Lori Woodrow Lee, Jr.
January 29, 2024
Lorie Woodrow Lee, Jr., 81, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024. He was born in Coward, SC, the son of the late Lorie Woodrow Lee Sr. and Verlene Pate Lee. He is also predeceased by his wife, Retta E. Sheppard and a son, Lorie Woodrow Lee III. Mr. Lee was the owner/operator of the TV...
Galen Hartman Smith, Jr.
January 28, 2024
Galen Hartman Smith, Jr., age 96, of Florence, South Carolina, peacefully passed away following declining health on January 28, 2024 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Galen Hartman Smith, Sr., and Elsie (Lazear) Smith of Wellsburg, West Virginia. Galen was born on July 31, 1927, and grew up in Wellsburg,...
Karl Emil "Sonny" Myers, Ii
January 26, 2024
Karl Emil "Sonny" Myers II, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024. He was born in Laurens, SC, to the late Gloria Prochaska and Karl Emil Myers. He is also predeceased by his wife, Patricia Ann Scurry Myers. Karl served his country proudly in Vietnam with the US Army. He was retired from Vulcraft...
Bobby Britt
January 21, 2024
Bobby Britt, 74, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024. He was born in Mullins, SC, the son of the late Bracey and Myrtle Walters Britt. He is also predeceased by his step-father, Andrew "Bo" Willis and his canine companion, Spots.
Bobby managed the KOA Campground in Florence and he retired as a Tug...
Shirley Collette Richardson
January 20, 2024
Shirley "Collette" Richardson, 64, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on January 20, 2024, at the home of her daughter Scarlet. She was born on November 18, 1959, in Florence, to the late George Dargan Mims and Valeria Kirby Mims. She was a resident of Effingham and was a 1978 graduate of South Florence High School....
Mark Aaron Carmichael
January 19, 2024
Mark Aaron Carmichael, 45, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at the McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Florence, the son of Karen Welch Gaskins and the late Milton Boyd Carmichael.
Mark was an avid lover of music and travelled the country following his favorite band, Widespread Panic, and when that journey...
Catherine Baxley Sessions
January 19, 2024
Catherine Baxley Sessions, 80, of Florence, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 19, 2024 at the McLeod Regional Medical Center. She was born in Rose Hill in Georgetown County, the daughter of the late Liston Butler and Anna Pearl Creel Baxley. In her youth she ran a Daycare center for many...
Cecil Curtis Gray
January 17, 2024
Cecil Curtis Gray, 81, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, January 17, 2024, surrounded by his family. Cecil was born on December 12, 1942, to the late Charlie and Eunice McCutcheon Gray in Florence, SC. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce Elizabeth Yarborough Gray and a brother,...
Rebecca "Becky" Vick Daniel
January 15, 2024
Rebecca "Becky" Vick Daniel, 68, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024. She was born in Conway, SC, a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Vick and Pearline Carroll Vick. She is also predeceased by three brothers, Douglas Vick, Jeff Vick and Keith Vick.
Becky earned her Bachelor's Degree at the University of South...
Henry Donald "Don" Allen
January 12, 2024
Henry Donald Allen, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2024, at his home. He was born February 09, 1949, in Lancaster, SC but raised in Timmonsville, SC, a son of the late Jessie Lee and Ruby Lee Hill Allen. He served his country faithfully in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger, having served multiple...
Robert John Paszkiewicz
January 7, 2024
Robert John Paszkiewicz, 61, of Marion, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024. He was born in Buffalo, NY, a son of the late Joseph Edward and Donna Brady Paszkiewicz. He is also predeceased by two sisters, Joann Paszkiewicz and Michelle Paszkiewicz.
Robert was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church and he worked as...
George Charles Calcutt
January 4, 2024
George Charles Calcutt, 85 of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at MUSC of Florence. Charles was born in Pamplico, SC a son the late Luther James and Thelma Collins Calcutt. He was a 1957 graduate of Pamplico High School and served his country in the US Army. Charles has worked for the last 60 years...
Susan St. Clair
January 3, 2024
Susan St. Clair passed away January 3, 2024. A retiree of Beneteau USA, she was a long-time resident of Florence, SC. She was predeceased by her sister, Lisa Beheler, her brother Jon Kiraly and her father, John Kiraly. She is survived by her mother, Dolores Kiraly of Winchester, VA her daughter, Amy St. Clair, her son-in-law, Lat Ray, grandchildren...
Caroline "Peggy" Runette Evans Tisdale
January 3, 2024
Caroline "Peggy" Runette Evans Tisdale, 73, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Darlington County, the daughter of the late Archie Wallace Evans and Evelyn Lucille Filyaw Evans. She is also predeceased by the father of her children, Darrell Lloyd Morris, Sr; five siblings, Kathleen Ard, Elwood Evans,...
Claudia Hughes Johnson
December 28, 2023
Claudia Hughes Johnson, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023. She was born in Puyallup, Washington, a daughter of the late Claude Franklin and Beatrice Ellen Lyman Napier. She is also predeceased by her first husband, Timothy S. Hughes, her 2nd husband, Arthur Johnson and her brother, David Leroy Napier. Claudia attended New Spring Church...
Mack Melton Williams
December 24, 2023
A memorial service for Mack Melton Williams will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2024 in the Cain Calcutt Funeral Home Chapel at 512 2nd Loop Road, Florence, SC 29505. The service will begin at 2:00 PM with visitation 1 hour prior at 1:00 PM.
Mr. Williams "Melton" died December 24, 2023. He was born in Georgetown County...
Carolyn Sue Riffe Riordan
December 22, 2023
Carolyn Sue Riffe Riordan, 76, of Florence, SC, formerly of Reisterstown and Ellicott City, MD, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023. She was born in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Benjamin Carson Riffe and Mary Helen Norris Riffe.
Carolyn was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and worked with the US Postal Service....
Charlotte Leitner Berry
December 21, 2023
Mrs. Charlotte Leitner Berry, 103, of The Manor, Florence, SC, died on December 21, 2023 of natural causes while in Hospice.
Mrs. Berry was born in Fairfield County, the seventh child of Charles Henry and Nellie Salley Leitner. She was an exceptional student and entered Winthrop College at the tender age of 16. After graduation she met...
Walter William Norman
December 20, 2023
Walter William Norman, 87, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. He was born in Boonsboro, MD, the son of the late Eugene and Zoe Fishel Norman. He is preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by his son, Christopher Bruce Norman. Walter served his country in the US Army, 82nd Airborne, Green Beret Paratrooper. ...
Charlotte Marie Olson Matthews
December 20, 2023
Charlotte Marie Olson Matthews, 79, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. She was born in Sharon, North Dakota, a daughter of the late Grant and Mildred Larson Olson. She is also predeceased by her husband, Harry Matthews and a daughter, Cindy Corder. Charlotte was retired from Chase and was a fan of NASCAR and football....