Dianne White Gibbs Lee
Jan 6, 2023
Dianne White Gibbs Lee, 74, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023. Mrs. Lee was born in Timmonsville, SC a daughter of the late A.G. White and Rudell Dowling White. She was a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church and had been employed with Piggly Wiggly for 25 years until her retirement. She was preceded in death...
Evander "Bubba" Waitus Godbold
Jan 5, 2023
Evander “Bubba” Waitus Godbold, 84, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Mr. Godbold was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Earl Godbold, Sr. and Ruth Taylor Godbold. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where he was a deacon and had been a diesel mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Larry Eugene Haddock
Jan 5, 2023
Larry Eugene Haddock, 77, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Haddock was born the son of the late Mildred Smith Haddock Gifford and Samuel Dewitt Haddock, Sr. He attended Effingham Church of God. He was a member of the Omar Shrine Temple for 50 years and was awarded the 50 year pin....
Omarshan "Rohan" Naraine
Jan 4, 2023
“Rohan” Omarshan Naraine (Coach Ro), 60, of Florence, passed on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Rohan is the son of the late Lakechand “Ronald” Naraine and the late Euwatti “Dora” Ramhendar Lakechand. Rohan Naraine is a native of Guyana, South America, and grew up in London, England. He lived in England for 10 years before moving to the United States at...
David Brian Barino
Jan 4, 2023
David Brian Barino, 56, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Mr. Barino was born the son of the late James W. Barino and the late Violet Jewell Streett Barino. Mr. Barino was employed by Bruce Hospital, which turned into the Carolinas Hospital System and then MUSC of Florence, for over 30 years as project manager. He...
Randolph "Randy" Miller
Jan 4, 2023
Randolph “Randy” Miller, 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Mr. Miller was born the son of the late Joe Cable Miller and Hazel Powell Miller. He was a faithful member of Florence Baptist Temple. Mr. Miller was a volunteer with the Dillon County Fire Department. He retired from Dillon Tire Service and Drs. Miller, Thomas...
Robert "Robbie" Earl Elmore
Jan 1, 2023
Robert Earl “Robbie” Elmore, 65, of Florence, SC passed away on Sunday, January 1. 2023. Robbie was the son of the late Louie E. Elmore and Harriett B. Elmore. Robbie loved the Florida Keys for diving and Santee Lake for skiing. He was employed in the hospitality industry. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Harriett Lee Elmore and...
Margaret "Marti" E Brown
Dec 31, 2022
Margaret “Marti” E. Brown, 60, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Mrs. Brown was born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late D.P. Craft and Peggy Copely Craft. A transplant from Oil City, PA to Florence, she was a home health care worker that loved taking care of others. Her favorite pastimes included spending time at...
Dessie Irene Brady
Dec 30, 2022
Dessie Irene Brady, 94, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022. Mrs. Brady was born the daughter of the late Blance Taylor Trammel and John Trammel. She was a sales clerk with Belk Department Store and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Adolph Smith, and second husband,...
Shirley Coward Daniels
Dec 28, 2022
Shirley Coward Daniels passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Mrs. Daniels was born the daughter of the late Pauline Mason Coward and John Wesley Coward. She graduated from J. C. Lynch High School and retired as the owner and operator of Daniels Modern Stylon. She attended Amanda Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by...
Jackie Lynn Tyner
Dec 27, 2022
Jackie Lynn Tyner, 63, was born on January 5, 1959, to James Roy and Virginia Adams Tyner. He passed away at home with his family at his side on December 27, 2022. He was predeceased by his brother, Thomas; his sisters, Joanie (Winnie) and Judy and grandson, Bentley, his parents and nephews, Billy, David and Alan. He leaves behind to...
Patricia Mckenzie Blackmon
Dec 23, 2022
Patricia McKenzie Blackmon, 77, of Florence, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022. Mrs. Blackmon was born in Lake City, SC. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in the Class of 1963 and attended Coker College where she graduated in 3 ½ years. She received her master’s degree from USC in Music Education. She taught at Head Start in Lake...
Judith Jarema
Dec 23, 2022
Judith Jarema, 79, of Florence, SC passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022. Ms. Judith Jarema was born the daughter of the late Ralph Pepitone and Hazel Rochester. She was a member of the Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Joseph Jarema; and brother, Edward Zatorski. She is survived by her...
Elbert Ernest Rogers
Dec 22, 2022
Elbert Ernest Rogers, 87, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022. While stationed at Sealand Airforce base in North Whales, UK, he met his wife, Betty Wakefield from Bebington, England. The couple married on January 9th, 1958, and on October 21, 1958, gave birth to a daughter, Jane. Then, the family moved to South Carolina, and settled...
Allen "Bo" L. Carter
Dec 21, 2022
Allen “Bo” L. Carter, 67, of Little Rock, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Carter was born the son of Caroline Marie Peterson Sweat and the late Oliver Lewis Carter. In addition to his father, he is predeceased by his sister, Terri. Mr. Carter is survived by his mother; son, Christopher Newsome; daughters,...
Richard Randall Tumlin
Dec 19, 2022
Richard Randall Tumlin, 71, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, at McLeod Hospice House after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Tumlin was born in Birmingham, AL, son of the late Alice Ann Barber and the late Billy Hudson Tumlin. He attended Jefferson State Junior College and University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. Tumlin was a veteran of the...
Wayne Howard Hyman
Dec 16, 2022
Wayne Howard Hyman, 90, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Hyman was born the son of the late Essie Estell Alford Hyman and Andrew Clyde Hyman, Sr. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Mr. Hyman retired as a General Sales Manager after many years of service with...
Frank Lanair Yarborough, Jr.
Dec 16, 2022
Frank Lanair Yarborough, Jr., 60, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022. Mr. Yarborough was born a son of Barbara Langston Carroll and the late Frank Lanair Yarborough, Sr. He worked as a highly skilled trim carpenter. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his brother, Alan Yarborough. Surviving are his mother, Barbara;...
Paul Charles Hoppie
Dec 16, 2022
Paul Charles Hoppie, 73, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022. Mr. Hoppie was born the son of the late Bernadine Flanagan Hoppie and Jay Hoppie. He was an electrical engineer and retired from Otis Elevator after fifty years of service. He enjoyed traveling, especially to the beach, music, and woodworking. Mr. Hoppie was a model train enthusiast and was...
Linda Benton
Dec 15, 2022
Linda Carol Benton of Florence passed away at the age of 75 in her home with her family by her side on Thursday, December 15, 2022. She was preceded in death by her son Troulden Lee Benton III, brother Bill Mulligan, and mother Estelle Berhrens Keener. Born in Waycross, Ga. She owned and operated Linda’s Beauty Salon for over 50...
