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Recent Obituaries in Florence, SC

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Florence, South Carolina area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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James D. Edwards

James D. Edwards

May 26, 2020

James D. Edwards, 87, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Mr. Edwards was born in Pamplico, SC a son of the late Robert Lewis Edwards and Cecil Bellflower Edwards.He worked for Electrolux for 27 years before opening House of Vacuums, Now Edwards Vacuum Center. He was a member of South Florence Baptist Church and was a former...

Russell D. Dozier

Russell D. Dozier

May 24, 2020

Russell D. Dozier, 65, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Mr. Dozier was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Jesse Ludy Dozier and Itaska Kirby Dozier.He was the operations manager for Crown Beverages and a member of Unity Baptist Church.He enjoyed hunting, and watching hockey, baseball, and racing. He was preceded in death by...

Paul Edwin "Ed" Eleazer

Paul Edwin "Ed" Eleazer

May 23, 2020

Paul Edwin “Ed” Eleazer, Jr., 69, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020. Ed was born in Anderson, South Carolina to Edna Lovett Eleazer and the late Paul Edwin Eleazer, Sr. He grew up in various parts of central Florida and eventually moved to Australia to teach high school English, retaining a special fondness for these areas throughout his life....

Wilson Truesdale Outlaw

Wilson Truesdale Outlaw

May 22, 2020

Wilson Truesdale Outlaw, III, 50, of Lamar, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020. Mr. Outlaw was born in Lanham, MD a son of the late Wilson Truesdale Outlaw, Jr. and Martha Campbell Outlaw.He was a 1988 graduate from Batesburg-Leesville High School and a Warehouse Transporter for the Tucker Center in Columbia. He was preceded in death by his parents;...

Tommy Constantinos Cholkas

Tommy Constantinos Cholkas

May 22, 2020

Tommy Constantinos Cholkas, 53, of Florence, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020. Tommy was born a son of Voula Koutsoupias Cholkas and John C. Cholkas.He was a member of the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church.He graduated from West Florence High School and attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from Francis Marion University.He trained and worked...

Ronald Douglas Gibbs

Ronald Douglas Gibbs

May 22, 2020

Ronald Douglas Gibbs, 73, of Florence, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Mr. Gibbs was born a son of the late Hilda Barbour Gibbs and Forrest Douglas Gibbs.He was a member of the USMC Reserves and a graduate of Virginia Polytechnical Institute (Virginia Tech).Mr. Gibbs was a retired Nuclear Engineer and had...

Thomas Louis Housand

Thomas Louis Housand

May 21, 2020

Thomas Louis Housand, 67, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Mr. Housand was born in Mullins, SC a son of the late Dayton Louis Housand and Mildred Juanita Patterson.He was a volunteer Fireman and was on the Fire Brigade at Fibers and Wellman where he worked many years prior to their closing.He then went to Dixie Cup...

Polly Howle

Polly Howle

May 20, 2020

Polly Carolyn Tedder Howle was escorted by the angels from her earthly castle to her Heavenly castle during the early morning hours of May 20, 2020.She was born on March 1, 1935 in the small community of Sardis, S.C., the youngest of ten siblings. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in 1952. On February 2, 1957, she married her Knight-in-Shining-Armor,...

Rosamond Rollins Coleman

Rosamond Rollins Coleman

May 19, 2020

Mrs. Rosamond Rollins Coleman, 68, of Florence, SC died on May 19, 2020, in MUSC-Florence after a long illness. She was born in Lake City, SC, a daughter of the late James Herbert and Sara Hagan Rollins.She is survived by her husband, William W. Coleman, Jr., of 48 years. Mrs. Coleman was a graduate of Lake City High School. She...

Richard Michael Shattles

Richard Michael Shattles

May 19, 2020

Richard Michael Shattles, 63, of Bishopville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Mr. Shattles was born a son of the late Sue McGee Shattles and Claude Shattles. .He graduated from West Florence High School.He worked for Fiber Industries for ten years before becoming disabled.Mr. Shattles loved the Lord, the beach and fishing. He is survived by his sisters,...

Annette H. Langley

Annette H. Langley

May 18, 2020

Annette H. Langley, 75, of Florence, joined her Lord and Family in Heaven on Monday, May 18, 2020 surrounded by family that loved her dearly. Our beloved “Aunt Net” was the daughter of the late John Pete and Louise Orvin Hagin and the loving wife of the late Ed Ronald Langley.Mrs. Langley graduated from Kingstree High School in 1963 and...

Gwendolyn Westberry Collins

Gwendolyn Westberry Collins

May 17, 2020

Gwendolyn Westberry Collins, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Bethea Retirement Community. A resident of Florence, South Carolina, for over fifty years, Gwen was born on June 10, 1934, in Jesup, Georgia, to the late Hilda Durden and W. Bryant Westberry. Gwen was a bank teller, a preschool teacher, and a realtor in Florence for over...

Dorothy Faye Mcelveen Lee

Dorothy Faye Mcelveen Lee

May 16, 2020

Dorothy Faye McElveen Lee, 89, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Mrs. Lee was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late John Carlton McElveen and Carrie Powell McElveen.She was a Restaurant Manager at Rose’s in Hartsville and retired in 1992.She was a member of Palmetto Street Church of God where she had been a...

Richard Edward Hohenberger

Richard Edward Hohenberger

May 16, 2020

Richard Edward Hohenberger, 70, of Conway, SC passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Mr. Hohenberger was born in Holyoke, Mass. a son of the late Henry Hohenberger and Florence Coleman Hohenberger. Surviving are his wife, Jean Hohenberger; son, Richard P. (Kate Provencal) Hohenberger of Concord, NH; daughter, Jill (Lee) Janssen of Mount Pleasant, SC; grandson, Jake Janssen of Mount...

Faith Elizabeth Boss Rogers

Faith Elizabeth Boss Rogers

May 16, 2020

Faith Elizabeth Boss Rogers, 37, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Faith was born in Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of George Daniel Boss, III and Carol Besler Boss on March 18, 1983.Her family relocated and she grew up in Florence, graduating from West Florence High School. Faith and Daniel were married in 2007 at Lamb’s Chapel...

Thomas Allen Dowling

Thomas Allen Dowling

May 16, 2020

Thomas Allen Dowling, Sr., 76, of Timmonsville, went home to his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Mr. Dowling was born in Darlington Co., SC a son of the late Laurin P. Dowling and Orilla Truluck Dowling.He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served on the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam War, was owner and operator of Tadco...

Sara Adaline Snyder Mullinix

Sara Adaline Snyder Mullinix

May 10, 2020

Sara was born in a farm house on Unity Road in New Middletown, OH on August 10, 1928.She was received into God’s hands to be with her wonderful husband, Don Mullinix, on May 10, 2020.She passed away peacefully living in her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Florence, South Carolina.Don passed away in August of 2007. As a child she enjoyed...

Raymond R. Dickey

Raymond R. Dickey

May 7, 2020

Raymond R. Dickey, 88, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020.Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Ray L. Gray

Ray L. Gray

May 6, 2020

Ray L. Gray, 77, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Mr. Gray was born in Florence, SC a son of the late James Dudley Gray and Lenease Coker Gray.He was a graduate of Lake City High School and Francis Marion University.He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was a member of the Light...

Louise James Amerson

Louise James Amerson

May 5, 2020

Louise James Amerson, 76, of Florence, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Mrs. Amerson was born a daughter of the late Dorothy Harrell James and Charles Preston James.She was a member of Palmetto Street Church of God, enjoyed music and was a part of a family gospel group known as Crossroad Ministries...

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