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...
Maria Eugenia Perry
Apr 2, 2016
Maria Eugenia Lopez Perry, 87, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016. Mrs. Perry was born in San Jose, Costa Rica.She taught in public schools for many years, authored a book and after retiring, taught at Francis Marion University. She was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Alan Repworth Perry; sons, Carlos (Lisa)...
Mary Lundy Turner
Apr 1, 2016
Mary “Mickie” Lundy Andrews Finklea Turner, 83, of Pamplico, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Turner was born in Florence County, SC, a daughter of the late Dorsey Gene Lundy and Annie Bell Alexander Lundy. She was owner of Finklea’s ABC Package Store and Andrews’ Grocery. Mrs. Turner was a member of Pamplico First...
Glenda Faircloth Lee
Mar 31, 2016
Glenda Faircloth Lee, 70, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Mrs. Lee was born in Wilmington, NC, a daughter of the late James Hubert Faircloth and Inez Gore Faircloth Ward. She graduated from McClenaghan High School. She worked at Socar for approximately 30 years before retirement.Mrs. Lee attended Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee loved...
Malachi Lesesne
Mar 27, 2016
Malachi Lesesne, III, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Lesesne was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Malachi Lesesne, Jr. and Emma Boatwright Lesesne.He was a veteran of the US Army and retired as a cook form HealthSouth in 2010.He was a member of the...
Helen Louise Fanning
Mar 25, 2016
HELEN LOUISE HATFIELD FANNING FLORENCE, SC Helen Louise Hatfield Fanning, 96, of Florence, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 in a local health care facility after an illness. Mrs. Fanning was born in Bishopville, SC a daughter of the late Richard Wiley Hatfield and Bertha Barnes Hatfield.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from the Mental...
David A. Evans
Mar 22, 2016
David A. Evans, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Mr. Evans was born in Marion, SC, the son of Peter Cooper Evans and Margaret Layton Evans.He attended Marion High School and Marion Business School.He attended Wofford College and in 1941 he joined the US Corps of Engineers and spent two years in the Panama Canal...
James William Crighton
Mar 20, 2016
James William Crighton, 86, of Georgetown, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Mr. Crighton was born in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late James Abraham Crighton and Elizabeth Brown Crighton.He was a retired signal engineer, having worked with Reading Railroad and Amtrak. Surviving are his wife, Charlotte McCandless Crighton; son, James David (Donna Lynn) Crighton of Florence;...
Lavonda Orr Osterhout
Mar 19, 2016
Florence, SC LaVonda “Bonnie” Orr Osterhout, 89, widow of Ivan C. Osterhout, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at home. She was born August 12, 1926 in Zanesville, OH, a daughter of the late John and Alice Mae Sharkey Orr. She was an LPN at Bruce Hospital for many years, where she helped organize the Outpatient Surgical Department. She was a...
Hannah Bethea Munn
Mar 18, 2016
Hannah Bethea Munn, 99, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. She was born October 19, 1916 in Mullins, SC, a daughter of the late John P. and Ethel Bethea Cooper. Mrs. Munn graduated from Columbia College in 1937 with a double major in English and piano. She taught in the SC public schools for many years,...
Roger Earl Poston
Mar 18, 2016
ROGER EARL POSTON FLORENCE, SC Roger Earl Poston, 87, retired police chief for the City of Florence, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Poston was born in Florence, SC, a son of Alger David and Rosa Lee Humphries Poston.He was a veteran of the US Army and served as a member of the...
B H Hicks
Mar 17, 2016
B. H. Hicks, 81, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Mr. Hicks was born in Florence County, SC, a son of the late William Hicks and Eva Carnell Hicks.He was a retired maintenance worker at Sexton Dental Clinic. Surviving is his brother, Wilfred Hicks, of Florence, and close personal friend, Glenn Melton of Society Hill. In addition...
