Mr. Derrick Eugene Boyte
Jan 4, 2022
Derrick Eugene Boyte, 55, of Blythewood, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born in Anderson, SC, on June 19, 1966, he was a son of the late C. Odell Boyte and Rebecca Ann "Becky" Flinchum Boyte. Derrick was a devoted family man who deeply enjoyed spending time with friends and family any chance he could. He was married to Trina...
Mrs. Margaret P. Price
Jan 3, 2022
Margaret P. Price, 94, of Blythewood, died on Monday, January 3, 2022. Born in Blythewood, SC, on February 1, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Boyd M. and Mamie Abell Price. Mrs. Price was a member of Pineview Baptist Church and worked as a Medical Records Clerk for the Department of Mental Health. Survivors include her step-son, Antony...
Mrs. Mary Beth Kluge
Jan 3, 2022
Mrs. Mary Beth Sawyer Kluge, 85, of Columbia, South Carolina formerly of Akron, Ohio died Monday, January 3, 2022. Born April 7, 1936, in Gary, Indiana and raised in Champaign, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Arthur Edgar Sawyer and Bess Baker Sawyer. A longtime member of Montrose Zion United Methodist church in Akron, she also attended Washington...
Ms. Carolyn Huggins Hammond
Jan 3, 2022
Carolyn Huggins Hammond of Columbia died Monday, January 3rd, 2022, at the age of 89. Carolyn was born April 2, 1932, in Aynor, SC to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Evan Huggins. She married James David "J.D." Hammond May of 1951. They were married until he passed away in 1995. She worked alongside of her husband, until 1984, at Captain's Kitchen...
Mr. James Dewey Wright
Jan 3, 2022
James Dewey Wright, 64, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022. Born on August 21, 1957, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of Imogene Hood Wright and the late Wallace Gordon Wright. Survivors include his sons, Brian T. Wright (Misty) and James Dewey Wright Jr. (Kathryn); daughter, Sara E. Young (Ian); mother, Imogene "Genie" H. Wright; brother,...
Ms. Evon Rebecca Prevette
Jan 2, 2022
Evon Rebecca Prevette, 85, of Hopkins, died on Sunday, January 2, 2022 in her home with family. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed life, family, and working as a professional seamstress. Evon and her husband, Andrew ran a successful upholstery business for many years. After retirement, she devoted her time to caring for her grandchildren and assisting...
Ms. Gloria Jean Mizzell
Jan 1, 2022
Miss Gloria Jean Mizzell passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at her home in Columbia. She was an only child born on May 7, 1943, to the late Jasper Durant (J.D."Jack") Mizzell and the late Opal Berry Mizzell. Gloria was a 1961 graduate of Eau Claire High School and a 1965 graduate of Columbia College, receiving a B.A. Degree...
Mrs. Iris Jean Deaton
Dec 31, 2021
Iris J. Deaton, 91, of Irmo, SC, died on Friday, December 31, 2021. Born September 15, 1930, in Buckhorn, KY, she was daughter of the late Yancy Amis and Alva Cornet Amis. A Red Cross volunteer for many years, Ms. Iris was also an avid quilter who was a member of the quilter's guild and various art groups. She was...
Ms. Jerica Lorraine Moorer
Dec 30, 2021
Jerica Lorraine Moorer, 27, of Swansea, died on Thursday, December 30, 2021. Born on October 1, 1994, in Lexington, SC, she was a daughter of Bobbie Lorraine Broadwater Phelps and the late Ronald Erskine Moorer, Jr. Jerica was a loving and devoted person to her family, she especially loved her children and spending time with them. She enjoyed hunting and...
Mrs. Miriam J. Brunson
Dec 29, 2021
Miriam J. Brunson, 92, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Born May 13, 1929, in New Zion, SC, she was a daughter of the late Joseph W. Johnson and Maude Burns Johnson. A loving and giving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Ms. Miriam was of strong faith, a true woman of God. She was...
Smsgt Charles Spurgeon Beam, Us Air Force, (Ret.)
Dec 29, 2021
SMSGT Charles Spurgeon Beam, US Air Force, (Ret.), passed away peacefully on December 29, 2021, at the age of 87. Born in Shelby, North Carolina on June 29, 1934, he was the son of the late David Marcus Beam and Ada Mae Spurling Beam. He was highly devoted to his family, God, and his students. After graduating from Waco High...
Ms. Polly Dowey Broome
Dec 26, 2021
Polly Dowey Broome, 91, of Blythewood, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021. Born in Kershaw County on June 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marie Bowen Dowey. Mrs. Broome was a loving wife for many years to Phillip Cooke Broome, III. She was a proud Christian and member of Killian Baptist Church. As a graduate...
Mr. Roger Dale L
Dec 26, 2021
Roger Dale Loftis, Jr. passed away at his home on December 26, 2021 at the age of 55, in Dalton, GA. Born in Chester, SC, Dale was a graduate of Marion High School and attended Gardner-Webb University. He then moved to Dalton, GA to be near family and worked in the textile industry for many years. Dale is survived by...
Mr. Dean Clifford Johnson
Dec 23, 2021
Dean Clifford Johnson, 64, of Columbia, died Thursday, December 23, 2021. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Ms. Frances Kathryn Yoder
Dec 21, 2021
Frances Kathryn "Kathy" Yoder, 67, of Columbia, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born on February 17, 1954, in Goldsboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Harold Monroe and Selena Kime Yoder. Although dealt a mean hand in early life, Kathy's feisty, determined spirit led her to seek out and experience much...
Mrs. Joann Dotschkal Reiff
Dec 21, 2021
JoAnn Dotschkal Reiff, 87, of Columbia, SC, former lifetime resident of Souderton, PA, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born September 14, 1934, in Sellersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Violet and stepdaughter of Ralph Groff. JoAnn was the loving wife to William "Bill" Reiff for 66 years. The two had a home in the Poconos, where they...
Ms. Frances Runette Cockrell Frazee
Dec 20, 2021
Frances Runette Cockrell Frazee, 95, of Leesville, SC, died Monday, December 20, 2021. Born February 27, 1926, in Greenwood County, SC, she was a daughter of the late O.A. Cockrell and Mattie Parkman Cockrell. A devout Christian, Ms. Frazee was a member of Columbia Grace Church of the Nazarene for more than 70 years, where she taught the Kindergarten Sunday...
Mrs. Neda K. Osterman, Dmd
Dec 19, 2021
Dr. Neda K. Osterman, wife of Dr. Juraj "George" Osterman, passed away on December 19, 2021 of an acute severe illness. She was born in former Yugoslavia to Dr. Eduard Kralj and Jelena Zekic. During childhood with her family, she lived through and survived the horrors of World War II, and after the war she lived under Communist rule for...
Mrs. Bonnie Martin
Dec 18, 2021
Bonnie Creech Martin, 77, of Columbia, a beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, drew her last breath of life at her home on Saturday, December 18, 2021, in the arms of her loving son. Born on June 24, 1944, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late, James Robert Creech and Mary Frances Jeffares Creech. In addition to her parents,...
Mrs. Martha B. Ballentine
Dec 18, 2021
Martha Burnette Ballentine, 92, of Blythewood, S.C., gained her heavenly wings on December 18th. The daughter of the late Jesse Lee Burnette and Floy Phillips Burnette of Greer, S.C., she is preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Chaplain W. Wayne Ballentine, and siblings, Laurene Burnette, Etta Leonard, and Don Burnette. She is survived by her four children,...
