Miriam Deas Sellers Moody
Aug 29, 2020
Miriam Deas Sellers Moody, 99, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Mrs. Moody was born on May 10, 1921 in Florence County to the late Joseph William Deas and Louise Flowers Deas.She was a graduate of Florence High School and retired from Vulcraft.She was a member of First Baptist Church for over 50 years, where she was...
Donald Gwyn Mitcham
Aug 29, 2020
Donald Gwyn Mitcham, 62, of Darlington, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Mr. Mitcham was born a son of Gladys Yarborough Mitcham and the late Roy Wayne Mitcham.He had studied systematic theology at Southwest Baptist Bible Theological Seminary.He was a HVAC technician and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Darlington. In addition to his father, he preceded in death by...
Michael Todd "Tex" Johnson
Aug 28, 2020
Michael Todd “Tex” Johnson,47, of Florence, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020. Mr. Johnson was born a son of the late Gaye Barfield Johnson and Tex Johnson.He was a product service manager with the Hillman Group.He was a devoted Gamecock and Dallas Cowboy fan. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Sheila Faye...
Beverly Jean Woodward Saunders
Aug 27, 2020
Beverly Jean Woodward Saunders, 84, beloved wife, mother, Mimi and sister passed away on August 28, 2020.She was born November 16, 1935, the daughter of the late Daphne Mae Woodward and Lawtis Jack Woodward of Augusta GA. Jean was a member of Prospect Methodist Church in Pamplico SC where she developed and cherished many strong and loving friendships.She was an...
Wilma Othella "Billie" Smith Bennett
Aug 26, 2020
Wilma Othella “Billie” Smith Bennett, 94, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Mrs. Bennett was born on May 11, 1926 in Greenville, SC a daughter of the late Rev. William Frank Smith and Lalla Othella Jones Smith. Billie grew up during the depression as the daughter of a minister whose calling was to start churches.They moved so...
Jack Kenneth Watson
Aug 26, 2020
Jack Kenneth Watson, loving husband, proud father and grandfather, self-made businessman and die-hard LSU fan passed away peacefully on August 26th after an extended illness. He was predeceased by his father, Jack Kirby Watson. Ken is survived by wife, Nita; mother, Helen Moore of Pineville, LA; sister, Ginger Cespiva of Pineville, LA; aunt, Mollie Ann Mount; stepdaughter, Sheree (Bill) Matthews...
Elizabeth Bakis Phillips
Aug 25, 2020
Elizabeth Bakis Phillips (born Elisavet Thomas Bakis), 88, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, from COVID-19 (Coronavirus).Elizabeth was born in Nostimo, a small mountain village near Karpenisi in central Greece.Elizabeth was the fourth of five children born to parents Thomas and Efrosini Bakis (Zacharopoulos).The Bakis family farmed on the mountainside, and Elizabeth learned from an...
George Dargan Stokes
Aug 21, 2020
George Dargan Stokes, Jr., 60, of Effingham, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020. Mr. Stokes was born in Florence, SC a son of the late George Dargan Stokes, Sr. and Patricia Thornton.He was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church where he served on the nominations committee.George was a third generation plumber and passed the trade on to his...
William Edward "Eddie" Wilson
Aug 20, 2020
William Edward “Eddie” Wilson passed away August the 20th, 2020, at Mcleod Hospice House. He was born in Florence to Willie Edward Wilson and Joyce Dawkins Wilson. Eddie was a follower of Jesus Christ who loved his family and serving Jesus through helping others. He was a member of South Florence Baptist Church.He demonstrated his passion for helping others through...
Pamela Wall Stutts
Aug 20, 2020
Pamela Wall Stutts, 63, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Mrs. Stutts was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Robert Wall and Shirley Britt Wall.She was a respiratory therapist at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Surviving are her husband, Garland “Jerry” Stutts, Jr. of Effingham; daughter, Amanda (Isreal) Morales; son, Trey Stutts; granddaughter, Chloe Morales;...
William John Crissy
Aug 19, 2020
William John Crissy, 89, of Florence, SC, died under hospice care at McLeod Hospice House on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. William was born in Philadelphia, PA and served in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marguerite Cusack Crissy; daughter, Linda Cavanaugh; and by his second wife, Kathy McGee Crissy, whom he married in...
Graham Davie Bridgers
Aug 13, 2020
Graham Davie Bridgers, III, 79, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Mr. Bridgers was born a son of the late Evelyn James Bridgers and Graham Davie Bridgers, Sr. He originally worked in sales, then worked as a set up man in the sheet metal department at ESAB and later became a long distance truck driver for Eagle.Mr....
Ted Barney Stewart
Aug 13, 2020
Ted Barney Stewart, 68, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Mr. Stewart was born in Florence, SCa son of the late Rogers T. Stewart and Lizzie Morrell Stewart.He retired from La-Z-Boy after 32 years and then retired from FMU as a groundskeeper.He was a member of Northgate Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and Sunday School...
Ceceile Rebecca Hayes
Aug 11, 2020
Ceceile Rebecca Hayes, 72, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Miss Hayes was born a daughter of the late Alma Lee Foxworth Hayes and Samuel Joseph Hayes.She was self-employed as a caregiver and a member of Family Worship Center. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, John David Hayes. Miss Hayes...
Grace Calder Lindgren
Aug 11, 2020
Grace Calder Lindgren, 100, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2020. Mrs. Lindgren was born on February 6, 1920, a daughter of the late Lucy Calder and Curtis Mack Calder in Mullins, SC.She was a US Army veteran and served during World War II at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.She was a TECH 4 Physical Therapist at the Army Hospital,...
Chong Cha Small
Aug 11, 2020
Chong Cha Small, 76, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Mrs. Small was born a daughter of the late Pok Sun Yi and Ol Young Kim.She was a graduate of Hyo Sung Women’s College in Daegu, Korea, with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. Chong Cha worked in the Army Civil Service for 28 years 4 months as...
Jean Smith Lee
Aug 10, 2020
Jean Smith Lee, at the age of 82 passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Monday, August 10th, 2020, with family by her side at McLeod Hospice in Florence, SC. She was born to the late Joseph Enoch and Vela Smith in Heflin, Alabama, on January 17, 1938. Jean was a member of Palmetto Street Church of God in...
Scarlet Ruby "Scooter" Jones
Aug 8, 2020
Scarlet Ruby “Scooter” Jones was born on October 16, 2001 and left us on the morning of August 8, 2020. She had had several long-protracted illnesses and has now gone to be with her granddaddy in Heaven. Scarlet’s Aunt Naomi used to make her sugar-free chocolate pies that she loved so much. She was a student at South Florence and...
Dorothy Collins Devane
Aug 7, 2020
Dorothy “Dottie” Collins DeVane, 87, of Florence, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020. Mrs. DeVane was born in Mullins, SC a daughter of the late Clifton Thomas Collins and Essie Mae Shaw Collins.She was a retired Kindergarten teacher at Greenwood Baptist Church, was a charter member of Dawsey United Methodist Church, and was proud to be a former Miss...
William Jimmy Calcutt
Aug 5, 2020
William Jimmy Calcutt, 89, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Calcutt was born a son of the late Lessie Lounell Altman Calcutt and William Jennings Bryan Calcutt.He was a long-time truck driver retiring from Superior Machine and was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in...
