Baughman, a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away at his home. Baughman was the only child of Otis Lee Baughman, senior and Pansy Cooper Baughman. He was married for 62 years to his sweetheart and best friend, Louise Cleland Lightsey who predeceased him on December 27, 2020. Baughman was a decorated multi-sport athlete from Wagener High School where he graduated in 1953. He received his Bachelor's degree from The Citadel in 1957 where he had a distinguished cadet career including serving as a Summerall Guard. After graduation, he was commissioned a lieutenant and served a tour of Army duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Baughman received his honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Baptist College, Charleston, SC (now Charleston Southern University). After being in the fuel oil business for many years in Wagener, Mr. Baughman owned a general life insurance agency in Wagener and then on Hilton Head Island for over 20 years.

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