Elizabeth "Lib" Stokes Ellis
Dec 29, 2018
Elizabeth "Lib" Stokes Ellis, 93, passed away Saturday, 29th of December 2018, at home in Florence surrounded by family after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Florence County the 24th of November 1925, the daughter of L.H. Stokes Sr. and Mary Wade Stokes. After graduating from Florence High School in 1945, she married the love of her...
Timothy Craig Matthews
Dec 29, 2018
Timothy Craig Matthews, 55, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Mr. Matthews was born in Manchester, Connecticut a son of Jimmy Carroll Matthews and the late Bonnie Fayne Quick Matthews.He worked in landscaping. Surviving are his father of Effingham, and two brothers, Dale M. Matthews and Todd W. Matthews, both of the Hartford area in Connecticut. A...
Kenneth "Ken" Manning Poston
Dec 28, 2018
Kenneth “Ken” Manning Poston, 81, of Moore, SC passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Mr. Poston was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Marvin Manning Poston and Estelle Poston Poston.He was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg Church and was an insurance agent with United Life Insurance Company of America for 37 years. He was...
William "Bill" Martin Mccrea
Dec 28, 2018
William “Bill” Martin McCrea, 67, of Kingstree, SC passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Mr. McCrea was born in Kingstree, SC a son of Betty Boyd McCrea and the late Thomas Martin McCrea.He was a farmer and liked to fish. Surviving are his mother of Kingstree, SC and his brothers, Emmett McCrea and Hugh (Linda) McCrea, both of Kingstree....
William Grant Stone
Dec 27, 2018
William Grant Stone, 73, of Pamplico, SC passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. Grant was the beloved husband of Donna Cain Stone and father of Jason and Taylor Stone. Mr. Stone was born in Pamplico, SC. He was eldest son of the late Willie Graham Stone and Elmer Hughes Minnich.He worked with MSC Industrial Supply for over 40 years...
Robert David Exum
Dec 26, 2018
Robert David Exum, 67, of Effingham, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. David was born on January 25, 1951, to the late Lois Lillie Denton Exum and Rev. Bill Howard.He was a former assistant director of Florence County EMS and a retired paramedic of thirty years.He was a member of Florence Baptist Temple.David...
Malcolm G. Rogers
Dec 26, 2018
Malcolm G. Rogers, Jr., 98, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Mr. Rogers was born in Fort Mill, SC, on March 21, 1920, to Malcolm G. Rogers, Sr. and Daisy Campbell Rogers. He graduated from Fort Mill High School and attended the University of N.C. at Chapel Hill.He volunteered for military service after the Japanese attack on...
Sandra Delores Matthews
Dec 24, 2018
Sandra Delores Allegood Matthews, 72, of Florence, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018, listening to scripture from the New Testament. Mrs. Matthews was born in Moultrie, GA, the daughter of Virginia G. Poole and the late Dearl A. Allegood.She was a devoted wife and mother and loved all of her family and many, many friends.She was a retired secretary...
Robert "Bob" David Witherspoon
Dec 24, 2018
Robert “Bob” David Witherspoon, Sr., 72, Pamplico, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018. Mr. Witherspoon was born a son of the late Louise Frierson Witherspoon and Leroy Witherspoon.He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Vietnam.He retired from Wellman Industries.Mr. Witherspoon was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. He liked to fish and loved to...
Larry Thomas Stacy
Dec 23, 2018
Larry Thomas Stacy, 69, of Society Hill, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018. Mr. Stacy was born a son of the late Maggie Taylor Stacy and John Andrew Stacy. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, Cleveland Stacy and sisters, Carol Byrd and Judy Fuller. He is survived by his sons, Christopher James Stacy (Patrice)...
Joshua Enoch Poston
Dec 22, 2018
Joshua Enoch Poston, 35, of Florence, SC passed away into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Josh was educated in Florence Public Schools before receiving a degree in Engineering Graphics Technology from Florence-Darlington Technical College.He was a hard-working and faithful employee of Magbee Contractors Supply in Winder, GA as a truss designer.He was a die-hard football...
Barbara Jean Yarborough Rogers
Dec 21, 2018
Barbara Jean Yarborough Rogers, 75, of Lamar, SC, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. Mrs. Rogers was born the daughter of the late Ruth Jordan Yarborough and Thomas Leo Yarborough.She was a member of Newman Swamp Southern Methodist Church.Mrs. Rogers loved her family, cooking and gardening. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her daughter, Shelley Rogers...
Rada Lloyd
Dec 21, 2018
Rada Lloyd, 91, of Timmonsville, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. Mrs. Lloyd was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late James Murkison Bailey and Queen Ruth Hyman Bailey.She was a member of Southside Free Will Baptist Church in Darlington. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Cecil Lloyd; great-grandson, Shane Rogers; brother,...
Gene Allen Poston
Dec 20, 2018
Gene Allen Poston, 67, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Mr. Poston was born in Pamplico, SC a son of the late Ludie Poston and Ozelee Powell Poston.He worked with the Florence Housing Authority, was an auto mechanic, and loved the river.Gene was a loving husband, father, and Papa. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Junior Riley Propps
Dec 17, 2018
Junior Riley Propps, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Mr. Propps was born a son of the late Myrtle Smales Propps and Frank Propps. As a member of our greatest generation, he was a US Army veteran of World War II and served in the Second Armored Division from North Africa to Sicily to Normandy...
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...
