Miriam Lane Mccain
Feb 9, 2020
Miriam Lane McCain, 86, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Mrs. McCain was born in Williamsburg Co., SC a daughter of the late Joseph Eston Lane and Sadie Duke Lane.She was a member of Effingham Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (EARP) where she was the Secretary and Treasurer of Circle #2.She graduated from the McLeod Infirmary School of...
Samuel "Sammy" Walton Cox
Feb 9, 2020
Samuel “Sammy” Walton Cox, 81, of Florence passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Mr. Cox was born in Hemingway, SC a son of the late Wilburn S. Cox and Effie Mae Stone Cox.Sammy was a strong believer and loved God.He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.He loved to make people laugh, loved to work, hunt, and fish.His...
Brenda Lee Lynch
Feb 8, 2020
Brenda Lee Lynch, 52, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 surrounded by her friends and family. Brenda was the loving wife of Kevin Lynch and is originally of Andrews, SC.She enjoyed spending time with family and always supporting her grandkids and nieces and nephews at their sporting events. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Jessie...
Veronica Montrose Ingram
Feb 8, 2020
Veronica Montrose Ingram, 81, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Mrs. Ingram was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Rudolph Montrose and Mary Louise Sarioul Montrose.She was a member of the Gospel Temple Worship Center and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a...
Dennis Warren Broach
Feb 7, 2020
Dennis Warren Broach, 77, of Florence, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020. Mr. Broach was born in Lancaster, SC a son of the late Warren Broach and Ruth Davis Broach.He is a graduate of Kennesaw State University and was a retired apparel business owner. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his sister, Novice Broach Neely....
Frank Jonas Greene
Feb 4, 2020
Frank Jonas Greene, Jr., 89, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Mr. Greene was born a son of the late Gertie Catherine Clark Greene and Frank Jonas Greene, Sr.He was a veteran of the US Navy and served during the Korean Conflict.Mr. Greene had been a member of Central United Methodist Church since 1959.He was a lifetime...
Alice Leggett Mercer Worsham
Feb 4, 2020
Alice Leggett Mercer Worsham, 87, of Quinby, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her home after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Worsham was born in the Fairmont area of Robeson Co., NC to the late Samuel B. and Genera Atkinson Leggett.She married Edgar Graham Mercer and moved to Lake View, SC.After Ed’s tragic death, she married the late Marion...
Emery Lee Higgs
Feb 3, 2020
Emery Lee Higgs of Florence passed away on February 3, 2020 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 12, 1942 in Fort Pierce, Florida, Emery graduated from Dan McCarty High School where he excelled as a multi-sport athlete. He later attended the University of Florida graduating with a degree in Marketing in 1965 and was...
Stephen Michael Hawkins
Feb 1, 2020
Stephen Michael Hawkins, 29, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at home with his family by his side. Stephen was born in Florence, SC, son of Robert Jeffery Hawkins and Margaret Mary Biscup Hawkins. He was a member of St Ann Catholic Church and had attended the College of Charleston on academic scholarships after graduating from West...
Tom Kinard
Feb 1, 2020
Tom Kinard passed away early Saturday morning in Florence. James Thomas “Tom” was born on October 2, 1948 in Gaffney, South Carolina to the late Rev. James E. “Bo” and Lorena Mathis Kinard.As the son of a Methodist minister, Tom moved frequently in his youth around the upstate of South Carolina. He attended Columbia Military Academy and the University of...
Donna Lynn Grimsley
Jan 31, 2020
Donna Lynn Grimsley, 61, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. Miss Grimsley was born in Florence, SC a daughter of David Grimsley and the late Patricia Young Grimsley.She was a special needs teacher in Columbia, SC for over 30 years and loved to work with children.She was a loving daughter, sister, and aunt. Surviving are her father...
John Henry Carnell
Jan 31, 2020
John Henry Carnell, 99, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. Mr. Carnell was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Christopher Columbus Carnell and Bela Benton Carnell.He was a US Navy veteran having served in World War II.He was a charter member of First Free Will Baptist Church and most recently a member of...
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Dennis
Jan 30, 2020
Charles Thomas “Chuck” Dennis, Jr., 68, of Florence, passed away peacefully at McLeod Hospice House on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Mr. Dennis was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Charles Thomas Dennis and Sara Lee “Sally” Clark.He graduated from MUSC in 1978 and retired after 37 years as a pharmacist from CVS Pharmacy.He was an avid USC...
Eunice Claudette Evans
Jan 29, 2020
Eunice Claudette Evans, 85, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Mrs. Evans was born in Lake City, a daughter of the late James Herman and Maude Prosser Cook. She was an active member of NewSpring Church, and an active participant in bake sales at Horrell Hill Baptist Church. She was a retired Codes Enforcement Officer with the Florence...
Charles Kinston Williams
Jan 29, 2020
Charles Kinston Williams, Sr., 88, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Mr. Williams was born a son of the late Pauline Garrison Williams and George Kinston Williams.He was in sales with Lorillard Tobacco Company for 43 years.He was a member of Tans Bay Baptist Church and loved woodworking in his retirement. In addition to his parents, he...
Ronald Bruce Allen
Jan 29, 2020
Ronald Bruce Allen, 73, of Effingham, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Mr. Allen was born in Effingham, SCa son of the late Melvin Allen and Mildred Floyd Allen.He was a US Army veteran and owner and operator of Allen Home Improvements.Ronald was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church and a great inspiration to his family...
John "Jack" Thomas Magurn, Usnr, Ret.
Jan 27, 2020
Commander John Thomas Magurn, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Commander Magurn was born a son of the late Ann Frances Rogers Magurn and John Harold Magurn. He was a Vietnam veteran, having retired from the US Navy.Later he retired as a budget officer for the Department of Transportation in Washington, DC.He was a member...
Bonnie Lou Ward
Jan 27, 2020
Bonnie Lou Ward, 78, of Darlington, SC, passed away at home on Monday, January 27, 2020. Ms. Ward was born a daughter of the late Bernita Stores Thorpe and Guy Thorpe.She was a social worker with the Department of Social Services retiring after many years.Ms. Ward was a member of Florence Baptist Temple. In addition to her parents, she is...
John Paul Zelenka (Ret. Usa)
Jan 26, 2020
LTC. John Paul Zelenka (Ret. USA), 69, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Zelenka was born in Pittsburgh, PA a son of the late Louis Paul Zelenka and Ruth Classen Zelenka.He was a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in electronics and was a member of the Terrapins football team.He...
Geraldine Welch Frazier
Jan 24, 2020
Geraldine Welch Frazier, 83, of Effingham, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Frazier was born in Olanta, SC.Her parents were the late Friendly Bryant and Bertie Mae Hutchinson Welch.She was the owner and operator of Midway Truck Stop and had retired from Florence Restaurant Supply.She was an avid bowler and...
