obituaries
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Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 2, at 11 a.m. in the Morning Star M.B. Church for Mr. Willie Earl Sims, 74, of Columbia, who died Wednesday, February 24, at Wesley Medical Center. Interme...
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 11:30 a.m. in the North Columbia Church of God (Life Church) for Mr. Charles Allen Dixon, 4...
Funeral services were held Friday, March 12, at 2 p.m. in the Woodlawn Cemetery for Mr. Michael Bridges, 59, of Columbia, who died March 11, at his...
Funeral services were held Friday, March 5, at 2 p.m. in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Bobbye Sue White, 77, of Columbia who died Tuesda...
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 10, at 11 a.m. in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Ms. Pauline “Polly” Robertson, 89, of Columbia, w...
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 6, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Ms. Carol Ann Passmore, 67, of Columbia, who di...
Graveside services were held Saturday, March 6, at 1 p.m. in the Cedar Grove Cemetery for Ms. Peggy Spiers Karl, 80, of Hattiesburg, who died Febru...
Obits Policy
1) Basic
This is our free notice.* It includes the deceased's name, address, cause of death (if desired) plus the place, time and location of the funeral service as well as the funeral home handling arrangements. No survivor information is included.
2) Standard
This notice includes all of the information in the Basic, plus all immediate survivors as well as the number of grandchildren, but not their names. Additionally, listing of those immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouse, children) who preceded the deceased in death will be included. For the Standard notice, there is a flat charge of $25.*
3) Select
This includes all information included in the Basic and the Standard, plus the names of grandchildren and basic biographical information, a list of pallbearers, professional information and civic information, such as club affiliation, church affiliation, church offices held and so forth. For the Select notice, there is a flat charge of $50.*
* Graphic Element
This includes the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (a photo of the deceased, a logo representing a club, the armed forces, etc., or even a religious logo such as a cross or praying hands) to accompany any of the above types of notices. There will be a $15 charge for this additional service.
4) Comprehensive
This notice offers everything in the Select, with the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (as listed above) as well as personal family messages, special language, sunrise and sunset information and so forth. For the Comprehensive notice, the total charge is $125.