Madelyn Cox Cole
Aug 15, 2024
Madelyn Cox Cole, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Mrs. Cole was born the daughter of the late Solomon Joseph Hewitt and Zelia Benton Hewitt. She was a member of Florence Baptist Temple and attended regularly before her health declined. Mrs. Cole worked in retail clothing for 32 years. In addition to...
Karen Lee Lookenott
Aug 15, 2024
Karen Lee Lookenott, 68, entered the gates of Heaven Thursday, August 15, 2024. Ms. Lookenott was born in Shreveport, LA., the daughter of the late Donald Eugene Lookenott and Mary Florence Cato Lookenott. Karen was a lady of great faith and was a member of Abundant Life Church. She was a friend to everyone she met, and her friends quickly...
Mary Thomas Oliver
Aug 14, 2024
Mary Edith Oliver, 67, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. She was born in Savannah, GA, the daughter of the late Hughes Thomas. Mrs. Oliver worked as a dog breeder for many years and had also worked in retail. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Angie Sandridge. Surviving are...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Mitchum Windham
Aug 13, 2024
Jacqueline “Jackie” Mitchum Windham, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Mrs. Windham was born in Williamsburg County of South Carolina on March 17, 1926. Mrs. Windham was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Florence, SC. She was predeceased by her husband Clyde Clayton Windham. She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Thomas (Mac)...
Michelle Marie Ferrell
Aug 12, 2024
Michelle Marie Ferrell, 53, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024. Mrs. Ferrell was born a daughter of Marie Collins Liner and William Earl Liner. She is preceded in death by her brother, William Liner, Jr. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, George Michael Ferrell and son, Dillon Ferrell. Mrs. Ferrell was...
Kenneth Wayne Clark
Aug 12, 2024
Kenneth Wayne Clark passed away at home on Monday, August 12, 2024. Ken was born August 24, 1952 in Rock Hill, S. C., the son of the late Rembert Franklin Clark, Jr. and Ruth Elizabeth Catoe. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Florence Schools graduating from McClenaghan High School. Upon graduation Ken joined the US Navy as fire...
Lela Christine Carter Bass
Aug 11, 2024
Lela Christine Carter Bass, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024, McLeod Hospice House surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bass was born in Wilson County, NC, a daughter of the late Lela Beamon Carter and Leonard L. Carter. She was a receptionist at McLeod Regional Medical Center part-time for 10 years and was also a homemaker....
Ethel Mcleod Robinson
Aug 11, 2024
Ethel McLeod Robinson passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on August 11, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House. Her Celebration of Life will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Florence Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Florence, South Carolina. Guests may visit with the family following the service. Ethel was born in Paxville, South Carolina, on January 4,1925,...
Rosanne Tolar Rivers Saunders
Aug 10, 2024
Rosanne was born on October 4, 1943. She was the daughter of Rebecca (Bridges) and Douglas S. Tolar. She was born in Columbia, SC at Fort Jackson while her father was serving in the Army during World War II. She was predeceased by her parents and by her husband, Frederick Rutledge Saunders, Sr., originally from Sumter, SC. Rosanne grew up...
George Gliba
Aug 10, 2024
George Gliba, 75, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at his home. George was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1949. He immigrated to the United States from communist Hungary and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1982. Alongside his wife Irene and their young daughter Melinda, they settled in Maine, living in Portland, Cumberland...
Joyce Brenda Collins
Aug 10, 2024
Joyce Brenda Collins, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Matthew McKissick and Rosa Lee Turner McKissick. Joyce was a member of Central United Methodist Church for 77 years where she played in the handbell choir and was pianist for the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class. In addition to...
William "C.D." Watson
Aug 8, 2024
William Charles Douglas, “C.D.” Watson, passed away Thursday, August 08, 2024. Mr. Watson was born in Florence, S.C., the son of the late Charles Dale Watson and Betty Jho Gillion. He was an excellent Appliance Technician, mechanic and a jack of all trades. C.D was definitely a people person, he never met a stranger. C.D’s passion for leading people to...
Lonita Hewitt West
Aug 4, 2024
Lonita Hewitt West, 76, of Florence SC, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Lacy B. Hewitt and Jessie Bell Haynes. Lonita was a member of Florence Baptist Temple for 44 years and was the kitchen manager for the church. She was married to her loving husband, Kenneth West, for 56 years. She also...
Linda Ruth Alford Harrell
Aug 1, 2024
Linda Ruth Alford Harrell, 75, of Florence, SC, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Walter Herbert Alford and Hattie Jean Bryant Alford. Linda was a hostess chairman at Northgate Baptist Church. She was married to her loving husband for 45 years. She loved children and was a dedicated daycare worker for over 20...
Beatrice Bellflowers Hutchinson
Jul 31, 2024
Beatrice Bellflowers Hutchinson, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, after a long and joyful life. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Tom Bellflowers and Clara Mae Matthews Bellflowers. She spent her life serving others and making sure everyone felt ‘at home’- she never met a stranger. Bea was a...
Guy A. Proctor, Jr.
Jul 27, 2024
Guy A. Proctor, Jr. of Effingham, 83, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024, peacefully at home. Mr. Proctor was born in Olanta, SC, a son of the late Guy A. Proctor, Sr and Caroline M. Proctor. He was a Mason and member of Beulah Lodge #259 in Olanta. He managed the Florence branch of Southchem, Inc. before moving to FL...
Larry Grice
Jul 25, 2024
Larry Grice, 82, of Florence, SC passed away at MUSC hospital Florence on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after an illness. Mr. Grice was born in Mullins, SC, the son of the late Robert and Mary Grice. Mr. Grice retired after 40 years of service with AT&T as an electronic toll technician. Mr. Grice was a Christian who loved the Lord....
Vivian Louise Gravitte Dodd
Jul 18, 2024
Vivian Louise Gravitte Dodd, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Mrs. Dodd was born in Haleyville, AL, the daughter of the late Cleborn Gravitte and Susie Creel Gravitte. She was a long-time member of Florence Baptist Temple, where she was active for many years. Mrs. Dodd worked in the retail industry for both Gladstone’s and...
Joyce Cusack Stokes
Jul 17, 2024
Joyce C. Stokes, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Mrs. Stokes was born the daughter of the late Leberta Hutchinson Cusack and Irby “Tip” Cusack. She graduated from South Side High School in 1966, was a former Land-Star Agent; and previously had worked for Dri-Wood Moulding. Surviving are her husband, Harold Stokes; daughter, Pam (Tony) Elliott...
James A. Bruce, Jr.
Jul 16, 2024
James A. Bruce, Jr., 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Mr. Bruce was born the son of the late Doris Curry Bruce and James A. Bruce. He was a veteran of the US Army, an active member of Florence Baptist Temple where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School teacher and a member of the...
