Robert W. Strawn
Aug 1, 2017
Robert W. Strawn, 89, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Mr. Strawn was born on October 4, 1927, in Florence County, SC, a son of the late James T. Strawn and Willie Mae Hicks Strawn.He was a three year veteran of the US Navy and retired after over twenty years in the Merchant Marines.Mr. Strawn was...
Leo Clyde Johnson
Jul 31, 2017
Leo Clyde Johnson, 89, of Florence, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, in a local healthcare facility after an illness. Mr. Johnson was born in Florence County, SC, a son of the late Julius David Johnson, Sr. and Goldie Huggins Johnson.He was a veteran of the US Army.Mr. Johnson retired as manager from Badger R. Bazen Company. He is...
Lizzie Rouse Peace
Jul 30, 2017
Lizzie Rouse Peace, 80, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Mrs. Peace was born in Dillon City, SC a daughter of the late Lafon Rouse and Lillie Mae Caulder Rouse.She was a cafeteria manager for Royall Elementary School.She loved her family and loved to cook for them. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Denise...
Charles B Tucker
Jul 29, 2017
Charles Bennett “Sam” Tucker, 82, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Mr. Tucker was born on July 11, 1935, in Chesterfield, SC, a son of the late Jasper Dorsey Tucker and Odell Elizabeth Curtis Tucker. He graduated from Chesterfield High School. He was a US Army veteran and founder of Tucker Medical. He was a member of...
Rentha Bazen Miles
Jul 26, 2017
Rentha Bazen Miles, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Mrs. Miles was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Roy Bazen and Mintie Bazen. Shewas a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Dorrell Miles; daughter, Tammy Dennison; brother, Merrill Bazen; grandchild,...
Gary E. Wagaman
Jul 24, 2017
Gary E. Wagaman, 75, of Little River, SC passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017. Gary was born in York, PA on July 12, 1942, to the late Harry Wagaman and Anna Ritter Wagaman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gail Newman Wagaman; son, Stewart Wagaman; sister, Gloria Wagaman; and brother, Rodney Wagaman. He is survived by his...
John Kilian
Jul 24, 2017
John Kilian, 75, of Florence, formerly of Coopersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017. He was the loving husband of Kathleen Kilian.They celebrated their 51st anniversary last September.Born in Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Stout Kilian.His favorite pastime was golfing with his buddies. Survivors include sisters, Elizabeth Renninger, Betty Wertman, Mary...
Annie Mae Talbert Goforth
Jul 21, 2017
Annie Mae Talbert Goforth, 93, of Florence, SC, formerly of North Augusta, SC, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017. Mrs. Goforth was born in Cabot, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Lawrence Talbert and Maude Boyd Talbert.She was a former supervisor of a bomb plant in Arkansas during WWII.Mrs. Goforth taught 4K for 24 years at the Fairview Presbyterian...
Georgia Andrea Kazilieris
Jul 20, 2017
We praise God for the life of our Beloved, Georgia Andrea Kazilieris, who fell asleep in the Lord on July 20, 2017, after briefly battling a rare and aggressive cancer. Georgia was born on July 21, 1978, with a heart full of passion and the will to succeed. She was a lifelong learner with so many gifts, who loved to...
David Scott Hardee
Jul 15, 2017
David Scott Hardee, 32, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Mr. Hardee was born in Florence, SC a son of David Hardee and Kathy Jackson Hardee.He was a mechanic with Wolford Demolition Co. He was preceded in death by his son, Elyie “Eli” Mason Hardee; grandmother, Evelyn Hardee; grandfather, Willie Jackson and uncle, Ronald McGee. Surviving in...
Margaret Eugenia Lee
Jul 13, 2017
Dr. Margaret Eugenia “Genie” Lee (62) passed away July 13, 2017 in Florence, SC. Dr. Genie Lee was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Frank Barnwell Lee, Sr. and beloved mother to Andrew Edward Rhea (Tori), Anna Lee Rhea, and the late William Robert Rhea.Dr. Lee graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and went on to attend...
Dorothy Mae Keefe
Jul 12, 2017
Dorothy Mae Isgett Keefe, 98, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Mrs. Keefe was born in Marion County, SC, a daughter of the late Muldrow Chapman Isgett and Doreatha Godbold Isgett.She was a member of Unity Baptist Church and a faithful church worker.She was a very godly woman and enjoyed sewing and gardening.Mrs. Keefe was a...
Justin Gregory O'Connor
Jul 12, 2017
Justin Gregory O’Connor, 17, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July, 12, 2017. Justin was born in San Pedro, CA, the son of Gregory Blaine O’Connor and Kathleen Ann O’Connor.A beloved student at Trinity Byrnes, Justin was a passionate, all-star baseball player and an avid guitarist. In addition to his parents, Justin is survived by his sisters, Olivia Lane...
William Gordon Bird
Jul 4, 2017
William Gordon Bird, 32, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. William was born in Florence, SC,a son of Ann Cutter Bird Goebel and Melvin Wallace Bird.William was a Senior at Francis Marion University.He was an Eagle Scout , as well as a member ofthe Santee Lodge #116Brotherhood (Vigil).In addition to scouting, he loved history and music,...
James "Mike" Michael White
Jul 4, 2017
James Michael “Mike” White, 57, 2017, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Mr. White was born in Wilmington, NC, a son of Mae Ola Simmons White and the late Bob Laird White.He worked in construction and loved to hunt and fish. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sisters, Linda Newsome (Louis); Joyce...
Scott Alan Goda
Jul 3, 2017
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA Scott Alan Goda, 48, passed away Monday, July 03, 2017 at his residence after an illness. Scott was born in Limestone, Maine, a son of Richard (Susan) Goda and Connie Dawson (Gary) Elliott.After serving four years in the US Marines, he served as an officer with Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and he enlisted in the Army National...
Marion Gunter
Jun 30, 2017
Marion Gunter, 78, of Florence, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017. Mr. Gunter was born in Marlboro Co., SC a son of the late John Moody Gunter and Lena Jacobs Gunter.He received an Associate Degree from Florence Darlington Technical College, was a member of the Woodmen of the World and attended the Gospel Temple Worship Center in Florence.He was...
David Bennett Hicks
Jun 29, 2017
David Bennett Hicks, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Mr. Hicks was born in Florence County, a son of the late Eva Marie Reddick Hicks and Samuel Thad Hicks.He was a member of Florence Baptist Temple and a former member of Pamplico Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his...
Frances Grier Parker
Jun 29, 2017
Frances Grier Parker, of Florence, SC died at home, while surrounded by her loved-ones, on June 29, 2017 after a short illness. Born on June 29, 1934 in Florence, SC, Frankie, as she was called by her family and friends, was the daughter of William J. Grier and Mamie Clements Grier.She was married for fifty-one years to A.H. "Bozy" Parker...
Kenneth Ronald Shinn
Jun 24, 2017
Kenneth Ronald Shinn, 83, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Mr. Shinn was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, a son of the late Wilmer Kenneth Shinn and Stella Mae Horn Shinn.He was retired from the US Navy.Mr. Shinn was part of the bus ministry and a member of the choir in Georgetown, SC. In addition...
