Leoma Haynes Gibson
May 10, 2013
LEOMA HAYNES GIBSON FLORENCE, SC Leoma Haynes Gibson, 86, of Florence, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Mrs. Gibson was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Raymond Berry Haynes and Annie Elizabeth Gandy Haynes.She is a member of Bethsaida United Methodist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Nelson...
Charles Allen Clendenin
May 9, 2013
CHARLES ALLEN CLENDENIN, 73, of Florence, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Clendenin was born in Minden, West Virginia, a son of the late Elbert F. Clendenin and Marie Ellis Clendenin. He was a coal miner for twenty-two years in Virginia and enjoyed fishing, hunting and bowling.Mr. Clendenin was a member of...
Teresa "Tessie" G. Brown
May 7, 2013
TERESA “TESSIE” G. BROWN FLORENCE, SC TERESA “TESSIE” G. BROWN, 56, of Florence, formerly of Rocky Mount, NC, passed away on May 7, 2013 with family and loved ones by her side after a brave fight with cancer. Tessie was born in Rocky Mount, NC a daughter of the late John David Young and Mary Love Storm Young.She was a...
Frank Barnwell Lee
May 6, 2013
FLORENCE – Dr. Frank Barnwell Lee, Sr. passed away May 6, 2013.Born in Scranton, SC, son of David Lamar Lee and Daisy Manigault Barnwell Lee.He was married to the late Eddie McCravy Lee for 53 years and had three children, all residing in Florence:Dr. Frank Lee, Jr. (Margaret), Dr. Ed Lee (Toni), and Dr. Genie Lee.Dr. Lee was also the...
Beverly Renee Nelson
May 4, 2013
BEVERLY RENEE NELSON, 51, of Florence, passed away May 4, 2013. Mrs. Nelson was born in Memphis, TN, a daughter of Elmer Murray and the late Glenda Ruth Stuart Blackwell.She was a member of Pee Dee Community Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her mother and her adoptive father, Jay Carver. Surviving are her husband, David Nelson of Florence;...
Calvin A. Elliott
May 4, 2013
CALVIN A. ELLIOTT FLORENCE, SC CALVIN A. ELLIOTT, 72, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013 in a local medical facility after a brief illness. Mr. Elliott was born in Nichols, SC on October 13, 1940 to Leslie Elliott and Ethel McCrackin Elliott.Before retirement, he owned Tri-County Tire Goodyear Store.Through his life he was active in the Jaycees,...
Gilda Mcrae Sanders
May 2, 2013
GILDA McRAE SANDERS FLORENCE, SC GILDA McRAE SANDERS, 58, of Florence, passed away May 2, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Sanders was born in Marion, SC a daughter of Annette Martin McRae and the late Richard Carroll McRae.She was a graduate of Marion High School and Florence-Darlington Technical College.She was highly proficient in shorthand.She had been employed as a lab...
Mary Kathleen Calcutt Godwin
Apr 29, 2013
MARY KATHLEEN CALCUTT GODWIN FLORENCE, SC MARY KATHLEEN CALCUTT GODWIN, 92, of Florence, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at a health care facility after an illness. Mrs. Godwin was born in Florence Co., SC the baby of 11 children to the late James Henry Calcutt and Mary Elsie Dozier Calcutt. She attended Hyman Schools and at the age of...
Jacquelyne "Jackie" Fore Garrett
Apr 28, 2013
Jacquelyne “Jackie” Fore Garrett was born at home in Mars Bluff (SC) on November 25, 1928, the sixth of ten children of Austin Homer and Harriett Henselee (Paraham) Fore.She attended Florence High School and Florence Business College, from which she graduated in 1947.She met her future husband, Hubert John Garrett, Sr. at a church social at Mizpah Baptist Church after...
Annie Ruth Floyd Fields
Apr 27, 2013
ANNIE RUTH FLOYD FIELDS FLORENCE, SC Annie Ruth Floyd Fields, 69, of Florence, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Fields was born in Olanta, SC, a daughter of the late Valsor Floyd and Eliza Miles Floyd.She was a retired cosmetologist and a member of the Darlington Moose Lodge.She loved spending time with her family and...
Eleanor Erwin Paxton
Apr 25, 2013
ELEANOR ERWIN PAXTON FLORENCE, SC Eleanor Erwin Paxton, 95, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at her residence. Ms. Paxton was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, a daughter of the late Frank Erwin and Maude Evelyn Thompson Erwin. She is preceded in death by her husband, John McLeod Paxton, Jr.; her son, John Erwin Paxton; and her...
Alziner Mason Weldon
Apr 25, 2013
ALZINER M. WELDON FLORENCE, SC ALZINER M. WELDON, 75, of Florence, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 at McLeod Regional Medical Center after an illness. Mrs. Weldon was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Jessie and Jackie Mason.She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a receptionist for Alarm Alert for 14 years. She was preceded...
Kenneth Ivan Whittington
Apr 25, 2013
Kenneth Ivan Whittington Effingham, SC Kenneth Ivan Whittington, 50, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2013 in Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. A Private Graveside service will be held later at Greenhaven Preserve in Eastover, SC. Kenneth was born in...
Lloyd Smith
Apr 24, 2013
LLOYD SMITH EFFINGHAM, SC LLOYD SMITH, 71, of Effingham, SC, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Smith was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Lewis Oliver Smith and Evelean Humphries Smith.He farmed his whole life during the day and retired after 33 years of working the graveyard shift...
Odeth Dale Collins
Apr 23, 2013
ODETH DALE COLLINS FLORENCE, SC OdethDale Collins, 45 of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in a local healthcare facility. Mr. Collins was born in Sanford, Florida, a son of William David Collins and Ruby Alvilda Medlin Collins.He was a US Army veteran and worked for Industrial Machine and Fabrication. Mr. Collins loved hunting and fishing and aggravating...
Carlisle Shelley
Apr 20, 2013
CARLISLE SHELLEY FLORENCE, SC CARLISLE SHELLEY, 74, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Shelley was born in Rains, Marion Co., SC a son of the late Joseph and Elise Turner Shelley.He was a faithful member of Eastside Christian Fellowship and was retired from the Plant Operations Department at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He...
Elizabeth Bullard Isgett
Apr 18, 2013
Elizabeth Bullard Isgett Florence, SC Elizabeth Bullard Isgett, 92, died Thursday afternoon, April 18, 2013 in the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013 in the Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens. Elizabeth was born in Florence County, South Carolina a daughter of the...
Frances Bruce Oakley
Apr 18, 2013
Frances Bruce Oakley Effingham, SC Frances Bruce Oakley, 94, of Effingham, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 after an illness. Mrs. Oakley was born in Johnsonville, SC a daughter of the late Archie E. Bruce and Theresa Hazelton Bruce.She attended Johnsonville schools and was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church.Mrs. Oakley lived independently for the past 30 years with the...
Ellis Cain Turner
Apr 16, 2013
Ellis Cain Turner Pamplico, SC Ellis Cain Turner, 73, of Pamplico, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at his residence after an illness. Mr. Turner was born in Marion County, a son of the late Hinson and Rosa Lee Hayes Turner.He retired from Manufactured Housing in Sumter.Mr. Turner was a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church. He is...
James "Jimmy" E. Eaddy
Apr 16, 2013
JAMES E.“JIMMY” EADDY, SR. PAMPLICO, S.C. James E. “Jimmy” Eaddy, Sr., 65, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in a local hospital after an illness. Mr. Eaddy was born in Florence County, SC, a son of the late Burch Fleetwood Eaddy and Irene Huggins Eaddy.He was a member of Mt. Elon Free Will Baptist Church and an avid fisherman. Mr....
