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Recent Obituaries in Florence, SC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Florence, South Carolina area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Arthur "A.W." Joyner
May 12, 2018
Arthur Will “A.W.” Joyner, 88, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Mr. Joyner was born a son of the late Will Elijah Joyner and Lillian Morris Joyner McGee.He worked with Quality Motors that was later known as Cardell Carter and later worked with King Cadillac. Mr. Joyner was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and served as...
Jean Josey Jones
May 12, 2018
Jean Maree Josey Jones, 90, of North Charleston, formerly of Florence, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Mrs. Jones was born a daughter of the late George Eugene Josey and Kathleen Hutto Josey.She graduated from McClenaghan High School and had attended First Presbyterian Church in Florence for many years. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her...
Norma M. Lynch
May 9, 2018
Norma M. Lynch of Florence, SC, made the transition from earth to her home in heaven on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Mrs. Lynch was born a daughter of the late Eugene Mitchell and Lawtice Bell Mitchell.She was a graduate of Greenville High School and graduated from North Greenville Junior College. Mrs. Lynch worked with Probate Court in Florence for thirty-eight...
Nathan Marsden Fowler
May 9, 2018
Nathan Marsden Fowler Jr. February 14, 1957 - May 9, 2018 Nathan Marsden Fowler Jr., of Greenville, SC, passed away unexpectedly on May 9, while working in South Korea. He was 61. Nathan, also known as Mardy to family and friends, was born in Florence, the first child of Margaret and Nathan Fowler. He graduated from McClenaghan High School in...
Marta Miles Haney
May 3, 2018
Marta Miles Haney, 68, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Mrs. Haney was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Arthur Eugene Miles and Betty Pearl Anderson Miles.She graduated from McClenaghan High School in 1968 and moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1970.She returned to Florence in 1984 and was employed with Bridges, Orr and...
Lula Von Mcalister Baxley
May 2, 2018
Lula Von McAlister Baxley, 88, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Baxley was born a daughter of the late Edward Jeff McAlister and Myrtle McAlister.She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Darris Reginald Baxley and her...
Frank Joseph Jordan
May 2, 2018
Frank Joseph Jordan, 92, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2018. Mr. Jordan was born in Delanco, NJ, a son of the late Francis Joseph Jordan and Grace Cecilia Elizabeth Love Jordan.He was a designer/draftsman and retired from the Department of Defense. He was raised in the Catholic faith and had been attending All Saints Church since moving...
Barney A. Mcelveen, Jr.
Apr 30, 2018
Barney A. McElveen, Jr. 75, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1942, in Florence, SC, a son of the late Barney Adam McElveen and Juanita Oliver McElveen.He was the co-owner of McElveen and Granger Auto Electric, a former owner and operator of Taw Caw Campground in Summerton, SC and more recently...
Saleem Gus Cottros
Apr 27, 2018
Saleem Gus Cottros, 86, of Florence, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018. Mr. Cottros was born in Florence, a son of the late Gus Cottros and Mintaha Kershaw Cottros. He attended Carolina College of Commerce and received his Associate Degree from Florence Darlington TECH.He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served in the Korean War.Mr. Cottros was...
Norman Albert Belge
Apr 25, 2018
Norman Albert Belge, 59, of Florence, SC passed away April 25, 2018. Norman was born in Buffalo, NY a son of the late Albert Carl Belge and Elizabeth Harris Belge. Mr. Belge was a graduate of Wilson High School from 73-76. He was an art & religion major graduate of Coker College from 79-81. Norman was a veteran of the...
Marion Jerald Brown
Apr 24, 2018
Marion Jerald Brown, 75, of Florence passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 208. Mr. Brown was born a son of the late Murdock Brown and Lilly Bell Coker Brown.He graduated from Olanta High School in 1962.Mr. Brown was a member of Southside Baptist Church.He was the owner and operator of Marion J. Brown Detective Agency for forty-five years, was the...
Conrad Nelson Ridings
Apr 24, 2018
Conrad Nelson Ridings, 83, of Fingerville, SC passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Mr. Ridings was born in Spartanburg, SC a son of the late Otis Ridings and Pineola McIntyre Ridings.He was a supervisor for Beverage Air Manufacturing and a member of Fingerville First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Eva Theresa Oakley...
Harold Wayne Reynolds
Apr 23, 2018
Harold Wayne Reynolds, 72, of Effingham, was surrounded by his family when he went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2018. Harold was born a son of the late “R.J.” Rupert Reynolds, Sr. and Hazel Jenkins Reynolds.He began his career with Southern Bell Telephone and was service manager with Lucent Technologies when he retired. Harold was...
Charles Henry Lamb
Apr 20, 2018
Charles Henry Lamb, 83, of Florence, joined his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 20, 2018. Mr. Lamb was born in Scranton, SC a son of the late William Lawrence Lamb and Mabel Archambault.He faithfully served his country in the US Air Force having served from 1951 – 1971.He retired from Pee Dee Pathology after 20 years and was a...
Donald Forrest "Donnie, Jr." Ritchie
Apr 19, 2018
Donald “Donnie, Jr.” Forrest Ritchie, Jr., 52, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Mr. Ritchie was born in Harrisonburg, VA a son of Juanita Roadcap Ritchie and the late Donald Forest Ritchie, Sr.He was a highly skilled diesel mechanic for over 30 years.He began his career at Peterbilt in Florence and later moved to Orangeburg and worked...
Larry Olen Broach
Apr 15, 2018
Larry Olen Broach, 71, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 after his lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Broach was born in Effingham, SC, a son of the late Earnest B. Broach and Ella Mae Broach.He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a member of Northwood Worship Center, and was owner and operator of National Business...
Emily Pauline White Wright
Apr 13, 2018
Emily Pauline White Wright, 85, of Florence, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018. Mrs. Wright was born a daughter of the late Harry Lee White and Ruth Hughes White.She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to parents, she was predeceased by her husband of fifty-three years, LeRoy Lucien Wright; brothers, Hughes White and Robert White; and sister, Ann...
William A. "Bill" Moral
Apr 13, 2018
William A. “Bill” Moral, 73, of Florence, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018. Mr. Moral was born a son of the late Guillermo Moral and Ana Russo Moral.He was the owner and operator of Moral’s Precision Manufacturing. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Lane Waits Moral; son, Huey (Kathy) Locklear of Columbia, SC; daughters, Rocio Moral of Quito,...
Patty Lagay Prosser
Apr 12, 2018
Patty Lagay Prosser, 47, of Myrtle Beach, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Ms. Prosser was born a daughter of Arlington J. Prosser and Shirley B. Prosser of Florence.She was a registered nurse. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her daughter, Sydney Prosser Dalrymple of Florence; and sister, Debra Bellflowers (Sam) of Bessemer, NC. She is...
Betty Jo Flowers Godwin
Apr 11, 2018
Betty Jo Flowers Godwin, 81, of Greensboro, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Mrs. Godwin was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late Freddie Flowers and Idell Norwood Flowers.She was a member of the Gospel Temple Worship Center and had worked for GE Medical.She took care of her parents during their illness, was a loving...
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