Obituaries

April 30, 2022

Robin Hartley Horne, 66, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the McLeod Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer.  Robin was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Robert Keith and Frances Louise Dingle Hartley.  She received her undergraduate degree from Francis Marion College and went on to earn her master's degree...

April 26, 2022

Timothy Blane Sports, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at MUSC Charleston.  He was born in Florence, a son of Alice Joye Sports Zimmermann.  Tim worked with NAPA Auto Parts and attended Palmetto Street Church of God.  He was also a retired fireman having worked with the Lake View Fire Department.  There were so...

April 26, 2022

Joan E. Klasek, 97, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the Methodist Manor.  She was born in Berwyn, IL, a daughter of the late James and Ethel Bartos.  She is also predeceased by her husband, Frank Klasek; her son, George Klasek; and her sister, Betty Beran.

Joan was a homemaker who loved...

April 20, 2022

Brittain Lloyd Woodall, Jr. (B.Lloyd) died April 20th, 2022 at McLeod Hospice House at the age of 85 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on August 16th 1936, in Griffin, Georgia, the son of B.Lloyd Woodall, Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Clements Woodall.  He graduated from Gordon High School in Barnesville, where he served in ROTC.  He graduated...

April 14, 2022

Otis Gainey, Jr., 61, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022.  He was born in Cheraw, SC, a son of the late Mittie Purvis Gainey and Odis Gainey.   In addition to his parents, he s also predeceased by two brothers, Bobby Gainey (Sissy) and Larry Gainey (Ruby); one sister, Anita Hicks (Bo); and a nephew, Michael White...

April 11, 2022

Franciska "Frances" Rose Dewitt, 99, passed on April 11, 2022 after a very good life. She was born to Ferdinand Horvath and Lidvina Horvath in Michlitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on March 05, 1923.

She married Michael John DeWitt in 1951 and together raised three sons [Michael, Robert [Deceased] & John in Hammond, IN.  She is also survived by...

April 8, 2022

Mrs. Kimmie A Dennis, 60, passed away, Friday, April 8, 2022, at MUSC Florence after an illness.  She was born in Moncks Corner, SC, a daughter of Carol Holton Paul (Bill) and the late David F. Ringley.  In addition to her father, she is also predeceased by her mother and father-in-law, Dot and RW Dennis.

Kimmie enjoyed...

April 3, 2022

James L. Fesperman, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022.  He was born in Alamance, NC, a son of the late Frances and Jerry Clarence Fesperman.  In addition to his parents, he is also predeceased by his wife, Mamie Hicks Fesperman and two sisters, Debra K. Westbrooks and Jeri Irene Guthery.  James was a veteran...

March 31, 2022

Gordon Charles Girard, Sr., 82, Passed away in Florence, SC on Thursday, March 31, 2022 with his beloved wife of 61 years, Carol by his side. Gordon and his family had made Brunswick County, NC their home for the last 35 years. He was born in Winchendon, MA, a son of the late George Joseph Girard, Sr. and the...

March 30, 2022

Constance Carraway, known as Connie, passed away on March 30, 2022. She was born in Seattle, Washington on May 2, 1945 to Mary Ella and William Henry Fortune Jr. From the very beginning, Connie dedicated her life to serving others. She went out of her way to help, from making dresses for her younger sisters to taking her Grandma...

March 19, 2022

Gloria Florence Polston, 84, was born on March 20, 1937 and on March 19, 2022, she passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends under Hospice Care.  She was born in Sussex, England and joined the Royal Air Force.  She married Jesse Polston.

She leaves to mourn her passing, four children, Stephen...

March 16, 2022

Nancy Torino Hunt, 53, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Bamberg County, a daughter of the late George Lewis Hair and the late Lottie Mae Zorn Hair.

Nancy was a truck driver for the Savannah River Nuclear Site and for Bush's Recycling.  She...

March 9, 2022

Edwin Karl Johnson, Jr., 69, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.  He was born in Saugus, Massachusetts, a son of the late Edwin Karl Johnson, Sr. and the late Doris Gladys Bailey Johnson.

Edwin was much loved and will be missed by his friends and family.  He loved his wife very much and...

March 4, 2022

Jeffrey "Jeff" Wayne Collins, 55, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022.  He was born in Parkersburg, WV, a son of Betty Jane West Collins and the late Alvin Eugene Collins.

Jeff earned his BA at Marshall University as an undergrad and went on the earn a Master's Degree in Mathematics and Education from...

March 3, 2022

Michael Purvis, 65, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022.  He was born in Darlington, SC, a son of the late Mary and Wesley Purvis.  He is also predeceased by a son, Timothy Ryan Purvis.  Michael was a great husband and father.  He enjoyed carpentry and was an avid motorcycle rider.  He proudly rode with the...

February 24, 2022

Thomas "Tom" William McQuade, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022.  He was born in New York, NY, a son of the late John and Agnes Krautwald McQuade.  He is also predeceased by two sisters, Ann Katherine McQuade and Rosemary A. McQuade Jarvie.

Tom was a veteran, having served in the US Army...

February 19, 2022

Eugene Kelly Wayland, 64, of Florence, SC, left this world and entered his heavenly home on Saturday, February 19, 2022.   He was born in Charlotte, NC a son of the late Ernest Eugene Wayland and Mary Sue Kelly.  Surviving is his foster mother, Mary Hoffmeyer, 2 sisters, Karen Anderson (Alex) and Kathy Jones (Jim) and several nieces and nephews. ...

February 12, 2022

Jamie Lee Meadows, 30, of Coward, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022.  He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Gary Odell Meadows, Sr. and the late Tamra Lynn Smith Meadows.  Jamie was a graduate of Wilson High School and worked for Dodson Pest Control.  He enjoyed fishing, mud bogging and working on cars.  He loved...

February 11, 2022

Melissa Davis Ellington, 44, of Columbia, SC, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022.  She was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Randall L. Davis and the late Kathryn Capps Hodge.  Melissa was a graduate of South Florence High School, Class of 1996.  She attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with her nursing degree and almost...

February 9, 2022

Gabriel John Batarseh, 89, of Florence, South Carolina, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Gabriel, the son of Hanna and Helaneh Batarseh, was born in Jaffa, Palestine, and grew up in the Batarseh ancestral home in Bethlehem and in Jerusalem.

He received his foundational education in French, English and Arabic at the College des Freres in Jerusalem until...