Mrs. Rita Formica Arpaia
Aug 10, 2022
Rita Formica Arpaia, 82, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2022, with family by her side. Rita was born on September 28, 1939, in New Haven, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Nellie Formica. She was preceded in death by her brother, Larry Formica. In addition to her husband, James Stephen Arpaia,...
Mr. Orlin Ellsworth Cramer
Aug 8, 2022
Mr. Orlin Ellsworth Cramer, age 92 of Forest Acres, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022. Orlin was born in Moody, South Dakota on December 10, 1929. He spent his childhood working on the farm, delivering milk, and setting pins at the bowling alley. Orlin joined the United States Army in 1948. While stationed in Ft. Benning, he...
Mrs. June Metz
Aug 7, 2022
June Metz, 101, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022. She was born in Calumet, Michigan. June was a dedicated member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia, South Carolina. June graduated from Northern Michigan University, where she received her bachelor's degree. She was a proud veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II. June...
Mrs. Ly Thi Pham
Aug 7, 2022
Thích nữ Phúc Hòa, nhũ danh Phạm Thị Lý sanh ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 1928 ở xã Bình Luông Đông, tỉnh Gò Công. Mất ngày 7 tháng 8 năm 2022. Cha bà là địa chũ với chức Hương Cã. Cha bà không có con trai với mẹ cũa bà, mà có tất cã 7 người con gái, Ông theo...
Mrs. Vicki Worth Drake
Aug 7, 2022
Vicki Worth Drake, 78, of Columbia, died on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, on January 31, 1944, she was a daughter of the late James and Lester Taylor Worth. She graduated from Flora High School and was married in 1968. Following her marriage, she worked with her husband as owners of the Duck-In restaurant on Main Street...
Mr. John Samuel Long
Aug 6, 2022
John Samuel Long, 78, of Columbia, died Saturday, August 6, 2022. Born October 18, 1943, in Jesup, GA, he was the son of the late Charles Udonald and Dillie Youmans Long. Mr. Long served in the South Carolina National Guard and attended the University of South Carolina, where he studied architecture. He had a prosperous career spanning many years in...
Dr. Robert Ernest Smith, Jr.
Aug 6, 2022
Dr. Robert E. Smith, Jr., 74, died on Saturday, August 6, 2022 after a cardiac event. Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, 125 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia, SC with a reception in the Fellowship Hall to follow. Born on November 3, 1947 in Atlanta, GA, Bob was the son of...
Mrs. Henrietta Lineberger Duncan
Aug 4, 2022
Henrietta L. Duncan, 99, of Columbia, SC passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Henrietta was the widow of Joseph Edward "Edd" Duncan, Sr. and the daughter of the late Miles Hoffman Lineberger, Sr and Nellie Harrill Lineberger. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her first child,...
1Sg David T. Reed, Us Army (Ret.)
Aug 4, 2022
1SG David T. Reed, US Army (Ret.), 88, of Elgin, died Thursday, August 4, 2022. Born April 27, 1934, in Whitmire, SC, he was the son of the late A. Ernest Reed and Eva Grace Reed. Mr. Reed enlisted in the South Carolina National Guard and served 7 years prior to his enlistment in the US Army. He served his...
Mrs. Nancy M. Hyler
Jul 31, 2022
Nancy M. Hyler, 70, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 31, 2022. Born in Greenville, NC, on August 15, 1951, she was a daughter of Virginia Kidd Mathis and the late James D. Mathis. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard Hyler in 2014. Surviving in addition to her mother of Columbia are her siblings, James F. Mathis...
Col Michael Ranson Cook, Usaf (Ret.)
Jul 31, 2022
Colonel Michael Ranson Cook, USAF, Retired, died at home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Colonel Cook was born September 6, 1954, in Charlotte, NC. He was the son of the late Maurice Ranson Cook and Peggy Boyd Cook. The quintessential fighter pilot, he was affectionately known by his call sign "Cookie" to everyone,...
Mrs. Dawn Elizabeth Christensen
Jul 31, 2022
Dawn Elizabeth Christensen went home to meet her LORD on Sunday, July 31, 2022. She passed peacefully during the church hour with her children by her side and the hymn, "It Is Well" playing in the background. She lived out her strong faith and was beloved by everyone who met her. She loved life and fought valiantly to be an...
Mr. Charles B. Mosser
Jul 31, 2022
Charles B. Mosser, 89, of Columbia, died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Born in Bloomfield, IN, on January 23, 1933, he was a son of the late Henry Stevens Mosser and Emma Rose Hahn Mosser. Mr. Mosser served in the Korean War as an Army cook and gunner. Charlie later owned and operated his own Lawn Service business.He loved to...
Mrs. Kira Bemis Stokes
Jul 29, 2022
Kira Bemis Stokes, 38, of Columbia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 29, 2022. She was born in Columbia, SC, on July 3, 1984. Kira was a beautiful soul who was loved by all that knew her. She graduated from Chapin High School, where she excelled in track and field and cross country. She went on to...
Mr. Travis R. Harmon, Sr.
Jul 28, 2022
Travis Ray Harmon, Sr., widower of Claudia Ann Harmon, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of July 28, 2022, at his home in Beaufort, SC. He was surrounded by his three children, family, and friends during his last earthly days. Travis was a graduate of Columbia Commercial College and worked at RC motor lines and later...
Mr. Marshall Cornwell Ramsey, Jr.
Jul 28, 2022
On July 28, 2022, Marshall Cornwell Ramsey, Jr. age 92, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of 60 years to May Luce Ramsey. Other family surviving includes his daughter Sarah Ramsey Cuttino (John) and their children, Thomas Armstrong Cuttino and Eleanor MacFarlane Cuttino; his son, Marshall Cornwell Ramsey, III (Cathy) and their...
Mrs. Jessica Dargan Newman
Jul 27, 2022
Jessica Dargan "Cricket" Newman, wife of James Paul Newman Jr., died at home on Wednesday July 27, 2022 after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at Trinity Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St, Columbia with The Reverend Dane Boston officiating. There will be a reception following the service in Satterlee Hall,...
Mr. William Dean Sharpe, Sr.
Jul 26, 2022
Funeral Services for William Dean (Bill) Sharpe, Sr., 68, of Blythewood, will be held at 10 o'clock, Saturday, July 30th, at Sandy Level Baptist Church, 408 Blythewood Road, Blythewood. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Friday evening at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm...
Mr. Brian Joseph Cross
Jul 25, 2022
Brian Joseph Cross, Columbia, SC, 50, passed on July 25, 2022 as a result of a fall. Brian was born on June 29,1972 in Holyoke, Mass. Brian resided in Columbia, S.C. with his parents, Mary Ann and Belford (Bel) Cross. Brian graduated from Greer High School in Greer, S.C. He worked for Home Depot for several years and loved the...
Mr. Ralph Gordon Desso
Jul 24, 2022
Mr. Ralph Gordon Desso, 73, of Columbia, died on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC in 1948, he was the son of the late Gordon Henry and Lois Sloan Desso. At the age of 21, he joined the Army and served his country during two tours in Vietnam. Upon his return to the States, Ralph worked in the...
