Mrs. Eloise Trapp Raines
Dec 2, 2025
Eloise Trapp Raines, 92, of Blythewood, SC passed away on December 2, 2025. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Marion and Nannie Branham Trapp. Eloise graduated from Blythewood High School with honors. She retired from the US Postal Service as a rural mail carrier. She married her husband, John, in 1951; they enjoyed 54 years together. She especially...
Ms. Brenda Kaye Taylor
Dec 1, 2025
Brenda Kaye Taylor, 76, of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Brenda was born on April 26, 1949, in Columbia, SC, to William and Arbutus Taylor. A lifelong resident of Columbia, she devoted many faithful years of service to the Columbia Area Mental Health Center before retiring. She was...
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Bundrick
Dec 1, 2025
Dorothy "Dot" Ann Morris Bundrick, 81, of West Columbia, died on Monday, December 1, 2025. Born in Charleston, SC, on February 26, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Myrtle Baughman Morris. Mrs. Bundrick deeply loved her children and was close to her family. She enjoyed annual trips to Pigeon Forge, TN as well as doing work...
Mrs. Judith Christopher Hinson
Nov 30, 2025
Judith C. Hinson slipped her earthly bonds and entered the presence of her Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Judy was born on November 9, 1942. She was quick to inform listeners that she was born in her grandfather Jones' house in Great Falls, SC, during a "blackout" exercise which was common in America during World War II. Judy was...
Mrs. Kelly Mccauslin Lavelle
Nov 29, 2025
Kelly McCauslin Lavelle, 65, of Columbia, died on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 16, 1960, she was a daughter of the late James Patrick and Helen Marie Deyling McCauslin. Kelly was a loving and devoted person who enjoyed retail therapy, the Ohio State Buckeyes and music, particularly Bruce Springsteen and John Petty. She was employed...
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Crump
Nov 29, 2025
Frances Elizabeth Lowder Crump died on November 29, 2025; she was born on May 3, 1940 at her parents' home in Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. to Guilford Martin Lowder and Mary Jewel Meachum Lowder. She was the youngest of her seven siblings and the last of her family, and of the Lowder grandchildren. Her family had lived in Anson County...
Mr. Charles Samuel Fulmer
Nov 25, 2025
Mr. Charles Samuel Fulmer, 58, of Eastover, died on November 25, 2025. Born on October 12. 1967, he was the son of the late Mr. James Olin Fulmer, Sr. and Mrs. Betty Ruth McCaw Fulmer. Charles was a devoted member of Mt. Elon Baptist Church, where he diligently served and found great joy singing in the choir as well as...
Mrs. Linda Shannon Page
Nov 25, 2025
Linda Shannon Page, 65, of Elgin, SC, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Born on November 26, 1959, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of Joseph Morin and the late Regina Starnes Morin. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Page worked for over 25 years at Computer Sciences Corporation in Blythewood, SC. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist...
Mrs. Katharine Thorne Carter
Nov 23, 2025
Katharine "Trina" Thorne Carter passed away on November 23, 2025 following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on March 9, 1958 to Katharine Fulmer and John Calvin Thorne. Trina attended Heathwood Hall Episcopal Kindergarten in Columbia, graduated from Coastal Academy in Myrtle Beach in 1976, attended Converse College, and graduated from the University of South Carolina in...
Mrs. Mary Frick
Nov 22, 2025
Mary Paschal Frick went to be with the Lord on November 22, 2025. A service will be held at 2 o'clock on Monday, December 1st, 2025, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext. Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the funeral home, beginning at 1 o'clock until 2 o'clock. A...
Mr. Larry Ray Walker
Nov 20, 2025
Mr. Larry Ray Walker, 79, of Columbia, formerly of Whitmire, died on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Margaret L. Whitney
Nov 20, 2025
Margaret (Marge) Logue Whitney, 90, of Ridgeway, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025. Born in Buffalo, NY, on May 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John Gerard and Mildred Elizabeth Feist Logue. Marge will always be remembered for her deep love of family, her generous spirit, and her unwavering faith. She faced every season of life...
Ssg Nicholas Eric Vigneur, Us Army (Ret.)
Nov 20, 2025
SSG Nicholas Eric Vigneur, US Army (Ret.), 48, of Columbia, died on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Born on January 4, 1977, in Madison, Illinois, he was a son of the late Michael Vigneur and Lois Wager Vigneur. SSG Vigneur began his military career by enlisting in the US Navy. Following his naval discharge, he enlisted in the US Army where...
Mr. Richard Ernest Mcgee
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. Richard "Rick' Ernest McGee, 80, of Blythewood, died on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025. Rick was born on November 9, 1945, in Charleston, SC, to Ernest and Mary McGee. After graduating from Anderson University, he served proudly in the United States Marine Corps, an experience that shaped his lifelong sense of discipline, loyalty, and service. In 1972, Rick began what...
Mr. James E. Smith
Nov 19, 2025
James E. ("Jim") Smith, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful servant of the Lord, passed away on November 19, 2025, surrounded by the family he cherished. Born February 1, 1938, in Florence, South Carolina, he was the second son of Robert Lee and Marie Crowley Smith. Jim graduated from Clemson College with a degree in civil engineering, where he...
Mr. William C. Hutto
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. William C. "Billy" Hutto, 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Born on October 19, 1937, he was the oldest son of the late William Harold Hutto and Ella Mae Matthews Hutto. He was extremely proud of having grown up in the Olympia Mills Village. He graduated from Olympia High School in 1957. He served in the...
Mrs. Angela Leah Mazurek
Nov 14, 2025
Angela Leah Whitaker Mazurek, 63, of Columbia, died on Friday, November 14, 2025. Born in High Point, NC, on May 24, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Robert Layell and Lannie Duree Hall Whitaker. Angela spent over thirty years working at Blue Cross – Blue Shield of Florida where she met her late husband, Michael. After starting in...
Mrs. Frances Owings May
Nov 14, 2025
Frances Jane Owings May, 91, of Columbia, went home to be with the Lord, November 14, 2025, after a brief illness. Born in Santuc, South Carolina on December 14, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Luther H. Owings and Eva Garner Owings. Frances was a graduate of Union High School where she met the love of her life....
Mrs. V. Inez Aldrich Coker
Nov 11, 2025
V. Inez Aldrich Coker, 83, of Elgin, died on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Born in Kershaw County, SC, on September 24, 1942, she was a daughter of the late George Rembert Aldrich and the late Ruby Belle Branham Aldrich. Mrs. Coker was a devoted and cherished member of Anchor Baptist Church. There, she faithfully served her Lord and Savior, dedicating...
Ms. Bonnie Wilson Lutz
Nov 10, 2025
The following obituary was written by Bonnie several years ago. She died on Monday, November 10, 2025 in Elgin, SC at The Blake of Woodcreek Farms assisted living facility. - Sometimes life throws you an "Unexpected Turn." I was born to Ruth James Wilson and Worth Wilson, January 27, 1944 in Greensboro, NC. The "UT" went to my sister, Carolyn...
