Lt. Col. Howard T. Rowell, Us Air Force (Ret.)
Jun 5, 2022
Lt. Col. Howard Tobias Rowell, 93, of Columbia, was called home to the Lord on June 5, 2022. Howard was born, February 13, 1929, in Georgetown, S.C. the son of the late Tobias Rowell and Lillie Mae Broome Rowell. Howard spent much of his childhood in Charleston and Great Falls, S.C. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17...
Mr. Robert Wylie Gist, Jr.
Jun 5, 2022
Robert W. Gist, Jr., 72, of Elgin, died Sunday June 5, 2022. Born January 8, 1950, in Union, SC, the was a son of the late Robert Wylie Gist, Sr. and Helen Foster Gist. Rob was a 1967 graduate of Union High School and earned his bachelor's degree from Clemson University. Following college, he was employed by Duke Power. Rob...
Mrs. Willie Mae Hinson
Jun 5, 2022
Willie Mae Hinson, 100, of Columbia, died on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Born on July 30, 1921, in Mercer County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late William M. Bunton and Augusta Ann Wylie. Mrs. Hinson was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and later Union United Methodist Church and enjoyed playing cards. She spent her career...
Mrs. Christine Lee Williams
Jun 4, 2022
Christine Lee Williams, 53, of Sumter, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Born April 5, 1969, in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of Bobby and Charlene Luning. Chris was the loving wife of Daryl Joseph Williams for 34 years. She was a student of Wai'anae High School and earned her bachelor's degree in Nursing at The University of...
Rev. Alvin Leroy Roach
Jun 4, 2022
Rev. Alvin Leroy Roach, 79, of West Columbia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Born in Greenville, SC, on August 23, 1942, he was a son of the late Phillip C. and Theary Metcalf Roach. Rev. Roach was a member of Westside Holiness Church for many years. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Roach; daughters,...
Mrs. Christine Jean Brown
Jun 4, 2022
Christine Jean Brown, 67, of Columbia, died Saturday, June 4, 2022. Born September 27, 1954, in Poughkeepsie, New York, she was a daughter of the late Dean Albert and Mary Ellen Campion Brands. Mrs. Brown lived life to the fullest. She had an immense talent as an artist and enjoyed horseback riding. Mrs. Brown was an advocate for animals and...
Mr. Harold Kenneth Reed, Iii
Jun 4, 2022
Harold (Hal) Kenneth Reed, III, 55, of Columbia, died on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Born in Columbia, he is the son of the late Harold Kenneth Reed, Jr., and Sandra Gann Reed of Columbia. Hal graduated from Spring Valley High School and also attended South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. He enjoyed a career in retail merchandising...
Mr. Robert Warren Rutland
Jun 4, 2022
Robert W. (Bobby) Rutland, 95, of Winnsboro, died on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Born in Rion, SC, to John A. and Mary Wood Rutland, he was a lifelong member of Greenbrier United Methodist Church, a 1944 graduate of Greenbrier High School and a 1948 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, TN. Bobby was Postmaster of the Rion...
Lt. Col. Herbert Hulon Johnson, Us Air Force (Ret.)
Jun 4, 2022
The Funeral service for Lt. Col. Herbert Hulon Johnson, US Air Force (Ret.), will be held at 11 o'clock, on Friday, June 17th, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10 o'clock. LTC...
Mr. Henry W. Plyler
Jun 3, 2022
Henry William Plyler, 87, of Batesburg, SC, went to be with the Lord in Heaven on Friday, June 3, 2022. Born in Monroe, NC, on July 23, 1934, he was a son of the late John Henry and Myrtle Hilton Plyler. He attended Northside Baptist Church and worked for the State Hospital and the City of Columbia before his retirement...
Mrs. Wendy Arndt Holmquist
May 31, 2022
Wendy Arndt Holmquist, 61, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born on June 8, 1960, in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ned Ray and Peggy Sullivan Arndt. Wendy was the loving wife of 26 years to Kurt Mitchell Holmquist. She graduated from Wade Hampton High School. Wendy received her undergraduate degree in...
Mrs. Mona Harvey Hiatt
May 31, 2022
Mrs. Mona Harvey Hiatt, 87, of Chapin, SC, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Gerald and Helen Phillips Harvey. Mona was married to the late William S. Hiatt, Jr. for 62 years. Curious about the world, Mona loved to travel. Exploring with friends...
Mrs. Dolores Ann Gantt
May 30, 2022
Dolores Ann Gantt, 81 of Columbia, passed on to be with the Lord on May 30th, 2022. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Mrs. Gantt was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Rinehart and wife of the late Gerald O'Neal Gantt Sr. She was an orthopedic registered nurse for over 20 years at Richland Memorial Hospital where she cared for...
Mr. Adelbert Alexander Atwood
May 29, 2022
Mr. Adelbert Alexander Atwood, 72, of West Columbia, died on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born August 20, 1949, in Colombia, South America, he was a son of the late Adelbert Edward and Natalie Schlinsky Atwood. Mr. Atwood was a member of True Pentecostal Church in Cayce, SC. He had a long career in commercial construction, where he was employed in...
Mr. David Michael "Mike" Merritt
May 29, 2022
David Michael "Mike" Merritt, 70, of Blythewood, died Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born in Sacramento, CA, on January 2, 1952, he was a son of the late Billy Gene and Regula Täuber Merritt. He was married to Kathleen "Kathy" Knight for 44 years. Mike was a graduate of the University of West Florida with a Bachelor of Science in accounting...
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Draffin
May 29, 2022
Elizabeth "Liz" Farmer Draffin, 76, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2022 surrounded in love by her devoted husband and family. Born May 31, 1945, in Anderson, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Louis Hunter and Gladys Long Farmer. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1963 and the University of South Carolina in...
Sfc Steven James Mohar, Us Army (Ret.)
May 28, 2022
SFC Steven James Mohar, US Army, (Ret.), 61, of Chapin, died Saturday, May 28, 2022. Born December 2, 1960, in Munich, Germany, he was a son of the late Vladamir James Mohar and Georgine Eichinger Mohar. SFC Mohar honorably served his country as a Green Beret in the Special Forces for more than 20 years. During his enlistment, he received...
Ms. Rebecca Leah Greene
May 27, 2022
Mrs. Rebecca Leah Green Kromah was born on December 28, 1952, in Monrovia, Liberia and departed this life on May 27, 2022, in the United States of America. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Stephen Augustus Greene and Mrs. Leah Rebecca Slocum-Greene. Rebecca received her Early Education from St. Theresa Convent School and graduated high school from Risk's...
Mrs. Charlotte B. Barker
May 25, 2022
Charlotte Barker, 81, of Blythewood, passed away peacefully at home on May 25, 2022, surrounded by her family. Charlotte Kay Barrett was born in Kingsport, TN to Stuart and Ruby Jones Barrett. She spent most of her childhood in the "Model City" with one notable exception. As a toddler, the family moved to Oak Ridge, TN, and remained in the...
Mrs. Thelma Jacobs Turpin
May 24, 2022
Thelma Jacobs Turpin, 98, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 and entered her heavenly home to sit at the right hand of Jesus. Born in Great Falls, SC, on August 26, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Glenn Thomas and Leila Ray Jacobs. Mrs. Turpin was raised in Pontiac, SC, with her 11 siblings and completed...
