All Obituaries

A funeral service for Jason William McQuiston, of Elgin, will be held at 3pm, with a visitation 1hr prior, in the chapel of Kornegay & Moseley on Sunday, January 25, 2015. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 537 Long Point Road, Suite 203, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Jason passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the age of 29. Born on November 19, 1985 he was the son of William McQuiston...

A funeral mass for Sofia Chmura Stone, of Surfside Beach, SC will be held at 12pm on Monday, January 26, 2015 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 100 Polo Rd, Columbia, SC. **A small amount of incense will be used at the mass. A Rosary prayer will be recited at the church beginning at 11:30am Burial with military honors will follow the mass at 2pm at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the...

Dierdre Lee Viard passed away in the late afternoon of January 19, 2015.  Her favorite song was "Danny's Song" by Loggins and Messina.  She was fond of Anne Murray's performance of the hit song from 1972.  She loved the movie "Good Will Hunting" and watched it countless times.  She had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh, sing, write short stories, and make new friends.  In the very late...

Columbia – Alice Bethune Shorter, the first Deputy Director of the SC State Ethics Commission, which was created in 1976, died on Monday, January 19, 2015. Mrs. Shorter, wife of Furman Levan Shorter, was born in Manning, SC and was a daughter of the late John Franklin Bethune and Ruth Gertrude Winter Mills Bethune. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Carolina and was seeking a Master’s Degree in International...

Robert "Bobbie" "Tyrone" Galloway Bond of Hopkins passed away on January 14, 2015 at the age of 66. Born on April 22, 1948 in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Louis and Mae Bond. Mr. Bond graduated from Harvard Business School and was a Master Mason and 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Margaret; children, Beth Dalbec, Joe (Stacie) Dalbec and Ashley (Susan) Giffilan; several...

Jo Lynn Carey Cartwright passed away Monday, January 12, 2015.  Jo took her first breath of air on June 30, 1950 with her twin sister, Judy Glynn Carey.  Jo was born in Denver, Colorado to William Harold Carey and Allie May Henderson Carey.  She lived in Fort Worth, Texas the first 21 years of her life.  She loved to reminisce of growing up in Fort Worth and had many fond and loving memories of family and friends in Texas.  She was a blessing to all...

Mildred M. Branham, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 11, 2015.  She was 94.  Born in Blaney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter Leon and Lillie Owens Miles.  A graduate of Blaney High School and Anderson College.  Mrs. Branham was a member of Spring Valley Baptist Church.  Surviving are her three children, Charles W. Branham, Jr., Wilma B. Nye and Jean B. Shipman, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.  Sisters, Mrs. Doris...

Evelyn Elizabeth (Jones) Elmer, was born on September 8, 1943, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the beloved daughter of the late Cora Lee Dunn and Frank Jones of Marietta, Georgia. She departed this earthly life unexpectedly on the evening of Friday, January 9, 2015 at the age of 71 at her home in Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated from Soldan High School in St Louis, MO, and later earned a diploma from the Post Graduate School of Nursing, in...

A funeral service for Charles Junior Harris, of Columbia, will be held at 12pm on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Seacoast Church, 631 Sparkleberry Ln, Columbia, SC 29229. Burial will follow the service at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends 2hrs prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oliver Gospel Mission. Charles passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the...

Robert Marion Stone passed away January 4, 2015. He was born June 18, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Lola and Cleston Stone. Bob’s great passion was for music. He received his first piano when he was eight and debuted as a church organist when he was 12. He continued his musical activities throughout his life, directing many choirs and singing in musicals, as well as playing piano and organ. Bob was also very involved in the sciences and math. Bob was...