Olive Kay Genig
Oct 1, 2024
COLUMBIA - Olive Kay Genig, 81, joined her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Kay is now and forevermore celebrating her Rebirth Day in Heaven with her late husband, Harry Genig, born October 1, 1947. Kay was the daughter of the late Wilbur “Shorty” Fowler and Eva Jane Winchester Fowler. She was sister to the late Wayne Roy...
Joann Lee Lockwood
Sep 26, 2024
January 31, 1942 - September 26, 2024 Irmo, South Carolina - Joann Lee Reetz Lockwood, 82, of Irmo, SC, passed away on Thursday evening, September 26, 2024. Born on January 31, 1942, in Rose City, MI, she was the daughter of the late Dwight "Bud" and Evelyn Reetz. She spent her final hours surrounded by her children and wrapped in...
Daniel Percy Mccants
Sep 22, 2024
Daniel Percy McCants will be sadly missed by his family and friends. “Danny,” “Dan,” “PopPop,” and “Uncle Danny” passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024 with End Stage COPD. He was born on October 17, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Percy Cleopus and Adma Thomas McCants. Danny moved to Barnwell, South Carolina with his parents and sister, Diane...
Kim Shields Varney
Sep 21, 2024
Kim S. Varney, 69, of North Myrtle Beach, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 12, 1955 in Burlington, North Carolina to the late Harry Eugene and Carmen Satterfield Varney. Kim was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He worked in management in the textile industry and was a truck...
Mary Fox
Sep 16, 2024
An Obituary Ode to Mary Fox My mom is Mary Tom Caron Ewart Fox, and there is a story with each name. But if you elect not to read to the bottom, let me say this: Mom lived a wonderful, 99-year life and was only sick for 5 days. And, if there was ever a person who deserved such, it...
Nancy Ann Boatman
Sep 13, 2024
Nancy Ann Boatman (December 22, 1940 ~ September 13, 2024) (Maiden name Lindsay) departed this earth after a brief illness on September 13, 2024. An avid collector of dolls, Nancy was the first president of the Columbia Doll Club. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to those she leaves behind. Her son, Dr. Bradley Warren Boatman, her...
Wayne C. Starnes
Sep 7, 2024
Wayne C. Starnes, a resident of Lexington Medical Center Extended Care, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024. He was 88 years old. Wayne was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, to Walter E. and Odessa Courtney Starnes on November 24, 1935. Wayne was a graduate of Lancaster High School. He met his wife Marie one day when he stopped...
Jada Nicole Mitchell
Sep 6, 2024
Jada Nicole Mitchell, 63, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024. She was born on October 9, 1960, in Evansville, Indiana, to Eugene Fogle and Mona Jean Jones. Jada graduated from Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana, Class of 1979. Jada moved to Columbia in 1997. At the time of her passing, she was employed by HUB International....
Marie H. Starnes
Sep 5, 2024
Marie Hinton Starnes, a resident of Lexington Medical Center Extended Care, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. She was 84 years old. Marie was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, to Jesse Theodore and Lucille Finley Hinton on December 21, 1939. Marie was a graduate of Waxhaw High School in Waxhaw, North Carolina, where she was a member of the...
Rebecca Lynn Jones
Sep 4, 2024
Rebecca Lynn Jones, 64, of Columbia passed away on September 4, 2024. She was born in Columbia to George D. and Mary Elizabeth Griggs Skipper on June 13, 1960. Becky loved the water and enjoyed floating and swimming in Lake Murray. She worked at S & S Cafeteria and Maurice Bessinger Barbeque. Becky is survived by her sister, Jennie Skipper...
Evelyn Grabeel Scott
Sep 1, 2024
Evelyn Grabeel Scott, 87, of Columbia, passed away on September 1, 2024. She was a resident of Forest Acres Acute Care from 2019 until her death. Evelyn was born and raised in Rose Hill, Virginia, and moved to the Richmond, Virginia, area to attend college. She lived in Colonial Heights, Virginia, most of her life until moving to Columbia in...
Thomas Walter Hinson
Aug 31, 2024
Thomas Walter Hinson died after a courageous fight with Alzheimer’s on August 31, 2024. He was 82 years old and had resided at CM Tucker Veterans Home for the last 4 years. He was the son of Raymond and Ollie Mae Hinson. Tom was an Air Force Veteran, worked in construction and retired from Meade WestVaco paper mill in Charleston,...
Larry E. Caprani
Aug 31, 2024
Larry E. Caprani, 81, of Columbia, peacefully passed away at his home on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Born in Keystone, West Virginia, on March 23, 1943, he was the son of Sam and Louise Maynard Caprani. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and Christian. Larry was a faithful man who loved the Lord, his family, church, and community....
Patricia (Patty) Edith Horn
Aug 30, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patricia (Patty) Edith Horn, of Columbia, who died at 86 years old. She passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, in her home surrounded by family and friends. Patty was born in Pageton, West Virginia on November 20, 1937, to Robert Jefferson Sage and Nettie Henry Sage. She was...
Joseph (Joe) M. Kern
Aug 27, 2024
Joseph (Joe) M. Kern, 98, passed away from natural causes in the evening of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at his residence at Sunrise Senior Living in Charlotte, North Carolina. He had recently celebrated his 98th birthday with all his surviving children and several friends. Joe was born July 6, 1926, in Suffolk, Virginia. He along with his four siblings, Jean...
Anderson B. Cooper, Jr.
Aug 22, 2024
Anderson B. Cooper, 90, passed peacefully in his home on August 22, 2024 from dementia surrounded by family. Known as Pete by all who knew him (or Cooper , Cowboy, and Angel Pie by his wife Julie), he was a kind man who loved his family fiercely. Pete grew up in Columbia and Winnsboro and talked frequently about his boyhood...
Cecil Avon England
Aug 21, 2024
Cecil England, 87, of Lexington South Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 18, 1937, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Cecil led a life marked by dedication, integrity and devotion to those he loved. Cecil was a proud graduate of both Cumberland College and Lincoln Memorial University. He built a successful 40- year...
Brandon Keshaun Martin
Aug 19, 2024
Brandon Keshaun Martin, 19, of Chapin, passed away suddenly on Monday August 19, 2024. He was born on July 17, 2005, to Albert B. Austin and Tina Hope Martin. Brandon attended Lexington-Richland School District 5 schools including Chapin High School. He was an athlete and played soccer and basketball for Riverland Hills Baptist Church. He also participated in mixed martial...
Althea Jones
Aug 15, 2024
Althea M. Jones, 93, of Topsham, Maine passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at her home in the company of her loving family. Althea was born in Tioga, Illinois on May 19, 1931, daughter of Elmer and Harriet (Dooley) Brookshire. Althea was married to the love of her life Tom Jones in 1948. She went on to raise five...
Roger Dale Drawdy, Sr.
Aug 15, 2024
Services for Roger Dale Drawdy, Sr., 70, of 109 Terra Drive, Lexington, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Taylor Street Baptist Church, 1000 Hafley Court, Cayce, SC. The service will be officiated by Sherwood Tidwell and Almond Chavis. Mr. Drawdy died Thursday, August 15, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of...
