Columbia, SC Obituaries

Elliott Otto Cooper, 89, of Columbia passed away peacefully on March 9, 2026, at Still Hopes. Born in Augusta, Georgia he was the son of Elliott Otto Cooper, Sr., and Mildred Pearre Cooper Fowler. He ...

Betty J. Felder, age 93, passed on March 10, 2026, having been born January 4, 1933, and residing in Lexington, South Carolina. A funeral service will be held at Caughman Harman Funeral Home at Sou...

June Reynolds Allston died on March 6, 2026 at the age of 96 at Still Hopes Episcopal Home in Columbia, SC. Graveside services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville, SC on Saturday, ...

Betty Morris Yandle, widow of Walter H. Yandle, Sr., has gone to be with her Lord on March 8, 2026 and is walking the streets of gold with the love of her life, Walter. She was born in Winnsboro, SC t...

COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Gloria Frances Oxley, 78, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2026, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. ...

Vernice McLean Steele, 84, passed away on March 7, 2026, after a short illness in Thomasville, GA. She was born August 3, 1941, in Bennettsville, SC to the late William Coyt and Helen Story McLean. Gr...

John Nicholas Biddle age 80, passed into the arms of our Heavenly Father Saturday, March 7, 2026 after a battle with aggressive pancreatic cancer. He passed peacefully in his home with his adoring fam...

Terrence Eugene Reideler passed away on March 7, 2026, at the age of 85. He was born on October 28, 1940, and was a resident of West Columbia, South Carolina.

Maxine Minnie Fuller Reynolds, 98, went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 6, 2026. The fourth of seven children, she was born February 28, 1928, in Gouverneur, NY, to the late Burt Manson Fuller a...

David W. Shoaff passed away on March 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on January 23, 1944, David was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

James Richard Dilauro passed away on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born on June 15, 1936, and was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

David Mack Bane passed away on March 5, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on September 9, 1950, David was a resident of Elgin, South Carolina.

Norma C. Russell, 88, of Irmo, SC, passed peacefully unto eternal rest on March 6, 2026, at Brookdale Harbison Assisted Living Facility in Columbia, SC. A lifelong resident of SC, Norma was born in G...

Betty Ervin Rogers went to be with her Savior, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in Heaven on March 4, 2026. Betty was born Effie Elizabeth Ervin in Kingstree, SC to Samuel James Ervin and Louise Brock Ervin o...

Ray M. Kightlinger 94, died March 4, 2026. Born in Shreveport, LA on 10-23-1931 to parents Minnie and Earl Kightlinger. He was blessed to be the husband of Margaret Cowger for 66 years. They had three...

Charles Ray Wilson passed away on March 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on October 28, 1946, Charles Ray Wilson was a resident of West Columbia, South Carolina. A Memorial Service will be held at C...

Frank Russell Geiger, 78, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2026. Born October 12, 1947, in Columbia, he was the son of the late William Newell Geiger and Jean Russell Ge...

Born on December 28, 1945, in Porvoo, Finland, Leena Skiba passed away peacefully on March 3, 2026, surrounded by her daughters in her final hours. She moved from Finland to northeast Ohio in 1956, c...

Helen Snyder Mills, 98, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2026. Born on November 17, 1927, in Manning, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas S...

Sandra C. Manion passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on January 17, 1946, Sandra lived in Columbia, South Carolina.

Jason Michael Schmidt, 41, of Columbia, South Carolina, died February 27, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida, after a biking accident during an adventure race. Born September 20, 1984, in New Jersey, Jason...

James Leonard Eargle, 86, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026. James was the son of Carroll Sr. Eargle and Margaret (Summers) Eargle. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers,...

Blythewood, South Carolina - William Roger (“Will”) Armstrong passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his four children on February 27, 2026. Will was born on February 9, 1942 in Ann Arbor, ...

Thomas C. Burbage of Columbia passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, 27 February 2026. He was born the youngest child of Vance and Mattie Burbage and spent all of his childhood in Aruba. The ...

Larry “Lin” Linwood Hunnicutt, Jr., 64, died in his home on February 26, 2026, after an extended illness following a stroke. Born on August 2, 1961, in Columbia, SC, he was a son of Lura McMakin Hunn...

Wryan Heather Stepp Kralick October 9, 1971 - February 27, 2026 Born in Savannah , Georgia Our beautiful Wryan has moved on. Wryan was first and foremost a mom who loved her children more than anyt...

Crosby Lyman Adams, 90, of Columbia, SC died peacefully on Thursday February 26, 2026. He is survived by his wife of 64 years Elizabeth (Betsy) Childs Adams. He was born on March 2, 1935, in Watervi...

Daniel Hoke Pipes passed away on February 24, 2026. Born in Aniston, Alabama to Hoke Smith Pipes and Sarah Daniel Pipes, the family moved to Columbia, South Carolina where he resided thereafter. He wa...

Anne McParland Amma passed away on February 24, 2026. She was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

Terry Wayne Catoe of Lexington moved to his healing home in heaven on February 24, 2026. Born in Kershaw South Carolina on August 15, 1951, Terry was the oldest son of the late Harold Bennett (Jack) ...

Sara Cook Andrews, 95, of Columbia, SC, lived a long, full life before peacefully going to God on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Born on December 15, 1930 in Kershaw, SC to Amos Soule and Christine Hilton...

Martha Elizabeth Owen Derrick September 24, 1940 – February 20, 2026 Martha Elizabeth Owen Derrick, affectionately known as “Marty,” passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026, leaving behind a leg...

Larry W. Bell Jr. passed away on February 20, 2026, at the age of 82.

March 29, 1928-February 19, 2026 James Edwin Aughtry, Jr, 97, Columbia, formerly of Gaffney, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Jimmy (also known as Cowboy, Bud, Brother) was born at the fa...

CAYCE – William Zimmerman Dantzler, 72, died Thursday, February 19, 2026. Services will be private at Riverview Cemetery, West Ashley at a later date. William was born in Florence, SC to the late Mal...

Carol Freeman Talbert, born on July 10, 1949, passed away on February 19, 2026, at the age of 76. Carol was a resident of Irmo, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA - A gathering for family and friends to celebrate the life of John Rader, 40, will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Sunday February 22, 2026 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Northeast Chapel. Mr. J...

William Thomas Rhodes Jr. (Tom) (80), was born on October 9, 1945 and passed away on February 18, 2026. Tom grew up in Charlotte N. C. as the son of William Thomas Rhodes and Mildred Lee Rhodes. Aft...

COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Elizabeth “Libby” Coleman Kelly, 67, will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Shandon United Methodist Church Sanctuary. A reception will be held fol...

Jaime Cedeno Quinones Sr. passed away on February 17, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on April 24, 1934, Jaime was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

Billy Jackson Tarte was born June 26, 1927 in Cerro Gordo, NC. He died Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in his home surrounded by his family at the age of 98. Billy was the eldest of five children born to ...

COLUMBIA - A funeral service for James “Jim” Thomas Wise, 91, will be held at 1:00 Friday, February 20, 2026, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, South Carolina with a private f...

William Francis Smith III, aged 80, passed away on February 16, 2026. Born on February 7, 1946, William was a resident of Rougemont, North Carolina.

Mary Graves Farris, aged 76, passed away on February 13, 2026. She was born on August 24, 1949. Mary was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

Brian Westley DeLoach, of Lexington, SC, born November 20, 1969, passed away on February 13, 2026. He was the son of the late Gerald Brant DeLoache and Marie Hutto DeLoach. In addition to his parents,...

Richard “Rick” John Potash, 92, of West Columbia, S.C., passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. He was born on Aug. 14, 1933, in Jessup, Pa., in Lackawanna County, to George Potash and Mary Jestrebsky...

Peter Wickersham, born February 5, 1942, was a devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend whose life was defined by love, generosity, and steadfast devotion to his family. Peter was th...

David Andrew Fedor, aged 94, passed away on February 13, 2026. He was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina. A visitation will be held at Dunbar Funeral Home, located at 3926 Devine St, Columbia, So...

COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Martha Adams Sanders, 87, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Sanders passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 20...

Patricia Ann Ferreira, born on March 14, 1949, passed away on February 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Patricia was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.