James Geoffrey “Geoff” Lifrage, 70, widower of Phyllis Thompson Lifrage, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016, in the Williamsburg Regional Hospital Emergency Room.

Mr. Lifrage was born August 21, 1945, in Greenville, SC, a son of the late Jane Richardson Lifrage and Julius Geoffrey “J.G.” Lifrage. Geoff graduated from Carlisle Military Academy in 1963, attended Montreat-Anderson Junior College, and graduated from The Baptist College of Charleston, now Charleston Southern University, in 1970. He was a former employee of Farmers Telephone Co-Op, a former Florence County Tax Assessor, and retired from Williamsburg County as the Tax Assessor. He was a member of Kingstree First Baptist Church and the Kingstree Moose Lodge. Geoff, who was affectionately known as “Puddin’” by his friends, loved the outdoors, and especially loved fishing and hunting.

Mr. Lifrage is survived by: 2 daughters, Laurel Lifrage Wade, of Union and Tamara Jane Lifrage, of Spartanburg; a special daughter since she was five years old, Melannie Thompson (Danny) Mims, of Kingstree; 7 grandchildren, Jeremy Seth (Lacey) Wade, Logan Adair Wade, Nicholas Blake Wade, Lyla Addison Smith Lifrage, Danny Richard Mims, Jr, Thomas Nicholas Mims, and Noah Aaron Mims; 1 great grandchild, Benjamin Mason Wade; his sister Frankie L. (Larease) Mims, of Eastover; 3 aunts, Wilhelmina Grist, of Summerville, Libby Wilburn, of Clinton, and Roberta Shepherd, of Charleston; a niece, Holly M. (Perry) Jameson and a nephew, Blake (Margaret) Mims; and the mother of his daughters, Eileen T. (Binky) Maness, of Kingstree.

Funeral services will be held 3:30 PM Sunday, June 19, 2016, in Kingstree First Baptist Church, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the Family Life Center of the church. Memorials may be made to Tara Hall Home for Boys, PO Box 955, Georgetown, SC 29442 or Kingstree First Baptist Church, Family Life Center, 400 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.