Charles "Red" Andrew Hoffman
Sep 8, 2016
Charles “Red” Andrew Hoffman, Sr., 94, of Florence, SC, died on Thursday, September 8, 2016. Mr. Hoffman was born on January 4, 1922 to Charlie Hoffman and Maybelle Warr Hoffman in Darlington County, South Carolina.Red attended Florence county Public Schools.He served his country proudly as a Staff Sgt., Battery A of 263 Coast Artillery during WWII and Korean Conflict. He...
Ephraim Louis Clurman
Sep 7, 2016
EPHRAIM LOUIS CLURMAN FLORENCE, SC Ephraim Louis Clurman, lovingly referred to as “Uncle Eph”, 88, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Mr. Clurman was born in the Bronx, New York City, NY a son of the late Abraham Clurman and Rebecca Efron Clurman.He was a very special man and by all outward appearances he was a simple...
James David Hendrick
Sep 5, 2016
James David Hendrick, 71, of Florence, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016, at Carolinas Hospital from a brief illness. Mr. Hendrick was born in Wilmington, NC, a son of the late Johnny Robert Hendrick and Edith Inez Bowen Hendrick. He served in Vietnam in the US Navy, and was the owner and operator of Hendrick Septic Tank Service for...
Richard Grant Rice
Sep 4, 2016
Richard Grant Rice, 85, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016. The family is being assisted by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Ernest Franklin Grimsley
Aug 29, 2016
Ernest Franklin Grimsley, 87, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016. Mr. Grimsley was born in Mars Bluff, SC, a son of the late Charles Hezikiah Grimsley and Lily James Bailey Grimsley.He graduated from Florence High School and retired from Sears Roebuck and Company after forty-eight and half years.Mr. Grimsley was a member of Friendship United Methodist...
Jennifer E Zielinski
Aug 26, 2016
JENNIFER ELIZABETH ZIELINSKI FLORENCE, SC Jennifer Elizabeth Zielinski, 38, of Florence, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016. Jennifer was born in Florence, SC a daughter of Glenda Carnes Greco and the late John Lee Zielinski.She was a member of West Florence Baptist Church and had attended Francis Marion University. She was preceded in death by her father; grandmother, Betty...
Judy Parrott Carter
Aug 24, 2016
Judy Parrott Carter, 62, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Ms. Carter was born in Hemingway, SC, a daughter of the late Ervin Parrott and Velma Ruth Glisson Parrott.She was an administrative executive with Automatic Data Processing (ADP).Ms. Carter was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church where she worked in the nursery and was...
Carolyn Matthews Lane
Aug 24, 2016
Carolyn Matthews Lane, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Mrs. Lane was born in Coward, SC, a daughter of the late Ocie Matthews and Lyra McGee Matthews. She was the owner and operator of Lane’s Greenhouse. Surviving are her husband, Palmer Lane, Sr.; children, O. T. “Snick” (Cindy) Barbee, P. J. Lane and Barbara Lane,...
Francis "Frank" Brian Pauquette
Aug 22, 2016
Francis "Frank" Brian Pauquette, 78, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 22, 2016. Mr. Pauquette was born in Comstock, NY, a son of the late Melvin Pauquette and Marion Lebarge Pauquette. A graduate of Hartford High School, he served four years in the US Air Force, mostly in Japan. He served as a New York State Corrections...
Chase Brent Sawyer
Aug 21, 2016
CHASE BRENT SAWYER EFFINGHAM, SC Chase Brent Sawyer, 12, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Chase was born in Longwood, FL a son of Jonathan “Jon” Lee Sawyer and Kim Owens Sawyer.He was a student at Southside Middle School, played baseball at the Delmae Baseball Field and Southside football. He was preceded in death by his maternal...
Sarah Ellen Keefe Poston
Aug 20, 2016
SARAH ELLEN KEEFE POSTON Florence, SC Sarah Ellen Keefe Poston, 96, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Mrs. Poston was born in Pamplico, SC a daughter of the late William Wallace Keefe and Leila Estelle Page Keefe.She attended Pamplico schools, was a member of the Union Baptist Church, where she was a member of the church choir...
Harold Hatfield
Aug 19, 2016
HAROLD HATFIELD Florence, SC Harold Hatfield, 88, of Florence, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Hatfield was born in Sumter Co., SC a son of the late Leslie K. Hatfield and Mabel Prescott Hatfield.He graduated from Ashwood High School and from the University of South Carolina.He retired from DuPont, was...
Carolyn Floyd Lee
Aug 19, 2016
Carolyn “Teen” Marie Floyd Lee, 79, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. Ms. Lee was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Harrison Minus Floyd and Sally Gerald Floyd.She worked as a waitress at Western Sizzlin and was a supervisor at Electro Motive. Ms. Lee was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Lynda Gale Allen
Aug 14, 2016
Lynda Gale Allen, 62, of Florence, has passed away. The family is being assisted by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Robert "Bob" Van Witzenburg
Aug 14, 2016
Robert van Witzenburg, 85, of Florence, SC, died on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC after an illness.His loving family surrounded his bedside. Mr. van Witzenburg was born on June 18, 1931, in Amsterdam, Holland. He was the son of the late George Phillipus and Johanna Rosina Christina van Witzenburg.He immigrated to the United States...
Janie New Smith
Aug 12, 2016
Florence, SC Janie New Smith, 78, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Southland Healthcare Center. She was born April 9, 1938 in Aiken, SC, a daughter of the late Lewis Wade and Evelyn Rish New. Janie worked for many years as a supervisor for both Fleet Funding and Fleet Mortgage. She was an avid quilter, completing over 75...
Georgie "Bobo" Odean Bochette
Aug 11, 2016
Georgie “BoBo” ODean Bochette, 72, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1943 in Florence County, a daughter of Eloris Lee King and the late George Edward King. She was a graduate of Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, TX, and retired as a department manager with Roses Department Stores. She...
Wayne Mitchell Feagin
Aug 10, 2016
WAYNE MITCHELL FEAGIN TIMMONSVILLE, SC Wayne Mitchell Feagin, 52, of Timmonsville, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Mr. Feagin was born in Florence, SC a son of Frances Collins Feagin and the late Walter Eugene Feagin.He was a foreman for Sumter Utilities and in the past had been a sub-contractor. Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Teresa Freeman...
D. P. "Tilly" Thompson
Aug 10, 2016
Daniel Prentice “Tilly” Thompson, Sr., 87, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Tilly was born in Bennettsville, SC, a son of the late Thomas Luther Thompson, Sr. and Iona Doreen Reardon Thompson. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.He was Secretary/Treasurer of Thompson Muffler, Inc. and Thompson Properties and was on the Board of South...
John Roosevelt Garris
Aug 10, 2016
John Roosevelt Garris, Jr., 71, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2016. Mr. Garris was born in Portsmouth, VA, a son of the late John Roosevelt Garris, Sr. and Edna Mae Jones.He was a veteran of the US Air Force, retiring as Master Sergeant after twenty years of service.Mr. Garris was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church.He...
