Matthew John Gainey
Nov 3, 2023
Matthew John Gainey, 50, of Lake City, SC, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023. Mr. Gainey was born the son of the late Mary Louise Taylor Gainey and David Clifton Gainey. He worked in agriculture sales at the Famers’ Market. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, David Clifton “Bubba” Gainey. Mr. Gainey is survived...
Louise Inabnett Peck
Nov 1, 2023
Louise Inabnett Peck, incredible wife, devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and faithful friend to many, passed away peacefully among friends and family in Florence SC on November 1, 2023, at age 81. She was born to George and Ruth Inabnett on September 21, 1942, in Charleston SC. She married Gerald Peck, the love of her life, on August 31, 1963....
Frances C. Kendall
Oct 31, 2023
Frances Kendall, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2023. Mrs. Kendall is the daughter of the late Robert M. Courtney and Frances Campbell Courtney. Frances Kendall was a 1965 graduate of Conway High School and graduated from Columbia College. She was a member at All Saints Anglican Church and was a past vestory member. She was...
Betty G. Barnhill
Oct 30, 2023
Betty Gene Barnhill, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023. Mrs. Barnhill was born the daughter of the late Exie Crawley Goodman and Oscar Goodman. She attended First Church Free Will Baptist, Florence, SC. She is predeceased by her husband, Vernon Barnhill; sisters and brothers, Polly Swims, Tom Goodman, Dorothy Little and O. C. Goodman. Mrs....
Vivian Stalvey Crain
Oct 28, 2023
Vivian Stalvey Crain, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Mrs. Crain was born in Myrtle Beach, SC, the daughter of the late Duff G. Stalvey and Lila Mae Ard Stalvey. She lived in various places in the United States, Scotland and England with her late serviceman husband, Bobby Ray “Bob” Crain. She worked as a...
Gerald Steven Baker
Oct 27, 2023
Gerald Steven Baker, 64, of Sardis, passed away at his home, on Friday, October 27, 2023. Mr. Baker was born in Biloxi, Mississippi a son of Gerald Kenneth Baker and the late Joyce McClure Baker. He liked auctions and enjoyed collecting and reselling antiques, enjoyed racing, and DIY repurposing things. Steve also loved tiny home and off-grid living. Surviving are...
Dorothy W. Mcelveen
Oct 25, 2023
Dorothy W. McElveen, 89, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Mrs. McElveen was born the daughter of the late Ruth Octavian Bolt Lambert and Dilmas Newton Lambert. She was a retired Finance Manager having worked with Liberty Loan and TransSouth. She attended Bethea Baptist Church and was a former member of Evergreen Baptist Church. In addition...
Gregory Vincent Browning
Oct 24, 2023
Dr. Gregory Vincent Browning, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away on October 24, 2023. Dr. Browning was born the son of the late Walter Kisler Browning Jr. and Thelma Zeigler Browning. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, Wesley Browning. Dr. Browning is survived by his son, Lieutenant Colonel Ross (Lauren) Browning; grandchildren, Caroline Browning, Cathryn...
Edward Ardell Cox Jr.
Oct 21, 2023
On October 21, 2023, Edward Ardell Cox, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, at the age of 73. “Eddie” was born the son of Edward A. Cox and Kathryn Huggins Cox. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 30 years, Wanda Morris Cox. Surviving is their loving daughter, Stacy Cox Threadgill, his sisters Dale Cox (Lennie) Hicks and...
Marvie C. Barr
Oct 21, 2023
Marvie C. Barr, 90, of Florence, SC, in peace, joined her husband in heaven on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Mrs. Barr was born in Darlington, SC, a daughter of the late Eva Purvis Collins and Clyde M. Collins. In the early 60’s, she was an accountant for Advanced Stores in downtown Florence. She then opened a floor covering business with...
Samuel "Sammy" Boyd White
Oct 19, 2023
Samuel “Sammy” Boyd White, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023. He was born in Florence, SC, the son of the late A. G. White and Rudell Dowling White. Mr. White was a graduate of Clemson University. After which, he pursued a career in teaching. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Timmonsville, where...
Marie Hatoway Walkup
Oct 15, 2023
Marie Hatoway Walkup, 93, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Mrs. Walkup was born in Gastonia, NC a daughter of the late William Hatoway and Louise Moore Hatoway. She was a member of Parkwood Presbyterian Church and a member of the Senior Citizens Club at Carolinas Hospital System. She loved garage sales, helping others, and volunteered with...
Henry Mcneill Hodges
Oct 15, 2023
Henry McNeill Hodges, 84, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Mr. Hodges was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Henry G. Hodges and Jessie McNeill Hodges. He served in the US Coast Guard, was co-owner/partner of Oh Henry’s car dealership for about 15 years, and retired from Stone Container. He loved football, antique cars,...
Ann Hicks Bigelow
Oct 13, 2023
Ann Hicks Bigelow, 86, of Florence, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023. Mrs. Bigelow was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Connie Zeddie Hicks and Zola Maude Stone Hicks. She was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church and retired from Unisun as an insurance specialist. Ann loved to do crafts and gardening. She was...
Patrick Fitzgerald Hyman
Oct 10, 2023
Patrick Fitzgerald Hyman, 65, of Hickory, NC, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away October 10, 2023. Mr. Fitzgerald was born the son of the late Karl Noah Hyman and Mary O’Connor Hyman. He was formerly employed with Pepperidge Farms. He was a member of Christ Alive Church in Newton, NC and was active in transporting youth to activities. He was...
Dorota Malgorzata Brodecka Czarnocki
Oct 6, 2023
Dorota Malgorzata Brodecka Czarnocki, 58, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023. Mrs. Czarnocki was born the daughter of the late Adela Kos Brodecka and Ryszard Brodecki. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and moved to Florence, SC from Poland in 1993. She worked with her husband Darek Czarnocki at Young Pecan Company and...
Jo Lynn Ham Dorrell
Oct 3, 2023
Jo Lynn Ham Dorrell, 78, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Mrs. Dorrell was born the daughter of the late Hazel Timmons Ham and John “Bud” Ham. She was a devoted Christian woman loved by her Elim and Lighthouse Church families. She was a public and private school teacher for many years. She managed the Uptown...
Robert Earl Dudley, Sr.
Oct 2, 2023
Robert Earl Dudley, Sr., 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023. Earl was born the son of the late Mary Louise Usher Dudley and Carl Ansel Dudley. He received his Bachelor of Science from Clemson University and retired as a manager from Carolina Eastern Company after thirty years of employment. Earl was a member of Mizpah...
Ernest Kenneth Hayes
Oct 2, 2023
Ernest “Bubba” Kenneth Hayes, 88, of Florence, SC passed away October 2, 2023. He was born in Florence County, the son of the late Holland and Minnie Earp Hayes. He retired after 27 years as a tugboat engineer for Hanover Towing, based in Wilmington, NC. He also worked with Home Field Housing for 10 years. In his early career, he...
Edward James Hickey, Sr.
Sep 28, 2023
Edward James Hickey, Sr., 74, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Mr. Hickey was born in Florence, SC a son of the late William Edward Hickey, Sr. and Meredith Turner Hickey. He retired as Administrator from the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs after 45 years. He was an active member of Bethany United Methodist Church in...
