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...
Shirley Hyman Brasington
Jan 22, 2020
Shirley Hyman Brasington, 87, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. In her childhood, she lived on a farm in Pamplico, SC. Her parents were Ruby Turner Hyman Walters and Furman Hyman.She had 3 siblings Carl Hyman, Betty Graham, and Raymond Lee. Eldest of the four, Shirley cared for and helped raise her siblings. In addition to her...
Arnold Leo Bonnett
Jan 22, 2020
Arnold Leo Bonnett, 78, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Bonnett was born a son of the late Ruth Lawrentz Bonnett and Leo W. Bonnett.He retired as an engineer from Amtrak after twenty-six years in the railroad industry. Mr. Bonnett was a veteran of the US Navy and a...
Derrick Alan Thompson
Jan 22, 2020
Derrick Alan Thompson, 39, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Mr. Thompson was the son of Daisy Haines Thompson and the late Robert Otto Thompson.He had worked at BMW in Greer.Mr. Thompson loved Clemson football and working out at the gym. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sons, Peris Allen Thompson (Crystal) and...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Mcleod Locklair
Jan 17, 2020
Jacqueline “Jackie” Smith McLeod Locklair, 97, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020. Ms. Locklair was the daughter of the late Thelma VonRauchning Hubach McLeod and Franklin Gordon Smith.She was a member of Peace Church and the Lenoir Chapter of the Eastern Star.Ms. Locklair retired after 40 years with H & S Book House. In addition to her...
Jeanne Howard Gunton
Jan 14, 2020
Jeanne Howard Gunton, 67, of Florence, passed peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gunton was born in Pitts, PA a daughter of the late James Howard Poling and Virginia Mildred Johns of Kentuck, WV.She attended Reynoldsburg High School in Reynoldsburg, OH where she grew up.She was the office manager of 20 years for High...
Maedell Monroe
Jan 12, 2020
Mrs. Maedell Monroe, 80 years old, wife, mother, sister, and friend, of Myrtle Beach, SC got her wings on Sunday, January 12, 2020 and went to walk with the angels.It would be wrong to say that she lost her battle because she never stopped fighting.No matter how sick she was, she was always smiling and happy.When anyone else would have...
Stephanie Carol Simmons
Jan 11, 2020
Stephanie Carol Simmons, 71, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Ms. Simmons was born in Roanoke, VA, daughter of the late Carroll Garland Traylor and Laura Jean Schafer Traylor.She started the first Edward Jones office in Florence in 1986 and was a member of Central United Methodist Church where she had served as Chair of the Stewardship...
