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...
Blanche Hunsucker Lewis
Apr 15, 2024
Blanche Hunsucker Lewis, 91, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024. Mrs. Lewis was born the daughter of the late Leila Carabo and Robert Knox Hunsucker. She attended College Park Baptist Church and was very active when able to do so. She taught Sunday School and was a member of the choir. She also worked in the...
Linda Sharon Smith Kennedy
Apr 10, 2024
Sharon Kennedy, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2024, following an extended illness. Ms. Kennedy was born in Columbia, SC the daughter of Constance Summerford Windham and the late Lawrence Smith (Clara). Sharon’s life revolved around spending time with her beloved family and most of all, her grandchildren. Time...
Cheryl Dawn Mcgee Powell
Apr 9, 2024
Cheryl Dawn McGee Powell, 79, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully at home April 9, 2024. Mrs. Powell was the youngest daughter of the late pastor Willard McGee and Dorothy McGee. She has been a member of Florence Baptist Temple since 1971. She was a homemaker and business owner for over 35 years. She is preceded in death by her...
James Thomas "Tommy" Gause
Apr 9, 2024
James Thomas “Tommy” Gause, 74, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Mr. Gause was born in Asheville, NC a son of the late Furman D. Gause and Frances V. Turner Gause. He was a veteran having served in the US Air Force, the owner and operator of a mortgage company, a painting business, and a member of...
Malvin Bryant Lawrence, Jr.
Apr 7, 2024
Malvin Bryant Lawrence, Jr. of Effingham, SC passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 7 after a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Bryant was a lifelong member of Elim Baptist Church and several years saw him not miss a single Sunday’s service. A quiet and jovial presence from the pews, he loved his church and church family and consistently...
Martha Jean "Jeannie" Fields Funderburk
Apr 4, 2024
Martha Jean “Jeannie” Fields Funderburk, 74, of Florence, SC passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024. Mrs. Funderburk was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the Clarence Edwards Fields, Sr., and Doris Jean Copeland. She was a Christian. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Roy Funderburk, and brother, Eddie Fields. Surviving is...
Sylvia J. Mccracken Pinkerman
Apr 4, 2024
Sylvia J. McCracken Pinkerman, 85, a resident of The Manor in Florence, South Carolina (formerly of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania and Temperance, Michigan) passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. She was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma on May 23, 1938 to the late Ethel Barnett and Mike Washington McCracken. She married her college sweetheart,...
Victoria Lynn Simmons-Lewis
Apr 2, 2024
Victoria Lynn Simmons-Lewis, 68, of Darlington, South Carolina, passed away the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2024. She was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Roy Wayne Mitcham and Gladys Mitcham Yarborough. She follows her brothers Gwyn Mitcham and Glen Mitcham into heaven. She is survived by her husband John Lewis, her brother Gerald Mitcham, her...
Lynn Winfield Brown, Jr.
Apr 2, 2024
Lynn Winfield Brown Jr., a human rights advocate and educator, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024 at the age of 71. A lifelong Florentine, Winfield was born in Florence, SC in 1952 to Lynn Winfield Brown and Helen Wells Creamer Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved daughter-in-law, Melissa Legare Brown, and Nancy’s parents, Simon...
Ada Alma Smith Jones
Apr 1, 2024
Ada Alma Smith Jones, 84, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024. She was born in Florence County, SC, the daughter of the late Lewis Oliver Smith and Evelean Humphries Smith. She was a former member of the V.F.W and attended Evergreen Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,...
