Faye Newbern Higgs
Feb 27, 2023
Faye Newbern Higgs of Florence passed away on February 27, 2023, at McLeod Regional Medical Center after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 19, 1943, in New Smyrna, Florida, Faye and her family soon moved to Fort Pierce where she graduated from Dan McCarty High School. It was here that Faye met the love of...
Grover Cleveland Curry, Jr.
Feb 27, 2023
Grover Cleveland Curry, Jr., 72, of Florence, passed away on February 27, 2023. Mr. Curry was born in Newark, NJ a son of the late Grover Cleveland Curry, Sr. and Lavina Harrison Curry. He was an Instructor at McLeod Health and Fitness Center. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Paulette Ruth Curry McQueen, and a brother, Roger...
Angela Marie Guffey
Feb 26, 2023
Angela Marie Dennis Guffey, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Mrs. Guffey was a member of Elim Baptist Church. She was a retired bookkeeper and loved spending time with her family and fur baby, Chance. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her sister-in-law, Kim Dennis. Mrs. Guffey is survived by her husband,...
Harold Eddie "Ed" Mullinax
Feb 22, 2023
Harold Eddie “Ed” Mullinax, 85, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Mr. Mullinax was born in Greenville, SC a son of the late Harry Winston Mullinax and Lou Ellen Whitted Mullinax. He served in the US Army from 1959 – 1962 and was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple where he had served as a...
Paul Jones
Feb 22, 2023
Paul Jones, 73, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Mr. Jones was born the son of the late Vivian Watford Jones and William Dorsey Jones. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during Vietnam. He loved fishing and working on cars but most of all loved his family and friends. In addition to his...
John Dennis Sullivan
Feb 20, 2023
John Dennis Sullivan, a longtime resident of Florence, passed away on February 20, 2023, at the age of 79. John was the son of the late Rita P. Sheehan Sullivan and Daniel J. Sullivan. He is predeceased by his brother, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. and survived by his sister Mary (Wade) North and his brothers Thomas (Linda) Sullivan, James (Katherine)...
Andrew G. Kampiziones
Feb 20, 2023
Andrew G. Kampiziones was born to George and Stavroula Kampiziones in Lamia, Greece. He died on February 20, 2023. Despite growing up during the hardships of World War II and the “Emphilio” Greek Civil War, he pursued his education, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Education from the Pedagogical Academy in Lamia. He taught for a few...
Brian Stephen Driscoll
Feb 20, 2023
Brian Stephen Driscoll, 61, of Florence, SC, passed away on February 20, 2023. Mr. Driscoll was born the son of Suzanne Brady Driscoll and the late Andrew P. Driscoll Jr. He is preceded in death by his father. Surviving are his mother; his wife, Ann Driscoll, of Florence; daughters, Hannah Driscoll, of Westerville, OH and Leah Driscoll, of Columbus, OH;...
Earline Howard Faulk
Feb 17, 2023
Earline Howard Faulk, age 81, of New Bern, lived a beautiful, dignified life. A discerning woman of exquisite taste, she provided comfort and solace while asking little in return. She loved her children, Lori Lynn Faulk (August 21, 2021) who preceded her in death and Robert DeLloyd Faulk, Jr. She taught her children integrity, loyalty, and compassion, imbuing them with...
Anne Harrell Kirby
Feb 14, 2023
Anne Harrell Kirby, 74, a lifelong resident of Florence, S.C., passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on February 14, 2023, at home surrounded by her family singing her favorite hymns. She grew up attending Ebenezer Baptist Church, where she committed her life to Jesus as a young girl in a revival service, later attended Northgate and...
Mary Alice Harrell Barnes
Feb 12, 2023
Mary Alice Harrell Barnes, 79, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by her family. Mrs. Barnes was born the daughter of the late Alice Stokes Harrell and Andrew Harrell. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a retired nurse. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother, Richard Harrell....
Edwin G. Powers, Jr.
Feb 10, 2023
Edwin G. Powers, Jr., 75, of Florence, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023. Mr. Powers was born in Marion, SC a son of the late Edwin G. Powers and Annie Mae Byrd Orr. He was the owner of a landscaping company. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Sabrina Kay Powers; 1 brother and 5 sisters....
Carolyn Kay Blohm
Feb 9, 2023
Carolyn Kay Blohm, age 83, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2023. She was born September 5, 1939, in Monroe, Michigan to Kenneth and Ethel Waldvogel. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1957. She met her husband, Lavern Robert Blohm, a 1956 graduate of Monroe High School, in the Grace Lutheran Church Youth Group. They were...
Robert Langston Gassaway, Sr.
Feb 8, 2023
Robert “Bob” Langston Gassaway, Sr., 83, of Pamplico, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Mr. Gassaway was born in Bertram, Texas, the son of the late Harvey Langston Gassaway and Juanita Marie Crooks. He was predeceased by his parents and by his wife, Shirley Spencer Gassaway. Surviving are his sons, Robert L. Gassaway Jr., of Pamplico, SC, Kevin Lee...
Gary Lawrence Pace Sr.
Feb 8, 2023
Gary Lawrence Pace Sr., of Olanta South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2023. He was born in Florence County, South Carolina, a son of the late Leon Blondell Pace and Marie Windham Pace. He served his country in both the US navy and the army and was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church where he served...
Margaret G. Sprenger
Feb 6, 2023
Margaret G. Sprenger, 86, of Florence passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Sprenger was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, the daughter of the late Jean McLeod Fraser Goobie and John Charles Goobie. She was a volunteer for Toys for Tots and Cooks for Christ. Mrs. Sprenger was a member of St. Anthony’s Women’s Guild...
Tony Dean Wiley
Feb 2, 2023
Tony Dean “Sawdust” Wiley, 62, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Mr. Wiley was born in Concord, NC a son of Dot Wiley Elvington and the late James Michael Wiley. Tony was a member of the Florence Elk Club and a member of the Darlington Moose Lodge. He worked in construction for over 40 years, currently as...
Norma Newsom Rowe
Jan 31, 2023
Norma Newsom Rowe, 92, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Mrs. Rowe was born in Baldwin, FL a daughter of the late Joseph Calhoun Newsom and Mildred Irene Ryan Newsom. She was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, was very active in the church and was involved in the Sunday ministry at...
Worth Stanton Adams, Jr.
Jan 27, 2023
Worth Stanton Adams, Jr., 70, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023. Mr. Adams was born the son of the late Dorothy Virginia Ingram Adams and Worth Stanton Adams, Sr. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and The Emergency Response Team with the Methodist Church. Mr. Adams did mission work at the Red Bird...
Gloria Martin Coldren
Jan 26, 2023
Gloria Martin Coldren, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Mrs. Coldren was born August7, 1942, the daughter of the late Oliver Edward Martin and Daisey Irene Anderson Martin Parker. She graduated from South Florence High School and retired from Florence Shoe and Leather. She was a devoted member of the Central United Methodist Church, for...
