William "Billy" Junior Mclellan
Jul 18, 2015
William Junior “Billy” McLellan, 56, of Marion, SC, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Mr. McLellan was born in Marion County, SC, a son of the late John William McLellan and Annie Moyd McLellan. He worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Barbara M. Stewart....
Johnnie Elizabeth "Beth" Green
Jul 18, 2015
Johnnie Elizabeth “Beth” Green, 63, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Beth was born in Florence, a daughter of Freida Godwin Green and the late John Wesley Green.She was proud to have graduated from Southside High School and Francis Marion University and to have become a teacher.She taught in the public and private schools in Florence County.Beth...
Sara Griffith Watford
Jul 17, 2015
Sara White Griffith Watford, 76, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015. Ms. Griffith was born in Cheraw, SC, a daughter of the late George White and Julia White.She had worked as a secretary for Trayco Plumbing.Ms. Griffith was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Jerry L. Watford; children, Julia Griffith Bilsky of...
Powell Otha Hutchinson
Jul 16, 2015
Powell Otha Hutchinson, 72, of Quinby, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Hutchinson was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Otha Bryant Hutchinson and Ruth V. Benton Hutchinson.He was an account executive with WBTW for thirty-five years.Mr. Hutchinson was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he...
Debra "Debby" Edwards Ray
Jul 16, 2015
Debra “Debby” Gail Edwards Ray, 60, of Florence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Ray was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Bobby Lee Edwards and Betty Scott Edwards.She graduated from McClenaghan High School and was a medical transcriptionist from 1996 until 2011.Mrs. Ray...
Donna L Carraway
Jul 15, 2015
Donna L. Carraway, 57, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Ms. Carraway was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Willard Carraway, Sr. and Minnie Lou Lee Carraway.She was a member of the Effingham Church of God and played the piano for church services. She graduated from West Coast Bible College.Ms. Carraway was a former...
Rosemary Dragich
Jul 14, 2015
ROSEMARY DRAGICH FLORENCE, SC Rosemary Dragich, 86, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Dragich was born in Detroit, MI a daughter of the late Paul Prokos and Catherine Kilburg Prokos.She retired as a housekeeper from the Holiday Inn. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband, Alexander...
Barbara Ann Gilbert King
Jul 14, 2015
BARBARA ANN GILBERT KING FLORENCE, SC Barbara Ann Gilbert King, 73, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was born in Hartsville, SC a beloved daughter of the late Maxie Lee Gilbert and Mary Magdelene Lundy Gilbert.She was a graduate of Hartsville High School and was a Home...
Minnie "Jackie" Jacqueline Blackmon
Jul 13, 2015
Minnie Jacqueline Blackmon, 83, of Hartsville, SC, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at McLeod Regional Medical Center after an illness. Mrs. Blackmon was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late William Adolph Isgett and the late Minnie Harrell Isgett.She was a charter member of North Hartsville Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, participated in the...
Dal H. Felkel
Jul 11, 2015
Dal H. Felkel, age 91, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at McLeod Regional Center.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 14th at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florence at 11:00 a.m.Friends are invited to join Mr. Felkel’s family in what we hope will be a celebration of a life well lived.Burial will follow in Ebenezer Baptist Church...
Betty Earlene Allen Benton
Jul 11, 2015
Betty Earlene Allen Benton, 81, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Mrs. Benton was born in Effingham, SC, a daughter of the late Hartwell Drew Allen and Mattie Elizabeth Turner. She was a faithful member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church and attended the Adult Sunday School Class. Mrs. Benton retired from Brendle’s. In addition to her...
Rose Mary Greene Lindsey
Jul 11, 2015
Rose Mary Greene Lindsey, 53, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Saturday morning, July 11, 2015, at McLeod Hospital. Rose Mary was born December 30, 1961, in Hartsville, SC, daughter of Helmer Charles “Chuck” Greene and the late Mary Louise Greene (Steen). She graduated from West Florence High School. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by...
John W. "Bill" Smith
Jul 8, 2015
John W. ”Bill” Smith, 81, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Mr. Smith was born in Florence County, a son of the late Larthen Alexander Smith and Mary M. Hartfield.He retired from Marsh Lumber Company and also Waste Management.Mr. Smith was a charter member of The Well (Pamplico Pentecostal Holiness Church). In addition to his parents,...
David Acue Mims
Jul 8, 2015
David Acue Mims, 52, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Mr. Mims was born in Florence, a son of the late Gene David Mims and Judith McLaughlin.He was a delivery truck driver for Suburban Propane. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters, Flora Mims and Irene Mims Salvadar. Surviving are his...
Hermis "Buddy" Lavern Poston
Jul 4, 2015
HERMIS “BUDDY” LAVERN POSTON FLORENCE, SC HERMIS “BUDDY” LAVERN POSTON, 75, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Mr. Poston was born in Andrews, SC a son of the late Hermis Poston and Roxie Howard Poston.After the passing of his father, at a young age, he was forced to leave school to help his mother care for his...
Annie Jones Grant
Jul 3, 2015
ANNIE JONES GRANT Florence, SC Annie Jones Grant, 90, of Florence, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Grant was born October 12, 1924 in Sumter, SC, a daughter of the late Dr. Julius Gamble Jones and Annie Newman Jones.She was a faithful member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and the Susanna Wesley Sunday School...
Robert "Bob" Alvin Dugas
Jul 2, 2015
ROBERT “BOB” ALVIN DUGAS FLORENCE, SC Robert “Bob” Alvin Dugas, 73, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dugas was born in Rhode Island, a son of the late Arthur Alvin Dugas and Evangeline Joyal Dugas.He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps during Vietnam and served 6 years in the...
Linda Jones Strickland
Jul 2, 2015
Linda Jones Strickland, 68, of Scranton, SC, passed away on July 2, 2015. Mrs. Strickland was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Rautha Franklin Jones and Lula Bailey Jones.She was the caregiver for her own mother for many years.Mrs. Strickland was a wonderful and loving mother and grandmother “Nana” who will be greatly missed. In addition to...
Shirley Barnes Blackmon
Jun 29, 2015
Shirley Barnes Blackmon, 70, of Darlington, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015. Mrs. Blackmon was born in Southport, NC, a daughter of the late Samuel Smith Barnes and Susie Inez Phillips Barnes Evans.She retired from Nytronics in Darlington. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James G. Blackmon and her brother, Charles Edward...
Richard "Doc" Sojourner
Jun 28, 2015
DR. RICHARD “DOC” SOJOURNER FLORENCE, SC Dr. Richard “Doc” Sojourner, 81, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Carolinas Hospital after an illness. Dr. Sojourner was born in Florence, SC a son of the late John Reddick Sojourner and Amelia McClenaghan Sojourner.He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and a veteran of the US Navy.He...
