All Obituaries

Dorothy S. Knowles- Columbia Dorothy passed away on Monday April 9, 2018, at the age of 80. She graduated from Cornell in 1959, and married her husband, Bernie, the same year. She was preceded in death by her parents Margaret Coyne Snyder and Edgar Snyder. Dorothy leaves behind her husband Bernard Knowles, and children Linda Lord Jaffe and husband Alan Jaffe, Allen Knowles, and Russell Knowles and wife Maggie Knowles, as well as grandchildren Victoria Lord, Lauren...

Martha Nelle Flewellen passed away on April 5, 2018. She was born on November 3, 1930, and was raised in Ocilla, Georgia and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Nelle received a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She taught second grade at schools in Florida before “retiring” to become a full-time wife and mother. She loved hiking and bicycling in many different places, and was also an avid bridge player. Nelle is...

Wanda Lou Gunn Keenan Tomes Blythewood, SC – Wanda Lou Gunn Keenan Tomes, 88, was born in Steubenville, Ohio on September 28, 1929 to the late Roy and Gladys Gunn and passed away on April 1, 2018. Wanda was pre-deceased by husbands, Daniel James Keenan and Eugene Adam Tomes. Mrs. Tomes retired from Eastern Air Lines. She was a long-time resident of Tampa, FL and had been living in South Carolina for the past 9 years. Wanda was very outgoing, loved her family, friends, home,...

A service to celebrate the life of Sharon Rose Cook, 43, of Elgin will be conducted 2:00 pm Saturday March 31, 2018 in the chapel of Kornegay & Moseley. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Sharon is survived by her mother, Elaine Cook; father, Elroy Cook; brother, Jason (Debbie) Cook; niece, Katelyn Cook; step father, Jonathan Weston and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. The family cordially invites...

Susan D. Graber, 59, of Columbia passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Robert Graber; sister, Debi (Bill Jankowski) Sharon Woody and brother, Randy Loga and four steps sons. Formally from Temperance, Michigan and a graduate from Bedford High School, she was employed by a ITW Devilbiss until becoming disabled. A small celebration of life is planned for Friday March 30, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at...

Sharon Que Turner passed peacefully at home after a short battle with Lung Cancer in the early morning hours Saturday March 17, 2018.    She was born on  September 24, 1946 in Washington, DC. Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by her husband Harry Turner, her mother Agnes Nelson, Father William Snyder, Brother William Snyder, and sister Linda Snyder.  She is survived by her daughter Angela Parker (Tim), grandchildren Robert Hardin (Katie),...

Mary Williams Slipped away on March 15, 2018 at Palmetto Richland Hospital and le  standing at her bedside a granddaughter Ximya, grandson Isaac, daughter Vallaire and  airen. She was born 9/28/1937 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of George Bettis and Nina Hildebrandt. She was proceeded in death by her parents, a brother George Bettis Hildebrandt Jr. Mary worked many years in the lady correction center and then went to St. Mary’s College to further her...

Dennis Baptista 72 of Elgin passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Magnolia Manor. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn.  Mr. Baptista was a Bridgeport, Conn. resident most of his life. He moved to Elgin, South Carolina on May 31, 2009. Mr.  Baptista retired from the US Army  a staff sergeant with a total of 23 years of service and also was a retired construction worker. He was a member of the VFW post 145 in Bridgeport, Conn., the Polish American Citizens Club, VFW post 11079...