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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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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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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