Ms. Elizabeth Lynn Brockinton
Apr 11, 2023
Elizabeth "Betty" Salmon Brockinton died on April 11, 2023. Born on November 9, 1942, in Minden, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Julius Clarence Salmon, Jr. and Ruby Wales Salmon. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University and taught elementary school for many years when her own children were young. Ms. Brockinton had retired from the Richland...
Dr. Jack M. Valpey
Apr 10, 2023
Dr. Jack Maxwell Valpey, 90, of Columbia, SC, passed away April 10th, 2023. Dr. Valpey was born to Mr. Norman and Mrs. Gladys Valpey in Marysville, CA on May 22nd, 1932. Dr. Valpey is survived by his loving wife, Uta K. Valpey; his children, Dennis Valpey, Michael Valpey (Pattie), and Sherie Thorn; and his grandchildren, Aidan Valpey, Sydney Valpey, and...
Mr. John Franklin Hagood, Jr.
Apr 8, 2023
John Franklin (Frank) Hagood, Jr., 54, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, on January 20, 1969, he was a son of the late John Franklin Hagood and Betty Ward Hagood. Mr. Hagood was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and employed as General Manager with Warren Truck Equipment. He enjoyed working on the...
Mrs. Sybil Browder Hudson
Apr 6, 2023
Sybil Browder Hudson, 80, entered into Eternal rest on Thursday, April 6th, 2023. She peacefully passed in the presence of her family in the home she built with intentionality and love for she and her husband, Jim Hudson. Sybil was born on June 28th, 1942 to Henry and Ruth Browder. She grew up in West Columbia, SC with her brothers...
Mr. Ralph Sidney Pierson, Jr.
Apr 6, 2023
Ralph Sidney Pierson, Jr. 87, of Columbia, passed away on April 6, 2023. Born in Port Jervis, New York, on April 20, 1935, he was a son of the late Ralph Sidney Pierson Sr. and Doris Mathes. Mr. Pierson proudly served in the Air Force and later earned his degree from Orange County Technical College He traveled down several career...
Mr. Bob Donald Mccluney
Apr 6, 2023
Bob Donald "Don" McCluney, 90, of Columbia, died Thursday, April 6, 2023. Born in Cherokee County, Alabama, he was a son of the late Olin Alexander and Myrtle Octavia Hartline McCluney and married for 65 years to the late Richardine Hamby. Don served in the US Army and retired from the Burroughs/Unisys Corporations, selling mainframe accounting computers. He was very...
Ms. Nancy Caroline Pryor Grills
Apr 4, 2023
Nancy Caroline Pryor Grills, 80, of Columbia, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Born in Ada, Oklahoma on May 1, 1942, Nancy was the daughter of the late Reverend Woodrow Wilson and Aileen Wright Pryor of Columbia and was preceded in death by her sister, Juanita Gordon of Elgin. Survivors include her brother, Robert Pryor (Sandy)...
Mrs. Louise Barfield Rivers
Apr 4, 2023
Louise Barfield Rivers, 88, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Louise was born on April 1, 1935, in Garnett, SC, to the late Joseph Edwin Barfield and Patty Louise Smith. From her childhood, Louise was known as a caregiver. Following her father's untimely death, Mrs. Rivers took the responsibility for the care of her sick mother as...
Mr. Milton Douglas Broom
Apr 4, 2023
Milton Douglas "Doug" Broom, 81, of Blythewood, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Born on December 15, 1941, in Columbia, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Cauthen Doulas Broom,. Jr. and Gwendolyn Cope Broom. Doug was a humble servant of God and lived his life serving his savior and sharing the love of Christ. A caring,...
Mrs. Dorothy Beadles Halligan
Apr 3, 2023
Dorothy Beadles Halligan passed away on April 2, 2023, at age 93 surrounded by her loved ones. Dorothy was born on December 24,1929 to the late Elizabeth Stowers Beadles and Robert Fletcher Beadles in Hilton Village, now part of Newport News, Virginia. After graduating from Newport News High School, she graduated from the University of Virginia School of Nursing as...
Miss Stacey Jo Joyner
Apr 3, 2023
Stacey Jo Joyner, 47, of Saluda, died Monday, April 3, 2023. She was born December 22, 1975, in Columbia, SC. Although Stacey suffered from cerebral palsy, she never let her disability distract her from chasing her dreams. She worked more than 24 years for Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. Her coworkers always counted on her to brighten their...
Ms. Mary Beth Carson
Apr 2, 2023
Mary Beth Carson, 63, of Columbia, SC, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 at MUSC Hospital in Columbia after a brief illness. Ms. Carson was the sister of Kathryn "Kitty" Carson Howard of Columbia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sgt. Maj. John H. Carson and Helen Fiesel Carson of Jacksonville, NC; and her brother, John J. Carson,...
Mr. Edward Funderburk
Apr 2, 2023
Edward (Fundy) Funderburk, 87, of Columbia, died on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Born in Greensboro, NC, on October 11, 1935, he was a son of the late Evy Ashley and Margaret Collins Funderburk. He was a direct descendent of von der Burg castle of Schloss. Mr. Funderburk was a graduate of UNC, veteran of the United States Navy (USS Hancock...
Mrs. Bobbie S. Catoe
Apr 2, 2023
Bobbie S. Catoe, 95, of Columbia, died Sunday, April 2, 2023. The funeral service for Mrs. Catoe will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday, April 5th at Eau Claire Baptist Church, 4427 N. Main St, Columbia, SC. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 7100 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends prior to the funeral beginning...
Ms. Sherrill Caulder Ballard
Apr 2, 2023
Sherrill Caulder Ballard, 82, of Wilmington, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord, as she was surrounded by her family, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. She was born in Dillon, South Carolina on August 30, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Elliott Caulder and Allene Coates Caulder. Ms. Ballard was a long time member of Gibson Avenue...
Mrs. Marion Willis Shealy
Apr 2, 2023
Marion (Mandy) Willis Shealy, born as Marion Grace Willis, of Columbia, SC, died April 2, 2023, at the age of 97. Mandy was born June 30, 1925, in Greenville, SC, to the late Ethel "Gray" Willis and Sheriff Samuel Douthit Willis. Sheriff Willis was killed in the line of duty in 1927. Ms. Willis later married Mr. Kenneth Medlock, whom...
Mr. Richard Arendel Styron
Apr 1, 2023
Richard Styron, 72, passed away at his home on the evening of April 1, 2023. Born in Portland, Maine, although spent all of his life in Columbia, South Carolina, he was a son of the late William Theadore Styron and Kathryn Rising Styron. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in education, but he...
Mr. Eulalio Ruiz De La Cruz
Apr 1, 2023
Eulalio Ruiz De La Cruz, 22, of Columbia, died Friday, March 31, 2023. The funeral service for Mr. Ruiz De La Cruz will be held at 4 o'clock Thursday, April 6th, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia, SC. Burial will be held at a future date in in Zacualpa, Guatemala at Cementerio General De...
Mrs. Virginia Moody Holland
Apr 1, 2023
Virginia Holland, 84, of Columbia, died April 1, 2023. Born November 7, 1938 in Newnan, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Abner Moody and Virginia Arnall Moody. Virginia graduated Newnan High School in 1956, having been voted "Wittiest" by her classmates. She went on to attend Wesleyan College in Macon, GA and later the University of Georgia...
Mrs. Betty L. Bradshaw
Apr 1, 2023
Betty Lou Bradshaw, 88, of Columbia, wife of the late Timothy E. Bradshaw Sr., passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Born on June 9, 1934, in Rockingham, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Rachel Steadman. Betty grew up in the mill village of a textile mill named "Safie" in East Rockingham, NC. The family...
