Thompson Funeral Home

Largest crowd ever comes out for West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day – See Photos and Award Winners

West Columbia hosted its largest crowd ever for the Fourth Annual Kinetic Derby Day on Meeting and State streets in West Columbia, Saturday. “It was a great crowd and it’s a great representation of West Columbia,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. “We had good weather, just what we hoped for. It was a wonderful […]

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McAlister-Smith Funeral home conducts its first service after opening on State Street in West Columbia at the former Thompson Funeral Home location

McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation is open at the historic West Columbia location of 200 State Street. It’s the former site of Thompson Funeral Home that operated there for years. Just four days after opening last week, the new operators conducted their first service for a family of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church. McAlister-Smith Funeral and […]

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McAlister Smith Funerals and Cremations coming to former Thompson Funeral Home site, according to Facebook post

According to a post on Facebook, the former Thompson Funeral Home facility on State Street in West Columbia will be the new location of McAlister Smith Funerals and Cremations. Click to see Facebook post William Lynch, in partnership with Blake Ward and Jesse Joslin, will open the business under the guidance and wisdom of State […]

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Thompson Funeral Home makes $500 donation to the WECO River District

Gregg Tuner of Thompson Funeral Home presents a $500 check to Alexis Sellers of Brickhouse Coffee. She is the VP of the WECO River District. The $50 is a donation to the WECO River District. The monthly WECO River District Meeting was held Thursday at Moseley Funeral Home on Meeting Street in West Columbia.

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Lexington County Obituaries for April from Thompson Funeral Home

Ann Simmons ZavalaAnn Simmons Zavala, 78, of West Columbia, SC passed away on April 14th, 2022. Ann was from Wallasey Cheshire, England and was the Daughter of Andrew Simmons and Blanche Clare Simmons. Ann is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Bob, Andrew, John, and David, as well as her sister Frances. Ann […]

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Cayce-West Columbia Obituaries – March 11 through March 17

Obituary of Peggy Yvonne SummersPeggy Yvonne Summers, 73, of West Columbia, SC, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022. Peggy was born to Johnny and Ivy Lorene Rimer on July 16, 1948, in Blythewood, SC. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, David Summers; and six of her seven siblings: Grace Leona […]

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Lesley Warner; Dolly Simon; Barbara Adkins; Jorge Miranda; David Ruddle Obituaries from Thompson Funeral Home

Obituary of Lesley Warner Lesley Warner, 50, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.   She is survived by her loving parents, Chris and Elizabeth Sharpe of Gaston; sisters, Crystal Sharpe (Michael Meetze) of West Columbia, and Beth Judy of Gaston; brother, Michael Lovell of Gaston; […]

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Obituary of M. Joe Staggs – Thompson Funeral home

Obituary of M. Joe Staggs February 20th 1932 – February 10th 2022 Mikie Joe Staggs, 89 of West Columbia , South Carolina  passed away February 10, 2022.  He was born on February 20, 1932  in Bessemer, AL, to the late Charles  and Minnie Turner Staggs. After proudly serving in the U.S. Army and National Guard, […]

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