William S. Mccall
Nov 9, 2020
William S. McCall, 79, of Florence, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. Mr. McCall was born in Florence, SC a son of the late James Andrew McCall and Clara Jones McCall.William started working at the age of twelve when he started running his own newspaper route.From that moment, he learned the power of a dollar and the importance of...
Sandra Kay Meadows Clendenin
Nov 6, 2020
Sandra Kay Meadows Clendenin, of Florence, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020. Mrs. Clendenin was born in Buchanan County, VA, the daughter of the late Hazel Ratliff Clendenin and Luther Meadows.Mrs. Clendenin was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased her husband, Arthur Forrest “Eagle” Clendenin. Surviving are her children, Cammy Tatum of Pounding...
Richie C. Thornton
Nov 2, 2020
Richie C. Thornton, 96, of Florence, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020. Ms. Thornton was born a daughter of the late Nannie Lou Barnes Christopher and John Richard Christopher.She was a retired school teacher from the Alabama Public School system.Ms. Thornton graduated high school in Alabama and attended Athens College and Peabody College for Teachers where she earned her...
Diane Hartsell
Nov 1, 2020
Diane Hartsell, 60 of Florence, South Carolina passed away on Sunday, November 1st, 2020, at home following a long illness. She was born on May 25, 1960 in Biddeford, Maine. The daughter of the late Cecile B. Dupras Perreault and Richard A. Perreault. She was educated in Biddeford Schools. On October 26, 1979 she married Danny Hartsell at St. Andres...
Martha E. Drew
Nov 1, 2020
Martha E. Drew, 75, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Martha was born a daughter of the late Nell Hinds Merritt and Johnny Thomas Merritt. She was a records supervisor with the State of South Carolina and worked with Special Needs Pee Dee Regional Center. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Donna Ross Kennedy
Oct 29, 2020
Donna Ross Kennedy, 59, of Hartsville, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Mrs. Kennedy was born in Paige, AZ a daughter of the late James Ross and Eunice Cook Evans.She was very outgoing, giving, compassionate, and selfless.Donna loved her family, was the family caregiver, and trusted the Lord with all her heart. Surviving are her husband of 18 years,...
Harriett Virginia Lawrence
Oct 27, 2020
Harriett Virginia Lawrence, 65, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Ms. Lawrence was born a daughter of the late Arbell Parker Lawrence and Wilbur Hook Lawrence. She had a God given talent for playing the piano and played at many churches in the area. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother,...
Addie Mae Turner
Oct 26, 2020
Addie Mae Turner, 76, of Effingham, SC passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. Mrs. Turner was born in Hemingway, SC a daughter of the late Liston D. Taylor and Bessie Phillips Taylor.She had worked for Electric Motive for 13 years, GE Medical Systems for 27 years, and part-time at Beaver Creek Golf Club and Freedom Florence.She was a member...
Robert E. Lee
Oct 25, 2020
Robert E. Lee, 61, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Mr. Lee was born in Flint, Michigan a son of the late Grady L. Lee and Iola Bellamy Lee.He had worked for the City of Florence and had been a member of Quinby United Methodist Church where he was a greeter, usher, and had been a trustee...
Ruth Adams Lee
Oct 22, 2020
Ruth Adams Lee, 72, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Mrs. Lee was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Robert L. Newton and Ruth Patriquin Newton.She graduated from the University of Southern Maine and had worked for the City of Florence.She was a member of Quinby United Methodist Church where she had been a...
Richard Martin Mayer
Oct 22, 2020
Richard (“Dick”) Martin Mayer, 81 of Florence, SC died on October 22, 2020, at McLeod Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on February 5, 1939 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He is preceded in death by his parents, Martin William Mayer and Lulu Pietschman Carmody, his brother Billy Mayer, and sister Judy Mosier, Chico, CA. Surviving are his wife...
Noah Daniel Todd
Oct 22, 2020
Noah Daniel Todd, 23, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Noah was born a son of Dawn Renee Kirkland Todd and the late Richard L. Todd. He attended New Spring Church.When he lived in Florence, he was a member of Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his brother,...
William Gerald "Jerry" Allen
Oct 22, 2020
William Gerald Allen, 83 of Florence passed away on Thursday October 22, 2020.Jerry was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Cyril David Allen Sr. and Marie Elizabeth Turner Allen.He was a Mason for many years.He loved to play golf and enjoyed the beach.Jerry served in the US Coast Guard and was a successful Real Estate Developer for...
Louis D. Jones
Oct 21, 2020
Louis D. Jones, 62, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Mr. Jones was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Wade C. Jones and Ada Alma Smith Jones. He was preceded in death by his father, and by a nephew, Anthony James Truluck. Surviving are his wife, Susan Driggers Jones; mother, Ada Alma Smith...
Walter Springs
Oct 20, 2020
Walter Springs, 76, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Mr. Springs was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Yancy Springs and Evelyn McDonald Springs Streett.He was an auto mechanic, loved riding motorcycles with Velveteen, and loved his family. He also enjoyed weight lifting, and dancing. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter,...
George W. Pattillo
Oct 20, 2020
George W. Pattillo, Sr., 92, of Florence, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Florence Memorial Gardens Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. He was born in Florence, on July 15, 1928, the son of the late Urban Pattillo and Ethel Randall Pattillo.He served his Country in...
Barbara Bice Avant
Oct 17, 2020
Barbara Bice Avant, 82, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Mrs. Avant was born in Birmingham, AL a daughter of the late Fred Bice and Pearl Clowdus Bice.She was a charter member and leader of Cornertsone Baptist Church and was the owner and operator of Mailboxes, Etc.Barbara was devoted to her Lord, and to her husband,...
Myrtle Alma Powell
Oct 15, 2020
Myrtle Alma Powell, 72, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Mrs. Powell was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Lever Vinson Sharpe and Alma Lee Warren Sharpe. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl Novel Powell; daughter, Charity Marie Powell; brothers, Danny Anderson, Newton Simms and William Simms. Surviving are...
Samuel Terrance Stidham
Oct 12, 2020
Samuel Terrance Stidham, 81, of Florence, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. Mr. Stidham was born in Clarendon Co., SC a son of the late Samuel Nelson Stidham and Frances Lorraine Bouschette Stidham.He was a US Marine Corps veteran and a member of Hillside Free Will Baptist Church.He was also an accomplished upholsterer and loved to fish. He was...
Eduardo Osorio-Avila
Oct 9, 2020
Eduardo “Ed” Osorio-Avila, 67, died Friday, October 9, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 30, 1953 to Zoraida Avila and Victor Manuel Osorio in Bucaramanga, Colombia.Ed lived in Bucaramanga until he moved to Rexburg, Idaho to attend Ricks College on a basketball scholarship.He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering.It was during...
