W Columbia, SC Obituaries

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 passed away on March 6, 2026, at the age of 88. Norma C. Russell was a resident of Irmo, South Carolina.

Betty E. Rogers passed away on March 4, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on January 3, 1938, Betty lived in Lexington, South Carolina.

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...

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, at the age of 84. Born on November 16, 1941, 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...

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.

Marvin, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday February 10, 2026, at his home in Lexington. He was born in Flat Creek, SC to Lossie and Ola Lucas. After three years in the United States Air Force, he mar...

COLUMBIA - A funeral service for Norma Lee Sharpe Ritchie, 91, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2026 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Pa...

Valerie Anne Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Nurse Corps (Ret.) Valerie Anne Johnson, age 78, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2026, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. A p...

Paula Ann Brafford Wilson was the firstborn child to Paul Brafford and Thera Elkins Brafford, born on January 28, 1952, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1958, her family moved to Columbia, South Ca...

Samuel Ray Rudolph, 68, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Born in Morehead City, NC, he was a son of the late Cecil Ray Rudolph and Carole Frances Webb Rudolph. He was a graduate of Colonel...

Lanell Grubbs Hicks, 88, of Lexington, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026. She was born on July 21, 1937, in Barnwell County, South Carolina, to Rosalee Still Grubbs and Franklin ...

Marcia Lynn Medlin Andrews was born February 23, 1942 in Darlington, South Carolina to Marshall and Ruby Medlin. She went home to her beloved Heavenly Father October 14, 2025 after a long illness and ...

Jean Plyler Ingram, 92, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on February 4, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, South Carolina. Born on March 7, 1933, in Johnson City, Tennessee, ...

Samuel Fudge Reese (1940-2026) Sam Reese, a Columbia native, passed away at age 85 on Monday, February 9, 2026 from respiratory failure after years of fighting lung disease. Services to celebrate hi...

Ema Dell H. McMahon, 99, died Sunday, February 8, 2026 at home in the company of loved ones. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, February 16, 2026 in Fort Jackson National Cemeter...

Mr. Cosmo L. Walker Il passed away peacefully on February the 4th 2026. He was born in Columbia SC on September 9 1929 to Robert Bratton Walker and Elizabeth Law Walker. He was predeceased by his sist...

COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Bertie W. Quick, 95, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the...