Danny Ray Blakley
Oct 3, 2018
Danny Ray Blakley, 56, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Mr. Blakley was born the son of Jessie Mae Blakley.He was a house painter by trade. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Joe Kenneth “Kenny” Pickett of Timmonsville; sister, Gloria Ann Hopkins of Florence; nephew, Thomas Michael Hopkins of Florence; aunt, Lender...
Janice Dubose Pigate
Oct 2, 2018
Janice Dubose Pigate, 75, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Pigate was born a daughter of the late Sydney Luther Dubose and Lillian Ham Dubose.She was a retired school teacher from Florence School District #1. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Vernon Durant Pigate. Mrs. Pigate is...
Flossie Rebecca Zigler
Oct 1, 2018
Flossie Rebecca Zigler, 94, of Florence, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, in a Florence nursing home after an illness. Mrs. Zigler was born in Pamplico, a daughter of the late Charmon and Tula Hannah Haines. She had lived in Pierre, S.D. for over 30 years. She had retired from the Easter Seal Society in Pierre. She had been a...
Marvin "Ed" Holloman
Sep 29, 2018
Marvin “Ed” Holloman was born on 11/27/1931 and passed away on 9/29/2018.He grew up in Florence, South Carolina and entered the U.S. Air Force in 1951. He retired from Overnight Transportation after 34 years of service.He recently drove for Atkinson Brothers and loved to travel.Mr. Holloman formerly was part owner of Huddle House in Hartsville, Darlington, Sumter and Florence.He also...
William "Bill" Oliver Peace
Sep 28, 2018
William “Bill” Oliver Peace, 83, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. Mr. Peace was born the son of the late Robert Peace and Dollie Mae Denby Peace.He was a veteran of the US Air Force and a retired manager from Kmart.Mr. Peace was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased...
Donald Eugene Gibbs
Sep 28, 2018
Donald Eugene Gibbs, 83, of Florence, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. Mr. Gibbs was born in Pamplico, SC, a son of the late Wilburn J. Gibbs and Helen Elizabeth Cox Gibbs.He was a US Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict and a graduate of Carolina College of Commerce.He was employed for 30 plus years at Stephenson...
Bonnie Black Ruedinger
Sep 27, 2018
Bonnie Black Ruedinger, 62, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Mrs. Ruedinger was born the daughter of the late Dorothy Thomas Black and Bernard Black.She graduated from Columbia College and received her Master’s Degree from Francis Marion University.She was a teacher with Florence School District #1 for 40 years, touching and influencing many young peoples’ lives. Mrs....
Beverly Myers Carnes
Sep 24, 2018
Beverly Adrienne Myers Carnes, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018, surrounded by her family. Beverly, daughter of the late Mildred Summerford Myers and Richard Adrian Myers, was a giving, loving and caring mother and grandmother.She was employed by McLeod Regional Medical Center in the Postpartum Unit and Newborn Nursery for thirty-five years and was a...
Jerry Ann Beard
Sep 24, 2018
Jerry Ann Beard, 67, of Florence, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018. Ms. Beard was born a daughter of the late Cora Bowden Beard and Charles “Alvie” H. Beard.She was a graduate of Cedar Grove High School, Cedar Grove, WV.She worked with Kanawha Banking & Trust, West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and West Virginia National Guard in Charleston,...
Mary Shirley Sebastian
Sep 23, 2018
Mary Shirley Cardinali Sebastian, 77, of Florence, died on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Everyone knew her by the name of Shirley, born on May 24, 1941, in Webster, Massachusetts, graduated from Bartlett High School in 1959 and Addison Gilbert Hospital School of Nursing in Gloucester, Massachusetts.She entered the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman for three years. After completion of...
Betty Hudson Peebles
Sep 23, 2018
Betty Hudson Peebles, 83, of Florence, SC passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018. Ms. Peebles was born September 4, 1935 a daughter of the late Robert Stephen and Annie Benton Hudson. Betty is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three brothers and a sister. She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca (Walt) Gaskins of Lake City, SC; and...
John Jeffrey "Jeff" Kenney
Sep 22, 2018
John Jeffrey “Jeff” Kenney, 70, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Mr. Kenney was born in Youngstown, OH a son of the late James T. Kenney and Jean Vahey Kenney.He was a US Navy veteran having served with the Navy Submarine Service for 10 years and was a maintenance electrician having worked for Nucor Steel from...
Jimmy Harold Jordan
Sep 22, 2018
Jimmy Harold Jordan, Sr., 69, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home. Mr. Jordan was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Wilbur Jordan and Ruby Owens Jordan.He was a veteran of the US Army and retired from Florence Steel Erectors.He was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church and was a...
James Clarence Owen
Sep 22, 2018
Dr. James Clarence Owen, age 93, of Florence passed away on September 22, 2018. Born October 30, 1924 in Columbia, SC, Dr. Owen was the son of the late Thomas Marvin Owen and Mattie Riley Owen Lever. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in chemical engineering, served in the Pacific during World War II as...
James "Jimmy" William Farrill
Sep 22, 2018
James “Jimmy” William Farrill, III, 54, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Mr. Farrill was a son of Julia Davis Edmonds and James W. Farrill, Jr.He was a construction painter. Mr. Farrill enjoyed racing and the beach. He was very adventurous. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Jesse Farrill; daughter, Ashely Farrill;...
Chris John Orphan
Sep 17, 2018
Chris John Orphan, Sr. 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018. Mr. Orphan was born a son of the late John Orphan and Mary Nicholas Orphan.He was a veteran of the US Air Force and owner and operator of a local construction company.Mr. Orphan was a member of Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church. Mr....
George James Bush
Sep 15, 2018
George James Bush, 73, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Mr. Bush was born in Bethlehem, PA a son of the late Raymond Charles Bush and Bernadette Anne Durning Bush. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was also the owner and operator of Bush’s, Inc. Mr. Bush is a member of St....
Warren Truman Doyle
Sep 15, 2018
Warren Truman Doyle, 78, of Blenheim, SC, previously of Stillwater, MN, parted this world on September 15, 2018. He was born to the late Adrian and Ruby Doyle in Stillwater, MN. He is preceded in death by two brothers, John and Chuck, one sister, Martha, and one son, Raymond. He was a great son, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. He...
Bonnie B. Pace
Sep 13, 2018
Bonnie B. Pace, 96, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Mrs. Pace was born in Lawrence, MS a daughter of the late Robert L. Hand and Eunice Irene Parker Hand.She was a member of South Florence Baptist Church and worked at La-Z-Boy Chair Co. from 1960 – 1984 when she retired.She taught crafts at the Sheppard Center...
Charles Daniel "Danny" Snead
Sep 12, 2018
Charles Daniel “Danny” Snead, 68, of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Mr. Snead was born in Richmond Co., NC a son of the late Henry D. Snead and Alice Melton Snead. He was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple and retired as the Director of Emergency Preparedness for Florence County after more than 20 years of...
