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...
Lannis Gewene Anderson
Sep 28, 2023
Lannis Gewene Anderson, 78, of Timmonsville, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Mrs. Anderson was born in Wilmington, NC, a daughter of the late E. McKinnon Hobbs and Geneva Ruth Hall. She was a critical care registered nurse at Mcleod Hospital for 34 years. Mrs. Anderson loved the beach and riding her Harley Davidson. She really loved life and...
Carrie Lou Green Nance
Sep 28, 2023
Carrie Lou Green Nance, 88, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Mrs. Nance was born in Cerro Gordo, NC, a daughter of the late Steadman Green and Ashton Strickland Green. After her retirement from G.E. she worked at Tomlinson Wholesale. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert William Nance; two brothers and three...
Genell Matthews Hyman
Sep 26, 2023
Genell Matthews Hyman, 90, of Scranton, SC, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. She was born in Florence County, SC, the daughter of the late Dewey William Matthews and Letha Miles Matthews. Mrs. Hyman was a faithful member of Florence Baptist Temple and loved her church. She was also a part of...
Patricia Gail Lankford Barnwell
Sep 24, 2023
Patricia Gail Lankford Barnwell, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023. She was born in Union, SC, on December 14, 1940, the daughter of the late John Wesley Lankford and Frances Green Lankford. Mrs. Barnwell was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Timmonsville, SC. She retired as a sales associate from Kmart. She loved being...
Wilson O'Neal Baird
Sep 23, 2023
Wilson O’Neal Baird went to be with the Lord on September 23rd, 2023. He was born in 1934 in New Zion SC, the son of the late Henry Wheeler Baird and Annie Eunice Baird. He was a life-long member of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Florence. Neal graduated from Manning High School in Manning SC in 1954. He was...
Frederick L. Cordrey
Sep 18, 2023
Frederick L. Cordrey, 82, from Monroe, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his home in Florence, SC on September 18, 2023. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the late Earl Cordrey and Julia Cousino Cordrey. Mr. Cordrey has been married to his loving wife, Marie Eanes Cordrey for 61 years. He was a veteran of The United States...
Gene Franklin Askins
Sep 17, 2023
Gene Franklin Askins, 94, of Marion, SC, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023. He was born in Florence County, SC, the son of the late Fred Ernest Askins and Edith Bailey Askins. He was the oldest member of Elim Baptist Church. Mr. Askins was also a member of the Senior Adult Men’s Sunday School Class. In addition to his...
Danny Oneil Matthews Sr.
Sep 15, 2023
Danny Oneil Matthews Sr, 80, of Florence, SC passed away Friday, September 15, 2023. He was born in Florence, SC, the son of the late Edward Matthews and Era Irean Evans. He spent his life welding with Nucor for over 40 years and was tough as the metal he worked with. He loved his children, and his dog Cindy. He...
Margaret Ann Weatherford Gainey
Sep 15, 2023
Margaret Ann Weatherford Gainey, 79, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023. She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late JC Weatherford and Doris Shaw Weatherford. Ann was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church and more recently Victory Baptist Church, where she was a choir member. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years...
Donald Freeman
Sep 14, 2023
Donald “Phil” Freeman, 65, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born in Timmonsville, SC, the son of the late Judd E. Freeman and Connie Lee Freeman. He enjoyed outdoor sports, like dirt biking and skiing. He also enjoyed fishing. Mr. Freeman loved being with family and friends. He was quick to help any of...
