Ernestine Susie Galloway
Dec 17, 2018
Ernestine Susie Galloway, 80, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Mrs. Galloway was born a daughter of the late Ida Pierce Anderson and Walter Anderson. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Red Hat Club. Mrs. Galloway was owner of Chipmunk Daycare. She loved her children, her grand kids and puppies.She loved travelling, music, being on...
Melissa Lynn Gaskins
Dec 16, 2018
Melissa Lynn Byrd Gaskins, 31, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Melissa was born a daughter of the late Lisa Rene’ Humphrey Byrd and Steven Eugene Byrd. She had been employed as a pharmacy technician. She is survived by her brother, Stevie Byrd and her uncle and aunt, Marion and Betty Humphrey. Memorial services will be held at 6:30...
James Albert "Buddy" Meggs
Dec 15, 2018
James Albert “Buddy” Meggs, 79, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Mr. Meggs was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Joe Sam Meggs and Margaret Purvis Meggs.He was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple, retired from E.I. DuPont and had also worked with A&P.He loved working in his yard and tinkering in his...
Helen "Jan" Janette Smith Floyd
Dec 11, 2018
Jan Smith Floyd, 59, passed away on December 11, 2018, after a brief illness. Mrs. Floyd was born in Florence, SC to the late Mendel Lewis Smith and Margaret Washam Smith. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, David Smith and Michael L. Smith; sister-in-law, Barbara C. Smith, and niece, Tracy Powers Johnston. Mrs. Floyd is...
Mary Beth Harllee
Dec 11, 2018
Mary Beth Harllee, 72, beloved friend, social worker, professor, and community activist, tragically left this world in the early morning hours of December 11, 2018 in a house fire. To know Mary Beth was simply to love her. She simply had a heart of gold and loved and cherished everyone she met and came in contact with. Mary Beth was...
Kerry Lee Craig
Dec 11, 2018
Kerry Lee Craig, 58, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Mr. Craig was born a son of Patricia Ann Smith Craig and the late Willie L. Craig.He worked with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for twenty-eight years, retiring as Lance Corporal. He also worked with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department prior to working with the Highway Patrol....
Carroll Eugene "Speedy" Blackburn
Dec 9, 2018
Carroll Eugene “Speedy” Blackburn, 65, of Effingham, SC, left his earthly home and returned to his heavenly home on December 9, 2018. He is survived by his devoted wife, Kathryn of 30 years; step-daughter, Danielle (Chad) Byrd; three grandsons, Chandler, Brysen and Jonah; sister, Brenda (Wayne) Hinson; mother-in-law, Pauline Smith; sister-in-law, Rochelle (Joseph) Dunn; numerous nieces and nephews; and special...
Thelma "Faye" Lester
Dec 8, 2018
Thelma "Faye" Lester, 89, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Mrs. Lester was born a daughter of the late Olivia Poston McKissick and Curtis J. McKissick.She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Lester and four stillborn children. Mrs. Lester...
Wilma Kasick Boysia Slakish
Dec 8, 2018
Wilma Kasick Boysia Slakish, age 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Mrs. Slakish was born in Swoyersville, PA on February 14, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Anna Kasick.Living during the depression was difficult.She left home at the age of 12 to work as a domestic maid and nanny and later in life at McGregor...
Robert William Shealy
Dec 7, 2018
Robert William Shealy, 73, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Church At King Avenue. Please sign the tribute wall for the family at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.
Robert Charles (Bob) Anderson
Dec 7, 2018
Robert (Bob) Charles Anderson, 97, of Columbia, formerly of Florence, passed away in his sleep on Friday, December 7, 2018.He was born in Washburn, Wisconsin on November 15, 1921 to Isaac Alexander and Florence Branstrom Anderson. From his childhood days sneaking out on the trolley with his sister Grace exploring downtown Milwaukee to his later years keeping up with the...
Vanessa Grayson Galloway
Dec 6, 2018
Vanessa Grayson Galloway, 53, of Timmonsville, SC passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at McLeod Hospice House after an extended illness. Mrs. Galloway was born in Loris, SC, the daughter of Linda Ellen Skipper Brown and the late Billy Brown.Mrs. Galloway and her husband were the former owners of Galloway Auto Glass in Florence, SC. Vanessa was an avid sports...
Stephanie Brooke Watkins
Dec 6, 2018
Stephanie Brooke Watkins, 50, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, December 06, 2018. Brooke was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of James Edward “Joe” Watkins and Anne Fowler Watkins.She graduated from West Florence High School, attended Francis Marion University and was a graduate of Florence-Darlington Tech.She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and last worked for...
Legrand Chavis
Dec 5, 2018
Legrand Chavis, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mr. Chavis was born a son of the late Lena Springs Chavis and Gary Chavis.He was the owner and operator of Chavis Used Cars for more than forty years.Mr. Chavis was a member of Greater Vision Tabernacle....
Gloria A. Alfarone
Dec 1, 2018
Gloria A. Alfarone 94, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on December 1, 2018.Gloria was born in 1924 to Elizabeth and Martin Walsh in NYC.Gloria met and married her “Ru” in 1950 and celebrated 61 years of marriage before his passing in 2011.Gloria and Rudy spent 40 wonderful years in Florence, South Carolina where Gloria worked as a bookkeeper for...
Peggy Elizabeth "Beth" Dority
Nov 27, 2018
Peggy Elizabeth “Beth” Dority, 45, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.The family is being assisted by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Jessie Margaret Taylor Smith
Nov 27, 2018
Jessie Margaret Taylor Smith, 87, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on June 10, 1931, in Lamar, SC, the daughter of the late Robert Lee Taylor and Frances Luvenia Isgett Taylor Yopp. Jessie was a life-long member of Mizpah Baptist Church.She sang in the choir, taught Sunday...
Kenneth "Ken" Eugene Brown
Nov 23, 2018
Kenneth Eugene Brown (Ken), 88, died on Friday, November 23, 2018, in Florence, SC. Mr. Brown was born on May 26, 1930, in Haleyville, Alabama, to William Royal Brown and Mae Lester Brown.His family moved back to the upstate when he was 6 years old, and he grew up on the family farm at Callison, near Greenwood, SC. He loved...
Joan Covington Williams
Nov 22, 2018
Joan Covington Williams, 81, of Pamplico, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Mrs. Williams was born in Laurens County, SC a daughter of the late Robert Covington and Ida Darnell Covington.She graduated from Laurens High School where she starred in basketball and retired from the Town of Pamplico.She was a long time member of Pamplico United Methodist Church, had...
Joseph D. Cromer
Nov 20, 2018
Joseph D. Cromer, Jr., 78, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Mr. Cromer is survived by his spouse, Dianne Cromer; 3 children: son, Wayne Cromer of Florence, SC, daughter, Jerie Loveless (Bob) of Scranton, SC and son, Joseph D. Cromer, III of Olanta, SC; 5 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Ellen Wood of Florence, SC and...
