William Donald Silver
November 13, 1947 - April 30, 2022
William Donald Silver, 74, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Mr. Silver was born in Jacksonville, FL a son of the late William Lucas Silver and Beatrice Rhodes Carmichael. He retired from CSX Railroad as an Engineer and was a member of the Hampton Lodge #204 AFM. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jimmy (Lilly) Foskey and Larry Joe Silver; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce (Chris) Bright, and sisters, EvaLee Van Alstine and Rhonda Lawhorne. Surviving are his wife, Yanli Silver of Florence; daughters, Elizabeth Renee Westberry, Rebekah Anne (Roger) Hamelin, and Yidi Gao; grandchildren, Brittany Michelle Ryan, Breanne Megan (Daniel) Parshley, William Brandon Silver, Roger F. Hamelin, II, Joseph W. Hamelin, and Justin L. Hamelin; great-grandchildren, Christopher Dixon, Sean Dixon, Lillie Parshley, Ja’ Michael R. Hamelin, and Joseph W. Hamelin, II; brothers, William (Barbara) Silver of Alabama and Robert (Bonnie) Carmichael of Waycross, GA; sisters, Diane (Jay) Matlin of Ranger, GA and Adeline (Glen) Wiederman of Waycross, GA; brother-in-law, Larry Van Alstine of Florida; and sister-in-law, Yong Silver. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 pm Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Florence National Cemetery with military and Masonic Rites.
William Donald Silver, 74, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Mr. Silver was born in Jacksonville, FL a son of the late William Lucas Silver and Beatrice Rhodes Carmichael. He retired from CSX Railroad as an Engineer... View Obituary & Service Information