Mr. Armond Allen Turner
Nov 28, 2022
Armond Allen Turner, 79, of Columbia SC, passed away on November 28, 2022. He was born June 25th, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, to William Pickney Turner and Evelyn Knepp Turner. Armond attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida and was thereafter accepted to the United States Air Force Academy. He earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering...
Mr. Ronald Elton Wilson
Nov 27, 2022
Ronald Elton Wilson, 72, of Blythewood, died Sunday, November 27, 2022. Born December 22, 1949, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Elton Jones Wilson and Helen Gann Wilson. Mr. Wilson served in the SC National Guard and recently retired as a licensed residential and commercial builder. He was a talented carpenter whose talents were well known in...
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Guy Haynes
Nov 26, 2022
Robert "Bobby" Guy Haynes, 79, of Chapin, died Saturday, November 26, 2022. Born June 1, 1943, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Guy Henry Haynes, Jr. and Mary Poston Haynes. Retiring in 2001, Bobby enjoyed a successful career that spanned more than 3 decades in the food brokerage industry. His journey began in 1963 when his father...
Mrs. Betty Jean Hardin
Nov 26, 2022
Betty Jean Hardin, 88, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Born on May 8, 1934, in Stanley County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late William Travis Shaver and Eunice Thompson Shaver. Betty was a humble servant of God and lived her life serving her Savior and sharing the love of Christ. A caring, godly...
Mr. Philip Maurice Smith
Nov 25, 2022
Philip Maurice Smith, 75, originally of Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at The Blake at Woodcreek Farms in Elgin, South Carolina. Born on December 22, 1946, he was a son of the late Maurice Urban Smith and Florence Titus Smith. Philip was the loving husband to Carol Hoadley Smith for 55 years. Family was everything...
Mrs. Louise B. Branham
Nov 25, 2022
Alice Louise Braziel Branham, 87, of Columbia passed away with her children by her side on Friday, November 25th, 2022. Born in Fairfield County, SC on December 9th, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Wylie and Rosa Lee Peake Braziel. She graduated with honors from Ridgeway High School in 1952 and was a recipient of scholarships from Lander...
Ms. Lois Rutland Sandifer
Nov 24, 2022
Lois Rutland Sandifer, 90, of Winnsboro, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Born March 24, 1932, in Rion, SC, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Mary Wood Rutland. She was a lifelong member of Greenbrier United Methodist Church in Winnsboro. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Clyde W. Rutland...
Mr. Francis D. Eveleigh Sr.
Nov 21, 2022
Francis Dixon Eveleigh, Sr., of Columbia, died on Monday, November 21, 2022. Born in Clio, SC, he was a son of the late Kenneth P. and Ruby McDonald Eveleigh. Mr. Eveleigh was a member of First Baptist Church, Columbia, where he served as a deacon & usher. He loved Jesus, his family, baseball and the Carolina Gamecocks. He was a...
Mrs. Sybil C. Watkins
Nov 21, 2022
Sybil Cline Watkins, 92, of Columbia, died peacefully on November 21, 2022. Sybil was born in Lincolnton, NC on February 28, 1930, to the late Guy Washington and Charlotte Beal Cline. After graduating from Lincolnton High School, she completed Nurses Training at Grace Hospital in Morganton, NC, and worked at McDowell Hospital in Marion, NC. It was in Marion where...
Mr. Robert Alan Lynn
Nov 21, 2022
Robert Alan Lynn, 68, of Ocala, Florida, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022. Born on May 31, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he was a son of the late Kenneth Henderson Lynn and Joan Hipp Lynn. Bob grew up in Miami, where he graduated from Miami Christian School, Biscayne College, and held two master's degrees from Florida International...
Mrs. Blanche Jines Bryan
Nov 19, 2022
Blanche Jines Bryan passed away peacefully November 19, 2022. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1927 to Ellena Lovett and Joseph Wheatley Jines. "Jinx", as she was known to all, attended Northwestern Louisiana State University, was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and after graduation, flew for the Chicago and Southern Airline as a stewardess. Based in...
Mrs. Sherry Diane Clower
Nov 19, 2022
Sherry Diane Hale Clower, 70, of Columbia, died on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Born in South Port, NC, on December 16, 1951, she was a daughter of Ralph Lee and Etta Mae McCall Hale. Mrs. Clower was a graduate of Dentsville High School and loved animals, fishing and spending time on Lake Wateree. She retired from AFEES after 32 years...
Mrs. Alice Carolyn Scoggins
Nov 18, 2022
Alice Carolyn Scoggins, 96, of Columbia, died on Friday, November 18, 2022. Born in January 31, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Mattie Jane Wallace Johnson. Mrs. Scoggins was a member of Shandon United Methodist Church and worked for Pepsi Bottling Company. Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn (Cathy) Scoggins Bonaca and Sandra Scoggins Perot, both...
Mrs. Allison Andrews Lemoine
Nov 17, 2022
Allison Andrews (Willis) LeMoine, 62, of Chapin, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, on May 17, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Carl S. Willis and Caroline Brooks Andrews (Robert). Mrs. LeMoine was a graduate of Chapin High School, member of Chapin Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. She enjoyed...
Dr. Ronald Dew
Nov 17, 2022
Dr. Ronald Dew, 95 , passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his home in Columbia, South Carolina. Ron was born October 21, 1927 in Beckley, West Virginia to James Christopher Dew and Hallie Stover Dew. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and Marshall University but left college early to attend the Emory University School of Medicine. While...
Mr. Stanley Wayne Whittington
Nov 17, 2022
Stanley Wayne Whittington, 70, of Elgin, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Born on June 17, 1952, in Columbia, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Wendell White Whittington Sr. and Josephine Anderson Whittington. Wayne was a long-time, dedicated member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Blythewood. He was a humble servant of God and lived his...
Mr. David Kenneth Gramling
Nov 16, 2022
David Gramling, 65, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Dr. James Riley "Jim" Gettys Jr.
Nov 15, 2022
A funeral service to honor the life of Dr. James Riley "Jim" Gettys, Jr., age 76, will be held at 2 o'clock on Friday, November 18, 2022, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC. The Rev. Nicholas Beasley will officiate, and the family will receive friends following the service in the Fellowship Hall. A private burial will be held...
Mrs. Mary Herbert Taylor
Nov 14, 2022
Caring, loving, and good-natured to the end, Mary Herbert Taylor died on November 14, 2022. The youngest of four children, she was born in Columbia, SC on October 10, 1923, to Robert Beverley Herbert of the Plains, Virginia, and Georgia Rucker Hull of Augusta, Georgia. She was raised on Edisto Avenue with her brothers, Beverley and Jim, and sister Georgia....
Mr. Richard Franklin Dietrich, Sr.
Nov 14, 2022
Richard Franklin Dietrich, Sr., 83, of Columbia, died on Monday, November 14, 2022. Born in Ohio on November 19, 1938, he was a son of the late Franklin and Norma Yarnell Dietrich. Richard was a member of St. Johns Methodist in Chattanooga, TN. He spent his life in construction, building homes & churches. His hobbies were wood working, furniture building...
