Spero "Speedy" Melidones
Dec 23, 2024
Spero “Speedy” Melidones of Chicago, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 23, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Speedy was born and raised in Chicago, the son of the late Ida Pantos Melidones and George C. Melidones. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Holtz Melidones; daughter, Andrianna Melidones; son, Theodore Melidones; and brother, Christ Melidones (JoAnn). A devoted husband, father,...
Ernest Guy Moore Iii
Dec 23, 2024
Ernest Guy Moore III, 83, of Florence, SC passed away Monday, December 23, 2024. Guy was born in Lake City, SC, the son of the late Ernest Guy Moore, Jr. and Cora Lynn Baker Moore. He was a longtime member of Liberty Chapel Church of Florence and retired from Smurfit Stone Container Corp. In addition to his parents, he is...
John Joseph Kispert, Jr.
Dec 20, 2024
Colonel John Joseph (Jay) Kispert, Jr. USMC (RET) passed away on December 20, 2024, at 11:35am, following a brief illness. He was born on December 12, 1945, in Providence RI and raised in various military locations throughout the United States. He was the son of LT. John J. Kispert, USMC, and Helen Canning Kispert. Jay graduated from the University of...
Frances Willis Cook
Dec 13, 2024
A House is made of Brick and Stone, but a Home is made of love alone. Our beloved mom, Grannie and Great-Grandmother, Frances Willis Cook, died on December 13, 2024, after a long illness. She was 84. Frances was the glue and heart of our home and family. She was married for 39 years to her soulmate, Ralph, who preceded...
Wanda Mae Fowler
Dec 13, 2024
Wanda Mae Fowler, 74, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024. Ms. Fowler was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Bertha Mae Matthews Fowler and Marvin Fowler, Sr. She was a graduate of Southside High School and was an insurance analyst for Washington Mutual. Surviving are her brothers, Marvin “Sonny” Fowler, Jr. (Betty Jo),...
Deborah "Debbie" Beckwith Watson
Dec 13, 2024
Deborah “Debbie” Beckwith Watson, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024. Mrs. Watson was born in Dillon County, the daughter of Patricia Jackson Beckwith and the late W. Howard Beckwith. She graduated from South Florence High School in 1978 and was office manager at Carolina Regional Dental. In addition to her father, W. Howard Beckwith, she is...
Rosemary J. Avin
Dec 12, 2024
Rosemary J. Avin, 97, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Greenville, SC, to the late Bluford V. Johnson and Maybelle Campbell Johnson. Mrs. Avin worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Refcon LLC. She attended Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Avin was an avid reader, gardener and loved knitting and needlepoint. In...
Marie Poston Debona
Dec 12, 2024
Marie Poston DeBona, 76, of Manning, SC passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Pamplico, SC, the daughter of the late Roy and Evelyn Poston. Marie graduated from Southside High School and Horry Technical College. She was a Registered Nurse at Mcleod and retired from Community Long Term Care in 2009. She was a member at Tabernacle...
Janie Powers Ham
Dec 12, 2024
Janie Powers Ham, 85, of Florence, SC passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Timmonsville, SC, the daughter of the late Charles Ellie and Christine Driggers Powers. Janie was a member of College Park Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved cooking. She was a social butterfly and enjoyed showing up for all the grandkids...
Lina Ruth Lyles Gardner
Dec 10, 2024
Lina Ruth Lyles Gardner, 90, of Florence, SC passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024. She was born in Johnsonville, SC, the daughter of the late John Amos Lyles and Lina Bell Pratt Lyles. Ruth was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist, was an avid bowler and a wonderful loving mother and homemaker. She loved flowers, birds and her daily...
James Francis Keenaghan
Dec 9, 2024
James Francis Keenaghan II, passed away on December 9, 2024, at the age of 79. James was born on July 3rd, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY to Ruth Spence and James F. Keenaghan. Jim graduated from Erasmus Hall High School and also attended CUNY College. By his early 20s, Jim had already lived a life of service and adventure. A proud...
Elvera Mary Ann (Olsen) Colleran (83)
Dec 8, 2024
Vera was born in Queens, NY, to the late Fred Olsen and Gilda (Costello Olsen) Griffin. Vera met her first husband John, got married in October 1959, and started their family on Long Island, NY. Eight children later the family was complete. In 1980, John and Vera, with their three youngest, moved to Belleview, FL. Vera was a stay-at-home mom...
Joshua "Kaden" Allen
Dec 7, 2024
Joshua Kaden Allen, 19 years old, of Florence, SC, entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday December 7th, 2024. He was born on February 9th, 2005 in York, SC to Howard Jeffery and Dori Benton Allen. Kaden was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Rev. Howard and Nancy Allen. Surviving are his parents, brothers Caleb and Collin,...
Winnie Haynes Calcutt
Dec 6, 2024
Winnie Haynes Calcutt, 89, of Effingham, SC, passed on Friday, December 6, 2024. She was born in Pamplico, SC, the daughter of the late Kenneth Haynes and Hulda Jane Kennedy Haynes. Mrs. Calcutt was a charter member at Peace Free Will Baptist Church. She retired from Florence School District 1 where she served Greenwood Elementary School, South Side Junior High...
Connie F. Phillips
Dec 4, 2024
Connie F. Phillips, 77, of Pawleys Island, SC passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2024. She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Lewis C. Finklea, Jr. and Lena Edwards Finklea. She was a graduate of South Side High School and was a licensed Cosmetologist for over 40 years. She owned her own shop, Inlet Hair Designs in...
Steven "Shane" Boatman
Dec 3, 2024
Steven “Shane” Boatman, 55, of Mars Bluff, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. He was born in Cleveland, MS, the son of the late Russell O. Boatman and Ruby Melton Boatman. He attended school in both Cleveland, MS and Florence, SC. He graduated from South Florence High School. As a Downs Syndrome adult, he still remained forever a...
Sharon Lea Nycum
Nov 26, 2024
Sharon Lea Nycum, of Florence, SC, passed away Tuesday, November, 26, 2024. She is the daughter of the late Ernest Pennell and Barbara Ann Helms Pennell. Surviving are her husband, Charles Nycum; sons, Courtney Nycum and Trevor Nycum; daughters, Ashley Stone, Terri Shwartz, Bobbie Strickland, and Sunny Hughes; 11 Grandchildren; brothers, Charles Pennell and Tony Pennell; and sister, Angel Ragsdale....
Carine Tedder Banks
Nov 18, 2024
Carine Tedder Banks “Doodle”, 89, of Florence, SC, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Tedder and Bertha Evans Tedder. Carine worked at Merita Bread Company for 15 years. She was the spouse of a US Air Force Veteran. She was a member of Lighthouse Free Will Baptist Church and formerly attended Bethany...
Nancy Fowler Sellers
Nov 15, 2024
Nancy Fowler Sellers, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024, at home. Mrs. Sellers was born in Loris, SC, the daughter of the late Nancy Elizabeth Gore and Claude Hester Fowler. She retired from La-Z-Boy Chair Company and loved arts such as painting and sewing. Mrs. Sellers also served with her husband in his music ministry....
Glinda Anderson Turner
Nov 12, 2024
Mrs. Glinda Anderson Turner, 79, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cain Turner. She is survived by her son, Ronnie Anderson of Coward; daughter, Libby and Bobby Loveless of Pamplico; son, Matt and Lisa Anderson of Southport, NC; and son, Steve and Kimberly Turner of Conway, SC....
