Ham W. "Buddy" Griggs, Jr.
Feb 16, 2013
HAM W. “BUDDY” GRIGGS, JR. FLORENCE, SC Ham W. “Buddy” Griggs, Jr., 88, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Griggs was born in Darlington County, the son of the late Sarah Alma Adams Griggs and Ham W. Griggs, Sr.He was a faithful and active member of First Free Will Baptist Church...
Angela Renee Rabon
Feb 13, 2013
ANGELA RENEE RABON FLORENCE, SC Angela Renee Rabon, of Florence, 39, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Ms. Rabon was born in Mullins, the daughter of Faye Weatherford Lee and James Rabon, Jr.She was of the Mormon Faith. Ms. Rabon was preceded in death by her aunt, Yvonne Skipper. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are her daughter, Brooke...
Mary Evans Sharpe
Feb 12, 2013
Mary Evans Sharpe Florence, SC Mary Evans Sharpe, 92, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 in Albertville, Alabama. Mrs. Sharpe was born on February 17, 1920 in Walterboro, SC to Rev. & Mrs. T.O. Evans. She graduated from Holmes Bible College and was retired from Belk. She was an active member of Truth Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is preceded in death...
Gladys Poston Bazen
Feb 10, 2013
Gladys Poston Bazen Pamplico, SC Gladys Poston Bazen, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 10, 2013 in the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Beulah Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home....
Dianne Gainey Byrd
Feb 9, 2013
Dianne Gainey Byrd Scranton, SC Dianne Gainey Byrd, 64, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, February 07, 2013 at Duke Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2013 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Florence. The family will receive friends at the church following the...
Madeline Cottingham Huggins
Feb 7, 2013
MADELINE C. HUGGINS FLORENCE, SC Madeline C. Huggins, 84, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her daughter's residence after an illness. Mrs. Huggins was born in Alma, NC a daughter of the late Henry McCallum Cottingham and Lena McLean Cottingham.She was a graduate of McCleneghan High School and was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she...
Evelyn James Bridgers
Feb 6, 2013
Evelyn James Bridgers Florence, SC Evelyn James Bridgers, 89, died Tuesday evening, February 5, 2013 at her residence after an illness. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 in the Florence Baptist Temple. Entombment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Mrs. Bridgers was born in Florence, SC a daughter...
Woodrow Wilson Mcwhite
Feb 6, 2013
WOODROW WILSON McWHITE SUMMERTON, SC WOODROW WILSON McWHITE, JR., 70, of Summerton, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Regency Hospital after an illness. Mr. McWhite was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Woodrow W. McWhite and Gertrude Sauls McWhite.He had worked for the Florence Morning News and retired from Southern Bell having been in advertising...
Nella Friar Ard
Feb 6, 2013
NELLA FRIAR ARD FLORENCE, SC NELLA FRIAR ARD, 75, of Florence, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Ard was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Jeff L. Friar and Mary Jane Dennis Friar.She was a member of Dawsey United Methodist Church.She retired from Carolina Power and Light Co. after 24 years...
Violet Forde Vause
Feb 6, 2013
VIOLET FORDE VAUSE FLORENCE, SC VIOLET FORDE VAUSE, 88, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Pee Dee Gardens, her assisted living residence after an illness. Mrs. Vause was born in Gastonia, NC a daughter of the late Asher J. Forde and Bessie Sims Forde.She retired from Southern Bell after a number of years and was a...
Eddie Mae Powell Hood
Feb 5, 2013
Eddie Mae Hood Florence, SC Eddie Mae Powell Hood, 69, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 after an illness. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February, 09, 2013 in Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at St. John’s Free Will Baptist Church off of Hwy 378. Mrs. Hood was...
Heidi E. Jackson
Feb 5, 2013
Heide E. Jackson Florence, SC Heide Else Balz Jackson, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday Morning, February, 4, 2013 in a Florence hospital after an illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Church at Sandhurst. The family will receive friends from 6:30–8:30 p.m. Friday evening at...
Master Sergeant Jonathan David Burckhalter
Feb 3, 2013
MASTER SERGEANT JONATHAN DAVID BURCKHALTER FLORENCE, S.C. MASTER SERGEANT JONATHAN DAVID BURCKHALTER, 51, of Florence, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 in the McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Burckhalter was born in Charleston, S.C., a son of Ronald F. Burckhalter and the late Emma D'Angelo Burckhalter. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Francis Marion University and was a member of Cornerstone...
Vetra Lewis Bennett
Feb 2, 2013
VETRA LEWIS BENNETT FLORENCE, S.C. VETRA LEWIS BENNETT, 59, of Florence, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013, in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Bennett was born in Charleston, SC, the daughter of Helen Glenn Lewis and the late George C. Lewis.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she had worked with the G.A.’s and was active in the...
William Jessie Norris
Feb 2, 2013
WILLIAM JESSIE NORRIS FLORENCE, SC WILLIAM JESSIE NORRIS, 78, of Florence, passed away on Friday, February 01, 2013 at Carolinas Hospital after an illness. Mr. Norris was born in York Co, SC a son of the late John and Mary Huffstler Norris.He had attended the Florence Baptist Temple and retired from Shaw Lumber Company after 41 years and a Cabinet...
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...
