David Willis Martin
      David Willis Martin, 39, of Columbia died Sunday at his residence. He was born in Wichita, KS, on May 24, 1970, a son of Colette R. Martin and the late Michael E. Martin. He was a computer technician and recently celebrated his 10 year anniversary with the SCANA Corporation. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in the Gulf War.
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Local experts write guide book
Contributed by Quill Driver Books
      Two Columbians have recently had Next Steps, A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your LIfe published by Quill Driver Books.
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High school class of 1949 holds 60th reunion
     The Bennettsville High School Class of 1949 held its 60th reunion at Forest Lake Club May 6, 2009. Underlined are the graduates who now live in Columbia. (L- r) standing: Arch L. Breeden Jr., Mary Ann Easterling Jones, John A. Sell, Edward H. Goldberg, Betsy Norwood McLeod, Edith Cranford Quick, Patricia Matheson Morrison, James P. Covington Jr. (class president), Nola Jane Powers Covington, Frances Reeves Jeffcoat, Janelle Collins Warthen, Sarah Easterling Kummer, Caroline McIntyre Meredith, Lillian Lindsay Sachs. (L- r) seated: Wakefield Goodson Greene, Shirley Ann Moore Stricklin, Belle Drake Perrow, Frances Kirkwood Graham, Dorothy Weatherly Keeney, Sylvia Steele Dudley.
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