Dr. Townsend Van Holt
January 6, 2023
Dr. Townsend Van Holt, 87, of Florence, South Carolina passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 after a brief illness. Born June 9, 1935 in Raleigh, North Carolina; he was the son of the late James Oscar Holt and Marjorie Sadler Holt and was preceded in death by his older brother, James Oscar Holt, Jr. Dr. Holt attended Needham...
Randall "Randy" E. Altman
January 3, 2023
Randall "Randy" E. Altman, 53, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away suddenly of heart issues on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina to Betty Hulon and the late Kenneth Altman. He leaves behind his soulmate, high school sweetheart, and wife, Dorothy "Dolly" Campbell Altman; his mother, Betty Hulon; his sister, Angela Altman Harvey; two...
Sarah Atkinson Hayes
January 2, 2023
Sarah Atkinson Hayes, 90, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023. She was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Pliny Smith Atkinson and Lena Mae Gibson Atkinson. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by a son, Stephen Mitchell Hayes; a daughter, Deborah Ann Weavil; a grandchild, Shawn Blackmon; and eight brothers and...
Rachel Lucille Donahoo
December 26, 2022
Rachel Lucille Donahoo, 48, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022. Rachel was born in Nashville, TN, a daughter of Duane Stephen and Deborah Blalack Donahoo. She was a member of All Saints Parish in Knoxville, TN and attended the University of Tennessee where she was majoring in theater. While in college she held many theatrical...
Lisa Ann Hunsucker
December 25, 2022
Lisa Ann Hunsucker, 57, of Florence, passed away on December 25, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Lisa was born in Wichita, KS, a daughter of Jacqueline Marie Soucier Johnson and the late Bobby Ray Johnson. She is preceded in death in addition to her father by a son, Michael Tyler Hunsucker.
Surviving in addition to her...
John W Stanley
December 23, 2022
John W. Stanley, 81, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday. December 23, 2022 in the McLeod Regional Medical Center. John was born in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late Lacy Russell and Phyllis Fanelle Midkiff Stanley. He was a veteran of the US Air Force having served during the Vietnam Era. John was employed by Fenton, DuPont,...
Sherman Lee Shores, Jr.
December 21, 2022
Sherman Lee Shores, Jr., 65, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Sherman was born in Virginia, a son of Sherman Lee Sr. and Molly Kelly Shores. He enjoyed weightlifting and you could always see him walking down the streets of Florence. He is preceded in death in addition to his parents by his wife, Linda...
Arthur "Corky" Frank Johnson
December 21, 2022
Arthur (Corky) Johnson, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
He was born in Puyallup WA., a son of the late Harold Frank Johnson and Alice Boone Johnson.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a son, Rusty League, brother, Walter Carl Johnson, and a sister, Barbara Jean Johnson....
Richard "Dick" Lee Loughary
December 18, 2022
Richard Lee "Dick" Loughary was born Dec 2,1949 in Beardstown, IL to the late Earl Eugene Loughary and Mary Helen Ketner. He was a 1969 graduate from Beardstown High School, lettering in track, baseball, football and basketball. He was also an avid bowler and excellent pool player. After high school, he married Dottie Landes with whom he shared a...
Debra Sue Solis
December 14, 2022
Debra Sue Solis, 66, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
She was born in Lewiston, Maine, a daughter of the late Albert Michaud and Maxine Hardy Michaud.
In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by a brother, Ronald Michaud and a sister, Denise Crocco.
Debra was a wonderful...
Linda Diane Johnson
December 13, 2022
Linda Diane Johnson. 63, of New York and Florence, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Linda was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Carroll and Bertha Nell Tedder Caulder. She is preceded in death in addition to her parents by her son, Charles Phillip "Phil" Johnson and a brother, Jimmy Caulder. Linda loved playing BINGO,...
Kevin Dewayne Penland
December 13, 2022
Kevin DeWayne Penland, 49, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. He was born in Asheville, NC, the son of Doris Lanning Penland the late Gary Lewis Penland. In addition to his father, he is predeceased by a nephew, Nathan Tyler Foster.
Kevin was a 1992 graduate from Enka High School in North Carolina. ...
Sadie Jones Jackson
December 7, 2022
Sadie Jones Jackson, 84, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. She was born in Aynor, SC, a daughter of the late William McKinley Jones, Sr. and Mattie Prevatte Weatherford. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Weesner and three brothers, William McKinley Jones, Jr., Lonnie Vaught and Radford Jones.
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Isaias Escobedo Rangel
December 7, 2022
Isaias Escobedo Rangel, 83, passed away gently on December 7th, 2022 at the McLeod Hospice House, Florence SC. He was born in San Agustín, Zacatecas, Mexico on April 22,1939 to Santiago Escobedo Montoya and Antonia Rangel. He was one of 11 children.
Preceded in death are his mother and father; his sister Maria del Refugio Escobedo Rangel...
Gilberto Ramos-Roman
December 3, 2022
Gilberto Ramos-Roman, 82, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at McLeod Medical Center. He was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, on August 14, 1940.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Adrian Ramos and Aurora Roman and his brothers, Adrian, Arnold and Hannibal. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Brown-Ramos...
Julie Mcelveen Moody
December 2, 2022
Julie McElveen Moody, 79, of Florence, SC passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Rosa Lee Carnell McElveen. She is predeceased by her parents; her husband. James Heyward Moody; five brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Moody was a lifelong member of the Florence...
Kurt William Meier
November 29, 2022
Kurt William Meier, 57, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 after a long illness. He was born in Monroe, MI, the son of Gary Meier and the late Donna Lee Meier. In addition to his mother, he is predeceased by his uncle, Larry Meier and his aunt, Carol Meier.
Kurt was a graduate...
Stephen "Steve" Mitchell Moore
November 23, 2022
Stephen "Steve" Mitchell Moore passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 after battling an extended illness. He was 66 years old.
Steve was born in March of 1956 to Margaret Dukes Moore and Harry Moore in Florence, SC. Steve was raised in Florence and continued to live in the Florence area his entire life. He was a...
Kenneth W Collins
November 17, 2022
Kenneth Collins passed away on November 17, 2022 by his wife's side after a long illness. Kenneth was born on November 16,1946 in Florence SC, the son of the late Mr.& Mrs. Williard Collins. He is survived by his wife, Denise Howard Collins, son, Wesley Collins, and sister, Pat Lee.
He was predeceased by his sister, Helen...
Keppie R. Ledford
November 14, 2022
Keppie R. Ledford passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Keppie was born in Charlotte, NC, on January 15, 1946, to the late William C. and Mary David Richey. Keppie moved to Florence, SC, in 2001 and worked for several local businesses including Rogers Brothers Fabrics and Starfire Restaurant. She was a member of...