Carolyn Davis Thompkins
Jul 14, 2020
Carolyn Davis Thompkins, 67, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Mrs. Thompkins was born a daughter of the late Dorothy Hicks Davis and Charlie Walker Davis. She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church and loved being a caretaker for others. She is survived by her husband, Samuel “Sammy” Thompkins; sons, Charlie Davis Thompkins (Stephanie Rose) and...
Elwood Milligan
Jul 14, 2020
Elwood Milligan, 81, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Mr. Milligan was born in Loris, SC, the son of the late Lida Martin Milligan and Worley Milligan. He was retired from the United States Postal Service and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of Florence. He enjoyed fishing and collecting old tractors. In addition...
Isabella Lucille Cribb Cox
Jul 8, 2020
Isabella Lucille Cribb Cox, infant daughter of Rusty Lee Cox and Susan Elizabeth Cribb, of Florence, SC, gained her angel’s wings on July 8, 2020. She is survived by brothers, Hunter Lee Cox and Dallas Noah Mincey; sister, Madison Nicole Cox; paternal grandmother, Arla M. Phillips; paternal grandfather, Russell L. Cox; maternal grandfather, Richard W. Cribb, Jr.Her family loved her...
Elijah Halsey Thomas
Jul 8, 2020
Elijah Halsey Thomas passed away peacefully July 8th, 2020.He was born in 1928 in Lake City, S.C. son of the late Cora Eugenia Cook and Ira Tillman Thomas. He is preceded in death by his wife Audrine Baxley in 2014 who he greatly missed. They were both members of Calvary Baptist Church in Florence.He lived an exemplary Christian life setting...
William Howard "Bill" Corey
Jul 7, 2020
William Howard “Bill” Corey, 88, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Mr. Corey was born in Buffalo, NY a son of the late Charles Clement Corey and Mary Kassak Corey.He retired from American Airlines as an aircraft mechanic.He was a US Air Force veteran and was a member of Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church. He was preceded in...
Danny Wayne Cox
Jul 5, 2020
Danny Wayne Cox, 60, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Mr. Cox was born in Mullins, SC a son of the late Douglas Wayne Cox and Mary Elizabeth Church Cox.His greatest pleasure was spending time with his family, and he enjoyed classic rock, and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a granddaughter,...
Danny Joe Jones
Jul 5, 2020
Danny Joe Jones, 75, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at McLeod Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Jones was born the son of the late Ruth Creel Jones and S. J. Jones.He served with theNational Guard and retired as the Facilities Director at Florence Baptist Temple, where he was also a member. Mr....
Margaret Perry Driggers
Jul 5, 2020
Margaret Perry Driggers, 59, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Mrs. Driggers was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late Leon Perry and Louise Cox Perry.She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church and worked in the health care field. She was preceded in death by her parents and by two sons,...
Kathy Smith Sims
Jul 1, 2020
Kathy Smith Sims, 62, of Darlington, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Kathy was born a daughter of the late Sarah Griggs Smith and James “Jimmy” Smith of Ruby, SC.She was the Director of Nursing of the Heart and Vascular Institute at McLeod Regional Medical Center Heart and had been employed with McLeod for 30 years.Kathy loved her family,...
Francis Freeman Richardson
Jul 1, 2020
Francis Freeman Richardson, 98, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Mr. Richardson was born a son of the late Ina Wertz Richardson and Benjamin Fred Richardson.He was a US Army Air Corps Veteran, having served in WWII in the Pacific with the 5th Airforce.Mr. Richardson was member of Highland Park United Methodist Church and Florence Optimist Club....
Edaphell Bernice Hyman Gibbs
Jul 1, 2020
Edaphell Bernice Hyman Gibbs, 89, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Mrs. Gibbs was born May 1, 1931, in the Pamplico area of South Carolina during a far more gentle time in our land. Neighbors were all quick to offer help in difficult times. Sundays were set aside for Church Worship, followed by dinners home prepared and frequently attended...
Lois Redford Parrott
Jun 30, 2020
Lois Redford Parrott, 97, of Florence, formerly of Sumter, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Mrs. Parrott was born the daughter of the late Gertrude Knight Redford and Benjamin Harrison Redford.She was graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College and Columbia College.She was employed with South Carolina Methodist Conference as Conference Director of Youth, taught in the Sumter School System...
Jonathan "Jon" Christopher Maddrix
Jun 28, 2020
Some of Jon's favorite verses were Psalm 139:13-16 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex.Your workmanship is marvelous - How well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in...
Walter Wendell Merritt
Jun 27, 2020
Walter Wendell Merritt, 79, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Mr. Merritt was born in Marion, SC a son of the late Walter Mace Merritt and Lena Hinds Merritt.He retired from DuPont after 32 years.He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, was active in Cooks for Christ, president of the WOW Lodge #52, and a member...
Fairlyn J. Kysar
Jun 27, 2020
Fairlyn J Kysar, of Florence, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at McLeod Hospice House. Fairlyn retired from General Electric 30 years ago and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her parents, Lyman and Flonnie Kiker, as well as her 7 siblings. She is survived by her two daughters,...
James E. Rice
Jun 26, 2020
James E. Rice, 75, of Florence, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 26, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Rice was born in Lumberton, NC on August 16, 1944 to the late Elmer Durham Rice and Dorothy Louise Humphrey Rice Oliver.He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BS degree in Marketing and Advertising.Jim worked for Eastern...
William Meadors "Bill" Stricklin
Jun 25, 2020
William Meadors “Bill” Stricklin, 76, of Florence, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Mr. Stricklin was born on January 26, 1944 in Wilmington, DE, son of the late Malcolm McCaskill Stricklin and Meadors Lunn Stricklin.He graduated from McClenaghan High School in Florence, SC after transferring from Eastmore High School in Columbus, Ohio...
Terry Wilson Stewart
Jun 24, 2020
Terry Wilson Stewart, Sr., 76, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at McLeod Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Stewart was born the son of the late Lurleen Fowler Baker and Dewey Wilson Stewart.He was a member of Sand Hill Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Wellman Industries (formerly Fiber Industries). In addition to...
Joleen Grooms Watford
Jun 23, 2020
Joleen Grooms Watford, 80, of Alvation, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Mrs. Watford was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Lonnie Grooms and Aileen Miles Grooms. Joleen Watford lived a full life and brought joy to everyone she met. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her own family and filled that role...
Phyllis Vaciana Thomas Scott
Jun 23, 2020
Phyllis Vaciana Thomas Scott, 91, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Ms. Scott was born a daughter of the late Roslyn Estella Wilson Thomas and Jeremiah Thomas. She had worked in food service at a local hospital in Jamaica, WI. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Scott; brothers, Henry...
