Rachel M Christopher
Aug 24, 2014
Rachel M. Christopher, a resident of the Bethea Home in Darlington, passed away early Sunday morning, August 24, 2014. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Miss Christopher was born in Athens, Alabama, a daughter of the late John Richard Christopher and Nannie Lou...
Peggy Carolyn Smith Wilfong
Aug 19, 2014
Peggy Carolyn Smith Wilfong Bennettsville, SC Mrs. Peggy Carolyn Smith Wilfong, 81, widow of Dr. W.D. Wilfong, Jr., passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the McLeod Hospice House. Peggy was born September 27, 1932 in Danville, Va., a daughter of the late Thomas L. and Annie Carl Moore Smith.She was a former nurse, having graduated from Danville Memorial Hospital...
Tim Tarlton
Aug 19, 2014
Tim Tarlton, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Tarlton was born in Chesterfield, SC, a son of the late Ben Tarlton and Edith Adams Tarlton.He worked for Vulcraft for thirty-five years, having been a truck driver and supervisor.He loved hunting, fishing and cutting his grass. In addition to...
Donald Albert Kennedy
Aug 17, 2014
Donald Albert Kennedy, 72, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Kennedy was born in Wayne County, NC, a son of the late Isaac Kennedy and Thelma Talton Kennedy. He was a US Army Veteran, having served with the 82nd Airborne Division.Mr. Kennedy was self-employed as a long distance truck driver for twenty-five...
Rasem Musa Malley
Aug 17, 2014
Rasem Musa Malley Rasem Musa Malley , CMSGT USAF retired, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 in Florence, S.C. after an illness. Mr. Malley was the husband of Diane Eller Malley for 35 years. He was the loving father of Mike, Kathie and Teresa, grandfather of 3 and great-grandfather of 3. He proudly served in the US Air Force for...
Annie Belle Cates Matherly
Aug 17, 2014
Annie Bell Cates Matherly, 93, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Matherly was born in Upland, Arkansas, a daughter of the late James Monroe Cates and Annie C. Phillips Cates.She was an accountant with Murphy Oil Corporation for over twenty years. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Matherlyis preceded in death...
Olga I Rail
Aug 16, 2014
Olga I. Rail, 88, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Rail was born in New York, New York, a daughter of the late Abino Vazquez and Isabel Villamil.She was an interior decorator. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Rail. Surviving are her son,...
Bobby Glenn Russ
Aug 16, 2014
Bobby Glenn Russ, 55, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Russ was born in Florence, SC, on May 17, 1959, to the late Willie Russ and Thelma Russ of Dillon, SC. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Church of Christ and...
Mary Louise Carrigan Garrison
Aug 12, 2014
Mary Louise Carrigan Garrison, 75, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at a local hospital. Mrs. Garrison was born in Winston-Salem, NC, a daughter of the late James Carrigan and Josephine Hill Carrigan.She graduated from Walter Williams High School in 1956 and went on to graduate from Wake Forest University in 1960 with a degree in English....
Thomas "Tom" Edward Karleski
Aug 12, 2014
Thomas “Tom” Edward Karleski, 59, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at a local hospital. Mr. Karleski was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI on January 21, 1955, the son of Thomas J. Karleski and Dolores Meicher Karleski.He lived in Janesville, WI for most of his life before moving to Florida, North Carolina and most...
Celia Sandoval Jepertinger
Aug 11, 2014
CELIA SANDOVAL JEPERTINGER FLORENCE, SC Celia Sandoval Jepertinger, 85, of Florence, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Jepertingerwas born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, the daughter of the late Colonel Rafael V. Sandoval and Maria de la Luz Aquino.She was raised in Jutiapa, Guatemala.After graduating from Santa Rosa College in Guatemala City, she was...
Greta Shelly Harrelson
Aug 9, 2014
Greta Shelley Harrelson Florence, SC Greta Shelley Harrelson, 66, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 in the Columbia area. Greta was born in Horry County, SC., a daughter of the late Olin Rudolph Shelley and Lillie Mae Grainger Shelley. She had been employed as Vice President of Pee Dee Federal Credit Union. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
George Buffkin
Aug 8, 2014
George Buffkin Florence, SC George Buffkin, 88, died Friday, August 08, 2014 of a massive heart attack. He was born on March 08, 1926. He was employed as a painter in Florence for nearly 40 years. Surviving are a daughter, Freda June Summer and her husband, Kyle; Grandchildren, Charles Blake Cameron, Jr. and his wife Peggy of Summerville, Freda Louise...
Scott Eugene Granger
Aug 6, 2014
SCOTT EUGENE GRANGER FLORENCE, SC SCOTT EUGENE GRANGER, 55, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Mr. Granger was born in Charleston, SC a son of the late Pierre Paul Granger and Betty McElveen Granger. Surviving are his children, Leslie (Jeff) Hatfield of Quinby, Emily Granger, Adam Granger and Caroline Granger, all of Florence; their mother, Alice Godbold...
Dorothy Jeanne Turner
Aug 5, 2014
Dorothy Jeanne Turner, 81, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Turner was born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late Charles A. Dallaire and Dorothy M. Gaffney Dallaire.She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.She was known as Aunt Jeanne by all the children in the neighborhood and never turned away...
Mary Elizabeth Brown Gardner
Aug 3, 2014
MARY ELIZABETH BROWN GARDNER COLUMBIA, SC Mary Elizabeth Brown Gardner, 60, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014. She was born in Marion, SC a daughter of the late Mary Brown Thompson.She was a member of the Methodist faith. Surviving are her daughter, Keri (Jason) Kerr of Columbia; son, Matthew Gardner of Columbia; step-son, Chris Gardner of Lexington;...
Cecil Dilworth
Aug 1, 2014
Cecil Dilworth, previously of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, at Agape Assisted Living in Lexington. Mr. Dilworth was born in Oconee County, SC, a son of the late Joseph V. Dilworth and Bert Hunsinger Dilworth. As a member of “Our Greatest Generation”, he served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant, seeing action with the...
Timothy John Dougherty
Jul 31, 2014
Timothy John Dougherty, 43, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Mr. Dougherty was born in Cincinnati, OH, a son of Dr. Bill Dougherty and the late Wilda Joy Daniels Dougherty.He was a member of Florence Baptist Temple and was a skilled cabinet installer. Surviving are his wife of twenty-one years, Kayla Edwards Dougherty; his children, Kerstin Dougherty...
James Mcleod Reed
Jul 26, 2014
James McLeod Reed, Sr. Florence, SC James McLeod Reed, Sr., beloved husband, father and grandfather, 66, of Florence, passed away Saturday evening, July 26, 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the...
C. "Sam" Norris
Jul 25, 2014
C. SAM NORRIS FLORENCE, SC C. SAM NORRIS, 66, of Florence, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Pee Dee Gardens. Mr. Norris was born in Rocky Mount, NC a son of the late Leaman Dozier Norris and Geraldine Barrett Norris. He was a US Marine Corps veteran having served during Vietnam and was a recipient of four Purple...
