Obituaries

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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Windy Lee Winesett Rotan

Windy Lee Winesett Rotan

Dec 31, 2019

Windy Lee WInesett Rotan, 58, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Mrs. Rotan was born in Dillon, SC a daughter of the late Bobby Miller Winesett and Joyce Ann Rogers Williams.She graduated from Western Carolina University as an LPN.She worked for Southeastern Hospital in Lumberton, NC before moving to Florence in 1990 where she worked for Bruce...

James Richard Windham

James Richard Windham

Dec 28, 2019

James Richard Windham, 85, of Florence, passed away on Saturday evening, December 28, 2019 at the McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Mr. Windham was born in Florence, a son of the late Cleon P. and Ruth W. Windham. He was proud to be a US Army Veteran having served in the US Army Security Agency in Europe and was...

Robert Ira Henry

Robert Ira Henry

Dec 28, 2019

Robert Ira Henry, 75, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Mr. Henry was born in Indian Head, PA, son of Ira Henry and Hattie Crawford Henry.He was a retired coal miner from Pennsylvania.He and his wife moved to SC in 2000 to be with their daughter, Shelly, and grandchildren.Robert was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, he...

Judy Hill Anderson

Judy Hill Anderson

Dec 27, 2019

Judy Hill Anderson, 76, of Effingham, SC passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. Mrs. Anderson was born in Effingham, SC, daughter of Arthur Hill and Rosaline Springs Hill.She was a member of Elim Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and by two brothers, Jackie Y. Hill and...

Robert L. Hunsucker

Robert L. Hunsucker

Dec 27, 2019

Robert L. Hunsucker, 69, of Florence, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. Mr. Hunsucker was born in Mullins, SC, son of the late Fred Hunsucker and Eva Ammons Hunsucker.He was a veteran of the US Navy and a material handler for Roche Carolina until his retirement in 2012 after 19 years.He was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church,...

Rita A. Lockard Glenn

Rita A. Lockard Glenn

Dec 27, 2019

Rita A. Lockard Glenn, 65, of Florence, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. Mrs. Glenn was born in West Virginia, daughter of the late Charles A. Lockard and Dolly Mae Bolen Lockard.She loved her family and was a member of Palmetto Street Church of God where she loved being active in the children’s ministry and was a former Sonbeams...

Kathleen Rudnicki Brown

Kathleen Rudnicki Brown

Dec 24, 2019

Kathleen Rudnicki Brown, 59, of Florence, previously of Westville, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Mrs. Brown was born in Woodbury, NJ, daughter of Antoinette Rudnicki and the late Ralph Rudnicki.She had worked at Young Pecan Company for 7 years and at Freeman’s Bakery for 7 years. Surviving are her husband, Jeffrey Ray Brown; son, John Nicholas (Sheila)...

Macy Bailey Carter Mclendon

Macy Bailey Carter Mclendon

Dec 22, 2019

Macy Bailey Carter McLendon, age 96, of Florence, widow of Walter McLendon, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019. Mrs. McLendon was born a daughter of the late Macy Register Bailey and Richard Bailey. She graduated from Florence High School. She was employed by Florence Manufacturing Company for years, was secretary and co-owner of Carter & Miles Machine Shop and...

Ruby Lynch Evans

Ruby Lynch Evans

Dec 17, 2019

Ruby Lynch Evans, 78, of Effingham, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Ms. Evans was born the daughter of the late Celia Connor Lynch and Leo Lynch.She loved fishing and planting flowers.She especially loved spending time with her grandkids and great-grandkids In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Billy Evans; daughter, Patricia Evans;...

Jerry Lee Eckhardt

Jerry Lee Eckhardt

Dec 16, 2019

Jerry Lee Eckhardt, husband of Rhonda Gregg Eckhardt, died on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the age of 78 in Florence. Born in Anderson, Indiana, to Carl and Wilma Eckhardt, he became a math teacher and real estate broker in Indiana and SC.He was also a member of Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church. He is preceded in death by his parents;...

Janice Threadgill Frye

Janice Threadgill Frye

Dec 15, 2019

Janice Threadgill Frye, 68, of Timmonsville, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Ms. Frye was born a daughter of the Evander S. “Van” Threadgill and the late Evelea Hicks Threadgill.She was the owner and operator of Pee Dee Driver’s Training School. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her son, Andy Frye. Ms. Frye is...

Martha "Marty" Thornberry Bickett

Martha "Marty" Thornberry Bickett

Dec 14, 2019

Martha "Marty" Thornberry Bickett, 90, wife of the late Joseph Bickett, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019.Marty was born on December 24, 1928 in Vine Grove, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Hugh Thornberry and Mary Letitia Hamilton Thornberry.She was a resident of Florence and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church for 60 years, where she was involved...

Ann Bird Goebel

Ann Bird Goebel

Dec 13, 2019

Gordon Ann Cutter Bird Goebel, 69, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019. Ms. Goebel was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Ervin Gordon Cutter and Mary Alma Hicks Cutter.She was a member of Central United Methodist Church, a member of the Florence Shag Club, and a former member of the Forget Me Not...

Ellen Chavis Siebert

Ellen Chavis Siebert

Dec 12, 2019

Ellen Chavis Siebert, 77, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Ms. Seibert was born in Rockingham, NC a daughter of the late James Chavis and Lillian Johnson Chavis.She loved participating in activities at Honorage Nursing Center.Her favorite activity was coloring, she never met a stranger, and she loved giving hugs.She was the best mother her daughter could...

Danny Zack Gerald

Danny Zack Gerald

Dec 8, 2019

Danny Zack Gerald, 66, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Mr. Gerald was born in Florence, SCa son of the late Wilbur Zack Gerald and June Rogers Gerald.He retired from CSX Railroad as an Engineer and loved the Gamecocks. Surviving are his sons, Brandon (Kasey) Gerald and Patrick Gerald, and grandchildren, Kelcey Gerald and Carley Gerald. Memorials...

Tamra "Tammy" Turner Derrick

Tamra "Tammy" Turner Derrick

Dec 6, 2019

Tamra “Tammy” Turner Derrick, 56, of Florence, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019. Mrs. Derrick was born the daughter of Janet Hewitt and Southern “Buddy” Hewitt and the late Ronald Turner. She had worked as an optical assistant with Eye Care of Florence and as a bookkeeper with Godbold Construction.Mrs. Derrick attended Newspring Church. In addition to her father,...

Maryellen Garrett Dunn

Maryellen Garrett Dunn

Dec 6, 2019

Maryellen Garrett Dunn, 95, of Florence, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019. Mrs. Dunn was born the daughter of the late Clifford Florence Stiffler Garrett and Loren Bryan Garrett.She was a faithful member of Faith Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lyman Hershell Dunn, Jr. and two brothers, James Orville...

Jean Marie Cutler

Jean Marie Cutler

Dec 5, 2019

Jean Marie Cutler, 73, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on December 5, 2019 from ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Jean was born Nov.21, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN, graduated from the Southwest High School in Minneapolis, and obtained a BS degree from the University of Minnesota in 1968. Jean met her future husband, Kendall (Ken) Cutler, while at the University and...

Richard James Bryant

Richard James Bryant

Dec 5, 2019

Richard James Bryant, 72, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Mr. Bryant was born the son of the late Daisy Estelle Register Bryant and William Harvey Bryant. He was a self-employed long distance truck driver. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his step-daughter, Donna Kaye Lamb; sister, Willie Jean Bryant, and brother,...

Argene Yeatts Dowdy

Argene Yeatts Dowdy

Dec 5, 2019

Argene Yeatts Dowdy, 87, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Mrs. Dowdy was born in Altavista, VA, a daughter of the late Leslie Raymond Yeatts and Viola Cilla Yeatts.She was formerly employed at the Belk store in Darlington and had attended Cornerstone Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Gail Guess; brother,...

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