Milestones

MILITARY

ARMY SGT. KENDRA S. WILLIAMS has completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson. The daughter of Sherry Williams of Columbia, she is a 1992 graduate of Irmo High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Carson-Newman College in 1996.

ARMY RESERVE PFC. DELORIAN A. BROWN has completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson. The son of Aaron and Delores Brown of Columbia, he is a 2006 graduate of Columbia High School.

AIRMAN BRENT M. ARCHIE has completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The son of Betty Archie of Columbia, he is a 2007 graduate of Airport High School.

ARMY RESERVE 1st LT. BRIAN R. HAMPTON has been decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hampton is a platoon leader and automated logistical specialist with five years’ military service. The son of Richard and Joyce Hampton of Columbia, he is a 2001 graduate of Richland Northeast High School and received a bachelor’s degree from USC Upstate in 2005.

ARMY PFC. ALEXANDRIA D. LOPEZ has completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson. The daughter of Michael Reese of Hopkins and Tracey Poteat of Ridgeway, Lopez is a 2007 graduate of Lower Richland High School.

AIRMAN 1st CLASS SHARRIE K. SIMONS has completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The daughter of Chaarlene Simons of Gadsden, she is a 2007 graduate of Lower Richland High School.

ARMY RESERVE PFC. TERRIAL G. WEBBER has completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson. The daughter of Melissa Webber of Gadsden, she is a 2004 graduate of Lower Richland High School.

MICHAEL B. BROWN has been promoted to the rank of senior airman in the U.S. Air Force. The son of Mary J. Brown of Columbia, he is a fuels laboratory technician assigned to the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base.

SEAMAN HAMPTON M. ROOF has completed U.S. Coast Guard recruit training at Cape May, N.J. The brother of Wade T. Roof of West Columbia, he is a 2002 graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School.

ARMY SGT. PATRICK J. VICKERY has completed basic combat training with honors at Fort Jackson. The son of Julie Vickery of West Columbia, he is a 1998 graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from The Citadel in 2002.

MARINE CORPS RESERVE PVT. ZHACKERY A. CHAPMAN has completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island. He is the son of Tammy M. Chapman of Lexington and Greogory A. Chapman of Leesville.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PVT. JACQUELINE M. VEST has completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson. The daughter of Janet York of Lexington, Vest is a 2006 graduate of Lexington High School.

BIRTHS

PALMETTO HEALTH RICHLAND

BORN APRIL 29, 2008

A girl to Danielle and Robert Snyder

BORN MAY 2, 2008

A girl to Jennifer Gayle and

Reuben Keith Massey

BORN MAY 5, 2008

A boy to Kate Flory and Neil Levens

MARRIAGE LICENSES

LEXINGTON COUNTY

• Eric Robert Curtis, 25, of 254B Filhol Road, Lexington and Amanda Ruth Padgett, 21, of 231 Laura Brodie Road, Leesville

• Timothy Graham Watts, 27, and Amber Leigh Justice, 27, both of 349 Guilford St., West Columbia

• Thomas Allen Stokes, 72, of 172 Shortcut Road, Pelion and Helen Marie Blume, 65, of 226 Cumberland Drive, Lexington

• Eddie Jerome Wilson Jr., 29, and Melissa Maria McFadden, 28, both of 600 Ermine Road, West Columbia

• Nicholas Gardner Brigham, 23, of 251 Little Creek Drive, Leesville and Jennifer Nicole Wenzell, 24, of 114 Cottontail Lane, Batesburg

• Daniel Evan Sharpe, 26, and Rebecca Lynn Corley, 25, both of 217 Bill Williamson Court, Lexington

• James Charles Nowell, 27, and Kristen Switzer Valter, 28, both of 919 Hendrix St., Lexington

• Brandon Harris Gantt, 19, and Beatriz Christina Monteiro, 18, both of 129 Patrick Drive, Lexington

• Douglas Allan Lasley, 25, and Casey Catherine Moore, 23, both of 1042 Indigo Ave., Cayce

• James Gregory Wooden, 23, and Mary Kristen Singley, 22, both of 3019 Old Charleston Road, Gilbert

• Robert Lee Patterson Jr., 46, and Valerie McKellar Akins, 25, both of 8720 Windsor Lake Blvd., Columbia

• Thomas Arthur Walker, 43, of 1146 Pine Croft Drive, West Columbia and Audrey Tyler Bush, 45, of 3223 McLeod Ave., West Columbia

• Sarocco Lamont Partman-Willis, 37, and Mavisia Mary Brazzell, 28, both of 1751 Pine St., Pelion

• Kevin Michael Daigle, 37, and Shanna Marie Ware, 18, both of 5049 Beckman Road, West Columbia

RICHLAND COUNTY

• Stanley Leon Middleton II, 23, and Kandace Natasha Brockman, 24, both of 128 Middleton Patterson Road, Hopkins

• Jay Steven Ratliff, 26, and Elizabeth Catherine Leeper, 25, both of 1520 Senate St., Columbia

• Kenneth Gayten, 39, and Sonya Hammond, 41, both of 338 Afton Lane, Columbia

• Linnell Young Jr., 39, and Patricia Denise Westmoreland, 37, both of 925 Glenn St., West Columbia

• Daren Michael Mahan, 37, and Amanda Joy Fettig, 32, both of 106 Coopers Hawk Circle, Irmo

• Troy C. Bingham, 25, of 108 Faye Ave., Columbia and Stephanie Kathleen Fite, 23, of 1917 Glenwood Road, Columbia

• Morgan Anthony Watts, 35, and Beverly Rene Hill, 47, both of 35 Canterbury Court, Columbia

• Jonathan Bryce Lay, 23, and Rachael Ann Ehlenbach, 22, both of 150 Bradstone Road, Irmo

• L.J. Tony Williams, 25, and Keisha Lashawn Sims, 25, both of 3812 Lee Hills Drive, Colulmbia

• Jeff Brian Barocas, 45, of 10 Northlake Road, Columbia and Lila K. Voo, 34, of 3607 Heatherwood Road, Columbia

• Fredrick S. Ford, 33, and Porchia O. Smith, 30, both of 8016 Bay Spring Road, Columbia

• Rongrong Zhou, 28, and Huimin Li, 27, both of North Carolina

• Graham Roberts Taylor, 25, of Aynor and Cassandra Elizabeth Crockett, 26, of 6510 Fisher Ave., Columbia

• Robert Julius Antwan Williams, 28, and Timika Hayes, 30, both of 216 Gatlin Drive, Hopkins

• John Charles Hyman, 72, and Sigrid Hansen Childers, 72, both of 3124 Grace Hill Road, Columbia

• Justin D. Shaver, 24, and Emily Caroline A.R. Moreland, 22, both of 3500 Fernandina Road, Columbia

• Justin Taylor McDonald, 27, and Kristi Leigh Langlois, 23, both of 121 Kerry Ginnons Drive, Chapin

• Nathan Cory Barnes, 26, and Kristy Lynn Stone, 26, both of 201 Candleberry Circle, Columbia

DIVORCES

LEXINGTON COUNTY

• Marie W. Jackson and

Charles A. Jackson

• Timothy B. Eidson and Ann Eidson

• Mary C. McKinney and

Jerry E. Baney Jr.

• Shana Ray Wenck and

George C. Wenck

• Lakenya Shiver and Joseph Shiver Jr.

• Debra Hendrix and

Michael Hendrix Sr.

• Tracy E. Slice and Thomas C. Slice Jr.

• Daniel Rubino Jr. and

Lisa Marie Rubino

• Norma B. Riggs and Dewey C. Riggs Jr.

• Bradley D. Lawson and

Michelle J. Lawson

• Charles T. Clayton and

Charlene Clayton

• Carol L. McCart and Hazle L. McCart

• Wendy Marie Hardy and

Jonathan S. Hardy

• Byron Scot Martin and Hope C. Martin

• Bobbi Cruz-Torres and

David Cruz-Torres

• Allen Whittington and

Allison Whittington

• John Branstetter and Donna Branstetter

• Amber H. Jones and

Kaun Dobias Jones

• Lisa Amick Clamp and

Mathew D. Clamp

• Kristie Bannister and James Bannister

RICHLAND COUNTY

• Lisa S. Shealy and Frank T. Shealy

• Stephanie White Reynolds and

Samuel Alan Reynolds

• Susan Lynn McGhee and

Hugh Don McGhee

• Cheryl Renee Player and

Richard A. Player

• Elisa Blackwell and William Sexton

• Tanya J. Morant and Tracey J. Morant

• Cynthia A. Wood and Wendell L. Wood

• Frances T. Holland and

Michael Arthur Holland

• Stephanie Dawn Simpson and

Terry Dewayne Simpson

• Ray Edward Flynt and Carey M. Flynt

• Larry Jacobs and Paulette Jacobs

• Kenya T. Henderson and

Anthony Henderson

• Angela Johnson Munnlyn and

Arthur Lee Munnlyn

• Pamala Y. Dorey and Don J. Dorey

• Donna J. Sims and

James G. Witherspoon Jr.

• Juana R. Bostic and Telly L. Bostic

• Jessica D. Gallivan and

James L. Gallivan

• Patricia S. McKnight and

Lucius Edward McKnight

• Ernest L. Brown and

Williemae S. Banks

• Wykeita S. Thompson and

Dwight S. Thompson

COMMUNITY NEEDS

VOLUNTEERS

HOME WORKS OF AMERICA is seeking youth and adults to make repairs to homes of the elderly and the disadvantaged in the greater Columbia area June 8-15; sessions for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) and a senior high session (ages 14 and older). A planning meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at Benedict-Allen Community Development Center, 2001 Two Notch Road. Refreshments will be served. (803) 781-4356 or go to www.homeworksofamerica.org

HISTORIC COLUMBIA FOUNDATION is looking for volunteers to lead tours of historic house museums and special tours, educate visitors about Columbia’s history, work with school groups and meet interesting people. Volunteet training sessions will be offered 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Seibels House, 1601 Richland St. (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

SEXUAL TRAUMA SERVICES OF THE MIDLANDS will hold volunteer advocate training June 17-23, sessions will meet 6-9 p.m. June 17-19, 23; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 21 and 1:30-6 p.m. June 22 (attendance at all sessions is required) at 3700 Forest Drive, Suite 300. Volunteers must be 18 or older; complete the training program, available during required times (on-call at least two shifts per month); and have reliable transportation. (803) 790-8208; www.stsm.org

ROAD TO RECOVERY is a program that provides cancer patients with transportation to and from treatments. Training is scheduled weekly at the American Cancer Society office, 128 Stonemark Lane. Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and a reliable vehicle. Lang Hunt, (803) 759-1693.

DONATIONS

CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS, a cell phone recycling program and Smith Turf & Irrigation have teamed up to distribute prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. About half of the phones are reconditioned and resold, the rest are dismantled and recycled to reclaim gold, silver, platinum, copper wiring from chargers, nickel, iron, cadmium and lead from battery packs and plastic from cases and accessories. You may drop off your old cell phone at STI, 550 Corley Mill Road, Lexington. Cash donations are also accepted. (803) 957-6662; www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com

ROSEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH is accepting items for its Children’s Miracle Network yard and bake sale Saturday, June 7, at 2901 Rosewood Drive. Pickup available, call (803) 796-0015.

HOME WORKS is seeking donations of multivitamins for children and adults to be delivered to Zorritos, Peru, Aug. 5-17. (803) 206-6974 or e-mail homewrksc@aol.com