Rigba Conner Wolfe

Rigba Conner Wolfe COLUMBIA - After 81 years of faithful service to the Lord, Rigba Conner Wolfe, finished his race on August 18, 2017. Born June 5, 1936, to Asbury and Julia Wolfe in Neeses, SC, he was the youngest of nine children, and was predeceased by his parents, three brothers, and one sister. Rigba gave his life to Jesus as an 18-year-old. He served in the United States Air Force for four years. He married Ruth Linderholm in 1960 and together they served the Lord for 57 years. He was the Physical Plant Director at Columbia International University for 36 years, retiring in 1998. He was ordained to the ministry in 1967 and served as a pastor of Beaver Creek Baptist Church and in prison ministry, youth ministry, as a Sunday School teacher, and host extraordinaire through the years! He will be remembered for living a life of generosity to all. He loved his wife and family well and lived an exemplary life of integrity and hard work, leaving behind so many sweet memories. He whistled while he worked and always had a song on his lips. Even when his body was broken he maintained a song. His favorite was Near to the Heart of God. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, six children, Brenda (Hub) Blankenship, Rigba Wolfe Jr., Scott (Kelli) Wolfe, Cindy (Don) Muncie, Beverly (Rudy) Colombo, and Lori (Trahern) Cook, as well as 16 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22nd, in Boyce Chapel, First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Richard A. Humphries, Rev. Hub Blankenship, and Rev. Scott Wolfe. Burial will precede the service at 10 o'clock in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service at Columbia International University, Alumni Center. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. Pallbearers will be Hub III and Zac Blankenship, Jon and Walker Cox, Chase, Carson and Cooper Wolfe, Beege Colombo, Walt Cook and Conner Wolfe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to InYou Ministries, PO Box 998, Roebuck, SC 29376, or Women's Ministry at Milestones Church, 885 Simuel Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301, or First Baptist Church, 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or Columbia International University, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203. Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.