Kim Edward Speare
Sep 20, 2012
KIM EDWARD SPEARE June 24, 1993 - September 17, 2012 Kim Edward Speare had a fierce love for life; he had learned from his grandfather Edward how to whittle a stick into anything he needed it to be, practical or playful. He loved to fish, hunt and drive his monster truck thru mud; he was a good ole southern young...
Alex Casey Williams
Sep 20, 2012
ALEX CASEY "BUBBA" WILLIAMS FLORENCE, SC Alex Casey "Bubba" Williams, 19, of Florence, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Alex was born in Florence, SC a son of Ronald "Bud" Williams and Debra Hoffmeyer Williams.He was a 2011 graduate of West Florence High School, and was an Auto Tech student at the Florence...
Deborah Manning Conner
Sep 15, 2012
DEBORAH MANNING CONNER Coward, SC Deborah Manning Conner, 59, of Coward, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at her residence. Ms. Conner was born in Kingstree, SC, a daughter of the late Charles and Ellen Griffin Manning.Shewas a nurse with McLeod Regional Medical Center and worked with Tupperware for many years.She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Ms. Conner...
Gertrude Allynne Turner Gregg
Sep 14, 2012
GERTRUDE ALLYNNE TURNER GREGG FLORENCE, SC GERTRUDE ALLYNNE TURNER GREGG, 93, of Florence, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at a local health care facility. Mrs. Gregg was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late Talbert Franklin and Allyne Wiggins Turner.She was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church and had worked at Florence Manufacturing for 30 years....
Dorothy Jean Lee Plyler
Sep 13, 2012
DOROTHY JEAN LEE PLYLER FLORENCE, SC DOROTHY JEAN LEE PLYLER, 78, of Florence, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Plyler was born in McBee, SC a daughter of the late Sam Herbert Lee and Kate Knight Lee.She was a member of Eastside Christian Church and was an...
Baxter Hicks Harwell, Jr.
Sep 10, 2012
Baxter Hicks Harwell, Jr. Florence, SC The Honorable Baxter Hicks Harwell, Jr., 79, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, September 9, 2012, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Judge Harwell was born in Mars Bluff in Florence County on February 27, 1933, to the late Baxter Hicks Harwell and the late Lacy Rankin Harwell.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased...
William Perlon Moore
Sep 7, 2012
WILLIAM PERLON "BILL" MOORE FLORENCE, SC William Perlon "Bill" Moore, affectionately known as "Papa", 64, of Florence, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday morning, September 7, 2012 at his residence after an illness. Mr. Moore was born in Lake City, SC a son of Mrs. Cora Lynn Baker Moore and the late Ernest Guy Moore, Jr.He...
Legrand David Soles
Sep 5, 2012
Legrand David "Crockett" Soles Florence, S.C. Legrand David "Crockett" Soles, 57, of Florence passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at his residence after an illness. David was born in Florence, a son of the late Sammie and Pauline Treadway Soles, Sr. He had been employed with Galey & Lord in Society Hill and with Dixie Cup in Darlington. He is...
Rodney Dale Lowder
Sep 4, 2012
RODNEY DALE LOWDER FLORENCE, SC Rodney Dale Lowder, 61, of Florence, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at a Florence hospital. Mr. Lowder was born in Long Beach, CA a son of the late Laurin Lowder and Edna White Lowder.He graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science.He was the Co-Owner of Lowder Tire Service. He...
Wallace Laverne Avin, Sr.
Sep 3, 2012
Wallace Laverne Avin, Sr. Florence, S.C. Wallace Laverne Avin, Sr., 80, of Florence, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at his residence after a short illness. Mr. Avin was born in Florence County, a son of the late Perry M. and Maggie Johnson Avin.He was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church, the Zerubbabel Lodge #15 AFM, the Alee Shrine of...
Ellie Vera Ives Mcinville
Sep 2, 2012
Ellie Vera Ives McInville Florence, South Carolina Ellie Vera Ives McInville, 87, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 in a local health care facility after an illness. Mrs. McInville was born in Camden, SC, a daughter of the late William Ansley and Ida Elizabeth Barnes Ives.She was a member of Summerton Baptist Church. She is preceded in...
Kenneth O. Mccracken
Sep 1, 2012
Kenneth O. "Ken" McCracken Timmonsville, SC Kenneth O. "Ken" McCracken, 60, of Timmonsville, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at his residence. Mr. McCracken was born in Conway, SC, the son of the late Odell Wilford "Mac" and Mary Thelma Faircloth McCracken.He was a graduate of Southside High School and Florence-Darlington Tech.He retired from the Darlington office of the...
James H. Owens
Aug 28, 2012
James H. "Sambo" Owens Effingham, SC James H. "Sambo" Owens, 89, of Effingham, passed away on August 28, 2012 in a local health care facility after an illness. Mr. Owens was born in Florence, Co., a son of the late Henry and Lois Carraway Owens.He served his country in the US Navy, having served during WWII.He retired from Central Oil...
William E. Barr
Aug 24, 2012
WILLIAM E. BARR TIMMONSVILLE, SC WILLIAM E. BARR, 83, of Timmonsville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 24, 2012 in a Florence hospital after an illness. Mr. Barr was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Louis Friendly Barr and Meta Elizabeth Robinson Barr.He was a lifelong member of Gregg Avenue...
Alberta Marie Biering Poole
Aug 23, 2012
Alberta Marie Biering Poole Florence, SC Alberta Marie Biering Poole, 75, of Florence, formerly of Charleston, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in a Florence hospital after an illness. Mrs. Poole was born in West Charleston, SC a daughter of the late Henry A. Biering and Caroline Elizabeth Britton Biering.She was a bookkeeper for River Neck Fabrication and Welding, Inc....
Lawrence Arden Nesseth
Aug 18, 2012
LawrenceArden "Larry" Nesseth Hartsville, S.C. LawrenceArden "Larry" Nesseth, 60, of Hartsville, formerly of Wisconsin, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Mr. Nesseth was born in Detroit, MI, a son of Dennis Arden and Sarah Belle Schwiderson Nesseth. Along with his wife and son, he was Founder and President of a successful business,...
Grace Louise Harrell Brown
Aug 18, 2012
Grace Louise Harrell Brown Florence, South Carolina Grace Louise Harrell Brown, 90, of Florence, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 in a local health care facility after an illness. Born in Florence, SC and a graduate of Tans Bay High School, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late George Mathew and Ella Julia Lewis Harrell.A member of Central...
Joan Carol Bessette Hastings
Aug 16, 2012
JOAN CAROL BESSETTE HASTINGS Timmonsville, SC Joan Carol Bessette Hastings, 73, of Timmonsville, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012. Mrs. Hastings was born in Springfield, MA, the daughter of the late Raymond and Marie Vanasse Bessette.Mrs. Bessette received her Bachelors Degree at age 65.She retired as Director of Nursing in Agawam, MA. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Emma Virginia Weaver Sawyer
Aug 14, 2012
Emma Virginia Weaver Sawyer Florence, SC Emma Virginia Weaver Sawyer, 96, of Florence, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Sawyer was born in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of the late George C. and Alma Lee Cross Weaver.At the time of her death, Ms. Sawyer was the oldest member of the Palmetto Street Church of...
Bobby Ray Crain
Aug 9, 2012
BOBBY RAY "BOB" CRAIN FLORENCE, S.C. BOBBY RAY "BOB" CRAIN, 79, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Bob was born in Roan Mountain, TN, a son of the late Arthur and Ethel Barnett Crain. He had retired from the US Air Force after 20 years, and went on to retire...