All Obituaries

Thomas Cecil Hood Sr 80 of Elgin, SC passed away February 10, 2020. He was a welder/crane operator . A service will be held February 22nd at 2630 Clemson Rd(Vive Church). Thomas is survived by Michael Hood, Thomas Hood Jr,  Lisa Sayas, Carl Chavis, Genie (Hood) Wright, and Dale Chavis.  Thomas was preceded in death by his father, Roy Lee Hood; mother, Myrtle J Bronnick; and daughter, Becky Chavis. 

Gene Ray Gilley, 41, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Born in Ft. Lewis, Washington on February 22, 1978, he was the son of Raphael Martin and Yon Sik Martin. He graduated from Richland Northeast High. In addition to his parents, Gene is survived by his daughter, Alisha Gilley; sister, Patricia Martin; niece, Hannah Reyes; nephew, DaHyun Reyes; as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins. A funeral service will be held Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of...

Rebecca Brooke (Arnold) Turner, devoted wife of the late Justin Vaughn Turner, went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2020.  Brooke was born to Elaine and Russ Arnold on February 27, 1980, and lived in Columbia, South Carolina throughout her childhood. After earning a degree in financial management from Clemson University, Brooke began her career with GE’s corporate audit staff, a prestigious development program for up-and-coming business leaders. After her...

A service to celebrate the life of Glen Adams, 89, of Columbia will be held Monday, February 3, 2020 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Kornegay & Moseley Funeral Home, 4645 Hard Scrabble Rd. Columbia, SC 29229. Interment will follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery at 12:00 pm. Reverend Brett DeYoung will be officiating. Glen passed at home peacefully with his wife of 63 years by his side. He was preceded in death by his precious daughter, Crystal Yvonne Laureano and...

Lydia Maria Riggs, 90, of Columbia South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020.  Born October 6, 1929 in Attimus Italy, she was the daughter of the late Remiro Bertuzzi and Placida Della Mura Bertuzzi.  She is survived by two daughters; Judy Riggs McPherson and husband Don McPherson of Columbia, South Carolina and Claudia Johnson Rock Springs, Colorado. A son, Stephen Riggs of Charleston, South Carolina, also seven grandchildren, Stephanie, Ashley, Mark, Lindsey,...

Deacon Levi Martin was born on April 18, 1932 to the late Isom Wesley Martin and Pearl Jamison of Elgin, SC.  He was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.   Levi was educated in the public schools of Kershaw County.  Hemoved to Chicago, IL with his family in 1960 where he workedand retired from Gutmann Leather Co., Inc after 22 years of service.  He moved back to Columbia, SC in the early...

Colonel Dean E. Hutter (U.S. Army, Retired), Ph.D., Fellow of the British Institute of Management     On January 9, 2020, the country lost soldier, scholar, musician and family man, Dean Edward Hutter, at the age of 98. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family at The Crossings Assisted Care Facility, in Columbia, South Carolina.    Dean was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, the son of equestrian and grocer, Edward...