[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF RAYMOND CAUGHMAN

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 1, 2019

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the people of Lexington 
and South Carolina are mourning the loss of one of its great citizens, 
Mr. Raymond Caughman.
  He was ``Mr. Lexington'' leading the small town of Lexington in 
banking and civic service to be the center of one of America's most 
dynamic counties. He and his wife, Lib, are beloved in the community. 
The following obituary for Caughman-Harman Funeral Home clearly 
indicates his achievements.

       Lexington.--Funeral services for Raymond Sox Caughman, Sr., 
     92, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at 
     St. David Lutheran Church with interment to follow in the 
     church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 
     p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the church. 
     In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. David 
     Lutheran Church, 132 St. David's Church Road, West Columbia, 
     SC 29170. Mr. Caughman was born January 10, 1927 in 
     Lexington, SC, and passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019. 
     He was a son of the late Willie Morgan and Mary Catherine Sox 
     Caughman. Mr. Caughman was educated in the Lexington Public 
     Schools, graduating in 1944. He attended the American 
     Institute of Banking from 1954 to 1957 and earned an Honorary 
     Doctorate from Newberry College. He served in the US Army 
     from July 20, 1945 through December 31, 1946, serving with 
     occupational forces in China in 1946. Mr. Caughman's 
     employment included The Bank of Lexington, of The Lexington 
     State Bank (President and CEO) and he retired from BB&T Bank 
     and was Coroner of Lexington County. He was President of both 
     the SC Bankers Association and Independent Bankers of SC. His 
     many involvements included the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, 
     Lexington Rotary Club, Lutheran Men, SC Lutheran Synod 
     (Treasurer), Lexington School District One Board of Trustees 
     and Educational Foundation, Woodmen of the World (National 
     Director), 6-51 Club, Lexington County Planning Commission, 
     Central Midlands Planning Commission, Walking Horse 
     Association, Lexington Medical Center Foundation Board, and 
     he was honored by Lexington Extended Care when a wing of one 
     of the buildings was named ``Caughman Way''. Mr. Caughman is 
     survived by his wife of 67 years, Ann Elizabeth ``Lib'' Hook; 
     children, Ann Elizabeth Caughman Alexander (Gene), Amanda 
     Catherine ``Mandy'' Caughman Derrick (John), Raymond S. 
     ``Ray'' Caughman, Jr. (Ron); grandson, John Caughman 
     Alexander (Katie); granddaughters, Beth Ann Alexander Bremer 
     (Mike), Anna Catherine Derrick Panning (Jonathan), Sarah 
     Elizabeth Derrick; great-grandchildren, Anderson Alexander, 
     Caughman Alexander, Allie Bremer and Jacob Panning and twin 
     brother, Hampton Sox Caughman, Sr. He was predeceased by his 
     siblings, Evelyn C. Segelken, Zela C. Boozer, Henry Etta C. 
     Frye, Henry Morgan Caughman, Sue C. Shull, Elford Caughman, 
     Virginia C. Shull and Kenneth Caughman. Caughman-Harman 
     Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, is assisting the family with 
     arrangements.

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