Obituaries

Apr 2, 2021

Mary Theresa Toth, 81, of Florence, passed away on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 in the MUSC Health Florence Medical Center.  Theresa was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, youngest daughter of the late Patrick and Fanny Forker.  At the age of 18, she joined the convent, Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut hill, with the aspirations to become a...

Mar 20, 2021

Judy Vinson Bailey, 59, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  She was born in Goldsboro, NC, the daughter of the late James Omah and Shirley Hobbs Vinson.  She is also predeceased by her brother-in-law, William Carl Flowers, Sr.

Surviving are her husband, Larry Bailey; a son, Joseph "Joey" Melton Stevens; two grandchildren, Joseph...

Mar 20, 2021

James Thomas "Tommy" Scurry, Jr., 73, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  Tommy was born in Florence County, a son of Carolyn Avin Scurry and the late James Thomas Scurry, Sr.  He graduated from the University of South Carolina and retired from Holbrooks after almost 30 years of faithful service.  He was a member of Unity...

Mar 20, 2021

Robert Charles Hawley, 92, of Florence, passed away Saturday Morning, March 20, 2021 at his home.  Mr. Hawley was born in Sandy Hook, CT, a son of the late Charles Frederick and Anna Thompson Hawley.  He was a member of our country's greatest generation having served in the US Army during WWII.  He retired with over 30 years of...

Mar 17, 2021

Hendrikus "Henk" J. Ammerlaan, of Florence, SC, age 68, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 after a valiant fight with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Henk was born in Leiden, The Netherlands on August 31, 1952. He completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering, served in the Dutch Air Force, and moved to the United States in 1983. He...

Mar 15, 2021

David Norman Jeremiah, 60, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021.  He was born in Somerville, NJ, a son of the late Norman and Ann Renz Jeremiah.  David was a chaplain for Regency Southern Care Hospice for 17 years and was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Darlington.  He was known for being a practical...

Mar 6, 2021

Ralph Thomas "Tom" Pleasant, Jr., passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in the McLeod Regional Medical Center.  Tom was born in Fayetteville, NC the son of the late Ralph Thomas Pleasant Sr and Hazel Olive Pleasant.  He is preceded in death in addition to his parents by a sister, Evelyn Bradley.  Tom retired after forty years with Airgas,...

Mar 2, 2021

Nancy Lou Carter, 80, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.  She was born in Horry County, SC, a daughter of the late Azzie and Sadie McCraken Goff.  In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by five of her ten siblings.

Nancy was a graduate of Sandra Memorial Nursing School...

Feb 27, 2021

David Stacy Hoffmeyer, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021.  He was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late William Milton and Myrtle Cox Hoffmeyer.  In addition to his parents, he is also predeceased by two brothers, Ernest Lawrence Hoffmeyer and William Conrad Hoffmeyer.

David attended Florence Darlington Technical College and...

Feb 24, 2021

Karen Kay Strolin Hawley, 61, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.  She was born in Sumter, SC, a daughter of the late Robert Francis Strolin and Elizabeth Iliff Strolin.  She is also predeceased by her husband, George Frederick "Teddy" Hawley.

Karen was a proud grandmother and a loving mother, sister and wife.  She...

Feb 22, 2021

Christina Irene Caples, 34, of Sanger, TX, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021.   She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of Deedee and Timmy Matthews, and her father, Jimmy Caples.  She graduated from West Florence High School and Florence Darlington Tech.  She loved playing the clarinet and was in the WFHS marching band for 4 years.  She...

Feb 21, 2021

It is difficult to say goodbye to someone we love and cherish.  Family and friends must say goodbye to their Melba.  Melba Faye Allen Roscoe, 92, of Hartsville, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence.  She was born in Chesterfield, SC, a daughter of the late Rev. Carson and Olay Hunter Allen. ...

Feb 15, 2021

George Michael "Mike" Thompkins, 57, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021.  He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Elwood Richardson Evans and the late William McLaurin Thompkins, Sr.  He is also predeceased by a brother, Ernest Steven Thompkins, and a sister, Lois Thompkins Altman.

Mike was the owner/operator of TNT Printing...

Feb 14, 2021

Kenneth Gail Rowley, 93, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was born in Flint, MI to the late Merle W. and Anna Ruth Emons Rowley.  He is also predeceased by his wife, Myrtle Virginia Newton Rowley and his two sons, Charles Rowley, Howard Curtis, Jr.; and one sister, Geraldine Campbell.

Mr. Rowley was...

Feb 13, 2021

Beverly Ann Griffin, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021.  Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Newman and Katherine Margurite Beck and the father who raised her, George Beck.  She is predeceased by her parents and her husband of 35 years, Charles Jerry Griffin, Sr.

Beverly...

Feb 12, 2021

Glena Thurlene Stilley, 89, of Florence SC passed away peacefully at her home on Friday February 12th, 2021. She was born August 16, 1931 in Trinity NC and was the daughter of the late Helen Thompson Dudley and the late Edward Dudley. Mrs. Stilley was a long-time active member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife and...

Feb 11, 2021

Danna Marie Parker, 72, of Effingham, SC passed away peacefully at the home of her sister, Melanie Anderson, under Hospice Care on Thursday, February 11th, 2021.  She was born November 20, 1948 in Wheeling, WV and was the daughter of the late Dorothy Keller Schulze and the late Charles E. Schulze.  She was a devoted wife and mother who...

Feb 11, 2021

James Mark Smith, 57, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021.  He was born in San Antonio, TX, a son of the late James L. Smith, Jr. and Barbara Willard Smith.  In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a step-daughter, Amber Srutkowski.

Mark loved his country and was a retired US Army...

Feb 4, 2021

Our beautiful mother, Doris Vereen Reynolds, went to Heaven on February 4, 2021 to be with our Lord and Savior.

Mom was born in Little River, SC, on December 22, 1943.  She was the daughter of Bonnie Lewis and Alma Vaught Vereen.

She moved to Florence to seek fame and fortune, but instead met the...

Jan 31, 2021

Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA. on August 4th, 1928. He was the son of Michael James O'Brien and Clementine C. O'Brien. He attended parochial schools, St. Joseph College and was a 1951 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. with a BS in Electrical Engineering. After graduation the midshipmen were allowed to choose their branch of service....