Helen Corneal Aldridge
Jun 17, 2020
Helen Corneal Aldridge, 91, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Mrs. Aldridge was born in Rockwood, TN, a daughter of the late Charles Fritts and Ursula Gertrude Bearden Fritts.She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church.She taught the GA’s and Sunday School, and was an avid reader of Christian Romance Novels.She was the owner and operator of...
Mary Martha Meridth
Jun 16, 2020
Mary Martha Meridth passed away Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, at a local hospital after a brief illness. Martha was born in Marion County on March 17, 1954. She was the only daughter of Bishop Meridth and Mary Alice Sawyer Meridth. She grew up in Johnsonville, SC and graduated from Johnsonville High in 1972. She worked as a secretary at Tupperware...
Jacqueline Eugenia Mercier
Jun 16, 2020
Jacqueline Eugenia Mercier went to be with the Lord on Tuesday June 16, 2020 at a local hospital. Mrs. Mercier was born in Great Falls, SC on December 25, 1928, a daughter of the late Edward Ralph Baker and Lida Vanlandingham Baker.“Jackie”, as she was called, was a cosmetologist who, after graduating from cosmetology school, moved to Florence and worked...
Sheryl Kelley Green
Jun 16, 2020
Sheryl Kelley Green, 62, of Florence, SC, passed quietly in her sleep and entered paradise withJesus on Wednesday, June 16, 2020. Mrs. Green was born a daughter of Bobbie Jean Shelton Kelley-Plemmons (Gene) and the late James “Jimmy” Thomas Kelley. She was a member of COED-VI Sunday School Class and a member of SWATT at Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church and...
Rhonda Gail Compton
Jun 16, 2020
Rhonda Gail Compton, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Ms. Compton was born a daughter of the late Mavin Poston McKissick and Carlyle McKissick. She is survived by her sons, Andrew Wade Gregory, Robert Glenn Adams and Michael Lane Compton; daughter, Rechelle Glenda Adams; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Barry McKissick. A Memorial Service...
Ronald Glenn Sasso
Jun 15, 2020
Ronald Glenn Sasso, 73, of Florence, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020. He was born in Farmington, PA a son of the late Isaiah Sasso and Beverly Richardson Sasso.He was a long distance truck driver with CF and Yellow Freight for over 30 years.He was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple where he was an invaluable leader in...
Linda Spearman Mcleod
Jun 15, 2020
Linda Spearman McLeod, 80, of Florence, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020. Mrs. McLeod was born in Anderson County, SC a daughter of the late JC Spearman and Gladys Bagwell Spearman.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. McLeod who loved children dearly, served many years as a preschool teacher and director of after-school care. She was preceded...
Francisco Romero Hernandez
Jun 14, 2020
Francisco Romero Hernandez, 77, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020. Mr. Hernandez was born in El Salvador a son of the late Julio Romero and Cecilia Hernandez Romero.He was a retired car salesman and attended the Iglesia de Dios Nueva Vida. Surviving are his wife, Ana E. Romero of Florence; son, Wilfredo Romero and his wife, Denise,...
Jackie Ray Poston
Jun 14, 2020
Jackie Ray Poston, 56, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020. Mr. Poston was born in Florence, SC a son of the late James Jackson “Jackie” Poston, the late Leona Dimery Evans, and his step-mother who raised him, Margaret Poston Holden.He was a self-employed handyman and landscaper. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a...
Terry Wilson Stewart
Jun 13, 2020
Terry Wilson Stewart, Jr., 54, of Effingham, SC passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Mr. Stewart was born in Augusta, GA a son of Terry Wilson Stewart, Sr. and the late Wanda Annette Eaddy Stewart.He was a carpenter and attended Sand Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his father of Effingham; daughter, Jessica Stewart Strickland of Scranton; grandchildren,...
Theresa Moore Blackwell
Jun 12, 2020
Theresa Moore Blackwell, 71, of Timmonsville, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Burlington, NC a daughter of the late Cecil Moore and Florence Jones.She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Fred Blackwell, Jr., parents, and sister, Patty Starling. Surviving are her sons, Bryan (Angela)...
Judith "Jo" Baltenbach Via
Jun 10, 2020
Judith “Jo” Baltenbach Via, 73, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Mrs. Via was born in Kent, Ohio, a daughter of the late Joseph Baltenbach and Betty Hall Baltenbach.She worked for the University of Virginia for 27 years and helped create and start the first film festival known as the Virginia Film Festival.She loved cooking, playing cards,...
Daniel Mccaffrey
Jun 10, 2020
Daniel McCaffrey, 57, from Darlington, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born in Canonsburg, PA a son of Patrick Joseph McCaffrey and the late Marie Elizabeth Graytok McCaffrey. He graduated from Kiski Area High School and then began his career in the Navy. After his Honorable Discharge he began working...
Linda E. Davis
Jun 9, 2020
Linda E. Davis, 68, of Effingham, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Ms. Davis was born a daughter of the late Ivey Monroe Calder and Emma Brown Calder. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Billy Calder and her sister, Jean Louis. Ms. Davis is survived by her son, Greg Calder (Glenda) of...
William Joseph "Bill" Bell
Jun 8, 2020
William Joseph “Bill” Bell, Sr., age 88, gained his Heavenly wings at his home surrounded by his loving family on June 8th 2020. Those who wish to pay their respects to Bill may do so between the hours of 1 and 5 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday...
Truman Shepherd Keisler
Jun 6, 2020
Truman Shepherd Keisler, 88, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. He was born in Lexington, SC a son of the late Callie S. Keisler and Geneva Roberts Keisler.He retired from Lucent/AT&T Technologies after 29 years of Service.He then worked for NewCo.He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church, the Adult Sunday School Class and the Lutheran...
Alva Lee Williamson
Jun 5, 2020
Alva Lee Williamson, 70, of Florence, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. Mr. Williamson was born a son of the late Beatrice Morse Williamson and Lee Williamson.He was a retired draftsman.Mr. Williamson had a kind spirit and was very happy.He loved many things, including golf, fishing, card games, hiking trails, and bowling, but especially his family. In addition to...
William Albert Shoemaker
Jun 5, 2020
William Albert Shoemaker, 82, of Marion, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. Mr. Shoemaker was born in Rivesville, West Virginia, a son of the late Gertrude Oleta Furman Shoemaker and Loyal Amos Shoemaker. He was a veteran of the US Army and a retired automobile mechanic with Anthony Chevorlet in Fairmont, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by...
Steven "Steve" Constantine Keretses
Jun 5, 2020
Steven Constantine “Steve” Keretses, 88, of Florence, SC died June 5, 2020 after a brief illness. Born August 18, 1931 in Fidakia, Evrytania Greece, he was the son of the late Gus and Katherine Keretses.After World War II, he (along with his mother and sister) immigrated to the United States to be reunited with his father and brother in 1946....
Desere' Sitton
Jun 5, 2020
Desere′ Sitton, 33, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. Miss Sitton was the daughter of Anthony Ray Sitton, Kimberlee Speer Sitton, and step-mother Windy Gail Huggins Sitton. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Danyilla Sitton Lippold (Damon) of Colorado; her grandmothers, Janice Lundly, Mary (Sitton) Henderson and Shirley Huggins; nieces and...
