Irmo, SC Obituaries

Mary Robinson LaFond, 82, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2026. Born and raised in East Alton, Illinois, Mary lived a life defined by devotion to her family, her faith, and her community. While a...

Janet Carol Rehn passed on April 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Janet was born on April 20, 1939, and was a resident of Irmo, South Carolina.

Emily Castles Windham passed away peacefully on April 14, 2026, at her home in Chapin, South Carolina, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 12, 1943, in Winnsboro, South Carolin...

Molly McGregor Jones passed away in the early hours of April 13, 2026, after a brief hospitalization. Molly was born November 7, 1933, to parents Calvert Chapman and Margaret Hagood McGregor in Columb...

William Benjamin “Ben” Dusenbury, born September 23, 1937, lived a life grounded in kindness, compassion and devotion to his faith and family. Ben exemplified selflessness, as he poured into others, o...

William Dennis Harris passed on April 5, 2026, at the age of 80, having been born on October 29, 1945. Dennis was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

Sarah Betty Howe, 86, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2026. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Ben and Sarah Brown. Sarah was the beloved wife of James Howe. A Funeral Ma...

Gregory James Bushorr went home to be with the Father and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on April 6, 2026, peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. He was 78 years old. Gregory, or Cap as he wa...

COLUMBIA - A funeral service for Mitylene “Mitzi” DuPre Matthews, 94, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Dutch Fork Baptist Church, with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park follo...

Judith “Judy” May (Berdine) Nece, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 3, 2026, surrounded by family in Columbia, South Carolina. Born on May 21, 1933 in Erie, Pennsylvania, she was the daugh...

Juanita Faye Collins passed on April 5, 2026, at the age of 74, having been born on August 31, 1951, and residing in Irmo, South Carolina.

Columbia – Barbara Sams Phillips, 85, peacefully entered her eternal rest on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 with family by her side. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1940, Barbara was the daughter of Pa...

Born in Gaffney, South Carolina, on August 26, 1955, Vicky was the daughter of the late Archel and Sue Sanders. She was a graduate of Gaffney High School and the University of South Carolina, where s...

William “Bill” Wagner, aged 71, passed away on March 27 at 8:08 p.m. at University Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Known to everyone as “Wags,” Bill was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on April ...

Hal Edward Lowder passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a resident of Lexington, South Carolina. Born on February 1, 1945, in Albemarle, North Carolina, Hal was the youngest of three...

Terence George Kemper, a beloved son, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina. Born on November 23, 1947, in Miami Beach, Florida, Tere...

Elizabeth "Lib" Franklin Blume passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026. She was born on June 5, 1929, to the late Wade Frederick Franklin, Sr. and Zonie Lewis Franklin. She lived most of her life in...

Hester “Jane” Kelly, 83, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026. Born on December 15, 1942, in Mocksville, North Carolina, Jane was the daughter of the late George Wilder Rowland and Virginia Hagan ...

Esther Anderson Smith, 82, of Irmo, South Carolina, widow of Charles “Smitty” Smith Sr., entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Her Celebration of Life service will be held on March 28,...

Martha Tate Rivera passed on March 17, 2026, at the age of 85. A service will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 at Union United Methodist Church on Woodrow St, Irmo, SC.

George “Ed” Edward Flowers, Jr., 77, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 10, 2026. Born on May 24, 1948, in Hartsville, South Carolina, Ed was the son of the late George E...

Octavia Epting Harmon, 86, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026. She was born on July 30, 1939, in Lilesville, North Carolina, and later made her home in Irmo, South Carolina. Octavia cherished h...

Donna Elizabeth Blake Hicks, 77, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at Lexington Medical Center on March 9, 2026. Donna was born in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late Maude and Tom Blak...

Robert Dean Straw passed on March 8, 2026, at the age of 93, having been born on June 4, 1932. A Committal Service will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery, West State Road 120, Orland, IN 46776, US, on ...

Gloria Lee Trevino passed away on March 7, 2026, at the age of 58.

Helen Margaret Williams passed away on March 5, 2026, at the age of 95. She was born on October 6, 1930, and was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Eric Thomas Smith, 42, affectionately known by his friends as “Big E,” will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, w...

Romulus Armistead (Rom) Mason, age 85, of Irmo, SC, died February 26, 2026, in his home. Born August 29, 1940, in York, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur Kelly Mason and Chellie Jewel Ezzell. I...

Lindsay Richard Smith, 85, of Irmo, South Carolina, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 2, 2026. Following a courageous battle after surgery for a brain tumor, Lindsay transitioned peacefully...

Clifford Berkheimer passed away on February 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on February 19, 1940, Clifford was a resident of Irmo, South Carolina.

Raymond William Ange, age 81, of Chapin, South Carolina, passed away on February 25, 2026. Raymond was born on August 26, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Hymon and Marion Ange. He proudly ser...

Anna Leitner Richardson, 59, of Irmo, South Carolina, peacefully passed away on February 25, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Anna was born on December 16, 1966, in Columbia, South Carolina, to ...

Thurmond G. Sharpe, Sr, 93, of Irmo, went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his loving children on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Born in Chester SC on September 7th, 1932, he was the y...

Edgar Albert Vaughn, Jr. was born November 2, 1935 in Fairburn, Georgia to Edgar Albert Vaughn, Sr. And Mary Eleanor Kinnett Vaughn. He married Carol Ann Stone in 1957, and they enjoyed 63 years toget...

Carol Woody passed away on February 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on May 5, 1938, Carol was a resident of Irmo, South Carolina.

William Francis Windham passed away on February 17, 2026, at the age of 85. William Francis Windham was born on February 16, 1941, and was a resident of Chapin, South Carolina.

Ricky Alan Tripp went to his heavenly home on February 17th. He was born on October 30th, 1956 in Barnwell, South Carolina to the late Lacy Franklin Tripp and Virginia Holland Tripp. He spent most of ...

Coconut Pantsari, 72, of Columbia, SC, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. She is the wife of Anthony Ackerman. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of Eric Waldemar Pantsari and Ann Theresa...

Born on December 22, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY, Stew was a son to the late Estelle and Louis Mukofsky. He and his beloved big brother, Stevie, had a wonderful childhood and often reminisced of fun holidays...

Robert Walpole, of Irmo, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026. Robert was born in Ossett, Yorkshire, England, to the late Thomas and Bertha Walpole. He proudly served as a veteran ...

Gwendolyn Carol McJunkin was born on November 4, 1953, to Thomas and Peggy McJunkin while the couple was stationed in California with the U.S. Air Force. The family of three then moved to England befo...

Caroline McGill Connelly, 78, of Columbia, SC, died at her home on January 31, 2026. She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Connelly; two children, Caroline S. Parker and Jeanette Soo Me Parker, two g...

Sharon K. Hanson, age 86, of Irmo, S.C., died peacefully at home on February 2, 2026. Sharon was born July 28, 1939, on her family’s farm near Esbon, Kansas to parents Claus and Jessie Finch Lantis. ...

Nancy Lamphere Johnson was born in 1939 and passed away on January 27, 2026 at the age of 87 and went to be with her Heavenly Father. Nancy was originally from Pennsylvania and was the youngest of si...

Kathleen Murphy Archino, 67, passed away unexpectedly on January 27, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina. Kathleen was born on October 8, 1958, in Miami, Florida, to Loretto and Bill Murphy. She graduat...

Rev. Paul Edwin Van Dine passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026, in Irmo, South Carolina. Born on June 19, 1939, in Bluffton, Indiana, he lived a life rooted in faith and service. Paul pursued hi...

Virginia (Jenny) G. Sizemore was born May 24, 1934 in Martinsburg, WV to Raymond Jones, Sr. and Marjorie Mills Jones. She graduated from Martinsburg High School and attended Shephard College, Shepherd...

Sylvia G. Kitchens, age 79, passed into Eternal Rest on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. Sylvia Laverne Guy was born on March 27, 1946 in Augusta, Georgia to James Ernest and Margie Gillion Guy. Sylvia a...

John William Gibson, age 88, of Irmo, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on January 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Myrtle Beach on March 17, 1937, he was the son of the ...

With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for a life well lived, we share the passing of Roger Allen Simpson Sr. on January 16, 2026—a truly remarkable man—a cherished husband, beloved father, brother-in-l...