John Christopher “Chris” Jackson, 35, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Mr. Jackson was born in Florence, SC, a son of John Arthur Jackson, Jr. and Vicky Bone Lynch.He worked in construction. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Jimmy Ray Hicks, Jr. of Florence and Step-brother, Jeffrey Locklair of Effingham; his...
Ernie Loyd Boyer, 68, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston surrounded by his family. Mr. Boyer was born in Charleston, SC, a son of the late Felder Leo Boyer and Annis Chavis Boyer.He was a veteran of the US Navy.Mr. Boyer worked in construction building homes. Surviving...
JANIE MARGARET EDDINGS ADDISON FLORENCE, SC Janie Margaret Eddings Addison, 84, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, June 09, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Addison was born on May 29, 1932 in Cheraw, SC a daughter of the late James David Walker Eddings and Virginia Catherine O’Neal Eddings.She was a member of Dawsey United Methodist Church, a member...
Kenneth Harvey Dripps, Sr., 89, of Quinby, SC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Mr. Dripps was born in Wall, PA, a son of the late Joseph Harvey Dripps and Lillian Harvey Dripps. He was a veteran of the US Army and served during World War II.Mr. Dripps was a member of Oakdale...
Kimberly Jackson Hodge, 50, of Florence, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Hodge was born in Florence, a daughter of Jane Goff Jackson and James Randall Jackson.She was the owner of Pee Dee Professional Tax Service. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 31 years, Michael...
RUTH ELLEN FERRARA KASLER Florence, SC Ruth Ellen Ferrara Kasler, 89, of Florence, passed away on Monday, June 06, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mrs. Kasler was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin a daughter of the late Dominick Ferrara and Louisa Spicciati Ferrara. She was preceded in death by her parents and by two sisters, Cora Bishop...
REV. H. REEDY SAVERANCE Pamplico, SC Rev. H. Reedy Saverance, 90, of Pamplico, SC went home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Thursday, June 2, 2016 after a brief illness. Rev. Saverance was born in Timmonsville, SC son of the late Ellington Severance and Carrie Windham Severance.He was a graduate of the Free Will Baptist Bible College in...
Jeffrey Paul Smith Pamplico, SC Jeffrey Paul Smith, 50, of Pamplico, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Virginia Oakley Moore, 86, of Florence, SC, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2016. Mrs. Moore was born in Effingham, SC, a daughter of the late John Ernest Oakley and Ellen Turner Oakley.She retired as the assistant manager of the lunch room at Wallace Gregg Elementary in Florence School District #1.Mrs. Moore was of the Baptist faith....
Grady A. Tippit, Jr, 78, of Florence, SC passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016. Mr. Tippit was born in Florence County, a son of the late Grady A. Tippit, Sr. and Rebecca Hewitt Tippit.He was a member of the Army National Guard, a life member of the “Air Defense Team”, a former deacon of Truth Chapel PHC, an active...
Robert Thomas McKenzie Sr., 72, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. He was born April 4, 1944 in Jordan, SC, a son of the late Treleion and Almyrta McElveen McKenzie. Robert served in the US Army Airborne Division and continued his service to our country in the SC National Guard until retiring from the...
Mary Evelyn Gray McKissick, 80, of Florence passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. McKissick was born in Effingham, a daughter of the late Corrine Broach Gray and Comer B. Gray.She was a seamstress and a member of West Florence Church of God. Mrs. McKissick was a loving mother and grandmother and a wonderful wife.God had...
Frank Lee Goodman, Jr, 59, of Pamplico, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Mr. Goodman was born in Charleston, SC, a son of the late Frank Lee Goodman, Sr. and Ramona Violet Poston Goodman. He was a welder, mechanic and built truck bodies. Surviving are his son, T. J. Goodman of Johnsonville, SC; brothers, Richard Goodman of Pamplico, Carl...
Dorothy Dean Harris Green Jeffords, 95, of Florence, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016. Mrs. Jeffords was born in McClellanville, SC, a daughter of the late John C. Harris and Loretta Humbert Harris.She was a long-time member of Florence Baptist Temple and retired from the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.She loved her church, her pastor and...
Ronald Gregg Foxworth, 78, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Mr. Foxworth was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Herbert Gregg Foxworth and Etta Libby Foxworth.He served in the National Guard during the Vietnam Era.Mr. Foxworth retired from Koppers Trucking after 47 years of employment.He loved doing yardwork and was always telling jokes...
Major General John Robert Lester, affectionately called "Johnny Bob" by many of his childhood friends, grew up in Florence, SC. He was a son of Polly Woodall Lester and the late Lonnie H. Lester. John earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1967, both from the University of South Carolina. He was admitted...
Kelly Calder Lee Florence, SC Kelly Calder Lee, 64, of Florence, passed away on Friday, May 06, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Lee was born in Florence, SC a son of the late James Lee, Sr. and Anna Calder Lee.He was a graduate of Lake City High School and graduated from Florence-Darlington Technical College and...
Marie Kanos Keretses died Thursday, May 5, 2016 after an illness. Marie Kanos Keretses was born on December 2, 1925 in Fayetteville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Lucy Underwood Kanos and James V. Kanos, of Fayetteville, N.C. She is survived by: her husband, George C. Keretses of Florence, SC and of The Eat More Restaurant, her son...
Tracy Scott Westbrook, 52, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. He was born July 19, 1963 in Topeka, KS, a son of Bobby Wayne and Shari Lynn Starks Westbrook. Tracy loved fishing and was the former owner and operator of several pet stores. Survivors, in addition to his parents of Manning, SC, include two sisters, Christiana...
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...