All Obituaries

Sumter, SC…Robin Gail Robinson, age 62, beloved wife of the late Willie Robinson, died on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at her residence.   Born in New York, she was a daughter of Patricia Nelson Abele and the late Robert Nelson. Mrs. Robinson was always there to help her family and was their biggest cheerleader. She was very loved by everyone and she always talked about how she couldn’t wait to go to heaven and see her daddy and husband. She was always there for people...

Wedgefield, SC….Jimmie Lindsay Penfield, Jr., age 51, beloved husband of 24 years to Joann Drozd Penfield, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at his residence. Born on Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma, he was the son of Jimmie Lindsay Penfield, Sr. and Betty Ruth Fralix Penfield.  He was a welder at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant.  Jimmie loved spending time on the water and riding motorcycles.  He was adventurous and enjoyed taking on any new challenge.  Some of...

Sumter, SC….Oma Beatrice Snyder Kinderman, age 88, died on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland. Born in Frankfort, IN, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Snyder and Ethel Leatha Barnhart Snyder.  Oma worked for over 27 years at Federal Mogul, in Franfort and retired in 1997.  She loved her years of working at Federal Mogul and particularly enjoyed all the company functions.  She was a lifelong member of the Nazarene church, both in Frankfort and in...

Florence, SC….Guy Gabriel Shadoan, age 57, died on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his residence. Born in Rockville, MD, he was a son of Richard Talbot Shadoan and the late Lois Marie Brost Shadoan.  Guy was and avid fisherman especially in Sparkleberry Swamp.  He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed working on cars and was a master of the grill.  He even developed his own special bar-be-que sauce.  Guy became a born again Christian and was passionate about reading...

Sumter …. James "Chilly" Wilhelm McLeod died in Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital November 16th, 2019 in Sumter, SC at the age of 62. He is survived by his parents, James O. and Rosemarie McLeod of Sumter, SC; by his brothers Douglas McLeod of Sumter, SC and Leroy McLeod of Post Falls, ID; by his children, Erica Freeman and Chad McLeod of Sumter, SC, and Jerrad McLeod of Seminole, FL; and by his grandson, Cohen Freeman. James was born on May 8th, 1957 in Crosby, ND to James O....

Sumter, SC …… Emily Johnson Thomas, age 88, beloved wife of 64 years to the late Frank P. Thomas, Sr. went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Prisma Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late Johnny T. Johnson and Carrie Green Johnson. Emily was a founding member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was an extremely strong Christian lady who was filled with the Holy Spirit. Having a strong desire to serve...

      Sumter, SC…….. Richard James Leali, age 75, beloved husband of the late Betty Campbell Leali, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Prisma Health Richland. Born in Portsmouth, NH, he was the son of the late Dominic James Leali and Irene Blais Leali. Richard served in the USAF for over 20 years and retired as a MSGT. After his retirement he worked with the US Postal Service for over 20 years. He loved corvettes, Clemson Tigers and the New England...

Sumter, SC…Curtis Eugene Jones, age 79, beloved husband of 60 years to Shirley Ruth Moreash Jones, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his residence. Born is Winston, NC, he was a son of the late Horace Jones and Ola Mae Bryant Jones.  After his graduation from high school, Curtis joined the United States Marine Corps and served for ten years.  In 1968, he separated from the Marine Corps in February and then joined the United States Air Force in March.  He served...

Sumter, SC…Betty Lorine Brazell Parker, age 82, beloved wife of the late John Albert Parker, died Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Agape Hospice House in Columbia, SC. Born in Camden, SC, she was a daughter of the late Rivers Clayton Brazell and Myrtle Lee Anderson Brazell.  Betty worked for many years with Campbell Soup and was a very strong, independent person with  a huge heart for people and animals.  She loved to go fishing and she enjoyed traveling, especially to...

Sumter, SC…Marion “Mark” Kolb, Jr., age 55, beloved husband of Debra Sue Caldwell Kolb, died on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Prisma Health Tuomey.   Born in Sumter, he was the son of Belford Benenhaley and the late Gladys Jackson Benenhaley. Mr. Kolb was a veteran of the US Army and was a truck driver for many years. He enjoyed yard work and working in general.   In addition to his wife Debra, he is survived by four daughters, Ashley Kolb, Sabrina Kolb, Holly...