Sheila Matthews Cumbie
Apr 30, 2016
SHEILA ANNE MATTHEWS BEDENBAUGH CUMBIE DARLINGTON, SC Sheila Cumbie, 52, fought her last battle on this earth and passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016.She is now free of all the illnesses which she battled in the last few years of her life. Born November 19, 1963, in Florence, SC, she was the daughter of Libby Galliher Kester and the late...
Lewis Bailey Lyerly
Apr 29, 2016
Lewis B. Lyerly, 71, of Florence, SC, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 28, 1945 in Florence, a son of the late William Albert and Dorla Purvis Lyerly. At the age of 27, Lewis walked through the doors of Florence Church of God of Prophecy, made his way to the altar,...
Agnes Poston Creel
Apr 27, 2016
Agnes Poston Creel, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Agape Hospice in the Carolinas Hospital Systems. Mrs. Creel was born in Oak Grove, SC, on December 19, 1945, a daughter of the late, Thomas Curtis Hayes and Sadie Mae Moore Hayes.She was lovingly raised by Johnny and Sadie Rotan.Mrs. Creel worked as a private...
Claudette Sullivan
Apr 27, 2016
Claudette Sullivan, 69, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at her home in Florence. She was born December 11, 1946 in Hartsville, SC, the only child of the late Edward Claude and Genevieve Hodge Sullivan. She was a graduate of Coker College and a high school French teacher with Florence School District One. After retirement she continued her teaching career through...
Hayward Manning Rogers
Apr 24, 2016
Hayward Manning Rogers, 70, of Florence, passed away on April 24, 2016 at Carolinas Hospital. Mr. Rogers was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Dick and Grace James Rogers.He was a finish carpenter, loved driving his tractor and family and friends always gathered for his grilling, according to his niece, he was the best griller.He was...
Ray Gladstone Legette
Apr 24, 2016
Ray Gladstone Legette, 91, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Legette was born in Florence, SC, son of the late Troy Legette and Vera Haselden Legette.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a small motor man and 30 caliber machine...
Roger Lee Gunderson
Apr 18, 2016
Roger Lee Gunderson, 90, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016, after a long illness. Mr. Gunderson was born in Scipio, NY.He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during World War II in the South Pacific. He retired from General Electric after 38 years and was a member of Florence Golden K Kiwanis Club and...
Sara Grace Legette
Apr 16, 2016
SARA GRACE LEGETTE Florence, SC Sara Grace Legette, 75, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mrs. Legette was born in Coward, SC a daughter of the late Wylie Hermon Huggins and Grace Grimsley Huggins.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served in the daycare ministry and...
Margaret West Mcpherson
Apr 15, 2016
MARGARET WEST McPHERSON Florence, SC Margaret West McPherson, 66, of Florence, passed away on April 15, 2016 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McPherson was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Eddie West, Sr. and Francis Creel West.She was a loan officer and a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Michael McPherson...
Clarine Ott Felkel
Apr 15, 2016
Clarine O. Felkel, aged 91, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, April 15, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Funeral services will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday, April 17, at 4:00 pm. Visitation will also be at Ebenezer on Sunday and will precede the funeral from 2:30 – 4:00 PM. Friends are...
Elsie Lee Stackley
Apr 14, 2016
ELSIE LEE STACKLEY FLORENCE, SC Elsie Lee Stackley, 87, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Mrs. Stackley was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Troy Columbus Lee and Lillian Kirby Lee.She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Caring Friends Sunday School Class and the Palmetto Bells Camping Club of The Telephone...
Louise Locklear Shaw
Apr 13, 2016
Louise Locklear Shaw of Timmonsville died peacefully Wednesday morning, April 13, 2016, at McLeod’s Hospice House. She was 92. Mrs. Shaw was born in Clio, South Carolina, the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Emma Clark Locklear. She was a member of the Palmetto Street Church of God, a member of the Senior Sunday School class, devoted member of...
Joyce Clemons Odom
Apr 12, 2016
Darlington, SC Joyce Clemons Odom, 82, of Darlington, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Bethea Baptist Home. Mrs. Odom was born on June 17, 1933, in Marion, SC, a daughter of the late Dewitt and Beulah Clemons.She was a graduate of Rains High School, where she achieved all-state in basketball her senior year. She was employed with Vaughn...
Loyal Davis Poston
Apr 7, 2016
. Florence, SC Loyal Davis Poston, 84, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. He was born August 4, 1931 in Florence County, a son of the late Benjamin D. and Doretha Coree Powell Poston. Mr. Poston was retired from Service Motor Co. in Pamplico and Delta Mills, and was a member of the Pamplico Pentecostal Holiness...
William Edward "Ed" Robinson
Apr 7, 2016
WILLIAM EDWARD ROBINSON FLORENCE, SC William Edward “Ed” Robinson, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on February 4, 1948 in Gaffney, SC to the late William Arthur Robinson and Swayne Hedrick Robinson.He graduated at the top of his Clemson Chemical Engineering class in 1970 and...
Patricia Sellers Head
Apr 6, 2016
Patricia Sellers Head, 67, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Mrs. Head was born in Bladenboro, NC, a daughter of the late William L. Sellers and Bertha Flowers Sellers. She attended the Church at Sandhurst. Surviving are her son, Glenn (Lynne) Head of Florence; daughter, Angie Head of Florence; grandchildren, Justin (Amanda) Head, Daylon Head, Sandra J....
Mark Wilson "Tweety" Sanders
Apr 5, 2016
Florence, SC Mark Wilson “Tweety” Sanders, 56, passed away on his birthday, April 5, 2016. He was born in Florence County, a son of the late James Alfred and Minnie Helms Sanders, Sr. He was preceded in death by his wife, Amy Kelly Sanders.Survivors include four sons, Aaron, Jordan, and Blake Sanders, all of Florence, and Connor Sanders of Darlington;...
Edward Earl Carroll
Apr 5, 2016
Edward Earl Carroll, 77, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Mr. Carroll was born in Tallassee, AL, a son of the late J B Carroll and Mary B. Clayton Carroll. Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Cooper Carroll; son, Brent (Katie) Carroll; daughters, Norma (Melvin) Jordan, Sandra (Glen) Johnson, Lisa (Rick) Lewis, Dana Thrower and Heather Haselden; grandchildren,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Campbell Fowler
Apr 5, 2016
Elizabeth “Betty” Campbell Fowler, 72, of Florence, passed away in her home after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Ms. Fowler was born in Florence, a daughter of the late John Carroll Campbell and Margaret Rogers Campbell.She was a medical administrative assistant at Veterans Administrative Medical Center for approximately thirty years.She was a member of Grace...
James Edward Garris
Apr 4, 2016
James Edward Garris, 85, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. He was born May 27, 1930 in Kinston, NC, a son of the late Bonnie and Daisy Garris. Mr. Garris was a US Navy Veteran and a retired carpenter. Survivors include his son, Michael Garris of Florence; a daughter, Tammy...
