We are sad to announce that Roger E. Pope, 75, of Florence, SC, passed away at McLeod Hospice House on June 29th, 2021. Roger was the son of the late Leonard Haspard Pope and Nina Lyerly Pope. Roger is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 54 years, Sheryl J. Pope, and his son Jason Pope of Florence, SC....
Hamer E. Broach, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Mr. Broach was born a son of the late Silas Paul Broach and Janie Locklair Broach. He was a member of Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church, and enjoyed gardening, carpentry, and spending time with family. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his daughter, Elizabeth...
Joe G. Newman, 80, of Lynchburg, SC passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Mr. Newman was born the son of the late Orville and Aline Woods Newman. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years, having served in the Vietnam War and traveled the world during his military service. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife,...
Wayne Millard McGee, 80, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. He was born a little over a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, on August 20th, 1940. In 1945, while his father Willard McGee was on a Navy Ship headed to the war, he, his mother and two sisters, the late Phyliss Poston and Cheryl...
Joyce Ann (Cain) Kennedy, 72, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Mrs. Kennedy was born a daughter of the late Mildred Louise (Elliott) Cain and Hardy Cain. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Artie Rey Kennedy. She is survived by her sons, Joseph C. Hutson III (Jacqueline) of Cincinnati, Ohio, William...
Robert Marvin Lee Cagle 07/26/1938 – 06/21/2021 Florence South Carolina, Robert “Bob” Marvin Lee Cagle, age 82, formerly of Effingham passed away peacefully Monday, June 21, 2021. He was a graduate of North Caddo High School and attended Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Bob was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church where he enjoyed singing and teaching his...
Emma Lois Britt Powell was born in Nichols, SC on December 1, 1944 to William Henry and Jennie Collins Britt. After a brief illness, she passed away at home on Thursday, June 17th, surrounded by loved ones. Lois was known for her fierce loyalty and giving spirit. Family and faith were everything to her in life, and she had the...
Tommy M. Folk, Jr., 86, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Mr. Folk was born in Newberry, SC, a son of the late Helen Brown Folk and Tommy M. Folk, Sr. He graduated from Clemson University in 1957 with a textile manufacturing degree. Mr. Folk was a retired Environmental and Safety Engineer. He was a member of...
William Everette “Rod” Drayton, 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021. Mr. Drayton was born a son of the late Ronelle Williams Drayton and Mathew Drayton.He attended Clemson University and served eight years in the Naval Reserves.Mr. Drayton retired after 40 years at West Rock, formerly Smurfit-Stone and Rock Tenn. In addition to his parents, he...
Beler Estelle Baldwin, 79, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Robert Julius Ferrell and Beler Elise Stone Ferrell.She worked for McLeod for 22 years as a nurses aide and was a caregiver in every way possible. She was preceded in death by her parents; 1st...
Zachary John Bradley, 25, of Florence, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021. Zach was born in Atlanta, GA, a son of Jeremy Robert Bradley and Luci Pearce Bradley.He graduated from South Florence High School and St. Andrews University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and was employed with CIPI Industries.His passions included his children, lacrosse, motorcycles, fishing and hunting,...
Patty Hallman McKissick, 96, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Mrs. McKissick was born in Lexington, SC a daughter of the late D.C. Hallman and Mary Snelgrove Hallman.She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church and retired from nursing. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ludie M. McKissick, and by all ten of her...
Brenda Stone Keefe, 60, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Mrs. Keefe was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late J.B. Stone and Bertha Cox Stone.She had worked for 11 years for the Pee Dee Disabilities and Special Needs and was the primary caregiver for her mother until her passing. She was preceded in death...
Juanita Yarborough Evans, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Mrs. Evans was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Daisy Yarborough and Talmadge Yarborough.She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Evans; son, Ronnie Evans; daughter-in-law, Marlene Evans; and six...
Deloris Stone Brock, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at home surrounded by her family. Ms. Brock was born in Vox, SC, on January 24, 1939, the daughter of the late Marvin Doris Stone and Thelma Louise Cox Stone.She attended Wingate University and High Point University, majoring in Physical Education and Biology.After graduation, she taught...
James “Jim” Clifton Casey of Florence, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on June 6, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born in Kinston, North Carolina, to the late Julius Paul Casey and Beulah Gooding Casey. He grew up working the fields of his parent’s farm, where he learned the value and pride of a hard day’s...
Walter Fredrick Rivers, 48, of Pamplico, SC passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Mr. Rivers was born in Cheraw, SC a son of Louise Haire Rivers and the late John D. Rivers, Sr. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Poston Rivers of Pamplico; mother, Louise H. Rivers of Wallace, SC; brother, John D. Rivers, Jr. of Louisville, KY; nephew, John...
Shelby E. Montrose, 69, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Mrs. Montrose was born in Darlington, SC a daughter of the late Richard Hartley and Daisy Johnson Hartley.She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and she enjoyed Dexter’s Dock in Pamplico, SC on the Pee Dee River every day, where she thought of the owners as...
Richard “Ricky” Joseph Harrell, 69, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Mr. Harrell was born in Darlington, SC, the son of the late Margaret Baker Harrell and Richard Lee Harrell. He is predeceased by his parents and his wife, Dianne Harrell. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Please sign the tribute wall and...
Ralph Kennedy Holloman, 87, of Effingham, SC passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Mr. Holloman was born in Timmonsville, SC a son of the late W.H. “Will” Holloman and Rometa Cottingham Holloman.He worked for McCall Farms for over 45 years with his last day of work being three weeks ago.He was a member of Bethsaida United Methodist Church, and...