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Recent Obituaries in Florence, SC

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Florence, South Carolina area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Nonie Scott Poston

Nonie Scott Poston

Nov 5, 2012

NONIE SCOTT POSTON FLORENCE, S.C. NONIE SCOTT POSTON, 84 of Florence passed away Friday, November 2, 2012. Mrs. Poston was born in Pinewood, SC, a daughter of the late John Clifton and Fannie McLeod Scott. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She was a past member of the...

Paul Nick Kremidas

Paul Nick Kremidas

Nov 5, 2012

PAUL NICK KREMIDAS FLORENCE, S.C. PAUL NICK KREMIDAS, 78, of Florence, passed away Saturday, November 03, 2012 in a Florence hospital after an illness. Mr. Kremidas was born in Gorianades-Karpenisi, Evrytanias, Greece, a son of the late Nicholas and Theodora Kremidas. He emigrated to the United States in 1955 and worked at the Main-James Restaurant in Columbus OH. He returned...

Keith Hamilton Collins

Keith Hamilton Collins

Nov 2, 2012

KEITH HAMILTON COLLINS FLORENCE, S.C. KEITH HAMILTON COLLINS, 61, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 after an extended illness. He was born to the late Thomas Clarence Collins, Sr. and GertrudeLenore Mackendre Collins, September 16, 1951 in Columbia, SC. He graduated from Dreher High School in 1969. He married Jenny Parrott Collins in 1986 and they lived...

Jacqueline Parrott

Jacqueline Parrott

Nov 2, 2012

JACQUELINE "JACKIE" COLEMAN PARROTT EFFINGHAM, S.C. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" COLEMAN PARROTT, 59, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at her residence after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Fort Benning, GA, a daughter of the late Herbert Benjamin and Hazel Tunstall Coleman. Mrs. Parrott is survived by her husband, David Lindell Parrott; her children, Amy...

Jerry Carsten Mccutcheon

Jerry Carsten Mccutcheon

Oct 31, 2012

Jerry Carsten McCutcheon Florence, SC Jerry Carsten McCutcheon, 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012 at South Florence Baptist Church. Burial will be at Florence Memorial Gardens Cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Mrs. McCutcheon was born in Kelly Memorial Hospital,...

George C. Crowder, Jr.

George C. Crowder, Jr.

Oct 29, 2012

GEORGE C. CROWDER, JR. FLORENCE, S.C. GEORGE C. CROWDER, JR., 77, of Florence, formerly of Danville, VA, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 28, 2012. He was born March 28, 1935 in Stanleytown, VA, a son of the late George C. and Ruth Terry Crowder. He was in the auto parts business in Danville, VA, for many years, and...

Lloyd Alexander Guffey

Lloyd Alexander Guffey

Oct 29, 2012

LLOYD ALEXANDER GUFFEY Florence, SC LLOYD ALEXANDER GUFFEY, age seven weeks, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012. He was born in Florence County, SC, a son of William Alan Guffey and Brittany Shaye Campbell Guffey. He is preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, Alexander Hood, and paternal great-grandfather, William "Bill" Cox. He is survived by parents;...

Charles Edward Creel

Charles Edward Creel

Oct 28, 2012

Charles Edward Creel Florence, SC Charles Edward Creel, 76, of Florence, our loving brother was welcomed into heaven on October 27, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Creel was born in Florence Co., a son of the late Gurley Washington Creel and Annie Lee Hayes Creel Lee.He was a retired farmer and loved to fish. He is...

Catherine Lawton Holland

Catherine Lawton Holland

Oct 24, 2012

CATHERINE IRENE LAWTON HOLLAND FLORENCE, SC Catherine Irene Lawton Holland, 83, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Heritage Home of Florence. Mrs. Holland was born in Orlando, Florida, a daughter of the late Joseph Cestia Lawton and Irene Catherine Burke Lawton. She moved to Florence in the late 1940s to teach at the Lillian Glass Dance Studio....

Joseph Albert Milizia

Joseph Albert Milizia

Oct 23, 2012

Joseph Albert Milizia Florence, SC Joseph Albert Milizia, 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, October 19, 2012. Mr. Milizia was born in Burlingtion, Vermont. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp Veteran having served during the Korean War. He retired from IBM in the early 1980's. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Surviving...

Carol Jean Snowden

Carol Jean Snowden

Oct 18, 2012

CAROLJEANWILSON SNOWDEN, age 65, of Florence, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Snowden was born in Florence County, SC, a daughter of the late Lurline Lee Wilson and Leroy D. Wilson.She graduated from Southside High School and was a basketball player.She was a cosmetologistand caregiver for her family, friends and communitybefore pursuinga career...

Chellie Haynes

Chellie Haynes

Oct 18, 2012

CHELLIE ADELLA MCPHERSON HAYNES Florence, SC Chellie Adella McPherson Haynes, age 58, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Haynes was born in Florence County, SC, a daughter of Charles Joseph McPherson, Sr. and the late Martha Taylor McPherson. She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church.She loved her family and friends and was an avid crafter. She...

Betty L. Turner

Betty L. Turner

Oct 17, 2012

BETTY L. TURNER FLORENCE, S.C. BETTY L. TURNER, 84, of Florence, formerly of Cocoa Beach, FL, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 in the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mrs. Turner was born in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late William Meyer and Muriel Konkle. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word. She...

Jimmy Levaughn Rotan

Jimmy Levaughn Rotan

Oct 17, 2012

Jimmy Levaughn Rotan Florence, South Carolina Jimmy Levaughn Rotan, 79, of Florence, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 14, 2012 in a local health care facility after a brief illness. Mr. Rotan was born in Lake City, SC, a son of the late Murdock McCaskill and Corine Marsh Rotan.He attended Truth Chapel Pentecostal Holiness...

Mary Louise Whitehurst

Mary Louise Whitehurst

Oct 11, 2012

MARY LOUISE JOSEY WHITEHURST FLORENCE, SC MARY LOUISE JOSEY WHITEHURST, 91, of Florence, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in a local health care facility. Ms. Whitehurst was born in Lynchburg, SC, a daughter of the late George Eugene and Mary Kathleen Hutto Josey.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher.She was a Girl Scout...

Gloria Jean Horne Sutton

Gloria Jean Horne Sutton

Oct 11, 2012

GLORIA JEAN HORNE SUTTON EFFINGHAM, SC GLORIA JEAN HORNE SUTTON, 65, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston, SC. Mrs. Sutton was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Edward Jesse Horne, Sr. andAlberta Hutchinson Horne.She was a Medical Transcriptionist at McLeod Regional Medical Center for 20...

Albert Monroe Inman

Albert Monroe Inman

Oct 10, 2012

Albert Monroe Inman Florence, SC Albert Monroe Inman, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior, early Saturday morning, October 6, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Florence National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Thursday from 11:00...

Letha Matthews Douglas

Letha Matthews Douglas

Oct 10, 2012

LETHA MATTHEWS DOUGLAS Scranton, S.C. Letha Matthews Douglas, 97, of Scranton, entered into eternal rest on the morning of Wednesday, October 10, 2012.For the last seven years, she was a resident of the Bethea Baptist Retirement Community. Ms. Douglas was born June 15, 1915, in Olanta, SC, a daughter of the late Elijah and Ella Ard Miles.She was a member...

Willie James Rimer

Willie James Rimer

Oct 3, 2012

WILLIE JAMES "BILL" RIMER FLORENCE, S.C. WILLIE JAMES "BILL" RIMER, 93, of Florence, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Rimer was born September 17, 1919, in East Spencer, NC, a son of the late Ernest James and Ester Clement Rimer.He was a US Navy veteran having served during WWII.He worked for Southern Railway for...

Ethel Price Lacy

Ethel Price Lacy

Sep 29, 2012

ETHEL PRICE LACY FLORENCE, S.C. ETHEL PRICE LACY, 99, of Florence, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 after an illness. Mrs. Lacy was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late William Christopher and Eula Bigelow Price. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Golden Circle Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, she...

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