Marion Gilbert Murphy
Sep 21, 2013
Marion Gilbert Murphy Florence, SC Marion Gilbert Murphy, 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at his residence with his family by his side. Mr. Murphy was born in Wilmington, NC, son of the late A. G. and Bessie Jane Dew Murphy. He retired from the Army National Guard.He was a veteran of...
John Arthur "Butch" Viccellio
Sep 19, 2013
JOHN ARTHUR “BUTCH” VICCELLIO FLORENCE, SC JOHN ARTHUR “BUTCH” VICCELLIO, 71, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Viccellio was born in Richmond, VA a son of the late Arthur Bright Viccellio and Edith Robertson Viccellio.He was a US Navy veteran having served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.John graduated...
Charles Leslie Poole
Sep 18, 2013
CHARLES LESLIE POOLE FLORENCE, SC Charles Leslie Poole, 76, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Mr. Poole was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late M. Bynum Poole and Ellen Spicey Poole.He was employed as a buyer for King Drug Company for 54 years and was a member of the Florence Shag Club and the...
April Flowers Thomas
Sep 16, 2013
April Flowers Thomas, 51, passed away Monday, September 16th, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House after a prolonged illness. April was born in Texas, but raised in Florence, SC. She leaves behind her family: Sam, Randy, Buddy, and Josh. She was known for her selflessness and all-around optimism. In lieu of flowers please send donations to McLeod Hospice House.
David Dewitt Hopper
Sep 14, 2013
DAVID DEWITT HOPPER FLORENCE, SC David DeWitt Hopper, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Hopper was born in Youngstown, OH, a son of the late DeWitt C. Hopper and Margaret Walsh Hopper.He was a veteran of the US Army and a retired manager in the retail industry.Mr. Hopper was...
Doris Mcknight Owens
Sep 12, 2013
Doris M. Owens Effingham, SC Doris M. Owens, 86, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 in a Florence health care facility after an illness. Mrs. Owens was born in Florence County, SC a daughter of the late Fulton and Nemma Miles McKnight. She was a longtime member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church where she was the church secretary for many...
Margaret Collins Richardson
Sep 11, 2013
Margaret Collins Richardson, 85, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Commander Nursing Center in Florence, SC. Mrs. Richardson was born in Marion, SC.She was the daughter of the late Neal Clardy Collins and the late Mamie James Collins.She retired from Southern Bell; she then became an owner and operator of a country store, until she became...
John Walter Odiorne
Sep 11, 2013
John Walter Odiorne, III, 72, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Odiorne was born in Oakdale, LA, a son of the late John Walter Odiorne, Jr. and Mary Keels Odiorne Harrell.He retired as an engineer with Richmond Wilhoit after forty-five years of service.At that time, they were working with Nucor. He was a...
Reba Mavis Brandon
Sep 10, 2013
Reba Mavis Watson Brandon, 88, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at her residence after an illness. Mrs. Brandon was born in McRae, GA, a daughter of the late William Walter and Beatrice Whited Watson.She was a member of Quincy Pentecostal Holiness Church in Florida, and enjoyed the television ministry of Florence Baptist Temple. She is preceded...
Mary Elizabeth Morris
Sep 10, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Blackburn Morris, 89, of Effingham, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Morris was born in Huntsville, Alabama, a daughter of the late John Blackburn and Mary Lou Owen Blackburn.She was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church.Mrs. Morris worked as a beautician at Quick Beauty Salon in Alabama and was a bookkeeper...
Gregory J Anderson
Sep 3, 2013
Gregory J. Anderson Florence, SC Gregory J. Anderson, 61, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Anderson was born in Miami, FL., a son of the late Fred W. and Velmon Coleman Anderson.He is a US Army Veteran having served during Vietnam.Mr. Anderson was previously employed with Jerry’s...
Jacqueline Mcknight Smith
Sep 2, 2013
Jacqueline M. Smith Myrtle Beach, SC Jacqueline M. Smith, 82, previously of Florence, SC, died Monday morning, September 2, 2013 in a Myrtle Beach health care facility after an extended illness. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church, Florence. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens Cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral...
Archie Morris Boylan
Sep 1, 2013
ARCHIE MORRIS BOYLAN, 84, of Florence, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Mr. Boylan was born in Hilton, NY.He was a Veteran of WWII and fought in Korea in the Inchon Landing and the Chosen Reservoir where he was 1 of 16 survivors out of 160 troops that were not seriously injured or...
Glenn David Lee
Aug 30, 2013
Glenn David Lee, 73, of Effingham, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Lee was born in Effingham, a son of the late Woodrow L. Lee and Lena Rivers Galloway Lee.He was a US Coastguard Veteran, serving two tours in Vietnam.Mr. Lee was a truck driver owning and operating his own truck for twelve...
Leslie "Randy" Randolph Carraway
Aug 29, 2013
Leslie Randolph “Randy” Carraway, 64, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his residence after an illness. Mr. Carraway was born in Florence, SC a son of J.W. and Eloise Broach Carraway.He was a member and Deacon of Ebenezer Baptist Church where he also taught the youth and prepared Wednesday night suppers and was affiliated with Effingham...
Joshua Stephen Blake
Aug 25, 2013
Joshua “Josh” Stephen Blake, 27, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013. Josh was born in Charleston, SC, a son of Melanie Allen Blake and Reverend Michael Blake.He was a US Marine Corps Veteran, having served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.Josh was an EMT with Vital Care. He is predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Frank...
Robert "Roscoe" Cumbie
Aug 22, 2013
Robert “Roscoe” Cumbie Effingham, SC Robert “Roscoe” Cumbie, 63, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Cumbie was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Arthur Tink Cumbie and Ruby Poston Cumbie.He had attended Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed farming where he loved being on a tractor.He was employed...
Carol Gilray Hutchinson
Aug 20, 2013
CAROL GILRAY HUTCHINSON EFFINGHAM, SC Carol Gilray Hutchinson, 53, of Effingham, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at MUSC. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Daytona Beach, FL, a daughter of the late Richard C. Gilray and Bertha Roberge Gilray.She was a manager at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina for twenty-five years. Surviving are her husband of thirty-one years, Donnie...
Laura Ann Driver Dripps
Aug 20, 2013
LAURA ANN DRIVER DRIPPS QUINBY, SC LAURA ANN DRIVER DRIPPS, 82, of Quinby, SC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Mrs. Dripps was born in Maryville, TN a daughter of the late Gail Odell Driver and Cora Pressley Peace Driver.She had worked at H & R Block and retired from the Florence County...
