Margaret "Peggy" Keels Stokes
Jun 1, 2021
Margaret “Peggy” Keels Stokes, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Mt. Pleasant, SC at Roper Hospice Cottage surrounded by her family after a battle with Alzheimer’s. Peggy was the wife of Dr. Julius Howard Stokes, Jr. from Florence, SC. She was the daughter of the late Henry Cole Keels, Jr. and the late Dessie Lee Keels of Florence....
Elton Lee Cochran
May 31, 2021
Elton Lee Cochran, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021. Mr. Cochran was born the son of the late Mary Estell Boyles Cochran and Lyman Cochran.He attended Tans Bay Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brothers, L. W. Cochran, Steve Cochran and Edward Cochran. Mr. Cochran is survived by his...
Olin D. "O.J." Johnson
May 30, 2021
Olin D. “O.J.” Johnson, 85, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 in Greenville, GA. Mr. Johnson was born in Conway, SC a son of the late Frank W. and Roxie Adell Johnson.He graduated from Conway High School and retired from Coca-Cola after 30 years of service.Olin was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and the Fishers of...
Hampton Hugo Wilson
May 28, 2021
Hamp, as he was known, was born June 25, 1934 to the late Alma Holland Wilson Beasley and Hampton Hugo Wilson, Sr.He died on May 28, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, after a courageous battle with Dementia and other health related problems. Hamp was raised in Bishopville, SC and attended Bishopville High School and never missed the chance...
King Carman
May 25, 2021
King Carman passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. King was born in Defiance, Ohio on November 30, 1933, as the youngest of 10 siblings born to parents Herbert and Ella May Carman.He attended Purdue University and went on to become a successful businessman. King is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley...
James Richard Wainscott
May 25, 2021
JAMES RICHARD WAINSCOTT was born at Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1941, son of Robert Porter Wainscott, II and Margaret Eleanor (Fisk). He was raised in Kenton County, Kentucky, and attended local public schools there. He attended the Simon Kenton High School where he played the trumpet & was Class President to become a 1959 graduate. He then...
Melissa Joan Pirozzi
May 23, 2021
Melissa Joan Pirozzi, 44, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Mrs. Pirozzi was born in Florence, the daughter of Edna Edgerton Poston and Michael W. Poston, Sr.She graduated from Wilson High School, Francis Marion University and Savanah College of Art and Design.She was a Graphic Design Professor with Horry Georgetown Technical College for the past ten...
Windell Herbert Price
May 23, 2021
Windell Herbert Price, 87, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Mr. Price was born a son of the late Nancy Mae Shelley Price and Gilbert Grady Price.He was a member of Pamplico Church of God. He retired as a blueprint cutter from La-Z-Boy. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Iva Nell Powell...
Lindsey Compton Speer
May 23, 2021
Lindsey Compton Speer, of Florence, SC, passed peacefully on May 23, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House, Florence SC. Lindsey Compton Speer was born in Washington DC at Sibley Hospital, son of Mary Hollins Speer and Bernard Ashley Speer. Lindsey and the Speer family were long term residents of Fairfax County, Virginia where Lindsey attended schools in Springfield, VA, and graduated...
Jean Whittington Beckman
May 23, 2021
Jean Whittington Beckman, 88, of Florence, SC, formerly of Aiken, SC, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, May 24, 2021. Mrs. Whittington was born the daughter of the late Margaret Fadene Thomas Whittington and Louis Allen Whittington. She was a volunteer for Carolinas Hospice and a member of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers.Mrs. Whittington was an ordained Deacon...
Wilbur Deleon Strickland
May 20, 2021
Wilbur DeLeon Strickland, 81, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Mr. Strickland was born in Olanta, SC a son of the late Alex Leon Strickland and Leatha Lynch Strickland.He was a machine operator. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Floyd Strickland, John Strickland, and Bobby Jo Strickland; sister, Leona Miles; grandson, Ethan Timmons, and...
Jeffery Ryan Blackman
May 18, 2021
Jeffery Ryan Blackman, 44, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Mr. Blackman was born in Florence, SC, a son of Deborah Chastain Blackman. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Marvin Chastain, and paternal grandparents, Robert and Evelyn Blackman. Surviving are his mother; son, Tyler Guilford of Columbia; daughter, Haleigh Lambert of Lake City, SC;...
Charles Brandon Barr
May 15, 2021
Charles Brandon “Topper” Barr, 34, of Florence, SC, passed away on May 15, 2021. He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Charles Barr and Elisa Hudson Maguire. He was self employed in diesel mechanics and loved the beach. Brandon is predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Franklin Joseph Barr, and his maternal grandparents, Emma Hudson and Henry Hudson. He...
Arthur Rabon Stewart
May 13, 2021
Arthur Rabon Stewart was born to Taylor Columbus Stewart and Maggie Kennedy Stewart in a log cabin that his dad constructed in Escambia County, Florida. His life revolved around school, church, farm duties and outdoor activities with his siblings and numerous nephews and nieces.From the third grade through the ninth, he picked cotton to earn money to purchase his own...
Clyde Hurley Nance
May 9, 2021
Clyde Hurley Nance, Jr., 89, of Florence, peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his children and grandchildren on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Mr. Nance was born and raised in Troy, NC, the son of the late Emma Porter Nance and Clyde Hurley Nance Sr. He attended the University of North Carolina, and during his junior year, he answered...
Marvin Cockfield
May 8, 2021
Marvin Cockfield, 86, of Murrells Inlet, SC, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Mr. Cockfield was born in Lake City, SC, a son of the late Leo Cockfield and Pearl Gause Cockfield. He graduated from Lake City High School and attended Clemson University, as well as was a long-time member and representative of IPTAY. He worked for the U.S....
Kenneth Joel Pittman
May 7, 2021
On Friday, May 7th, 2021, our hero, Kenneth Joel Pittman, fought like a titan, and gained his wings that night. His 73 years on earth were well lived. Services will be held in the mausoleum at Florence Memorial Gardens, Tuesday, May 11th, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. followed by the Memorial Service beginning at 2:00 p.m. directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling...
Scarlett Amanda Manning
May 3, 2021
Scarlett Amanda Manning, 57, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021. Ms. Manning was born in Florence, SC a daughter of Tonia Jean Creel Bailey and Ezra C. "E.C." Bailey. She is predeceased by her grandmother, Grace Creel; grandfather, Europe Jiles “E.J.” Creel. Surviving are her parents; sons, John (Chelsea) Manning of Franklinton, NC and Bailey Manning...
Thomas Wilson Jordan
May 2, 2021
Thomas Wilson Jordan, 65, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021. Mr. Jordan was born the son of Janie Goud Jordan and the late James Cyril Jordan.He was a graduate of Furman University and a member of Evergreen Baptist Church where he enjoyed playing the organ for years.He had been a chef, working with some premier chefs...
Donald Edwin Hammes
Apr 29, 2021
Don was born on November 11, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA and peacefully went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2021 in Florence, SC. He was elected president of his high school student association before attending and graduating from Temple University.Upon graduation, Don joined the U. S. Navy, became a Chief Petty Officer and then served on a destroyer...
