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 Alexander Hathcock
Jan 27, 2022
Robert Alexander Hathcock went to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at McLeod Hospice House. Born August 13, 1929, at home in Norwood, rural Stanly County, NC, he was the third of six children born to Guy and Lucy (Aldridge) Hathcock. As a child Bob was known to be mischievous and fun-loving. He had been the faithful...
Sarah "Angie" Angelia Caulder Knight
Jan 26, 2022
Sarah Angelia “Angie” Caulder Knight, 64, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at a local hospital. Ms. Knight was born in Florence, Co., SC to the late Leo Caulder, Sr. and Sarah Carraway Caulder.Ms. Knight, most often called “Nana”, was loved by so many.She was kind, generous, and a happy soul.She found her greatest joy in time spent with her family.She...
Robert Allen Olson
Jan 26, 2022
Robert Allen Olson, 54, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Mr. Olson was born in Subic Bay, Philippines, a son of the late Harold Andrew Olson and Remedios Nuez Olson.He was a sales associate with Tractor Supply for the past 9 years.He was a doting husband that loved his family, and his pit bulls. Surviving are his...
William Perry Brinkley
Jan 25, 2022
William Perry Brinkley, affectionately called Bill, found complete healing in his Savior on Tuesday, January 25, at the age of 90.Born in New Bern, NC, on June 11, 1931, he was son of William Alexander andAdelaide Susan Jenkins Brinkley.His gracious smile, gentle spirit, and patience throughout his long journey of suffering will be long admired and remembered by those who...
Irma Flynn Tanner
Jan 22, 2022
Irma Flynn Tanner passed away on Saturday, January 22 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born October 15, 1925 in Callison, SC (Greenwood County) to John Henry and Margaret Callison Flynn. She attended Bold Spring School in Callison through the seventh grade and went to Greenwood High School for her freshman through senior years, graduating in 1942. She received...
Frances Kaye Leet
Jan 21, 2022
Frances Kaye Leet, 69, of Florence, passed away after a long illness on Friday, January 21, 2022. Ms. Leet was born in Clarinda, Iowa a daughter of the late Delbert Leet and Evelyn Barker Leet.She was a US Army veteran and received her Master of Arts at the Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.She was an instructor at Betty Stevens School...
Brandy Lynn Berger Bates
Jan 21, 2022
Brandy Lynn Berger Bates, 48, of Florence, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly at 5:00 AM, January 21, 2022 at home from complications of a recently diagnosed throat cancer. Brandy was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Dan Berger and the late Linda (Nagel) Kindinger. The family moved to Mansfield, Ohio where Brandy graduated from Madison High School in 1992. May...
Linda "Carol" Bellamy Yarborough
Jan 20, 2022
Linda “Carol” Bellamy Yarborough, 70, of Timmonsville, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Mrs. Yarborough was born in Horry County, SC a daughter of Hoyt Bellamy and Pearline Cooper Treadway.She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.Carol loved crocheting, reading novels and the Bible, watching Hallmark movies, and cooking for her family. She was preceded in death by...
Linda Joyce Miles Turner
Jan 20, 2022
Linda Joyce Miles Turner, 74, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Mrs. Turner was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Louis Duffy Miles and Marion Anderson Miles.She was formerly employed with ESAB. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband, Johnny Turner. Surviving are her brother, Louis Miles; sister, Janice...
Jeff Mcleod Miller
Jan 20, 2022
Jeff McLeod Miller, Jr, 92, of Florence, SC died on January 20, 2022.Jeff was born in Memphis, TN, the son of the late Estelle and Jeff Miller Sr. Jeff is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wilhelmina Miller; his children, Lisa Jackson (Brian), Jeff Miller, III (Emily), and Macil Krieser (Jason); 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased...
Cathy Ann Morris
Jan 18, 2022
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, our precious Catt, as she has been lovingly called, gained her eternal residence and wings in heaven.Cathy Ann Morris, 66, was born in Florence on December 4, 1955 to the late Benjamin James and Lillian Exie Turner Morris.She grew up, attended school, and remained in the Tans Bay area of Florence her whole life, with...
Margaret Ayleen Wiebener Gainey
Jan 17, 2022
Margaret Ayleen Wiebener Gainey, 87, of Florence, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022. Mrs. Gainey was born in Alva, OK, a daughter of the late Helen Champ Wiebener and Orville Wiebener.She was a long-time founding member of Unity Baptist Church and a long-time retired employee from AT&T.Mrs. Gainey was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. In addition to...
Stephannie Marie Browder
Jan 17, 2022
Stephannie Marie Browder, 45, of Florence, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022. Stephannie was born the daughter of Diane Caulder Young and Clifton “Pete’ H. Browder, Sr. She attended Community Free Will Baptist Church, loved jewelry making and spending time with her daughter.She was a people person and never met a stranger.Stephannie was a boss until the end… She...
James Elmer "Jamie" Farley
Jan 13, 2022
James Elmer “Jamie” Farley, III, 65, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Mr. Farley was born in Oklahoma City, OK a son of Lorene Key McDonald and the late Elmer Farley, Jr.He was owner and operator of James’ Professional Painting.He loved working in flowers, fishing, outdoors, and his cat, Sugar.Jamie was a loving husband and was the...
Beverly Jean P. Turner
Jan 13, 2022
Beverly Jean P. Turner, 73, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Mrs. Turner was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Robert Lee Pitts and Gladys Louise Brown Pitts.She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where she was the church secretary and a children’s church leader for many years.She was formerly employed as a...
James Clifton Kemp
Jan 12, 2022
James Clifton Kemp, Jr., of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Mr. Kemp was the son of the late Margaret Anne Weaver Kemp and James Clifton Kemp, Sr. He is survived by his sisters, Mardrette “Mardie” Kemp of Effingham, SC and Sonja Renee Paulk of Lexington, SC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Autism...
Eric Jamison Sandifer
Jan 10, 2022
Eric Jamison Sandifer, 18, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. Eric was the son of James “Jimmy” C. Sandifer and the late Betsy McPherson Sandifer. He was a student at South Florence High School. He is survived by his father, Jimmy Sandifer and his fiancé, Tammy Plemons; cousin, Shannon King; many other family members, and friends...
Charles R. Atchley
Jan 9, 2022
Charles R. Atchley, 87, of Effingham, SC passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Mr. Atchley was born in Davis, Oklahoma a son of the late Benny Atchley and Dorothy Hill Atchley.He was a retail manager. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Agnes Fay Wren Atchley, who passed away in 2011; sons, Albert Atchley, Allen Atchley, Anthony...
Tammy Elizabeth Woodson Pattillo
Jan 8, 2022
Tammy Elizabeth Woodson Pattillo, 61, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Mrs. Pattillo was the daughter of William Norman Woodson and the late Minnie Blanche Montrose Woodson. She was a member of Florence Bible Chapel.Mrs. Pattillo played the guitar, loved reading, loved sweet tea and loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She is predeceased by her...
Neil Grimsley
Jan 8, 2022
Neil Grimsley, 67, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Mr. Grimsley was born in Florence, SC a son of Carolyn Baggett Grimsley and the late Jack Grimsley.He was an electrical engineer and a good dad. He was preceded in death by his father, and by his brother, Joe. Surviving are his mother; son, Michael Grimsley; brother, Steve;...
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