Mrs. Minnie Carol Murphy
Jun 12, 2022
Minnie Carol Reynolds Murphy, 80, of West Columbia, died on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Born in Kershaw County, SC, on December 14, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Josephine Mattox Reynolds. Mrs. Murphy worked in the food service industry and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fort Jackson Ward. Survivors...
Mr. Rodney Ralph Bohyer, Jr.
Jun 12, 2022
Rodney Ralph Bohyer, Jr., 55, of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 13, 2022. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is assisting the family locally. Further plans to be announced by Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis, MI.
Mr. Coleman James Werts
Jun 11, 2022
Coleman James Werts, 16, of Irmo, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Born on August 5, 2005, in Lexington, South Carolina. He was the son of Shannon Bozard Werts and James Hart Werts II. Coleman was a student at Spring Hill High School. He enjoyed skateboarding, video games, and keeping up with the stock market. Coleman had a passion...
Mr. Roy Michael Pruitt
Jun 11, 2022
Roy (Bubba) Michael Pruitt, 46, of Blythewood, died on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, on January 23, 1976, he was a son of the late Roy Pete and Joan Winters Pruitt. Bubba was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and employed as a Route Manager by Valley Beverage. Although he enjoyed all sports, he was an...
Ms. Maria De Los Angeles Garza
Jun 11, 2022
Maria De Los Angeles Garza, 67, of Cassatt, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family locally. Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission, Texas, will announce further plans.
Mrs. Mary Jane Smith Moore
Jun 9, 2022
Mary Jane Smith Moore, 82, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 9, 2022. Born March 4, 1940, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late L.W. Smith, Jr. and Ruth Tucker Smith. Mrs. Moore was a dedicated member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church where she was involved in many church activities. Her greatest love in life was spending time with...
Mr. John Jeffrey Brown
Jun 8, 2022
John Jeffrey Brown passed away in Tampa, Florida on June 8th, 2022. He was born in Gettysburg, PA on June 27th, 1948 to Corrinne Heiges Brown and John Calvin Brown. Jeff grew up in Biglerville, PA, where he excelled in academics and music, and was active in Little League baseball as a player and a coach. He graduated Phi Beta...
Tom L. Austin, M.D.
Jun 8, 2022
Tom L. Austin, M.D., 82, of Blythewood, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Born August 28, 1939, in Alice, Texas, he was a son of the late Eugene Audie and Mildred Laxson Austin. Tom received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He would later earn his Doctorate in Medicine from the Baylor College of Medicine in...
Mr. Chanthachone J. Siharath
Jun 8, 2022
Chanthachone J. Siharath, 36, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Born on September 11, 1985, in Thailand, he was the son of Vilayphone Phouttavong and the late Thanome Siharath. John graduated from Airport High School and pursued a career in the restaurant industry as a chef. He was a hard-worker, selfless, and very loving. He always made...
Mrs. Regina Styles Noble
Jun 8, 2022
Regina Styles Noble, 94, wife of the late Hugh "Hooty" Noble, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8. A service of celebration of life will be held at North Trenholm Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 14 at 12:00 PM. The family will receive friends preceding the service at 11:00 AM in the Worship Center. Regina was born December 24, 1927,...
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...
