Claude E. Lanham
Apr 22, 2026
Claude Everette Lanham (CE), 92, of Columbia, South Carolina, entered into the presence of our Lord on April 22, 2026. He was born February 12, 1934, in Mount Carbon, West Virginia, the son of Frank and Myrtle Lanham. He graduated from Montgomery High School in Montgomery, West Virginia, in 1953. After high school, CE served as a paratrooper with the...
Lucy L. Scott
Apr 22, 2026
A memorial service for Lucy L. Scott, 75, will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, May 3, 2026, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Lucy passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Born in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph...
John Richard Peer
Apr 22, 2026
Mr. John Richard Peer, 88, of Columbia, SC passed away peacefully in his home on April 22,2026. Born in Toledo, OH he was a son to the late John J. Peer and Angeline S. Peer.After serving as a United States Marine, he worked and retired from Allied Signal. Afterretirement, he co-owned Orangeburg Auto Paint and spent time with his loved...
Robert David Morgan, Jr.
Apr 10, 2026
Robert David Morgan Jr., 62, passed away on April 10, 2026, in Lexington, South Carolina.
David was born on June 9, 1963, in Jacskonville, Florida, where he spent his early years before moving to Alabama. As a teen David attended Marion Military Institute, graduating in May of 1981.
Throughout his life, David built a career defined by hard work, skill, and versatility....
Doris Knight Reid
Apr 10, 2026
Doris passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026. Born in Anniston, AL, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Ruth Lloyd. She was a United States Army wife. Following her husband’s Army retirement and raising her own children, she returned to her passion for educating elementary students. She was an exceptionally compassionate and emotionally gifted individual. Those skills...
Abrigail Monica Gadson
Apr 9, 2026
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Before Abby was born, her mother, Rochelle, looked through a book titled All the Women of the Bible. In that moment, she looked beyond any challenges and saw something...
Ronald Lee Johnson
Apr 4, 2026
Funeral Services for Ronald L. Johnson, 78, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Bush River Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow 2 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery located at 4170 Percival Road; Columbia, SC. Ron passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Born in Los Angeles,...
Rodney Long
Apr 2, 2026
Rodney Alan Long passed away at 12:37 PM on April 2nd, 2026, surrounded by those who loved and supported him through the hardship and heartbreak of early-onset Alzheimer's Disease. A proud Texan, he was born in Houston on December 18th, 1964 to Louise Williamson (née Connelly) and Clifton Wayne Long at The Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center. As a child,...
Curtis R Hutchinson Jr
Apr 2, 2026
Curtis Ray Hutchinson Jr., 61, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by pictures of his beloved wife, Lisa Church Hutchinson, and family, on April 2nd, 2026. Curtis was born December 8th, 1964, in Ashland, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Curtis & Marie Hutchinson, and the love of his life and wife of 40...
Frank Thomas Kozub
Mar 31, 2026
Frank Thomas Kozub, 58, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Born in Sacramento, CA, he was the son of Carol Nell Williams and the late Michael Thomas Kozub. Frank was an avid outdoorsman. He loved anything that was physical in nature from being a licensed dive instructor to full contact martial arts combat when he was younger. He earned...
Eleanor Logan
Mar 30, 2026
Eleanor C. Logan, 82, went to rest in Jesus on March 30, 2026, at Parkridge Hospital in Irmo, SC. She and her husband, Dan, were married for 24 years and resided in Irmo, SC, where they faithfully attended Riverland Hills Baptist church. She was born in Blackville, SC on November 22, 1943. She attended school in the Blackville school system...
JoAnn Gunter
Mar 28, 2026
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Margaret Frayer
Mar 22, 2026
Margaret Leona Frayer, age 84, of 5 Woodhouse Ct, Irmo, SC, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born on May 18, 1941, in Belgrade, Montana, to John ("Jack") and Grace Nutter. She cherished her childhood in Montana, growing up with 5 siblings, who called her “Sis.” She was especially fond of the time she...
Betty Lou Mayfield
Mar 20, 2026
Betty Lou Mayfield, 87, passed away peacefully March 20, 2026. Born in Newberry, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Lounell “Nell” Dominick Oswald and Rudolph “Rudy” Arnold Oswald. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother. A graduate of Dreher High School, she later obtained her Associate’s Degree in Business Administration. Betty dedicated many years of service...
Elizabeth JoAnn Stough
Mar 13, 2026
Elizabeth JoAnn Stough, 92, of Summit Hills, Spartanburg, SC and formerly of Columbia, SC passed away peacefully at Spartanburg Regional Hospital surrounded by family.
Born in Jeannette, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth McCabe Irwin. A graduate of Robert Morris University, she was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker in Jeannette, PA and later in Columbia,...
Charlotte E. Bingham
Mar 11, 2026
Charlotte E. Bingham passed away on March 11, 2026. She was preceded in death by husband Ronnie Bingham.
Charlotte was born on October 22, 1942, in Montgomery, Alabama to parents Jasper and Lucile Bailey. She is survived by son, Robert David Morgan Jr; granddaughters, Leighanne, Victoria, Emily, and Kaitlyn; grandson, Devin Bingham, as well as great grandchildren Luca, Ember, Jasper, Raegan,...
Christine Fowler Gerald
Mar 11, 2026
Columbia, SC – Christine F. Gerald, age 92, passed away peacefully at Wellmore of Lexington on March 11, 2026. Christine’s passing followed the death of her husband of 67 years, Elwood Gerald, on March 9, 2026.
Christine was born on May 18, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Ransom and Missie Fowler of Tabor City, NC. She grew up...
Elwood Liston Gerald
Mar 9, 2026
Columbia, SC – Elwood L. Gerald, age 92, passed away peacefully at Wellmore of Lexington on March 9, 2026.
Elwood was born January 13, 1934, to Audie and Ora Gerald in the farming community of Allsbrook near Loris, South Carolina, where he and his brother Talbert were raised. He graduated from Loris High School in 1952 before attending Clemson College, where...
Susan Lynne Steedman
Mar 7, 2026
Susan Lynne Steedman, born January 20, 1958, in Akron, Ohio, passed away quietly in her sleep at home the morning of March 8, 2026.
Her parents, Marilyn J Miss, a lifelong educator, and Dr O. Vincent W. Masters, obstetrician/gynecologist and WWII aviator, raised their family (including her three brothers, Michael, Martin, and Matthew Masters) in southern California. After graduating from the...
Jack Nelson Taylor, Jr.
Mar 6, 2026
Jack Nelson Taylor, Jr., 86, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2026.
Servies to celebrate his life will be held 11:00 am on Thursday March 12, 2026, at Lexington Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
A native of Columbia, Nelson was born on September 23, 1939, to Jack and Marguerite Taylor. He...
