Jenna Paula Guettner
Apr 22, 2020
Jenna Paula Guettner, 29, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Ms. Guettner was born a daughter of Ann Catherine Zervos Guettner and Kai-Uwe Gustav Guettner.She was a Nursing Assistant with Pee Dee Gardens in Florence and attended Florence Baptist Temple. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her son, Nicholas Anthony Ward, Jr. of Charleston,...
Sophia Athans Costas
Apr 18, 2020
Sophia Athans Costas, 86, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Mrs. Costas was born in Columbia, SC, an only child of the late Tamma Sabbagha Athans and Chris Athans. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Biology Degree and was an avid Gamecock fan. She married Alexander Harry Costas and they celebrated 50 years...
John Robert Polen
Apr 18, 2020
John Robert Polen, 61, of Coward, passed away on April 18, 2020. John Robert Polen was born June 23, 1958 in Washington, DC. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel William Polen, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Mary Ellen Polen; his brother, Dr. Bill (Angela) Polen; sisters, Debbie (Wendell) Pitman, and Sharon (Tom) Moyer.He was also...
Mettie Lee Cockfield Taylor
Apr 16, 2020
Mettie Lee Cockfield Taylor, 75, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Mrs. Taylor was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late John Washington “J.W.” Cockfield and Mary Louise King Cockfield.Mettie graduated from McClenaghan High School and attended Wingate Jr. College.She retired as a mortgage broker and was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church.She loved playing...
John Henry Powers
Apr 15, 2020
John Henry Powers, Sr., 86, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Mr. Powers was born in Florence, SC a son of the late John Henry Powers and Annie M. Curry Powers.He served in the US Navy and the Naval Reserves.After the service, he was employed as shipping foreman for Florence Manufacturing and later worked for Sherman Manufacturing...
Penny Baxley Evans
Apr 14, 2020
Penny Baxley Evans, 65, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Mrs. Evans was born in Georgetown, SC a daughter of the late John Clifton Baxley and Luvenia Douglas Baxley Moran. She was a graduate of McClenaghan High School and retired from Florence School District One Instructional Television.She was a member of Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church and...
Johnny Mack Ivey
Apr 13, 2020
Johnny Mack Ivey, 46, passed from this life into the Hands of God on Monday, April 13, 2020, at MUSC Florence. Johnny Mack was the son of Johnny and Karel (Morris) Ivey. He is survived by his parents; a daughter, Madison Ivey; a sister, Elizabeth (Derrick) Thomas; Heather Ann (Ivey) Hatchell; uncles, Fred (Tammy) Morris, Steve (Donnette) Morris and Kelvin...
Dotty Altman
Apr 12, 2020
Dotty Altman, 82, beloved mother, sister, aunt and grandmother was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 12th. Dotty was born in Hannah, S.C. the daughter of the late Talbert J. and Georgia Lee Poston.She was a graduate of Hannah High School, attended Winthrop College and was retired from Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. She is survived by her loving...
Cara "Tata" Baer Murphy
Apr 10, 2020
Cara “Tata” Baer Murphy, 80, of Florence, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 10, 2020. Mrs. Murphy was born in Spartanburg, SC a daughter of the late Ralph H. Baer, Jr. and Louise West Baer.She was a graduate of Columbia College and of Gallaudet University.She was a special needs teacher that worked specifically with...
Claude R. Marceau
Apr 9, 2020
Claude R. Marceau of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec on September 23, 1944 the son of Benoît and Juliette (Roy) Marceau. Claude emigrated to Champlain, New York in 1956 and spent most of his teen years in Massena, NY before enlisting in the...
David Lee Courtney
Apr 8, 2020
David Lee Courtney, Sr., 68, of Florence passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Mr. Courtney was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Ralph Henry Courtney and Hattie Mae Strickland Courtney.He was a US Army veteran and a boat builder. Surviving are his wife, Ruth “Ruthy” Montoya Courtney; son, David (Zelena) Courtney, Jr. of Florence; grandchildren, Alex...
Willa Mae Poston Summerlin
Apr 8, 2020
Willa Mae Poston Summerlin, 82, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Willa was born in Coward, SC a daughter of the late Lloyd Poston and Becky Matthew Poston.She was a homemaker and sang as part of the Starlight Gospel Singers. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Russell Henry Summerlin, and two sons, Terry Summerlin...
Edgar Allen Pate
Apr 7, 2020
Edgar Allen Pate, 65, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home. Mr. Pate was born a son of the late Junie Mae Poston Pate Evans and Marvin Pate. He was a veteran of the US Navy and a retired millwright. He is survived by his sons, Jason Keith Pate (Julie) of Florence, SC and...
Jerald O'Brien Boswell
Apr 5, 2020
Jerald O’Brien Boswell, 72, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Mr. Boswell was born a son of the late Mary Boswell Sanders and Glenn C. Boswell.He was a veteran of the US Navy working with nuclear subs.After leaving the military, he worked as a dental technician.Mr. Boswell was a member of Lebanon Church in Effingham. He is...
Margaret Anne Leclair
Apr 3, 2020
Margaret Anne Leclair, 73, of Florence, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020. Miss Leclair was born in Putnam Co., CT a daughter of the late Theodore Leclair and Doris Landry Leclair.She was a computer programmer for Bank of America for 20 years and then for Geico. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and three sisters....
Russell Wade "Rusty" Culberson
Mar 29, 2020
Russell Wade “Rusty” Culberson, Jr., 53, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Mr. Culberson was born in Florence, SC a son of Mary Ruth Howard Culberson and the late Russell Wade Culberson, Sr.He graduated from South Florence High School and from Francis Marion University with a B.A.He worked for Monster.com as fraud analyst. Surviving are his mother...
Harold Deleon Lee
Mar 28, 2020
Harold Deleon Lee, 84, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Mr. Lee was born a son of the late Eddie Victoria Wilkes Lee and Alsom Joseph Lee.He worked as a supervisor with Vulcraft.He also opened Lee Brothers Auto Sales & Repairs, retiring in 2019. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his...
Rachel Borkowitz Turner
Mar 28, 2020
Rachel Borkowitz Turner, 83, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Mrs. Turner was born in Scranton, SC, a daughter of the late James A. and Harriette Galloway Borkowitz. After graduating from Lake City High School, she then attended McLeod Infirmary School of Nursing on a VFW Scholarship, receiving the Surgical Nursing Award in 1957 upon her graduation....
Lenora Warwick Saleeby
Mar 27, 2020
Lenora Warwick Saleeby, 88, of Florence, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2020, at McLeod Hospice House. Lenora was born in Brownsville, SC, on September 8, 1931.She was predeceased by her parents, John Lawrence Warwick, Sr. and Beulah Dial Warwick; her husband, Michael G. “Mike” Saleeby; and her brother, John Lawrence Warwick, Jr. She was a graduate of Francis...
Margaret Ann Shoemaker
Mar 20, 2020
Margaret Ann Shoemaker, 75, of Marion, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020. Mrs. Shoemaker was born in Clay County, WV a daughter of the late David Ardle Ray and Sadie Ann Sears Ray.She was a retired CNA having worked at Marion Nursing Center and was a member of Little Bethel Baptist Church in Marion. She was preceded in death...
