Eva Eugene "Gennie" Bischke
Aug 4, 2020
Eva Eugene “Gennie” Bischke (72) passed away August 4, 2020 at her home. Gennie was born on December 23, 1947 in Marion, SC the first child of James and Lil Freeman. She loved to tell her family special stories of her childhood; many were heard more than once. She was a stay at home mom and wife, her childhood dream....
Curtis Lee Martin
Aug 4, 2020
Curtis Martin, 79, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Mr. Martin was born a son of the late Quincy Delaware and Henrietta G. Martin.He was a steel fabricator, having worked with Steel Fab Inc.He enjoyed serving his church and fishing. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his daughters, Cindy West and Melissa...
Betty Harper Talbert Denham
Aug 3, 2020
Betty Harper Talbert Denham, 95, of Florence, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020. Mrs. Denham was born in Cheraw, SC, on January 2, 1925, daughter of the late Sarah Jane “Sadie” Chavis Harper and John Franklin Harper. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Reverend Roy Talbert, Sr. and Oscar N. Denham; three...
Al Boyce Harley
Jul 31, 2020
Dr. Al Boyce Harley, Jr. of Florence, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Dr. Harley was born in Sylvania, GA, a son of the late Al Boyce Harley, Sr. and Bertie Flythe Harley.He earned his B.S. Degree from the Citadel in 1955 and was in the ROTC Program at the Citadel from 1951...
Robert Emmett Lee
Jul 30, 2020
Robert Emmett Lee, III, 76, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Mr. Lee was born in Altoona, PA, son of the late Robert Emmett Lee, II and Lena Baird Lee.He was a 1961 graduate of Upper Merion High School.After attending college, he worked for the family hardware store, Robert E. Lee Hardware, in King of Prussia,...
Stavroula Koutsoupias Cholkas
Jul 29, 2020
Stavroula Koutsoupias Cholkas, 76, born in Rouseika, Greece, passed away from a short illness on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.Mrs. Cholkas was married in Greece to John Cholkas in 1965.In 1966, she and her husband moved to America. She was a member of the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.She was a very active member in her church and was very involved with...
Doris Lewis Hammond
Jul 29, 2020
Doris Lewis Hammond passed away on July 29, 2020 at her home with family by her side.Doris was born in Florence SC on October 29, 1922, the first child of Harry and Lucy Lewis.She was educated in Florence area schools.In 1942, she went to Washington DC to work for the U.S. Government during World War II. While there she met...
Ralph Cook
Jul 28, 2020
Ralph Cook, 82, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Graveside services will be held 4:00 pm Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Christ Church Cemetery.
Jacqueline Thompson Atkinson
Jul 28, 2020
Jacqueline Thompson Atkinson, 67, of Timmonsville, SC passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Mrs. Atkinson was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Jack Thompson, Sr. and Ethel Lloyd Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a sister, Miriam Thompson. Surviving are her husband, Charles Atkinson; daughter, Tiffany Hayes (James) McDaniel of Johnsonville;...
Neta Jay Redish
Jul 27, 2020
Ms. Redish was born February 25, 1945, in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late J. Earl Redish and Mrs. Dora Williams Redish Gardner.She graduated from Georgia Southern University and completed her Master’s degree at University Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.She was a teacher and social worker for Florence School District 1 and Richland County.She attended Pilgrim Lutheran Church in...
Vara Galloway Norman
Jul 27, 2020
Vara Galloway Norman, 88, of Florence, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020. Mrs. Norman was born a daughter of the late Ida Mae Weatherford Galloway and Wiley James Galloway.She was a bookkeeper at Norman’s Refrigeration.Mrs. Norman attended New Hope Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...
Dr. Benjamin Upchurch Kittrell
Jul 27, 2020
Dr. Benjamin Upchurch Kittrell, Sr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 27, 2020 after a long battle with dementia. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Nancy Louise Lassiter Kittrell, son Benjamin Upchurch Kittrell, Jr. (Millie), daughter Jan Kittrell Howell (Al), and grandchildren Benjamin Upchurch (Trey) Kittrell, III (Mallory), Hannah Elizabeth Howell, and...
Lewis Ashley Fowler
Jul 26, 2020
Lewis Ashley Fowler, 73, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Mr. Fowler was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Ephraim E. Fowler Sr. and Addie Lewis Fowler. His greatest pleasure was spending time with his family and friends.He was a man of great wit and humor, enjoyed hunting, fishing, making knives, playing...
Ruth White Collins
Jul 25, 2020
Ruth White Collins, 91, died of COVID-19 on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S.C. A beloved mother, grandmother and great-great-grandmother, she was an accomplished musician who used her talents as a singer, organist, pianist and composer for service to the church her entire life. Ruth was born on December 25, 1928, the only child...
Judith Ann Pauquette
Jul 25, 2020
Judith ‘Judy’ Pauquette passed away at her home on July 25, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born in Leicester, England to the late Horatio Nelson and Constance Ethel Morton Smith. Judy lived in Oneonta and later Middle Granville, NY. She operated Judy’s Beauty Shoppe out of her home and considered her customers friends.She and her husband, Frank,...
Martha Leslie Falcone
Jul 25, 2020
Martha “Leslie” Falcone, 46, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Ms. Falcone was born in Florence, a daughter of David Ernest Hicklin, Jr. and Barbara Nutter Hicklin. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Nutter and her paternal grandparents, David and Mildred Hicklin. In addition to her parents; she is survived by...
James Larry Barnwell
Jul 25, 2020
James Larry Barnwell, 81, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Mr. Barnwell was born in Fletcher, NC a son of the late Francis Barnwell and Elise Bailey Barnwell.He served 25 years in the US Air Force and retired as Sr. Master Sergeant.He worked for ESAB as Head of Maintenance and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church...
Abraham Bradley
Jul 24, 2020
Abraham Bradley, 64, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020. Mr. Bradley was born in Turbeville, SC a son of the late Willard Bradley and Dorothy Graham Bradley.He was a heavy equipment operator.He was a giver, loved his family and all children, and was an avid dancer. He was preceded in death by his parents and by...
Nelly Gray Watts
Jul 22, 2020
Nelly Gray Higgins Watts, 75, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Mrs. Watts was born in Bluefield, WV a daughter of the late Charles Greever Higgins and Gaynell Holland Higgins.She was a full time mother, cheerleader chaperone, and GA leader.She was a part time secretary at Grace Baptist Church for over 20 years, then went to work...
Sherry Jeffords Edge
Jul 22, 2020
Sherry Jeffords Edge, 66, of Longs, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Mrs. Edge was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Clarence “Chubby” Jeffords and Margaret Powell Jeffords.She was proud mother and grandmother who never met a stranger, always had a smile, lit up the room when she entered, and would help anyone at anytime....
