Columbia High School Alumni Obituaries

Lloyd D. Wenger, 89, of Ephrata, PA & formerly of Deerfield Twp., NJ, passed away on Sunday evening, in the WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, PA. Lloyd was born on Easter Sunday & raised in Leola, PA and had resided in Bath, NY & Oxford, NJ, before settling in Deerfield Twp...

Dexter Pierre Parks 55 also known as DP departed this earthly life on Wednesday November 5 2025. He was born in Lincolnton GA to Eloise Clark Ferguson and the late Michael Parks. Dexter was a 1989 graduate of Lincoln County High School. After high school he was employed at Mayfair Mill in Lincolnton...

Daniel J. Dan Nicklin age 76 of Aviston passed away Friday January 9 2026 at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 24 1949 in Streator Illinois a son of the late Raymond and Anne nee Galick Nicklin. Dan married Mary Nicklin nee Biroschik on August 9 1969 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in...

Shirley Ann Clarke Wantland departed this earthly existence on November 14, 2025, after a long battle with gastric cancer. We feel quite sure that the first thing she did was check in over the Rainbow Bridge to reunite with her beloved fur babies that meant so much to her. Every stray that came to h...

John T. Bruns 89 formerly of Shrewsbury passed away Friday December 12 in Columbia MD. Born in Elizabeth and raised in Colonial Terrace Ocean Township John lived in Shrewsbury for 55 years before briefly residing in Tinton Falls and Columbia MD. He was predeceased by his wife of 40 years Dale Sohl B...

Gilbert Gil Lee a lifelong athlete educator mentor passed away on November 19 2025 after a hardfought battle with pancreatic cancer. Gil was born in the Bronx NY on November 13 1948 to Oy Hai Lee father and Ngar Fon Wong Lee mother. He had one older brother Shick Yuen Lee. His childhood was spent i...

Joseph Joey H. Ager II was born in Washington District of Columbia and raised in the community of River Terrace. At the age of six he and his parents Verline Crockett Ager and J. Harrison Ager moved to Landover Maryland. At the same time he became the Big Bro of his new Lil Sis Millicent Ager Smith....

Dennis was born in Spartanburg South Carolina to Robert L. Reynolds and Roberta R. Reynolds on April 21 1940. He attended Woodruff High School. After high school he joined the Army National Guard and served with the 151st Tank Battalion. After serving in the National Guard he worked with the City of...

Jimmy Ray Sharpe 71 of Gaston South Carolina passed away on January 12 2026 and entered his heavenly home in the presence of his Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. After a long illness Jimmy is now breathing freely walking on his own and singing praises. He was the son of Barbara Jean Watts Sharpe and th...

Warren Clay 74 of Warren OH departed this life Wednesday November 12 2025 at 1205 a.m. at the Hospice House following complications from an extended illness. He was born September 8 1951 in Columbia SC the son of Willie Clay and Sadie Hagler Willie Roscoe Dowell. Warren was employed with Republic St...

Jack A. Shultz 82 of Exchange passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday December 30 2025 at home. Born February 7 1943 in Almedia Columbia Co. PA he was a son of the late Jack C. and Doris S. Greenly Shultz. On June 20 1964 he married the former Betty J. Welliver and together they celebrate...

Robert William Dague age 98 and a lifelong resident of Medina passed away on December 20 2025. He was born in Medina on April 13 1927 to the late Hugh and Evelyn Holtzburg Dague. Robert graduated Medina High School in 1945 and served in the US Navy. He went on to earn his masters degree and began hi...

Our beloved Terry Corn of Brunswick Ohio a devoted husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday January 7th. He was a man who loved the Lord loved his country and loved his family deeply. Terry was born in Columbus Ohio to the late Orville and Eula Jean ...

Mr. Waldo Robbie Robertson White 77 resident of Orrell Street in Yemassee and husband of Anna Casiano White passed peacefully Thursday morning January 1 2026 at his residence. Born September 6 1948 in Charlotte North Carolina Mr. White was the son of the late Charles Walker White Jr. and the late Is...

VARNVILLE Mr. Gordon L. Rhoden Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Varnville on Tuesday morning November 25 2025 after a period of declining health following the death of his beloved wife Brenda Gail Rice Rhoden in March of this year. Their marriage was an example of true love and companionshi...

John E. Jai Ramos age 80 of Pittsburgh PA formerly of Northern Virginia Dunkirk NY and Puerto Rico passed away peacefully on November 29 2025 after a courageous 15year battle with Parkinsons Disease. Born on February 5 1945 in Guayama Puerto Rico Jai was the son of the late Juan Ramos and Ramona Gar...

Herbert Kurt Schroter aged 93 was called by God his Father into eternal rest and eternal life in heaven in Gods presence through his Good Shepherd Jesus on November 20 2025.He was the beloved devoted son of Mr. Kurt Erich Schroter and Mrs. Martha Neumann Schroter. Herbert was born a first generation...

George Vernon Larson was born on April 2, 1938, at home in Hill River Township in Polk County and died at home on January 1, 2026, in Bagley, Minnesota.Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel of Bagley at 2:00 p.m. with the visitation at 1p...

Gary was born on November 3 1946 at the Sand Point Naval Hospital in Seattle WA to Dora E. Merrick. Gary grew up in Ballard in Seattle where he was active in Boy Scouts and DeMolay and attended Ballard High School 1964. He worked from graduation until 1995 at Washington Grange Printing Valco Graphic...

Jolene Mary Szymanski (nee Lavinka), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Born on August 15, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, Jolene's warmth and compassion touched everyone she ...