Mr. James Underwood Smith
Feb 5, 2022
James "Jim" Underwood Smith, 83, of West Columbia, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Born on November 29, 1938, in Haleyville, Alabama, he was a son of the late Robert Wilson Smith and Tommie Tuggle Harvey. Jim was a born-again Christian and attended St. Paul's United Methodist Church, State College, PA. He is a 1960 graduate of Mississippi State...
Miss Carolyn Lucas
Feb 5, 2022
Miss Carolyn Lucas, 95, of Columbia, SC, went to be with The Lord on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, while in Hartsville, South Carolina. A native and lifelong resident of Columbia, Miss Lucas was born on October 29, 1926. She was a daughter of the late George Hampton, Sr. and Marie Keels Lucas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Mrs. Cheryl Lucille Higgins Tucker
Feb 4, 2022
Cheryl Lucille Higgins Tucker, 73, of Lugoff, died Friday, February 4, 2022. Born January 11, 1949, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Amos James Higgins and Emma Louise Martin Higgins. She was a devoted member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elgin. Family was Mrs. Tucker's top priority and she enjoyed hosting family gatherings, as well as spoiling...
Ms. Beverly Joan Starns
Feb 4, 2022
Beverly Joan Starns, 75, of Manassas, VA, died Friday, February 4, 2022. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family locally. The funeral services for Ms. Starns will be held in DeMotte, IN.
Ms. Margaret Louise Corley
Feb 3, 2022
Margaret Louise Corley, 80, of Pelion, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, on December 13, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Margaret Nicholson. Survivors include her son, Phillip R. Kimble Jr. (Linda). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey B. Corley. The Funeral...
Mr. Mark Lee Milton
Feb 1, 2022
Mr. Mark L. Milton, 64, of Columbia, died on Monday, February 1, 2022. Plans to be announced. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is assisting the family.
Mr. Jerrell Carlton Davis
Feb 1, 2022
Jerrell Carlton Davis, 88, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. A private memorial service for Mr. Davis will be held at a future date. His final resting place will be Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, SC 29229. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his honor may be sent to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, P.O....
Mr. James "Jimmy" William Hipp
Jan 31, 2022
James "Jimmy" William Hipp, Sr of Columbia, SC was born May 21, 1930, and passed on to be with our Lord and Savior on January 31, 2022. Jimmy was the beloved husband of Faye Ann Hipp (aka Nana to the grands) for 60 wonderful years until her passing in June of 2011. He was the son of the late James...
Mrs. Karen Cody Brodka
Jan 30, 2022
Karen Cody Brodka, 65, of Blythewood, died peacefully on Sunday, January 30, 2022 with her husband by her side. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 4, 1956, she was a daughter of Harold Robert Burg and Mary Key Niggel Escue. Karen attended Spring Valley High School and Columbia College. She was passionate about painting, gardening, and photography. Karen loved the...
Mr. James Allen Carder, Sr.
Jan 25, 2022
James "Jim" Allen Carder, Sr., 70, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Born August 11, 1951, in Columbia, he was a son of the late Homer W. and Lina Rowe Carder. Jim was a US Marine Corps veteran that proudly served his country from 1970-1974. He retired from US Civil Service at Fort Jackson. Jim was previously employed by...
Mr. Thomas Arnold Jolly
Jan 25, 2022
Thomas Arnold Jolly, 58, of Columbia, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, peacefully at home after suffering with chronic Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Born October 23, 1963, in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Honorable Warren Howard Jolly, Sr. and Thyra Westelle Anderson Newman Jolly of Moncks Corner, SC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Veda Jester Smith
Jan 23, 2022
Mrs. Veda Jester Smith, 79, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Nellie Farmer Jester. Veda was the loving wife of 56 years to Leon O'Neil Smith. A graduate from the Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in 1964, Veda served as a nurse for...
Mrs. Blondell Mae Jeffers Rodgers
Jan 23, 2022
Blondell Jeffers Rodgers, known to many of us who knew and loved her as "Blonnie", left this world peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the age of 88. She was a devoted and loving wife to Dr. E. Rabon "Ray" Rodgers for 60 plus years. Blonnie was the youngest of four children born to the late Furman and Catherine...
Mr. Ronald Marshall Falls
Jan 23, 2022
Ronald Marshall Falls, 87, of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 23. Ronnie was born in High Point, NC on February 18, 1934. He was educated in the High Point school system and graduated from High Point High School in 1952. He attended Duke University on a football scholarship and graduated in 1956. During his...
Lt. Col. James H. Wollpert, Jr. Us Air Force (Ret.)
Jan 23, 2022
Lt. Col. James H. Wollpert, Jr. (USAF Ret.) left his earthly home on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Jim was born in Willoughby, Ohio on June 23, 1937, to James H. Wollpert, Sr. and Joanne Johnson Wollpert. Some of Jim's fondest childhood memories were the summers he spent on the road with his dad, who worked for a firm that sold...
Mr. Harvey Eugene Bishop, Jr.
Jan 22, 2022
Harvey Eugene Bishop, Junior, left this earth to be with the Lord on January 22, 2022 at the age of 93. Harvey, known as Gene, was born in Laurel Mississippi in the hot summer of 1928, where he lived until entering the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1947 on a Navy scholarship. After graduation in 1951 with a degree in...
Ms. Peggy Smith Dawkins
Jan 22, 2022
Peggy Smith Dawkins, 72, of Columbia, died Saturday, January 22, 2022. Born February 11, 1949, in Columbia, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Julian and Mary Ellisor Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Donald Dawkins, Sr. Mrs. Dawkins was the matriarch of her family. She took great pride...
Mrs. Robin Lynn Sharpe
Jan 21, 2022
Robin Lynn Barnette Sharpe, 59, of West Columbia, died on Friday, January 21, 2022. Born in Columbia, SC, on June 30, 1962, she was a daughter of Jacqueline Lee Provo Moorer and the late Donald Franklin Barnette. Robin was a loving wife, mother and devoted grandmother. She graduated from Spring Valley and Midlands Technical College. Robin spent her life caring...
Mrs. Elizabeth Tatum Flinsch
Jan 20, 2022
Elizabeth Tatum Flinsch, 97, fondly known as "Betty" went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 20th, 2022. Born April 7, 1924 in Tatum, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Croom Tatum. She enjoyed her small-town childhood in Marlboro County alongside her sister. She attended Peace College in North Carolina before moving to Columbia...
Mr. Larry Gene Dubois
Jan 19, 2022
Larry Gene DuBois, 76, of Columbia, passed away January 19, 2022, following a three-year struggle with ALS and Parkinson's Disease. Born in Tucson, Arizona to the late William and Dorothy Edwards DuBois, Larry was married to Anita Lohrbach DuBois for 50 years. While stationed with the US Air Force in Southeast Asia, Larry committed his life to sharing the Gospel...
