Dorothy Nell Owens Dennis
Jan 29, 2013
DOROTHY NELL OWENS DENNIS EFFINGHAM, SC Dorothy Nell Owens Dennis of Effingham, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Dennis was born in Waccamaw, NC, the daughter of the late Boyd Owens and Leatha Jordan Owens.She was a member of Elim Baptist Church and the Sunshine Sunday School Class.She worked at Moore Middle School and Southside...
Alex L. Matthews
Jan 29, 2013
ALEX L. "BUDDY" MATTHEWS FLORENCE, SC Alex L. "Buddy" Matthews, of Florence, 73, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, January 28, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Matthews was born in Florence County, the son of the late Alec Matthews and Mary Isla Hewitt Matthews.He retired after over thirty years from Superior Machine...
Norwood Goodman
Jan 26, 2013
NORWOOD WELCH GOODMAN FLORENCE, SC NORWOOD WELCH GOODMAN, 85, of Florence, passed away at the McLeod Hospice House of Florence. Mr. Goodman was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Marcus DeLafyette Goodman and Bessie Hancock Goodman.He was the owner of Dogwood Mobile Home Park in Florence, founder and co-owner of Carolina Typewriter Company and a member of...
Susie Dozier
Jan 22, 2013
SUSIE H. DOZIER FLORENCE, S.C. SUSIE H. DOZIER, 71, of Florence, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013, at her residence after an illness. Mrs. Dozier was born in Pamplico, the daughter of the late Cordie Hutchinson and Rebecca Hutchinson.She retired after thirty years as an AT&T Operator and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church where she loved...
Johnny Oates
Jan 22, 2013
JOHNNY “DESI” DESMOND OATES FLORENCE, SC Johnny “Desi” Desmond Oates, 52, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Oates was born in Florence, SC, a son of Peggy Powers Oates Mayville and the late Johnny L. Oates, Jr.He was employed as a locomotive electrician for CSXT Railroad...
Mary Joan Meekins
Jan 21, 2013
MARY JOAN "MAIZIE" MEEKINS FLORENCE, S.C. MARY JOAN "MAIZIE" MEEKINS, 80, of Florence, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her residence after an illness. Our mother was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Murphy. She is survived by her son, Michael Olin Meekins and his wife Penny of Blythewood, SC; son,...
Nathan Chalmas Kale
Jan 19, 2013
NATHAN CHALMAS KALE EFFINGHAM, S.C. NATHAN CHALMAS KALE, 86, of Effingham, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 in the McLeod Hospice House after an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in the Effingham Presbyterian Church (ARP), with interment following in Lebanon Cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...
Carolyn Hooks Courtney
Jan 18, 2013
Carolyn Hooks Courtney Florence, SC Carolyn Elizabeth Hooks Courtney, 69, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2013 in the Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Courtney was born in Horry County, SC a...
Alvis Hicks
Jan 17, 2013
ALVIS HICKS FLORENCE, SC Alvis Hicks, 83, of Florence, passed away January 16, 2013 at McLeod Hospital. Mr. Hicks was born April 14, 1929 in Pamplico, SC to Stanley and Florie Stone Hicks.He was a veteran of the US Navy having received the WWII Victory Medal during his service from 1947 – 1950.He retired from Horne Ford after 33 years...
Donald Campbell Weeks
Jan 17, 2013
DONALD CAMPBELL WEEKS Florence, SC Donald Campbell Weeks, 89, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Weeks was born in Boston, MA, the son of the late John Herbert Weeks and Jean MacKinlay Weeks.He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and a veteran of the US Army, having served in WWII...
Annie Pope Kirby
Jan 13, 2013
ANNIE POPE KIRBY FLORENCE, SC ANNIE POPE KIRBY, 90, of Florence, SC passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Carolinas Hospital after an illness. Mrs. Kirby was born in Columbia, SC a daughter of the late Charlie Burrell Pope and Elizabeth Barrett Pope.She was a charter member of Unity Baptist Church and a member of the Telephone Pioneer Club.She had...
Vera Gaskins Littlefield
Jan 13, 2013
Vera Gaskins Littlefield Vera Aletha Gaskins Littlefield, 89, formerly of Florence, died January 08, 2013 in a Jacksonville, Florida nursing facility after an illness. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, January 14, 2013 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Florence National Cemetery. Mrs. Littlefield was born in Rocky Mount, NC, a daughter of the late...
Jerry Flyn Christmas, Sr.
Jan 11, 2013
JERRY FLYN CHRISTMAS, SR. FLORENCE, SC JERRY FLYN CHRISTMAS, SR., 59, of Florence, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at his residence after an illness. Mr. Christmas was born in Florence, SC a son of Melva “Baird” Christmas and the late Oral McQuade Christmas.He was a US Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion and a member of the...
Itaska Kirby Dozier
Jan 9, 2013
ITASKA "Tack" KIRBY DOZIER FLORENCE, SC Itaska "Tack" Kirby Dozier, 87, of Florence, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the McLeod Hospice House of Florence. Mrs. Dozier was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late Clinton D. and Minnie Gleaton Kirby.She was a member of Unity Baptist Church...
Barry Edwin Mayes, Sr.
Jan 8, 2013
Barry Edwin Mayes, Sr. Florence, SC Barry Edwin Mayes, Sr., 70, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 in a local hospital with his children by his side. Mr. Mayes was born in Marion County, a son of the late Edwin Nesmith Mayes and Vergie Inez Tucker Mayes Scott.He was employed by the USPS for 47 years and...
Isabell Poston Driggers
Jan 8, 2013
Isabell Poston Driggers Lancaster, SC Isabell Poston Driggers, 84, of Lancaster, SC, formerly of Florence, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 in a Lancaster health care facility after an illness. Mrs. Driggers was born in Marlboro Co., a daughter of the late Julius and Annie Phillips Poston.She was employed with Crescet Retail and was a member of the Church...
Helen Barnett Hollowell
Jan 8, 2013
Helen Barnett Hollowell Florence, SC Helen Barnett Hollowell, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 in a Florence health care facility. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 10, 2013 in the Florence Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel. Entombment will follow, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...
Sally Gertrude Owens Sturgeon
Jan 5, 2013
SALLY GERTRUDE OWENS STURGEON FLORENCE, S.C. SALLY GERTRUDE OWENS STURGEON, 78, of Florence, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at her daughter's residence after an illness. Mrs. Sturgeon was born in Blenheim, a daughter of the late McIver and Mary Etha Hood Owens. She had retired from Pee Dee Food Service. Mrs. Sturgeon was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother,...
Elbert Delette Owens
Jan 5, 2013
FLORENCE — Elbert Delette Owens, 93, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at McLeod Hospice in Florence after an illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, at Evergreen Baptist Church.The Rev. Dr. Quinn Hooks will officiate with burial to follow in the Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.The family will receive friends from 6:00...
Irvin Bailey
Jan 4, 2013
IRVIN JULIUS BAILEY FLORENCE, SC IRVIN JULIUS BAILEY, 50, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Bailey was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Curtis J. and Lucy M. Poston Bailey.He retired from Fields Construction Company after 20+ years. Surviving are his siblings, Shirley (Charles) Williams of Darlington, Jasper (Rose) Bailey of...
