Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at East Columbia Baptist Church for Robert Kelly Speights Jr., 74, of Columbia, who died on Monday, July 3. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery. Rev. Dave Nichols and Rev. Ben Whatley officiated at the services. Visitation was held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
