Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Florence, SC

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Florence, South Carolina area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Juliette Tart Mosley

Juliette Tart Mosley

Jun 4, 2014

Juliette Tart Mosley, 79, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at her residence after a brief illness. Mrs. Mosley was born in Florence County, SC, a daughter of the late Sam Douglas Tart and Lottie Hewitt Tart.She attended Amanda Pentecostal Holiness Church. She and her late husband, Bobby J. Mosley, Sr., operated several convenience stores.She had previously...

Doris Shaw Weatherford

Doris Shaw Weatherford

Jun 4, 2014

Doris Shaw Weatherford, 90, of Mars Bluff, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June4, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Weatherford was born in Marion County, a daughter of the late Ellie Shaw and Flora Bell Lewis Shaw.She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher.She was also a member of the Sally Smith...

Wendell Lee Rogers

Wendell Lee Rogers

Jun 3, 2014

Wendell Lee Rogers, 66, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Wendell was born March 8, 1948, in Johnsonville, S.C. to the late Alfred and Thelma Rogers. He retired from Rock Tenn in 2013 after 42 years of service and served four years in the Army and was a Vietnam veteran. Surviving are his...

Nancy Lee Campbell

Nancy Lee Campbell

Jun 3, 2014

Nancy Lee Campbell, 77, of Huntersville, NC formerly of Florence, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 in a Charlotte, NC hospital after an illness. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 6, 2014 in Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Nancy was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Arthur Archibald Campbell...

Reverend Marilyn Mckenzie Inman

Reverend Marilyn Mckenzie Inman

Jun 3, 2014

Reverend Jean Marilyn McKenzie Inman, 79, of Florence, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Graveside services will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Florence National Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Mrs. Inman was born in...

Mattie Lee Spivey Kennedy

Mattie Lee Spivey Kennedy

Jun 2, 2014

Mattie Lee Spivey Kennedy, 78, of Florence, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 2, 2014. Mrs. Kennedy was born in Tabor City, NC, a daughter of the late Caleb Dal Spivey and Grace Munn Spivey.She was a devoted mother to her two children and was known as “Granny Grits” to her four grandchildren.She graduated...

Johnny Carol Sweat

Johnny Carol Sweat

Jun 2, 2014

Johnny Carol Sweat, 57, of Effingham, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014, after a long illness. Mr. Sweat was born in Dillon, SC, a son of Forest L. Sweat, Sr.and the late Pansy Christmas Sweat.He retired from Shoney’s after twenty years of service as head cook. Surviving are his wife, Leta Brown Sweat of Effingham; his son, Johnny Russell“Rusty”...

Christina E. Barbu Ward

Christina E. Barbu Ward

Jun 2, 2014

Christina E. Barbu Ward, 94, of Florence, passed away on June 2, 2014, at a local hospital. Mrs. Ward was born in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Peter Barbu and Theresia Degrelle Barbu. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and Cortland State Normal School.While living in Camden, SC, she was active with hospital volunteer work, with the Laubach...

Willa Mae Mcelveen Powell

Willa Mae Mcelveen Powell

May 31, 2014

Willa Mae McElveen Powell, 82, of Florence, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, May 31, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Peace Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens Cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Mrs. Powell was born in...

Mark Franklin Shupe

Mark Franklin Shupe

May 29, 2014

Mark Franklin Shupe Florence, SC Mark Franklin Shupe was born into the arms of the Angels on May 29, 2014 at 4:05am weighing 9lb 13oz. Mark is loved deeply by his parents Dr. David Edward Shupe and Kate Simpson Shupe, and his sister, Nora Lucille Shupe, age 2. He is also survived by his great grandparents Evelyn Lackey (maternal) and...

Eleanor Causey

Eleanor Causey

May 27, 2014

Eleanor Cannon Causey, 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Causey was born and raised in Brittons Neck, SC a daughter of the late Joseph Curry and Margaret Cannon. She is preceded in death by her husband, Larry Wayne Causey, who died May 16, 2006. Surviving are a son, Aaron Causey of the...

Bruce Allard Hall

Bruce Allard Hall

May 26, 2014

Rev. Bruce Allard Hall, 87, of Pamplico, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 26, 2014. Rev. Hall was born on September 17, 1926, in Conway, SC a son of the late Thomas Oscar Hall and Grace Anderson Hall. He was a graduate and president of the Conway High School Class of 1943. He was also...

Mark Louis Horne

Mark Louis Horne

May 23, 2014

Mark Louis Horne, Sr., 50, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014, at a local hospital. Mr. Horne was born in Florence, SC , a son of Isla Pearl Ransome Horne and the late Kenneth Louis Horne, Sr.He was a faithful servant, member and deacon of Eastside Christian Church.He served as a Chairman of The Brotherhood, volunteered...

Bobby Joe Creel

Bobby Joe Creel

May 19, 2014

Bobby Joe Creel, 52, of Niagara Falls, New York, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, in Niagara Falls, New York. Mr. Creel was born in Georgetown, SC, a son of the late Joel Creel and Joann Powell Creel.He was a truck driver for Green’s Trucking .Mr. Creel was a Mason and attended Unity Christian Fellowship...

Jimmie Broach

Jimmie Broach

May 15, 2014

Jimmie W. Broach Effingham, SC Jimmie W. Broach, 79, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Mr. Broach was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Leonard William Broach and Bessie Hatchell Broach.He was a member of Lebanon Men’s Sunday School Class and retired from Lay-Z-Boy after more than 40 years of service. He was...

Douglas Mays Summerford

Douglas Mays Summerford

May 14, 2014

DOUGLAS MAYS SUMMERFORD FLORENCE, SC Douglas Mays Summerford, 81, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at a local healthcare facility. Doug was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Major Summerford and Mary Lee Mays Summerford.He was a lifelong resident of Florence, and was very active in the Community. He served his Community well...

Kenneth Randolph Camlin

Kenneth Randolph Camlin

May 14, 2014

Kenneth Randolph Camlin, 49, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Camlin was born in Charleston, South Carolina, a son of Kenneth I. Camlin, Jr. and Barbra McCutcheon Camlin.He was a painter with Carolina Paint Company. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Kenneth Ryan Camlin and Lacy Nicole...

James Marion Myers

James Marion Myers

May 13, 2014

James Marion Myers, Sr., 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 in Elim Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Marion was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late W.R. and...

James Ollis Stone

James Ollis Stone

May 12, 2014

James Ollis Stone, 73, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014 in the McLeod Hospice House. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 in the Chapel at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Stone was born in Hanna, SC a son of the late Russell Corbett and Eula Poston...

Willie "W.E." Eugene Pace

Willie "W.E." Eugene Pace

May 12, 2014

Willie Eugene “W.E.” Pace, 87, of Florence, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System. Mr. Pace was born in Mississippi, a son of the late Willie Bob Pace and Ellen Thomas Pace. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Bud Pierce. Surviving are his wife of sixty-one years, Bonnie Hand...

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