Fred Jerome "Jerry" Dowd, Jr.
May 11, 2024
Fred Jerome "Jerry" Dowd, Jr., 93, of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024 at McLeod Hospice in Florence, SC. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Cross Road Baptist Church, 1566 Old Cox Rd., Asheboro, NC where he was a member, with Pastor Justin Curry and Rev. Gary Mason officiating. Burial will follow at...
Jerry S. Mclamb, Sr.
May 11, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jerry McLamb Sr., of Simpsonville, SC. He passed away on May 11, 2024, at the age of 87. Born in Sumter, SC to the late Nathan W. “Sam” Mclamb and Dessie Lee McLamb of Sumter, SC. Jerry is preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Carroway McLamb. They...
Wesley Stutts Johnson, Jr.
May 6, 2024
Wesley Stutts Johnson Jr., 73, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024. He was born in Florence, SC, the son of the late Wesley Stutts Johnson Sr. and Lillian Cornelia Baxley Johnson. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps having served in Vietnam. He owned and operated his own construction business, was a proud member...
Antonio Johnny Butler Sr.
May 5, 2024
Antonio Johnny Butler Sr., 53, of Dillon, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024. He was born in Patterson, NJ, the son of Barbara Stephens Butler and the late Johnny Butler. Mr. Butler was a member of Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandchild, Adeline Butler. Surviving are...
Donna Godwin Miles
May 5, 2024
Donna Godwin Miles, 64, of Reidsville, N.C. passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024. She was born in Florence, S.C., the daughter of the late Billy Mack Godwin and Betty Jo Flowers Godwin. She loved the beach, her dogs and spending time with her family. She worked in the textile industry for many years. She is survived by sons, Charles...
Teresa Ham Fuentes
May 4, 2024
Teresa Ham Fuentes, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Mrs. Fuentes was born the daughter of the late Katherine White Ham and Edward Quincy Ham. She was a Manager For Home Interiors and Gifts and a teacher’s assistant at Savannah Grove Elementary School. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
James Michael Anderson
May 4, 2024
James Michael Anderson, 33, of Florence SC, passed away on Saturday May 4th, 2024. Mr. Anderson was born the son of the late Linda Elizabeth Ferraro Anderson and James Lewis Anderson. He was a graduate of Wilson High School 2008 and the University of South Carolina 2012. He worked with Ferguson Enterprises from 2013 to present. Mr. Anderson was an...
Harry Wayne Gaymon
May 4, 2024
Harry (Hank) Wayne Gaymon, 65, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Mr. Gaymon was born the son of the late Vergie Jenkins Gaymon and Marshall J. Gaymon. He was employed at Delta Mills for 16 years and retired around 1990 due to a decline in health. He was a man of few words and loved to...
John Robert Costello
May 2, 2024
John Robert Costello, 21, of Florence, SC, passed away May, 2 ,2024. He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Rev. Chad Costello and Darlene Howard Costello. John graduated from South Florence High School and was a member of Eastside Christian church but had been attending Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a refrigeration tech for Mars Bluff...
Michael Vincent Brangi
May 2, 2024
Michael Vincent Brangi, 67, of Florence, SC passed away on May 2, 2024. Mr. Brangi was born in New Haven, CT a son of the late John Brangi and Ann Mitchell Brangi. He was a veteran having served in the US Marine Corps. Surviving are his wife, Chapel Bailey Brangi; daughters, Pressley Brangi of Florence, SC and Adrienne Foster of...
Louise Boulware Turner
May 2, 2024
Louise Turner, 98, of Florence, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024. Ernest, her loving husband, was there to greet her. What a wonderful gift it was for him to see Louise after 18 years. Louise was a wonderful mom, devoted wife, talented knitter, and a great cook. She was a great influence to those who knew...
Wendell H. Sarvis
Apr 30, 2024
Wendell H. Sarvis, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was born in Conway, SC, the son of Mary Cecil Martin Sarvis and the late Donnie Sarvis. He was a veteran of the United States Army and owned and operated Sumter St. Grocery for over 40 years. In addition to his father, he is predeceased...
Joyce Ann Sanderson
Apr 27, 2024
On April 27, 2024, Joyce Ann Sanderson passed from this life into eternity. She has been battling cancer for one and half years. She was born in Williamsburg, VA, on June 19, 1949. She was a graduate of Florence Darlington Technical College with an ADN in nursing followed with a BSN in nursing from MUSC. She practiced nursing for 31...
Linda Sue Shaw
Apr 22, 2024
Linda Sue Shaw, 72, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away April 22, 2024. She is the daughter of the late John C. Shaw and Katie Weatherford Shaw. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, David, Johnnie, Mary, and Jackie. She is survived by her life companion, Mike Young; sons, Timothy (Charidy) Montrose, Mark (Jamie) Montrose,...
Mattie Sports Calcutt
Apr 21, 2024
Mattie Sports Calcutt, 90, of Florence, SC passed away on April 21, 2024. Mattie was born on January 29, 1934 on a farm in Georgetown County to Charlie Wright Sports and Mellie Gibson Sports. Her daddy moved the family to Florence when she was 14 and there she met and later married the love of her life, John “Monk” Rutledge...
William "Bill" Herman Bailey, Iii
Apr 20, 2024
William “Bill” Herman Bailey, III, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Mr. Bailey was born the son of the late Mary Price Bailey and Herman Bailey, Jr. He served in the U. S. Marines during Vietnam where he received a Navy Accommodation Medal, a Purple Heart, a Vietnamese Service Medal, a Vietnamese Campaign Medal and...
Carol Mcelveen Porter
Apr 20, 2024
Carol McElveen Porter, 87, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024. Mrs. Porter was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Merritt McElveen and Mahaley Floyd McElveen. She lived in Florence most of her life, only moving away to Hartsville for five years. She loved all kinds of flowers, plants, and gardening. She was a...
Larsie West Cassidy
Apr 20, 2024
Larsie West Cassidy, 95, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Ms. Cassidy was born the daughter of the late Armathia Guinn Naylor and Thedie Naylor. She retired from Sara Lee Hosiery, loved to fish and was a lifetime accomplished seamstress. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Noel Ray...
Rose Marie (Prentki) Kozacki
Apr 19, 2024
Rose Marie (Prentki) Kozacki, 79, of Florence, South Carolina, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Kozacki was born the daughter of Stella (Tojek) Prentki and Adam Anthony Prentki. She grew up in the “Black Rock” section of Buffalo, New York, and always fondly remembered her childhood there. Mrs. Kozacki...
Jacqueline Worrell Cameron
Apr 16, 2024
Jacqueline “Jackie” Worrell Cameron, 79, of Lutz, Florida, formerly of Florence, South Carolina passed away April 16, 2024. Ms. Cameron was the daughter of the late Manton Jackson Worrell and Sara Flowers Worrell. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church and loved her grandchildren, spending time with family and friends, and beach trips. Surviving are her daughters, Gina...
