F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base fly over the funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham outside the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
COLUMBIA — The late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham made his last stop Wednesday at the Statehouse before his funeral at First Baptist Church in Columbia. The following is a photo gallery of the F-16 flyover, the half-mile procession by horse-drawn caisson, and the service:
The flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is transported by horse-drawn caisson from the South Carolina Statehouse to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for his funeral on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Graham died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at age 71. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base fly over the funeral procession for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham outside the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
Patron watch a funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham on South Carolina Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
Gov. Henry McMaster walks down the Statehouse steps to watch the funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
Attorney General Alan Wilson descends the Statehouse steps in Columbia, S.C., ahead of a procession for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The flag on the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., flies at half-staff over a funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is transported by horse-drawn caisson from the South Carolina Statehouse to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for his funeral on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
Lt. Gov. Pamela Everett walks on South Carolina Statehouse grounds to watch a funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, commander of the State Guard, walks beside caisson carrying the flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from the South Carolina Statehouse to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for his funeral on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
A State Guard caisson team carries U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's casket away from the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is transported by horse-drawn caisson from the South Carolina Statehouse to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for his funeral on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Graham died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at age 71. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
A State Guard caisson team carries U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's flag-draped casket up Main Street on a procession to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Seanna Adcox/SC Daily Gazette)
A State Guard caisson team arrives at First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
A U.S. Army Ranger salutes the flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is transported by horse-drawn caisson from the South Carolina Statehouse to First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for his funeral on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Graham died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at age 71. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, her husband Larry Nordone and their daughters watch the funeral procession for her brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, outside First Baptist Church of Columbia in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The Armed Forces Pallbearer Team prepares to carry the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham from the caisson to the First Baptist Church sanctuary for his funeral in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Columbia, SC. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The Armed Forces Pallbearer Team carries the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham to the First Baptist Church sanctuary for his funeral in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Columbia, SC. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The family of late Sen. Lindsey Graham arrives at First Baptist Church in Columbia for funeral services held Wednesday, June 29, 2026. From left to right, Sen. Darline Graham, her husband Larry Nordone, and their daughters Nicole Nordone and Emilie Roberts. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
The sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Darline Graham, and her husband, Larry Nordone, watch as Graham's casket is carried into First Baptist Church in Columbia for funeral services held Wednesday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
The casket with the remains of Sen. Lindsey Graham is taken up the steps at First Baptist Church in Columbia for funeral services held Wednesday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
The Armed Forces Pallbearer Team carries the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham to the First Baptist Church sanctuary for his funeral in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Columbia, SC. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham walks behind the funeral procession for her brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, up the steps of First Baptist Church in downtown Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The funeral service for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham is held at First Baptist Church in Columbia on Wednesday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Current and former University of South Carolina Presidents Michael Amiridis, left, and Harris Pastides, right, attend funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Former U.S. Rep Henry Brown, who represented the 1st District from January 2001-2011, right, attends funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, center, and other current and former members of the state Legislature attend funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Members of the state Senate attend funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. In the front row, from left to right, Sen. Luke Rankin, R-Myrtle Beach, Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, Senate Finance Chairman Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, Senate President Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
The sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Darline Graham, tears up during the funeral service for her brother at First Baptist Church in Columbia Wednesday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Gov. Henry McMaster speaks during funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott speaks during funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday, June 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Pallbearers carry the casket of late Sen. Lindsey Graham out of First Baptist Church in Columbia following funeral services held Wednesday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
Attendees laugh at stories told about the late Sen. Lindsey Graham during funeral services at First Baptist Church in Columbia Wednesday, June 29, 2026. Those in attendance included, left to right, Gov. Henry McMaster, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
The Armed Forces Pallbearer Team carries the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham to the First Baptist Church sanctuary for his funeral in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Columbia, SC. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
The flag on the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., flies at half-staff over a funeral procession for Sen. Lindsey Graham in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
