All Obituaries

Frances Trophina Grubbs Kuhn, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, July 27, 2021.  Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Callie Watson Grubbs and Stella Henson Grubbs.  In 1944 she married Robert W. Kuhn in Lebanon, Missouri.   She was an avid golfer, a member of Columbia Country Club, and won many tournaments and championships.  She loved to travel and enjoyed volunteering for charity golf tournaments....

Pamela F. Adams,73, of Columbia,SC passed away at her home on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Pam is pre-deceased by her mother Edith Gladden of Columbia, SC and her step-father Oz  Gladden of Great Falls , SC, and her nephew Christopher Bradstreet of Columbia, SC. Pam was a respiratory therapist for many years in Columbia. She also enjoyed many careers over the years including performing insurance physicals to owning Hott Cars of Columbia. Pam leaves behind her daughters,...

Emily Lynn Martin was born on December 3, 1998 in Sandy, Utah. She moved to South Carolina with her mother and sister in 2009.    Emily graduated from Richland Northeast High School in June 2018. She knew nothing about cars, but she went to work for O’Reilly Auto Parts where she loved her job and her coworkers. Emily was an animal lover, and had a pet hedgehog (Jamil) and two guinea pigs (Pancake and Waffle). She was never afraid to speak what she thought, and never...

Jerry F. Douglas, originally from Barnwell, SC followed by Columbia, SC and Sevierville, TN passed peacefully on July 6, 2021.  He was the youngest son of Mattie Priester Douglas and Albert Mayfield Douglas, both predeceased.  He is also predeceased by his brothers Albert Douglas of Columbia, Paul Douglas of Rochester, NY, and Laten Douglas of Charleston, SC.  He served his country as an Army Atomic Veteran from 1956-1959 in the Marshall Islands...

Margareta (Marge) Forster McIlroy, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to so many, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on July 4, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was pre-deceased by her sister, Ellen Tourner and her parents, Robert and Margarete Forster.  Marge is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Colonel Wilmer L. “Mac” McIlroy, Jr., US Army Retired, and her forever grateful children, Robert McIlroy of Lugoff, SC, Anne Wilson of Columbia, SC...

Luis Daniel Echevarria was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on February 11, 1987. At the age of 5, his parents Neric & Wanda Echevarria decided to move for the well-being of the family to South Carolina where it became his second home for more than 28 years. At the age of 20, Luis Daniel Echevarria got married and from that relationship came the birth of two boys, Luis Daniel Echevarria Jr. on 11-13-2008 and Josiah Miguel Echevarria on 4-12-2010. From his second relationship was born a girl,...

Lula Murray Camp passed away after a battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on June 7, 2021. Born Lula Grace Murray on December 21, 1943 in Columbia, SC as the second child of four and first daughter of Clement and Clementine Murray, Lula grew up on Glenwood Rd in Columbia and graduated from University High School. She studied French at the University of South Carolina, ultimately obtaining a masters degree.  Lula went on to briefly work for the South Carolina Department of Social Services...

A service to celebrate the life of Carol “Lynn” Brautlacht will be held Tuesday, June 15th 2021 at 11:00 am at the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, SC.  Reverend Angela Marshall will officiate the service.  Lynn was born on April 20th, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland.  She was the loving daughter of the late John Raymond Schillinberg, Jr. and Edna “Carolyn”Schillinberg.   Lynn passed away after a short courageous battle with...