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...
Donal Lewis Parsons
Mar 19, 2020
Donal Lewis Parsons, 77, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Mr. Parsons was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina a son of the late Clay Parsons and Maude Reynolds Parsons Luck.He graduated from East Montgomery High School and attended Midlands Technical School.He was a member and deacon of Eastside Christian Church and a charter member of the...
Franklin William "Bobo" Filyaw
Mar 18, 2020
Franklin William “Bobo” Filyaw, 62, of Florence, passed away at his residence on Wednesday. March 18, 2020. Mr. Filyaw was born in Florence, SC a son of the late William Fate “W.F.” Filyaw and Onita Evans Filyaw.He was a “Mama’s Boy” and owner and operator of Filyaw Roofing. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Marvin Filyaw and...
James Edward Clark
Mar 17, 2020
James Edward Clark, 73, of Florence, SC passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 after a long illness. Mr. Clark was born in Una, SC from the late Brooklyn Clark, Sr. and Fannie Foster.He graduated as Valedictorian of Lincoln High School Class of 1965. He served his country in 1967 during the Vietnam War.James furthered his education at Greenville Tech...
Judy Carol Bird
Mar 17, 2020
Judy Carol Bird, 57, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Ms. Bird was born a daughter of Louise Brumbles Byrd Miles and the late Charles Edward Byrd. She retired from Francis Marion University as an Information Technology Expert. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her brother, Steven Eugene Byrd and sister, Mildred...
Lacy L. Saunders
Mar 15, 2020
CHANGE OF SERVICES:Lacy Saunders, 88, beloved husband, father, Poppy and brother passed away on March 15, 2020.He was born June 22, 1931, the son of the late Mary Estep Saunders Ferrell and Golden T. Saunders of Rand WV. Lacy was a member of Prospect Methodist Church in Pamplico SC.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and spent his civilian...
Flora Mae Simmons
Mar 14, 2020
Flora Mae Jackson Simmons, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Simmons, 86, of Florence, SC, was born in Green Sea, SC, to the late Aubrey Brooks and Tressie Lee Todd Jackson and was the seventh of 11 siblings. She is predeceased by her husband, the late Fred Simmons, whom...
Helen Camlin Squires
Mar 12, 2020
Helen Camlin Squires, 88, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Mrs. Squires was born in Andrews, SC a daughter of the late Robert Edgar Camlin and Mary Lee Benton Camlin.She retried as housekeeping supervisor in 1987 from Winyah Extended Care in Georgetown.She was a member of Screven Baptist Church in Georgetown for 43 years and recently a...
Margaret Creech Williams
Mar 11, 2020
Margaret Creech Williams, 95, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Mrs. Williams was born in Barnwell, SC a daughter of the late William Harold Creech and Leona Ayers Creech.She was a longtime member of Highland Park United Methodist Church, where she was former president of her Sunday School class, a member of the prayer committee and...
