James Craig Byrd
Mar 30, 2013
JAMES CRAIG BYRD FLORENCE, SC JAMES CRAIG BYRD, 53, of Florence, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Byrd was born in Winston-Salem, NC, a son of Edith Gatton Girard and the late James L. Byrd.He retired from Nucor Steel and loved restoring his Mustang. He was preceded in death by his father and by a brother,...
Bernice Alexander Shupe
Mar 28, 2013
Bernice Alexander Shupe went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, following a long illness.She died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends.Bernice was born on July 7, 1930, in Darlington County and grew up in the small town of Wisacky in Lee County.She was the sixth child of Claude McKiver Alexander and Floride CrosswellAlexander. Mrs. Shupe...
Margaret Brigman Anderson
Mar 27, 2013
MARGARET BRIGMAN ANDERSON FLORENCE, S.C. MARGARET BRIGMAN ANDERSON, 87, of Florence, passed away on March 26, 2013, in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Anderson was born in Dillon, SC, a daughter of the late Alexander Brigman and Orrie Miller Brigman. She graduated from The Cadet Nurse Corps, Class of 1947, at McLeod Infirmary as a registered nurse and worked for...
Adronne Finklea
Mar 27, 2013
ADRONNE "GRIT" MYERS FINKLEA Pamplico, S.C. ADRONNE "GRIT" MYERS FINKLEA, age 95, 415 South Walnut Street, Pamplico, died on March 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Beulah Baptist Church in Hyman.Burial will follow in the church cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.The family will receive friends from 1:00 –...
Richard Clinton Ham
Mar 26, 2013
RICHARD CLINTON HAM Florence, S.C. RICHARD CLINTON HAM, 92, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Ham was born in Florence County, the son of the late Spy Richard Ham and Nealie Boswell Ham.He retired as the owner of Ham’s Auto Sales and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was predeceased...
Eloise Hart Brodie
Mar 25, 2013
ELOISE HART BRODIE FLORENCE, S.C. ELOISE HART BRODIE, 87, of Florence, passed away on March 24, 2013 in a local hospital after an illness. Mrs. Brodie was born in Hartsville, SC, a daughter of the late Herbert Hart and Elma Smith Hart.She graduated from Hartsville High School.She was a member and President of the Alter Guild at All Saints’ Episcopal...
John Albert Marsch, Sr.
Mar 25, 2013
JOHN "JACK" ALBERT MARSCH, SR. Simpsonville, S.C. JOHN "JACK" ALBERT MARSCH, SR., 90, of Simpsonville, passed away on March 24, 2013. Mr. Marsch was born in Philadelphia, PA. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served in WWII.He retired in 1983 from Union Carbide in Florence, SC, as Maintenance Superintendent. He was the last surviving member of his...
Martelia Lynn Streett
Mar 25, 2013
MARTELIA LYNN "MARTI" STREETT Florence, S.C. MARTELIA LYNN "MARTI" STREETT, 45, of Florence, passed away on March 24, 2013, at her residence. Ms. Streett was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Albert Earl Streett and Janie Elizabeth Helms Streett.She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death, in addition to her parents,...
Roberta Rhodes Thornton
Mar 25, 2013
ROBERTA RHODES THORNTON EFFINGHAM, S.C. ROBERTA RHODES THORNTON, 89, of Effingham, joined her Lord and Savior on March 24, 2013. Mrs. Thornton was born in Effingham, SC, a daughter of the late Lawrence Rhodes and Fannie McLaughlin Rhodes.She graduated from McLeod Infirmary School of Nursing as a registered nurse and was a dedicated employee of McLeod Regional Medical Center for...
Captain Julius Goodman Lee
Mar 24, 2013
CAPTAIN JULIUS GOODMAN LEE, (FCSO, Retired) Captain Julius Goodman Lee, (FCSO, Retired), died early Friday morning, March 22, 2013 in a Florence hospital after an illness. Captain Lee was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Clifton Theodore Lee and Dolly Goodman Lee.He was employed with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years. Surviving are his...
Cora Lynn Baker Moore
Mar 22, 2013
CORA LYNN BAKER MOORE FLORENCE, S.C. CORA LYNN BAKER MOORE, 89, of Florence, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 in a local hospital after an illness. Mrs. Moore was born in the Hebron Community of Florence County, SC, a daughter of the late Frendly Clinton Baker and Elizabeth McElveen Baker.She was the valedictorian of her high school class and an...
Betty Rose Penninger Hatfield
Mar 21, 2013
BETTY ROSE PENNINGER HATFIELD FLORENCE, S.C. BETTY ROSE PENNINGER HATFIELD, 84, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in a local hospital after an illness. Mrs. Hatfield was born in Mt. Pleasant, NC, a daughter of the late Henry Conner Cohen and Lana PenningerLeGrande. She loved gardening and cooking.Mrs. Hatfield was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is...
William L. Best
Mar 20, 2013
WILLIAM L. "BROWNIE" BEST FLORENCE, S.C. WILLIAM L. "BROWNIE" BEST, 69, of Florence, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in the McLeod Hospice House after an extended illness. "Brownie" was born in Horry County, South Carolina, a son of the late William Valentine Best and Marie Clark Best.He was the owner of Best Motor Company, and had a passion for...
Carey Joseph Henricksen
Mar 17, 2013
CAREY JOSEPH HENRICKSEN FLORENCE, SC CAREY JOSEPH HENRICKSEN, 60, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Henricksen was born in Clinton, Iowa a son of the late James Joseph Henricksen and Helen Creighton Henricksen. He was a avid Bridge player at the Leatherman Senior Building. Surviving are his sisters, Debbie Rist and her husband, Rob,...
Lyndon Randolph Lewis
Mar 17, 2013
Lyndon Randolph "Randy" Lewis Florence, SC Lyndon Randolph "Randy" Lewis, 92, of Florence, formerly of North Myrtle Beach, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 in the Presbyterian Home of Florence. Mr. Lewis was born in Frankfort, KY, a son of the late Alonzo Andrew and Laura Gertrude Cheek Lewis.He was a member of the greatest generation of our country...
Eris Singletary Smith
Mar 12, 2013
Eris Singletary Smith Effingham, SC Eris Singletary Smith, 86, of Effingham, passed away on March 11, 2013 in a local health care facility after an illness. Mrs. Smith was born in Coward, SC, a daughter of the late Ervin R. and Loyse Gause Singletary. She was the owner and operator for over sixty years of Smith's Grocery Store in Evergreen.Mrs....
Thomas Summerford
Mar 12, 2013
Thomas "Tommy" Alfred Summerford Florence, SC Thomas "Tommy" AlfredSummerford, 84, of Florence, passed away on Monday,March 11, 2013, in a local health care facility after an illness. Mr. Summerfordwas born in Florence, a son of the late Major Summerford, Sr. and Mary Lee Mays Summerford Maxwell.He graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Technology and was co-owner of Summerford Heating and...
Potista "Becky" N. Chavis
Mar 11, 2013
Potitsa "Becky" N. Chavis Florence, SC Potitsa "Becky" N. Chavis, 76, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at her residence after an illness. Mrs. Chavis was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a daughter of the late Constantine L. and Vasiliki Papanikalaou Stefanakos.She was a member of the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church and was a...
William Leslie Register
Mar 6, 2013
WILLIAM LESLIE REGISTER FLORENCE, SC William Leslie Register, 91, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Leslie, better known as “Buck” by his family and friends, was born on October 22, 1921.He was the oldest son of the late William Earnest Register and Annie Quick Register from Lydia, SC.Buck was employedas an electric...
Marion Ray Shaw
Mar 5, 2013
REVEREND MARION RAY SHAW TIMMONSVILLE, SC Reverend Marion Ray Shaw, 91, of Timmonsville, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Reverend Shaw was born in Marion, a son of the late Thomas “Tom” Shaw and Lucille Williams Shaw.He was a veteran of the US Navy having served in World War II as a 3rd Class...
