Gregory Austin Douglas
Feb 19, 2021
Gregory Austin Douglas, 52, of Florence, went to be with Jesus on Friday, February 19, 2021. Mr. Douglas was born in Georgetown, SC a son of Nancy Evans Fear-Farrell and William Amos Douglas.He had been a painting contractor in construction. Surviving are his mother, Nancy Fear-Farrell and her husband, Larry Farrell of Indian Trail, NC; father, Amos Douglas of Florence;...
Ellison W. Messick
Feb 19, 2021
Ellison W. Messick, Jr., 74, of Florence, passed away from heart related issues on Friday, February 19, 2021. He was born in Marion, SC a son of the late Ellison W. Messick, Sr. and Rilla Godbold Messick.He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and had been a Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 476.He was a Mason,...
Thomas L. Streit
Feb 18, 2021
Thomas L. Streit, age 79, passed into eternal life on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in Florence, SC. Tom was born at an early age in the northern Shenandoah Valley to parents, Arthur and Mary Virginia. He proudly served our country as a member of the US Army, stationed in Germany. Afterward, Tom spent 41 of his working years in the...
Martha "Marty" Wright Bird Riley
Feb 15, 2021
Martha (Marty) Wright Bird Riley, 57, of Effingham died February 15, 2021, after a nine-month battle with cancer. She and her husband, Danny Bazil Riley, lived on the family farm next to her parents, Richard Spenser Bird and Martha Rose Cain Bird. She is survived by two brothers, Richard Spenser Bird, Jr. (daughters, Rachel, 16 and Audrey 14) and Paul...
Hannah Frances Carpenter
Feb 15, 2021
Hannah Frances Carpenter, 23, of Florence, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. Hannah was born the daughter of Kevin Carpenter of North Carolina and Annette (Joe) Eason of Florence.She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Florence. Hannah earned her Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of South Carolina in 2018.Most recently, she worked as a server...
Peggy Bell Collins
Feb 12, 2021
Peggy Ann Bell Collins, 73, of Florence, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. Mrs. Collins was born a daughter of the late Effie Virginia Dean Bell and James William Bell.She was a retired credit union office manager and a member of Willow Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Legrande Collins; brothers,...
Amy Suzanne Page
Feb 12, 2021
Amy Suzanne Page, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. Ms. Page was born a daughter of the late Macie Cook Page.She was the office manager with Florence Dermatology.She greatly loved her family and friends. In addition to her mother, she is predeceased by her brothers, Douglas Sarvis Page, Jr. and Eddie Kim Page. Ms. Page...
Frances Marie Sartin
Feb 10, 2021
Frances Marie Sartin, 82, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Mrs. Sartin was born a daughter of the late Edna Irene Combs Scott and Eugene Scott.She was a member of the Eastern Star. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Robert Lee Sartin; brother, Albert Eugene Scott, and grandson, Shawn Eugene Campbell. She...
Joseph "Joe" Cannon Nicholson
Feb 10, 2021
Joseph ”Joe” Cannon Nicholson, Jr., 81, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Mr. Nicholson was born a son of the late Sarah McLean Nicholson and Joseph Cannon Nicholson, Sr.Joe was a graduate of Lumberton High School and attended North Carolina State College. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, a member of First Baptist Church...
Donald Jerome Brookins
Feb 8, 2021
Donald Jerome Brookins, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. Mr. Brookins was born a son of the late Verlie Marie Jackson Brookins and Jake Brookins. He was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean War.He was a retired maintenance superintendent with Stone-Container and a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. In addition...
Nell Keefe Bernard
Feb 7, 2021
Nell Keefe Bernard, 90, of Pamplico, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Mrs. Bernard was the daughter of William Frank Keefe and Gussie Lewis Keefe.She retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Pamplico First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland L. Bernard, her parents, her brothers, Frank Keefe, Jr., Lewis...
Mary Jeanine Brunson
Feb 6, 2021
Mary Jeanine Brunson, 73, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021. She was born in Ventura, CA a daughter of the late Glen Merle Downey and Dorothea Faye Edwards Downey.She was a member of Quinby Baptist Church, a homemaker, and later went to work for Henry Timrod Elementary School as a classroom assistant and then school secretary.She was...
Edward James Conner
Feb 5, 2021
Edward James Conner, Sr., 92, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went to his heavenly home on February 5, 2021.Born in October, 1928 in Florence County, he was the son of Jesse and Lottie Conner.He served in the U.S. Army after graduating high school.After several different jobs in Florence, he went to work for and retired from E. I. DuPont de...
Frances Diane Cheeseman
Feb 5, 2021
Frances Diane Cheeseman, 62, of Florence, SC, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 after a 3 year battle with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Born in Marion, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Earl Christmas and Alice Christmas. She retired as a Financial Aid Advisor from Florence Darlington Technical College, a job she enjoyed so much because...
Mary Tuten Smith
Feb 4, 2021
Mary Tuten Smith, 89, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2021, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, after a brief illness.Born June 21, 1931, in Furman, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Lamar and Virginia Rosella DeLoach Tuten and the widow of Joseph Edsel “Ed” Smith, Sr. Mary devoted her life to her...
Catherine "Kay" Schweers
Feb 3, 2021
Catherine “Kay” Schweers, 82, died Wednesday February 3, 2021 at McLeod Regional Medical Center from a non-Covid related illness. She transitioned peacefully surrounded by her loving children. Due to Covid, no services are planned. “Momma Kay” as she was affectionately known to many, made her arrival into the world on December 19, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in...
Lorene Seigler Padgett
Jan 31, 2021
Lorene Seigler Padgett, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 Mrs. Padgett was born in Aiken, SC, a daughter of the late Bessie Edna Toole Seigler and Chester Marion Seigler.She retired in 1985 as an administrator with the Florence Country Club after nine years of employment.Mrs. Padgett was a long-time member of Florence Baptist Temple. In...
Linda O. Graves
Jan 29, 2021
Linda O. Graves, 70, of Timmonsville, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021. Ms. Graves was born a daughter of the late Delores Whetstone Oates and Roy Raymond Oates. She was known by all of her friends as “Oatmeal”. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother, Jimmy Alan Oates. She is survived her husband, Harold Matthew...
Eben Dudley "Bucky" Godbold
Jan 27, 2021
Eben Dudley “Bucky” Godbold, 72, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Bucky was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Earl Joseph Godbold, Sr., and Ruth Dudley Taylor Godbold. He earned two degrees from Clemson University, a B.S. in Agriculture in 1971 and a Masters in Agronomy in 1973. Throughout his life Bucky owned various businesses, all...
Barbara K. Coleman
Jan 27, 2021
Barbara K. Coleman, 91, of Camden, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Mrs. Coleman was born in Hanover, NH a daughter of the late Harley G. and Cornelia Bates Knights. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband, James Wallace Coleman. Surviving are her son, David Marshall Coleman of Columbia, SC (Joyce Holmes Coleman); daughter,...
