J. Laverne Ard
Jan 16, 2021
J. Laverne Ard, 85, of Pamplico, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Mr. Ard was born a son of the late Gertrude Hughes Ard and J. Samuel Ard. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Ard;sister, Janice Ard Clark; and step-daughter, Michelle Hanna. He is survived by...
Larry Russell Abbott
Jan 16, 2021
Larry Russell Abbott, 68, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Mr. Abbott was born on February 1, 1952, a son of the late Carrie Opal Gause Abbott and James Raymond Abbott, Sr.He was a devoted Christian and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church. He was a mill technician with Domtar Paper. Mr. Abbott was a...
George Nathan Hucks
Jan 14, 2021
George Nathan Hucks, 83, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Mr. Hucks was born in Marion Co., SC a son of the late Joseph Wilbert Hucks and Effie Elwood Cribb Hucks.He was a US Army veteran and retired from Cameron and Barkley as an electrical wholesale salesman.He was a 51 year member of Greenwood Baptist Church and...
Wayne Lee Johnson
Jan 13, 2021
Wayne Lee Johnson, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Mr. Johnson was born a son of the late Rachail Constant Johnson and Leroy Johnson.He was a retired truck driver after working with the City of Florence for ten years.He was a volunteer working at the front desk with the Leatherman Senior Center and a member...
William "Billy" Eugene Hampton
Jan 12, 2021
William “Billy” Eugene Hampton, Sr., 82, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Mr. Hampton was born a son of the late Clyde Wilma Johnson Hampton and Clyde Franklin Hampton.He was a member of the Army National Guard and a retired supervisor with Koppers Wood Treatment after 43 years of employment.Mr. Hampton was a member of Immanuel Baptist...
Miriam Roberta Alexander
Jan 12, 2021
Miriam Roberta Alexander, 81, of Scranton, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Mrs. Alexander was born a daughter of the late Thelma Carlene Lee Matthews and John Clayton Matthews.She was a retired Department Manager from Walmart after 25 plus years of employment.She was a member at Friendfield Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was a Sunday School Secretary and loved...
Diane Evans Weatherford
Jan 12, 2021
Diane Evans Weatherford, 69, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Mrs. Weatherford was born a daughter of the late Nettie Matthews Evans and Clinton Alexander Evans.She was a retired respiratory therapist and had worked with Florence General Hospital for twenty-five years and with American Health Services for five years. Mrs. Weatherford was a member of Amanda Pentecostal...
William Joseph Blanchard
Jan 11, 2021
William Joseph Blanchard, Sr., 88, of Effingham, SC passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Mr. Blanchard was born in Fords, NJ, a son of the late Julius Osher Blanchard and Alma Karen Wedel Blanchard. He was the youngest and last surviving of eleven siblings. While still in high school, Bill knew he wanted to be a draftsman, and excelled...
Katie Thompson Nikolakakos
Jan 10, 2021
Katie Thompson Nikolakakos, 75, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Mrs. Nikolakakos was born a daughter of the late Lou Addie Williams Thompson and George Washington Thompson.She was the co-owner and operator of Francis Marion Restaurant in Marion for 35 years.She most recently attended Paran Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lake City, SC, but was a member of...
Amber Renee Srutkowski
Jan 9, 2021
Amber Renee Srutkowski, 31, of North Charleston, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Mrs. Srutkowski was born in Florence, SC a daughter of Robert E. Kirven, Jr. and Dawn Myers Smith.She received her BA in Criminal Justice from Limestone College and her BA in Biology from Francis Marion University.She was employed with a doggie daycare, loved animals and volunteered...
Jessie Florence Thompson Curry
Jan 9, 2021
Jessie Florence Thompson Curry, 88, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Ms. Curry was born in Bennettsville, SC a daughter of the late Thomas Luther Thompson, Sr. and Ione Doreen Reardon Thompson. She attended Gospel Temple Worship Center and Immanuel Baptist Church. “Jessie, better known as “Momma, Grandma, and Granny” devoted her life to her children and...
Rose Marie Perkins
Jan 7, 2021
Rose Marie Perkins, 76, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Mrs. Perkins was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late James Woodrow McCracken and Lillian Gladys Collins McCracken.She retired from Cardell Carter Automotive and was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church.Family and faith were everything to Rose Marie.She was an especially staunch...
Naomi H. Schmitt
Jan 6, 2021
Naomi H. Schmitt, 62, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Mrs. Schmitt was born a daughter of the late Nellie Wheeler Crosby. She was a registered nurse and worked for 40 years at Carolinas/MUSC.She was a faithful member of Abundant Life Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Carl R....
Mary Josephine Turner
Jan 6, 2021
Mary Josephine Turner, 79, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Miss Turner was born in Sumter, SC a daughter of the late Leroy Turner and Magdalene Jackson Turner.She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and attended the Florence Baptist Temple where she was a member of the Handicap Class. Surviving are her brother, Jack Water Turner...
Willie Mcleod Jordan
Jan 6, 2021
Ms. Willie McLeod Jordan, 94, of Florence died on January 6, 2021.Ms. Jordan was born in Paxville, SC, daughter of Claude Robert McLeod and Minnie Geddings McLeod. Ms. Jordan loved animals, especially horses and her beloved dog, Maxie. She enjoyed being outdoors, and she could often be found sitting on her front porch. Up into her late 80’s, Ms. Jordan...
Estaleen Small Edwards
Jan 6, 2021
Estaleen Small Edwards, 91, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Mrs. Edwards was born a daughter of the late Ruth Coleman Small and Montgomery Small.She was a member of South Florene Baptist Church and worked as a seamstress. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Edwards; two brothers and...
Harry Legette Huggins
Jan 1, 2021
Harry Legette Huggins, Jr., 72, died at the McLeod Hospice House on January 1, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Triplett Huggins, and their two children, Joshua Triplett Huggins of San Diego, California, and Gretchen Faith Huggins of Florence. Harry was born in Florence on June 21, 1948, to Harry...
William Alexander Mclaughlin
Jan 1, 2021
William Alexander McLaughlin, Sr., 77, of Effingham, passed away on January 1, 2021. Mr. McLaughlin was born a son of the late Flora Burch McLaughlin and Albert W. McLaughlin, Sr.He was a retired clerk with CSX Railroad and a member of Sparrow Swamp Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Anne...
Irene P. Mcelveen
Dec 31, 2020
Irene P. McElveen, 92, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Mrs. McElveen was born a daughter of the late Blanche Timmons Powell and George Powell. She was graduated as a Register Nurse from Toumey Hospital in Sumter in 1945 and worked with Bishopville Hospital and McLeod Regional Medical Center.She was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church...
Russell Walter Merrill
Dec 30, 2020
Russell Walter Merrill, 68, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Mr. Merrill was born a son of the late Dorothy Wade Merrill and Russell Merrill. He was a Mason.Mr. Merrill was an avid hunter and fisherman and hunting guide. He loved to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Pridgen Merrill; sons,...
