Timothy Shoun Clark
Apr 7, 2018
Timothy Shoun Clark, Jr., 35, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Mr. Clark was born in Baltimore, MD a son of Betty Jo McKenney Carlson and the late Timothy Shoun Clark, Sr.He grew up in Baltimore, moved to Ocala, FL, then to Texas.He has lived in Florence for the past three years having moved here from San...
Melva Simmons Elmer
Apr 4, 2018
Melva Simmons Elmer, 73, of Dillon, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Mrs. Elmer was born a daughter of Albert Waldo Simmons and Melva LeGette Simmons.She was born in Salisbury, NC, but grew up in Arlington, VA and Mamaroneck, NY.She graduated from Rye Neck Senior High School in Mamaroneck, NY in 1962. In 1969, Mrs. Elmer moved to Washington,...
Virginia Ammons Mixon
Mar 31, 2018
Virginia Ammons Mixon, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Mrs. Mixon was born a daughter of Tom Richardson and Retha Richardson.She was a long-time member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Mrs. Mixon loved flowers, cooking and planning for family gatherings.She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Mrs. Mixon is survived by her husband, Marion Mixon;...
Carroll Frison Mcelveen
Mar 28, 2018
Carroll Frison McElveen, 71, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Mr. McElveen was born in Olanta, SC a son of the late Carlton McElveen and Carrie Powell McElveen.He was a US Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. Surviving are his brothers, Ben McElveen and Landis McElveen, both of...
Elsy West Anderson
Mar 28, 2018
Elsy West Anderson, 94, of Columbia, formerly of Florence, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.She was born in Philadelphia on November 17, 1923 to Irene and Frank West.Elsy lived a full life and never met a stranger, always nourishing those around her with love, faith, and friendship. Throughout her life, Elsy remained active in various religious, craft, and...
Charles Randy Pigate
Mar 25, 2018
Charles Randy Pigate, 76, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Mr. Pigate was born a son of Hoyt Pigate and Leolun Vause Pigate.He was the owner/operator of Randy Pigate Construction Company.He was a member of Elim Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon and was a member of the Berean Sunday School Class. In addition to...
Eugene J Rasmussen
Mar 23, 2018
Eugene J. Rasmussen, 84, of Darlington, SC passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. The family will receive friends from 4 - 6 PM Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Wallace Herbert Jordan, Sr.
Mar 19, 2018
Wallace Jordan, 81, of Florence, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Jordan was born in Evergreen, a son of the late Herbert Lee and Bercta Purvis Jordan. He was a graduate of Mcclenaghan High School and attended Wofford College. He was a US Army Veteran. Mr. Jordan spent over 45 years in the automobile industry in...
John Ottis Williamson
Mar 18, 2018
John Ottis Williamson, 82, of Florence passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Mr. Williamson was born a son of the late Johnny Daniel Williamson and Maude Cox Williamson.He retired in 2000 as a #2 machine lead operator at Stone Container and had previously worked with International Paper.Mr. Williamson was a member of Abundant Life Church.He played softball for many...
Joyce Watts Gibson
Mar 18, 2018
Joyce Watts Gibson, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Florence, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Mrs. Gibson was born a daughter of Ralph Wailen Watts and Jewell Israel Watts. She graduated from Florence High School. For over 20 years Mrs. Gibson assisted her husband in their business, Carolina Driver Service, Inc. She was also a dispatcher for LandStar....
Lonny Powers
Mar 16, 2018
Lonny Powers, 56, of Timmonsville, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018. Mr. Powers was born in Florence, SC a son of Carol Williams Strother and the late Joseph Franklin Powers, Sr.Lonny had worked in the construction business. Surviving are his mother; brothers, Johnny Powers and Frank (Sandra) Powers, Jr.; sister, Stephanie (Charlie) Raley; half-sisters, Donna (Jamie) Oliver and Doris...
Raymond Wallace Coleman
Mar 16, 2018
Raymond Wallace Coleman, 96, died March 16, 2018, at his residence in Florence, SC. A memorial service was held on March 17, 2018, at Pamplico United Methodist Church, Pamplico, SC, with Dr. Bill Brown officiating. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home directing. In honor of Ray Coleman’s love of good food, family and friends gathered at Cain’s BBQ after the service. Born in...
Marie Taylor Tomlinson
Mar 15, 2018
Marie Taylor Tomlinson, 93, of Florence, formerly of North Augusta, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Mrs. Tomlinson was born a daughter of the late Joseph Whitfield Taylor and Rachael Helen Godwin Taylor. She graduated from Florence High School and retired from Clearwater Finishing Plant in Belvedere, SC, where she worked as an administrative assistant. Mrs. Tomlinson was...
Thomas "Tommy" Scott Hewett
Mar 13, 2018
Thomas “Tommy” Scott Hewett, 64, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Tommy was born to the late George Edwood Hewett and Edith Boyd Hewett. Tommy was a 1973 graduate of Wilson High School.On August 13, 1977 he married his soulmate.He retired from DuPont after 24 years of dedicated service.Tommy was an avid sports fan, loved music,...
Nicole Szczucki Hall
Mar 13, 2018
Nicole Melissa Szczucki Hall, 36, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Ms. Hall was the daughter of Ed and Cindy Siko Szczucki.She was an operator with Allied Answering Service. In addition to her parents, Ms. Hall is survived by her husband, Damon Cato; her daughters, Jalissa Cato and Jillian Cato; step-daughter, Jasmine Anderson; maternal grandmother, Alfreda Siko;...
Ira Thomas Brown
Mar 10, 2018
Ira Thomas Brown, 59, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Mr. Brown was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Harold Brown and Janet Phillips Brown Enzor.He was an avid bowler, having bowled the first sanctioned 300 on April 2, 1986. He was inducted into PDUSBC Hall of Fame in 2014. Surviving are his son,...
Mark Alan Jordan
Mar 9, 2018
Mark Alan Jordan, 55, of Florence, SC passed away on Friday, March 09, 2018. Mr. Jordan was born in Florence, SC a son of Eula Inez Smiley Jordan and the late Arvid Dudley Jordan.He was a pipefitter and was a member of Effingham Church of God. Surviving are his mother; wife, Freida C. Jordan; son, Jonathon Jordan; daughters, Jessica Jordan...
Betty Jean Flores
Mar 9, 2018
Betty Jean Flores, 78, of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by family on Friday, March 9, 2018. Mrs. Flores was born in Florence, SC in April of 1939.She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Matthews and Era Irene Inman. Surviving are her husband, Rudolph Flores; son, Joseph R. Flores; grandson, Noah Flores all...
Mark Anthony Phillips
Mar 7, 2018
Mark Anthony Phillips, 50, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Mr. Phillips was born a son of Myrtle Lee Rabon Phillips and Daniel P. Phillips, Jr.He was employed with Nucor Steel Company for thirteen years and afterward as a barber at Patriot Barber Shop for approximately four years.Mr. Phillips was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. In...
Dr. Walter Douglas Smith
Mar 3, 2018
Dr. Walter Douglas Smith (age 99), a resident of Florence, died on March 3, 2018 in Columbia, SC. Born in Harriman, Tennessee on Nov. 17, 1918 to Walter B. Smith and Jeanetta Mae Scarbrough Smith. He graduated from Harriman High School, and thereafter from Lincoln Memorial University before serving for three years in the US Navy during WWII. He was...
