Connie N. McTeer
Mar 5, 2026
Connie N. McTeer, 89, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Born in Great Falls, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Connie M. Neal and Leoma Williams Neal.
Known to many as Mitzi, she had a tremendous heart for animals. She was a contributing member of the Animal Protection League and often donated both her time and resources...
Ida Barnes Lockridge
Mar 1, 2026
Ida Barnes Lockridge, 94, passed away on March 1, 2026. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. A more in-depth obituary Is forthcoming.
Sandra L McCaw
Mar 1, 2026
Funeral Services for Sandra Lorick McCaw, 85, will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5th, 2026 at Bush River Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 12 - 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Bush River Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sandra passed away March 1, 2026 at home surrounded by family. Born in Irmo, she...
James Pappas
Feb 27, 2026
James Pappas, 97, of Columbia, passed away on February 27, 2026. Mr. Pappas, a son of the late George and Mary Christodoulou Pappas, was born October 22, 1928, in Warren RI. He grew up in New York City and in October 1946 enlisted in the US Army. He did his basic training at Fort Dix in Trenton, New Jersey and...
Robert Earl Baker
Feb 27, 2026
“America without her sailors would be like God without His angels.”
America has lost a sailor, but God has gained an angel. Robert “Bob” Baker, a proud veteran of the United States Navy, passed away on February 27, 2026.
Born on June 28, 1947, in Lexington County, South Carolina, Bob was the son of the late Mildred Shumpert Baker and Joseph William...
Mark Carmine Moschella
Feb 26, 2026
Mark Moschella passed away peacefully Thursday, February 26, 2026 just two days shy of his 54th birthday. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the oldest son to Carmine and Barbara Koshis Moschella.
Mark graduated from Massapequa High School where he lettered in football and wrestling, and sang beautifully in the school choir. Following high school, he attended Lander University where...
Allen Braxton
Feb 19, 2026
Allen Braxton, a resident of Irmo, passed away at home on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2026, with his family by his side.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Bush River Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212, with burial to follow at Bush River Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...
Virginia B Batzinger
Feb 16, 2026
Virginia Bass Batzinger, age 93, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on July 8, 1932, in Andalusia, Alabama, Virginia was the youngest of eight children born to Henry and Kate Bass (née Gillis). As the baby of the family, she brought fun, laughter, and a bold spark wherever she went. She...
Herman Frederick Richardson, Jr.
Feb 13, 2026
Herman “Rick” Frederick Richardson, 79, passed away on February 13, 2026.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Incarnation Lutheran Church, with the family receiving friends following the service in the church parlor.
A Columbia native, Rick was a proud 1965 graduate of Dreher High School. He later earned both a Bachelor’s...
C. Hugh Freeze
Feb 12, 2026
C. Hugh Freeze, 90, passed away on February 12, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Bush River Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Bush River Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Freeze was born on December 28, 1935, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, to the late Howard Leo Freeze and Norine Vera Burgess Freeze. He served...
Nigel Bruce Holland Jr.
Feb 9, 2026
Nigel Bruce “Buddy” Holland, Jr. , 56, of Lexington, SC passed away on Febuary 9, 2026. Born on April 14, 1969, in Columbia SC, he was the son of Nigel Bruce Holland, Sr. and Judith Hopkins Holland. Buddy graduated from Irmo High school and the University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, Class of 1991. Buddy is preceded in death...
Eric Anthony Mallia
Feb 7, 2026
LEXINGTON – Eric Anthony Mallia, 35, of Lexington, SC, formerly of Columbia, SC, died February 7, 2026 surrounded by family and loved ones at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born February 28, 1990 in Columbia, SC, Eric was the son of the late Michael J. Mallia and Nancy E. Roberts-Mallia, and younger brother to Christopher DeSantis-Mallia. Eric was a South Carolinian...
Jeanne Reaves
Feb 7, 2026
Mrs. Jeanne McKeown Reaves, 82, of Columbia, South Carolina, peacefully departed from this earthly life and woke up in the presence of her Savior completely healed body and mind on February 7, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Crossroads Church, 2723 Ashland Road, Columbia, SC, with burial to follow at Bush River...
Patsy Estes Durgin
Feb 6, 2026
Patsy “Pat” Ann Estes Durgin, 89, formerly of Columbia, South Carolina (most recently of Fort Mill, SC), passed away peacefully on February 6, 2026, surrounded by family members. She was the daughter of the late Clifton and the late Evelyn Estes. Born on January 26, 1937, she grew up in Waldo, Florida, and graduated from Gainesville High School (Florida). Soon...
Barbara Derrick Marshe
Jan 30, 2026
Barbara Derrick Marshe, 75, of Irmo, born June 7, 1950, in Columbia, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2026.
She was the daughter of the late Robert Jennings Derrick and the late Mary Lou Byrd Derrick. A graduate of Columbia High School, Barbara held various administrative assistant and bookkeeper positions in Columbia and took great pride in...
Robert Clay Woods
Jan 25, 2026
Robert “Bob” Clay Woods, 89, passed away on January 25, 2026.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Bush River Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel. The family will receive friends and loved ones one hour prior to the service in the mausoleum chapel.
Bob was born on October 18, 1936, and grew up in Oak Hill,...
Murray Kenneth Paxton
Jan 24, 2026
Murray “Ken” Kenneth Paxton, 90, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2026.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Lexington, SC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. A Committal Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Fort...
Vincent Jerome Messina
Jan 23, 2026
**Rescheduled due to inclement weather** Vincent J. Messina, born in Watertown Massachusetts 94 years ago to Frank and Mary Grace Messina and was the first-generation grandchild born at home. He went peacefully home with God who held him close all of his life on Friday January 23, 2026 in Columbia SC. Following discharge from active duty with the United States...
Andy W. Heen, Sr.
Jan 23, 2026
Andres William Heen, Sr., 93, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Lexington Community Hospice House. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday January 30, 2026, with the family receiving friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 am. The service will be conducted at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, 201 Lake Murray Boulevard,...
Dorothy Burgess
Jan 22, 2026
Dorothy (Dot) Burgess, 101, went home to be with the Lord January 22, 2026. She grew up in Greenville, VA. At an early age she was encouraged by her Sunday School teacher to memorize Psalm 91, which became her personal life Scripture and one she continued to quote for the rest of her life. A graduate of the Medical College...
