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...
Linnie Hanna Belflower
Jun 25, 2015
Linnie Hanna Belflower, 88, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at 8:50 p.m.She was the wife of the late Vergol Randolph Belflower. Mrs. Belflower was born November 16, 1926 in Vox, a daughter of the late Nick Bernard Hanna and Bertha Keefe Lyerly. Mrs. Belflower was a homemaker.She had retired from A. B. Dick Company in Lake City and was a...
Doris Watford Gothburgh
Jun 25, 2015
Doris Watford Gothburgh, 85, of Georgia, formerly of Florence, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Atlanta, GA after an illness. Mrs. Gothburgh was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late D. W. Watford and Fairey Herndon Watford. Surviving are her sons, Ronald (Tammy) Kastner of Powder Springs, GA and Donald (Linda) Kastner of Winchendon, MA; grandchildren,...
David Jones
Jun 23, 2015
DAVID JONES FLORENCE, SC Heaven gained the greatest Husband and Dad on the afternoon of June 23rd 2015.David Jones, age 77, passed away after an extended illness at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC surrounded by family. Mr. Jones was born on March 11, 1938 to the late Elijah Washington “Tom” Jones and the late Josie Poston Jones.He was...
Elarice "Coot" Mclaughlin
Jun 23, 2015
Elarice “Coot” McLaughlin, Jr, 69, of Effingham, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Mr. McLaughlin was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Elarice McLaughlin, Sr. and Blanche Mixon McLaughlin.He retired from Stackhouse Sheet Metal.Mr. McLaughlin was a member of Effingham Church of God. Surviving are his son, Calton (Lamanda) McLaughlin; brother, Ernest Hamilton McLaughlin; sister, Barbara...
