Lynn Roger Campbell
Nov 1, 2019
Lynn Roger Campbell, 76, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November 1, 2019. Mr. Campbell was born in Pontiac, Michigan a son of the late Levi Campbell and Lena Smith Campbell.He was a US Army veteran and a member of Eastside Christian Church.While living in Michigan, he worked for Ford Motor Co. and in Florence he worked for Gregory...
Richard Duane Metzgar
Oct 31, 2019
Richard Duane Metzgar, 74, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Mr. Metzgar was born in Crawford, PA a son of the late Robert Metzgar and Marie Browder Metzgar.He had served in the US Army as an Airborne Infantryman at Fort Bragg before transferring to the US Navy to become a Sea Bee and completing 22 years...
Mary Anne Mclellan
Oct 31, 2019
Mary Anne McLellan, 73, died at home on Thursday, October 31, 2019 with her family at her bedside. Born October 8, 1946 in Florence, SC, she was the daughter of William Archie and Mary Jean (Gatewood) McLellan. Survivors include her son, McLellan Edwards of Kill Devil Hills, NC and her daughter, Dr. Mary Dale Edwards of Myrtle Beach. A Funeral...
Anne Elizabeth Gregg
Oct 29, 2019
Anne Elizabeth Gregg, 81, of Murrells Inlet, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Ms. Gregg was born a daughter of the late Clyde B. Gregg, Sr.She was a registered nurse and graduated from Emory University School of Nursing.She had retired from Georgetown County Home Health.Ms. Gregg was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Surfside Beach. In addition to...
Georgia Poston Dorrell
Oct 28, 2019
Georgia Poston Dorrell went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, October 28, 2019. Mrs. Dorrell was born a daughter of the late Lucy Lee Stone Poston and Jolly Raymond Poston.She was a dedicated member of Lighthouse Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Tupperware Manufacturing. Mrs. Dorrell was a wonderful and loving wife, mother and Nannie. In...
Emmett Jackson "Jack" Stephens
Oct 28, 2019
Emmett Jackson “Jack” Stephens, 85, of Florence, passed away on Monday, October 28 2019. Mr. Stephens was born on April 30, 1934 in Cordele, GA a son of the late Reuben Emmett Stephens and Christine Brady Stephens.He attended high school in Vienna, GA and then went to Middle Georgia University, graduated from University of Georgia, and received his Masters from...
William Harold Robinson
Oct 28, 2019
William Harold Robinson, Jr., 77, of Florence, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019. Mr. Robinson was born in Lake City, SC a son of the late William H, Robinson and Eleanor Byrd Robinson.He retired as a locomotive engineer with CSX, and was a member of the Hampton Lodge #204 AFM and the Woodstone Hunting Club.He loved fishing, hunting, Nascar,...
Virginia H. Cole
Oct 27, 2019
Virginia H. Cole, 91, of Florence, formerly of Rockingham, NC passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side on Sunday, October 27, 2019 in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Cole was born in Darlington, a daughter of the late Ila Parnell Hutchinson. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham, where she was very active...
Sharron Lee Zehner Midbrod
Oct 26, 2019
Sharron Lee Zehner Midbrod, 79, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Mrs. Midbrod was born in Lady Smith, WI, a daughter of the late Clarence Zehner and Hazel Graves.She was a member of the Family Worship Center and a member of the TOPS Group. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings. Surviving are...
Charles Socorelis
Oct 23, 2019
Charles “Charlie” Socorelis, 61, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Charlie was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late George and Emily Socorelis.When Charlie was 13 he spotted a red drum set in the window of the music store across the street from his parent’s restaurant, Carolina Café.His sister Christine co-signed on a loan for...
Evelyn Paxton Waldrop
Oct 20, 2019
Evelyn Paxton Waldrop, 68, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Mrs. Waldrop was born in Charlotte, NC a daughter of the late John McLeod Paxton, Jr. and Eleanor Erwin Paxton.Evelyn graduated from Furman University and also studied organ performance at Baylor University.She retired from the family business, Horne Ford, and was a member of the Florence Baptist...
Kristopher Wiley Powell
Oct 16, 2019
Chief Petty Officer Kristopher Wiley Powell, 37, of Pinellas Park, FL, passed away on October 16, 2019. Kristopher was born in Florence, SC, a son of William L. Powell and Brenda Isgett Newnham.He graduated from South Florence High School in 2000 and was currently serving his 19th year in the Coast Guard aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute stationed in...
Lakken Alexander Heyward
Oct 15, 2019
Lakken Alexander Heyward, infant son of Keegan M. Salley and Ashley Heyward McPherson, became an angel on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Surviving are his parents; brother, Chance Salley; sisters, Aniah Salley, Jada McPherson, Ray’a Salley, Alexa McPherson, Andrea Heyward, Ashlynn Heyward, and Shannon Heyward; maternal grandparents, Susan and Joseph Benton, and paternal grandmother, Debbie Milligan. A private memorial service will...
Minnie Turner Hardee
Oct 13, 2019
Minnie Turner Hardee, 81, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Ms. Hardee was born on April 26, 1938, a daughter of the late Rosie Dimery Turner and Charlie Turner.She attended Florence Baptist Temple and had retired from Thomasville Furniture. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Loyd Hardee; siblings, Norton Turner,...
Billy Lee "B.L." Burr
Oct 9, 2019
Billy Lee “B.L.” Burr, 80, of Darlington, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Mr. Burr was born a son of the late Ella Odom Burr Taylor and Vernon Lindsay Burr. He was the owner and operator of Spirits of Florence, Inc., which was the longest continuous operating liquor store in Florence. He was a veteran of the US Navy...
Walter Raleigh "Winky" Johnson
Oct 7, 2019
Walter Raleigh “Winky” Johnson, Sr., 85, of Florence, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019. Mr. Johnson was born a son of the late Anna Cruikshank Johnson and Roger Brown Johnson.He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean War era.Mr. Johnson graduated from University of South Carolina and was an avid Gamecock fan. As an active member...
Betty Jo Moses Maddrix
Oct 4, 2019
Betty Jo Moses Maddrix, 81, of Florence, SC passed away at home on Friday, October 4, 2019 surrounded by family and love. Ms. Maddrix was born in Mecklenburg Co., NC a daughter of the late Robert Moses and Cartie Bell Moses.She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harvey F. Maddrix,...
James T. Hudson
Oct 3, 2019
James T. Hudson, 76, of Effingham, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Mr. Hudson was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Van Hudson and Isadora Ferrell Hudson.He retired from Horne Ford and had worked at Cardinal Tire. Surviving are his wife, Lana C. Bailey Hudson; sons, Allen Hudson, Timothy Hudson, and Brian Hudson; step-daughter, Lisa...
Ronnie Lee Dotson
Oct 3, 2019
Ronnie Lee Dotson, 71, of Effingham, SC passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Mr. Dotson was born in Kentucky, a son of the late Hiram Dotson and Wilma Anderson Dotson.He was a US Army Vietnam veteran.He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church and was a jack of all trades, specializing in electrical and plumbing. Surviving are his wife,...
Carolyn Floyd Mcelveen
Sep 30, 2019
Carolyn Floyd McElveen, 69, of Florence, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019. Mrs. McElveen was born in Olanta, SC, a daughter of Leila Floyd and the late Frank William Floyd.She was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her father, she is predeceased by her brother, Ronnie Floyd. Along with her mother,...
