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...
Omelia Causey Carter
Jan 11, 2020
OMELIA CAUSEY CARTER passed away peacefully, January 11, 2020.She was the widow of William J. Carter.Born in Dillon County, she was the daughter of the late Emerson Lee Causey, Sr. and Janie Norman Causey.She moved to Florence and was employed in the apparel manufacturing industry for many years.She retired as head switchboard operator for Florence General Hospital and was a...
Rita Carmon Reigel
Jan 8, 2020
Rita Carmon Reigel, 61, entered into her eternal rest on January 8, 2020.She married her husband, Randy, on January 10, 1978 and they traveled the world as an Air Force family.In her younger years, she was an avid runner and continued to be an enthusiastic reader all her life, frequently reading around 3 books a week. She is survived by...
Vivian Elizabeth Floyd Carter
Jan 8, 2020
Vivian Elizabeth Floyd Carter, 61, of Lake City, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.The family is being assisted by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Charles Frank Goode
Jan 8, 2020
Charles Frank “Chuck” Goode, 60, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Mr. Goode was born a son of the late Louise Leitzy Goode and Charles Uriah Goode.He was involved in the transportation industry for years. Mr. Goode is survived by his, wife, Joni Goode; son, Clete Goode; daughters, Brittany Goode and Laura Goode; and grandchildren, Haley Evans,...
Robin Denise Newman Eaddy
Jan 4, 2020
Robin Denise Newman Eaddy, 55, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020. Ms. Eaddy was born a daughter of Joe Newman and the late Allie Christine Tarte Newman. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her husband, Roger L. Eaddy. Ms. Eaddy is survived by her father, Joe Newman of Palmyra, VA; sister,...
Donald Kelly Pattillo
Jan 4, 2020
Donald Kelly Pattillo, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020. Mr. Pattillo was born a son of the late Frances Julian Brown Pattillo and Ned Wallace Pattillo. He was a veteran of the US Army.Mr. Pattillo was co-owner of Pattillo Printing Company in Florence. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his...
Vergie Jenkins Gaymon
Jan 3, 2020
Vergie Jenkins Gaymon, 82, of Effingham, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. Mrs. Gaymon was born a daughter of the late Edith Spivey Jenkins and Henry Jenkins. She was a member of Amanda Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Marshall “Junior” Gaymon, Jr.; her son, Danny Gaymon; and two...
James Lee Mitcheltree
Jan 1, 2020
James Lee Mitcheltree, 75, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at MUSC Florence surrounded by his family. Mr. Mitcheltree was born in Sharon, PA, son of the late William Meade Mitcheltree and Elsie Jane Pantall Mitcheltree.He was a former resident of Connecticut and Florida and was a veteran of the US Army having served in Vietnam.James...
