Elizabeth (Bunch) McCollum

Elizabeth Bunch McCollum, 86, of Orangeburg passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021.

Ms. McCollum was born in Holly Hill, S.C. on September 15, 1935.  She was the daughter of the late Richard Bunch and the late Maggie Wilder Bunch.  She was the widow of Albert McCollum.  Ms. McCollum worked for Jeansville Manufacturing as a supervisor until their closing then at CWH until her retirement at the age of 72.  She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Orangeburg.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a sister, Joyce Robinson.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street in Orangeburg.  Dr. Shane Stutzman will be officiating.

Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, 4830 Columbia Road in Orangeburg. 

The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 P.M. on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel prior to the funeral service.

Pallbearers will be Terry Bradshaw, Ray Bradshaw, Theodore Wilder, Steve Quick, Cozswell Muller and Daryl Hallman.

Survivors include three daughters, Annette Bunch of Cordova, Pat Pennington (Marshall) of Clinton, June Coats (Mike) of Orangeburg; three sons, Hank McCollum (Tina) of Orangeburg, Regan McCollum (Wanda) of Cannon, Wade “Chico” McCollum (Jamie) of Mobile, AL; a special daughter, Dolores McCollum; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a great-great grandchild; sister, Lois Bishop and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends may come by the residence of Mike and June Coats at 198 Club Acres Blvd. Orangeburg, S.C.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at 123 W Antrim Dr. Greenville, SC 29607.

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