Victoria Veronica Gimla
Aug 30, 2025
Victoria Veronica Gimla, 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
She was born in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of the late Harry Kosmowski and Alice Rosak Kosmowski. Mrs. Gimla was a part of many organizations, such as the Windows and Widowers of Florence, VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a former volunteer at McLeod...
Dwayne Ralph Jordan
Aug 29, 2025
Dwayne Ralph Jordan, 61, of Florence, SC passed away Friday August 29, 2025.
He was born in Florence, SC, the son of Patsy Hyatt Meadows and the late Ralph Gray.
Dwayne was a skilled tradesman and outdoorsman. He loved motorcycles, his family and his dog.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mary Lynn Shaw Jordan; sons Dwayne R....
Maynard "Boyd" Cook Jr.
Aug 29, 2025
Maynard “Boyd” Cook, Jr., of Manning (Wyboo), South Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at the age of 79.
Born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, Boyd attended New Trier High School and later graduated from the University of Denver. He served his country with honor in the Vietnam War, a role he carried with quiet pride...
Donna Lee Paulk Dedonis
Aug 29, 2025
Donna Lee Paulk Dedonis, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025.
She was the daughter of the late Forrest Donald “Donnie” Paulk and Betty Taylor Paulk. Donna graduated from the Georgia Baptist nursing program of Mercer University as a RN. Mrs. Dedonis participated in show dog confirmation and had top winning Old English Sheep Dogs and English...
Michael Leonard Kester
Aug 28, 2025
Michael Leonard Kester, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
He was born in Ridley Park, PA, the son of Joyce Ferguson and the late Gilbert Kester. Mr. Kester loved baseball, football, singing, dancing, reading magazines and cars. He loved spending time with his loving mother the most.
In addition to his father, he is preceded in death...
Wheeler Legrand "W.L." Carmon
Aug 24, 2025
Wheeler Legrand “W.L.” Carmon, 77, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
He was born in Turbeville, SC, the son of the late Carl Legrand Carmon and Liza Elease Parker Carmon. Mr. Carmon retired from Delta Mills as a machinist. He was a member of Woodsman of the World and a part of D.A.V. Chapter 72. Mr. Carmon...
Betty Wakefield Rogers
Aug 22, 2025
Betty Wakefield Rogers, 87, of Florence, SC passed away on Friday, August 22nd, 2025.
Betty was born in Bebington, England, the daughter and only child to the late William and Elizabeth Wakefield.
She was the beloved wife of the late Elbert Rogers, and a much-loved Mother, Nana, and friend.
Betty met her late husband, US Airforce Veteran, Elbert while he was stationed at...
Cheryl Lee Montrose Hunter
Aug 22, 2025
nterCheryl Lee Hunter, 64, of Florence, South Carolina, peacefully passed with her family at bedside at McLeod Regional Medical Center on August 22, 2025.
Born on September 24, 1960, and raised in Florence County where she attended High School. Cheryl bled garnet and black as a devoted Carolina Gamecock Fan. You could easily find Cheryl tanning in her pool or on...
Claudis Whitehead Lynch
Aug 22, 2025
Claudis Whitehead Lynch, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025 at home with her family.
Mrs. Lynch was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia, the daughter of the late Odell Beecher Whitehead and Elton Ray Whitehead. She graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1972. Mrs. Lynch was a...
Martha Bunn Tyson
Aug 22, 2025
Martha Bunn Tyson passed quietly August 22, 2025, morning while seated at her breakfast room table where she kept close watch over her beloved neighbors. Martha was born March 12, 1927, in Kenly, North Carolina to the late James Robert and Rosa Bell Bunn. She is a graduate of Rock Ridge High School, Wake Forest College; now Wake Forest University...
Robert Lee Jackson
Aug 22, 2025
Robert Lee Jackson, 68, of Florence, SC, passed Friday, August 22, 2025.
He was the son of the late Bill Jackson and Nancy Harrelson Jackson.
Robert graduated with the Class of 1975 from West Florence High School. He was the proud owner of Lee Jackson Construction and a devoted member of Palmetto Street Church of God. He was actively involved with the...
Samuel Chester Nichols
Aug 18, 2025
Samuel Chester Nichols, 85, of Florence, SC passed away Monday, August 18, 2025.
He was born in Chester, SC to the late Lerline Copeland Nichols and Henry Orion Nichols. He was a member of Family Worship and a social worker for Tri County Mental Health Center in Dillon, where he retired in 2005.
Surviving is his wife, Kathrine Lawrence Nichols; son, Christopher...
Brenda Davis Poston
Aug 18, 2025
Brenda Davis Poston, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away August 18, 2025.
She was the daughter of the late Cecil Davis and Ruby Finch Davis.
Brenda was a devoted member of Gospel Temple Church and also found great joy worshipping with Pastor Jim Deberry at The Palms. Her love for the Lord radiated through her joyful spirit and unwavering faith. A true...
Monica Ann McDowell
Aug 18, 2025
ndatMonica Ann McDowell, 53, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025
She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of Patsy Kennedy McDowell and the late Billy Charles McDowell. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Miss McDowell worked at McLeod Hospital for 23 years, where she was an MRI Technician. She adored her family and loved...
Walter Cecil Hardee
Aug 12, 2025
Mr. Walter Cecil Hardee, 89, peacefully passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
He was born to the late Olin Hardee and Etta Matthews Hardee in Georgetown, SC on August 4, 1936.
The youngest of five children, he was raised in a farming community and attended the local schools.
He married the love of his life, the late Margaret “Evelyn”...
Phillip Reid Dewitt
Aug 12, 2025
Loyal to the very core, brilliant in thought, and tender in heart, Phillip “Reid” Dewitt lived a life of passion and purpose. On August 12, 2025, surrounded by love, he embarked on his final journey — leaving behind a legacy of devotion, wisdom, and kindness that will echo in the hearts of all who knew him.
He was born on February...
John Stephen Pattillo
Aug 10, 2025
John Stephen Pattillo, 67, of Florence, SC, passed away August 10, 2025.
He was the son of the late Ned Pattillo and Frances Brown Pattillo.
John had a deep love for the beach and the easygoing rhythm of beach music. In his younger years, he cherished fishing trips with his son. He woke up every morning saying “it’s gonna be a good...
Susan Dowdy
Aug 10, 2025
Susan Dowdy, 73, of Florence, SC, passed away August 10, 2025.
She was the daughter of the late Harold “Arnold” Dowdy and Argene Yeatts Dowdy.
Susan had a long and dedicated career in health care, beginning at Bruce Hospital and concluding after 32 years of service at Carolinas Hospital System. She was deeply loved by her family, friends, and patients alike. Guided...
Glenn John Matthews
Aug 9, 2025
Glenn John Matthews, of Florence, SC, passed away on August 9, 2025, surrounded by his family after a private battle with cancer.
Born in New Jersey, his family moved to Florence, SC when he was five years old.
After graduating from Francis Marion University, Glenn worked as an accomplished CPA and CFO for several companies. He eventually created his own firm, where...
Barbara E. Laney
Aug 8, 2025
Barbara E. Laney, 78, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Mrs. Laney was born in Hartsville, SC, the daughter of the late Emma Gertrude Outlaw Lowe and Lawrence E. Lowe. She was a member of Florence Baptist Temple and loved family, friends and fishing.
Surviving are her husband, Colvin Cornwall Laney; daughter, Tammie Hopkins Rickenbacker (Robert) of Holly...
