Mary Lanier (ML) Lomas Bishop, 88, of Blythewood died on Monday, May 20, 2024. Born in Columbia, SC, on October 29, 1935, she was the daughter of Paul Lanier Lomas, Sr., and Mary Etta Bass Lomas. Mrs. Bishop was a graduate of Eau Claire High School and attended the University of South Carolina. She worked […]
Floyd McKinley Tanner
May 9, 2024 By
Floyd McKinley Tanner was born in Winnsboro SC, to Floyd Ralph Tanner and Lola Bell Berry Tanner; he was one of nine children. Floyd was a graduate of Monticello High School 1954. He married his loving wife, Agnes Dean Boulware, in 1956, and shortly thereafter joined the US Air Force. Floyd and his family traveled […]
Patricia Driver Hood
May 2, 2024 By
Mrs. Patricia Driver Hood, 74, of Blythewood, SC, died Thursday, April 25, 2024. She was the widow of Mr. Barry L. Hood whom she was married to for 35 years until his death in 2006. In their loving marriage they had one child, Tonya L. Hood. Pat was born to the late Mr. Johnnie A. […]
Lilybeth M. Kochman
April 18, 2024 By
Lilybeth M. Kochman, 101, of Winnsboro, S.C. passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Born May 5, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Katherine L. and George W. Gardner. She is survived by her son Ladd M. (Rand) Kochman, and Gary S. (Catherine) Kochman; daughter, Jean F. (Steely) Crawford. 7 grandchildren; and 10 […]
Marion Guy Burley
April 18, 2024 By
LUGOFF- Marion Guy Burley, 91, was born January 18, 1933, at his home in Monticello, S.C. and was the son of the late William “Bill” David and Edith Funchess Burley. He died April 6, 2024. Marion was a 1951 graduate of McClenaghan High School in Florence SC. He was in the South Carolina National Guard […]
Robert Crawford Bankhead
March 28, 2024 By
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – Dr. Robert Crawford Bankhead (Davidson Class 1955), or “Doc” as he was known to his parishioners and campers, Age 90, Died February 9th 2024 at Westminster Retirement Community, St. Augustine, FL. A graduate of Davidson College, Davidson, NC, Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA, and the University of Basel, Basel Switzerland. He […]
Pamela Loftin Smith
March 28, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Pamela Loftin Smith, 72, of Winnsboro passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Born in Winnsboro, she was the daughter of the late Walter B. Loftin and Thelma Bryant Loftin. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Pearson Smith; son, Ronald Bradley Smith (Michele); brother, Butch Loftin (Debbie); sister, Darlene L. Tate; […]
Neta Fern Brooks-Lail
March 28, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Neta Fern Birchfield Brooks-Lail, 92, of Ridgeway, died on Friday, March 22, 2024. Born in Ardmore, OK, on November 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Edward Birchfield and Ellen Gertrude Young Birchfield. She was a longtime member of Spring Valley Baptist Church and worked in data entry for Fort […]
James Goins
March 14, 2024 By
JENKINSVILLE – James Goins, 73, of Jenkinsville, transitioned into eternity on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Goins is survived by his wife Bertha Goins, daughters Francine Goins and Lavenia Jameson, sons Phillip Goins and David Goins, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family will celebrate the journey of the late James Curtis Goins’ life on Saturday […]
Joseph Ernest Riley
March 7, 2024 By
Joseph “Pastor Joe” Ernest Riley, 63 of Long Beach, Mississippi passed away January 17, 2024, after a short illness. He was born on January 20, 1960, in Columbia, SC to Richard Alexander and Frances Turkett Riley. Joe graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1978. Joe attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated […]
