Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Florence, SC

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Florence, South Carolina area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Robert "Robbie" Earl Elmore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Elmer Jay Poole

Elmer Jay Poole

Dec 14, 2022

Elmer Jay Poole, 59, of Florence, passed away on December 14, 2022. Jay was born in Spartanburg, SC a son of Donnie K. Mathis Poole and the late Elmer J.C. Poole and was a graduate of Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, GA. He worked in the funeral business for over 35 years and helped families all over...

Reverend Dr. Richard (Dick) Shelton Andrews

Reverend Dr. Richard (Dick) Shelton Andrews

Dec 13, 2022

The Reverend Dr. Richard (Dick) Shelton Andrews departed this world and went to the next on December 13, 2022. Dr. Andrews was born in Christiansburg, Virginia on November 15, 1932 and grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia with brief times in Evanston, Illinois. He went to Virginia Tech and transferred to Hampden-Sydney College where he graduated in 1953 and was married...

Gloria Medrano

Gloria Medrano

Dec 12, 2022

Gloria Medrano, de 75 años, residente en Pamplico, SC, falleció pacíficamente el día de su cumpleaños, el 12 de Diciembre de 2022, rodeada de sus seres queridos. Gloria, nacida el 12 de Diciembre de 1947, creció en Villagran, Guanajuato. Se casó con Esteban Robles Medrano y tuvo trece hermosos hijos. A Gloria le sobreviven su esposo Esteban y sus hijos...

Louise Nettles Taylor

Louise Nettles Taylor

Dec 12, 2022

Louise Richburg Nettles Taylor, one of the last true Southern Belles, passed away in Fairview, NC on 12/12/22 at age 99. Born into humble beginnings in the South Carolina low country, the older daughter of Dora and Eugene Richburg, Louise strived her entire life to give herself and her family the best life possible. With little formal education, but with...

Maria B. Stanley

Maria B. Stanley

Dec 11, 2022

Maria B. Stanley, 96, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Maria was born in Arnstorf, Germany, to the late Alois and Maria Bresele. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Maria delighted in spending time with family including preparing her famous fried chicken and German potato salad and delivering it to our homes most Sundays. In addition to her parents,...

Donald Eli Bellefeuil

Donald Eli Bellefeuil

Dec 10, 2022

Donald Eli Bellefeuil, 87, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Mr. Bellefeuil was born in Powers, Michigan a son of the late Eli Bellefeuil and Vada Wilson Bellefeuil. He retired as plant manager from DuPont after 30 years of service and was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church. Donald was very active in the Knights of...

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