columbia, joined her Heavenly Father, Friday, April 28, 2023. The oldest of two children, she was born to Robert Gardiner Barrett and Betty Ortmann Barrett on April 1, 1952 in Columbia, SC. She was predeceased by her husband, Jay T. Sutton. She is survived by her brother, Robert G. Barrett; her four children, Christopher...
