Mrs. Peggy Ford
Nov 4, 2021
A funeral service for Peggy Motley Ford, 88, of Columbia, will be held 11 o'clock, Monday, November 8, 2021, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Newman officiating. Burial will follow at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends prior the service beginning at 10 o'clock. All are welcome to attend, however, masks...
Mr. Isadore Albert Cohen, Jr.
Nov 4, 2021
I. Albert (Al) Cohen, 94, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday November 4, 2021. Born on December 16, 1926, in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of I. Albert Cohen, Sr. and Rose Levin Cohen. He grew up in Greensboro, NC, and moved to Columbia at age 16. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and served until the...
Mr. Lee Damon Postal
Nov 3, 2021
Lee Damon Postal, 62, passed away peacefully November 3, 2021. He was the son of the late Peter William Postal and Bessie Diamantakos Postal of Spartanburg, SC. Lee graduated from Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He had a successful 30-year career in the waste management industry, serving as...
Mrs. Dorothy Martin Blume
Nov 2, 2021
Dorothy Martin Blume of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away on November 2, 2021. She was born in Blythewood, South Carolina on May 11, 1932, to Daulton G. Martin, Sr. and Clara Lee Boney Martin of Blythewood, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William (Buddy) Blume, and infant son, William Madison Blume, of Blythewood, SC. Dorothy was...
Mrs. Betty Jean Hall Jacobs
Nov 1, 2021
Betty Jean Hall Jacobs, 85, of Pontiac, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 1, 2021. Born in the Lewis Turnout community of Chester County, SC, on November 7, 1935, she was the youngest of six children of the late Neely Ross Hall, Sr. and Mamie Weaver Hall. Mrs. Jacobs was a beautiful and kindhearted...
Ms. Margaret Wallace Stewart
Oct 31, 2021
Margaret Elyn Wallace Stewart, 84, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct.31, 2021. Born Nov. 4, 1936, in York, S.C., she was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie (Pete) Ervin Wallace and Lottie Allen Wallace, and her beloved husband of 65 years, James F. Stewart. Elyn's family nickname was "Boots" because she was so tiny at birth that she could fit...
Mr. Kenneth Lawrence Prewitt
Oct 30, 2021
Kenneth Lawrence Prewitt, 65, of Columbia, SC, passed away at his home on October 30, 2021. He is survived by his mother, Dora Ann Easler Awtrey; father, Frank Kenneth Prewitt; brother, Michael Greg Prewitt (Melanie); and a niece, Turner Prewitt. Kenny had a great love for his family and the outdoors. He loved to dove and duck hunt and enjoyed...
Ms. Edith Seay Asmer
Oct 30, 2021
Edith Seay Asmer, 83, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born on January 15, 1938, in Winnsboro, SC. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Henry Seay and Pearl (Parker) Seay. Edee grew up in Lexington, SC. It was in Lexington where she met the love of her life, Dr. Peter F. Asmer Sr.. They married...
Mrs. Glenda Elliott Spadetti
Oct 30, 2021
Glenda Elliott Spadetti, 67, widow of Peter Lynn Spadetti, died at home on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born in Pensacola, FL, on November 25, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Glen William and Dorothy Jeanette Price Elliott. Mrs. Spadetti was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She worked...
Mr. Barry L. O'Dell
Oct 30, 2021
Barry L. O'Dell, 82, of Union, SC, died Saturday morning after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Nancy Crocker O'Dell and the son of the late Howard E. and Dorothy Vanderford O'Dell. He is survived by his children Darlene O'Dell and Janine Lehane, Kimberly Winslow and husband Bill, Nancy O'Dell-Keim and husband Scott; by grandchildren Elizabeth...
Pastor Myles R. Beck
Oct 29, 2021
Pastor Myles Randolph Beck, 67, of Lexington, died on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Farmville, VA, on June 22, 1954, he was the second son of the late James Benjamin and Louise Young Beck. He grew up working on the family farm in Keysville, VA. After high school, Myles worked full time while attending Lynchburg Baptist College (later named...
Mrs. Linda Kelly Gonzales
Oct 29, 2021
Mrs. Linda Kelly Gonzalez, 64, of Columbia, died on October 29, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Irene Cecelia Macdonald
Oct 28, 2021
Mrs. Irene Cecelia MacDonald, age 102, passed away, Thursday, October 28, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Jody Newman, in Charleston, SC. One of nine children, Irene was born March 26, 1919, in Whiting, Indiana, daughter of the late Andrew and Theresa (Cihak) Hrubovcak. After marriage, life took Irene from Indiana to Florida, Las Vegas, and finally to Charleston,...
Ms. Alfreda "Freda" L. Chiaradia Linde
Oct 28, 2021
Alfreda "Freda" L. Chiaradia Linde, 93, was received by Jesus on Thursday, October 28, 2021, dying peacefully in her daughter's home in Elgin, SC, after a long and beautiful life. Freda was born and raised on Jordan Street in Allentown, PA, and spent her married life and raised her children in Coopersburg, PA. Her beloved husband, Ted, died in 1989,...
Mr. Cleveland Govan Moore
Oct 28, 2021
Cleveland Govan Moore, 92, of Ridgeway, died Thursday, October 28, 2021. Born October 20, 1929, in Wedowee, Alabama, he was a son of the late Berford C. Moore and Pearl Rogers Moore. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Moore was the owner and operator of North Columbia Wheel Alignment. He was musically talented and enjoyed playing the guitar. Mr. Moore also...
Mr. Edward Herbert Hertz
Oct 27, 2021
Edward Herbert Hertz, 84, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Born on March 10, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of the late John J Hertz and Rachel Gordon Hertz. He was drafted into the Army in 1956. While overseas, a family member "yenta'd" a pen-pal relationship with the woman that would later become...
Mrs. Florence N. Clark
Oct 27, 2021
Florence N. Clark, 86, of Elgin, SC, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, on August 23, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Barney Paul Neeley and Sadie Ella Rodgers. Ms. Clark loved to travel and shag dance in her younger years. She enjoyed yardwork and gardening; one of her greatest accomplishments was building her...
Mr. Sonny Pagán
Oct 27, 2021
Ralph (Sonny) Pagán, III, 63, of Blythewood, passed on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Born in Fairfield, CA, on July 18, 1958, he was a son of Ralph Pagán, II and Irma Calderon Long. Sonny graduated from 71st Senior High School and worked in Real Estate with Coldwell Banker Realty. He attended Sandhills Community Church. Survivors include his wife, Debra (Debbie)...
Mr. Robert Keith Shear
Oct 26, 2021
Bob Shear of Columbia, SC died October 26th, 2021, following a sudden illness. Bob, son of Myron & Frieda Shear, was born in Kansas City, KS. He played basketball and football at Hiawatha High School in northeast Kansas and then attended Baker University, graduating in 1967. Bob and Jane married in 1966 and spent the first 36 years of their...
Mrs. Ann Leitte Reid Long
Oct 25, 2021
Ann Leitte Reid Long, 64, of Columbia, went home to be with her Savior, on Monday, October 25, 2021. Born on February 2, 1957, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lauren Reid, Sr. and Rebbie Peake Reid. Ann graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1977, with a bachelor's degree in education. She...
