Ashley Brooke Cox
April 27, 2020
Ashley Brooke Powell Cox, 37, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020, at her residence. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of Simon W. (Gayle) Powell and Anne Poston (Ernie) Dinsmore. She is predeceased by her sister, Amanda Beth Powell Watts, an uncle, Don Poston, her maternal grandfather, Harvey Poston, and paternal grandparents, Rev....
William David Gates
April 23, 2020
William David Gates, 71, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020. He was born in Galesburg, IL, a son of the late Russell and Betty Nicholson Gates. Mr. Gates served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and then worked for, and retired from, the US Postal Service as a mail carrier. After retirement, he...
Dorothy "Dot" Dean Stone Abbott
April 20, 2020
Dorothy "Dot" Dean Stone Abbott, 80, of Florence SC, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020. She was born in Georgetown, SC, a daughter of the late Curtis and Elenor Kirby Stone. She is predeceased by her husband, Rufus James Abbott and a sister, Myrtle Frances Stone.
Dot graduated from Winyah High School in Georgetown, SC, class...
Terry Wayne Jackson, Sr.
April 18, 2020
Terry Wayne Jackson, Sr., 63, of Florence, SC passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born in Dorchester, SC, a son of the late Herbert and Beulah Huff Jackson. He was a former Ironworker who loved welding and building trailers. He is preceded in death in addition to his parents by a son,...
Paul Arbie Webb, Jr.
April 14, 2020
On the eve of Tuesday, April 14, 2020 our dear friend and loved one, Mr. Paul Webb, was transported from his home to his Creator. He was born on August 1st ,1929 in Glenwood Kentucky, a son of the late Paul Webb Sr. and Marie Pitts Webb. Mr. Webb had been confined to his home in his later months...
Jennifer Joan Slattery
April 12, 2020
Jennifer Joan Slattery, 58 of Florence SC passed away peacefully on April 12th,2020. She was born In Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late Louise Alta Carrio and Albert Michael Carrio. She is survived by her Daughter Kathleen Slattery Helms and son-in-law David Lane Helms. She is survived by her siblings Linda,Nancy,Michael,Bernadette,Eileen,Albert and Pauline. She was well known for...
Barbara Ann Bronson
April 12, 2020
Barbara Ann Bronson, 71, of Florence, went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Barbara was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Robert D Palmer, Sr. and the late Jean Richardson Palmer. She was a graduate of McClenaghan High School and attended University of South Carolina. She was a lifetime member...
Betty Coleman Turbeville
April 11, 2020
Betty Coleman Turbeville, age 83, died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Betty was born in Marion, SC, the daughter of James B. and Carolyn Coleman.
Betty graduated from Rains High School as salutatorian and also graduated from Columbia Business College, in Florence, SC. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed...
James "Jim" Omar Combess
April 10, 2020
James "Jim" Omar Combess, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. He was born in Kentucky, a son of the late Ray and Jane Combess. He wasJim owned and operated Standard Parts (NAPA) for over 40 years. He was honored as a Kentucky Colonel and he was passionate about the Dallas Cowboys and the Kentucky...
James "Jim" Clinton Berg
April 10, 2020
James "Jim" Clinton Berg, 73, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Florence, a son of the late Benjamin S. and Katie Flowers Berg. He is also predeceased by three brothers, Pete, Arthur and Joe Berg.
Jim served his country in the US Army, 101st Airborne during...
Juanita Gilliam Skinner
April 1, 2020
Juanita Gilliam Skinner, 88, of Florence, widow of Dr. Roland LeRoy "Roy" Skinner, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. She was born in Abbeville, SC, a daughter of the late Oscar Motte Gilliam and Cleo Green Gilliam. She is also predeceased by two sisters, Jenny Gilliam Dyer and Margaret Ada Copeland, and one brother, James "Buddy" Gilliam....
Glen L. Best
March 26, 2020
Glen L. Best, 73, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was born in Aynor, SC, a son of Ollie May Barnhill Best and the late Willie L. Best. Glen was a very selfless, generous man who loved his family. He was a wonderful fisherman and loved to cook.
Surviving is his...
Clayton "Pepper" Elmer Steele
March 22, 2020
Florence – Clayton "Pepper" Elmer Steele, 93, of Florence, passed into the care of God on Sunday, March 22, 2020. He was born in Collins, NY, the son of the late Elmer Steele and Edna Steele. He predeceased in death by his wife of 67 years, Frances E. Steele. He served in the Navy during WW II (1944-1946) as...
Dennis Edward Eder
March 13, 2020
Dennis Edward Eder, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Edward H. Eder and Dorothy Putney Eder of Florence, SC.
He is survived by his son, Scott Eder and his family and his sister,...
Ernest Lawrence Hoffmeyer
March 5, 2020
Ernest Lawrence Hoffmeyer, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Florence, a son of the late Myrtle Cox Hoffmeyer and William Milton Hoffmeyer. He is also predeceased by a brother, William Conrad Hoffmeyer.
Mr. Hoffmeyer was a graduate of McClenaghan High School...
Patrick Coppola
February 29, 2020
Patrick R. Coppola, 75, of Florence, SC entered into rest Sunday February 29, 2020 in McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Mr. Coppola was born in Schenectady, NY, a son of the late Ralph Coppola and Ann Tiscione Coppola. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Ann Chaires Coppola.
After High School he enlisted...
J. Andy Mccloy
February 23, 2020
J. A. McCloy, 83, of Florence passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. J. A. McCloy was born in Savannah, GA to the late Alcyone and John Foster McCloy. He is survived by his sisters Judy (Edwin) Urie and Margaret (Frank) Lee and a nephew and a niece. After college, he started to work for Rich's Department Store and...
Ramona Jean Sills Smith
February 9, 2020
Ramona Jean Sills Smith, 91, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020. She was born in Dunn, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Lonnie B. and Lizzie Ellen Lee Sills. She is also predeceased by her husband, Landis Warren Smith; a daughter, Andrea Smith Robison (Theodore); a grandson, Adam Theodore Robison; and siblings, Hugh Sills,...
Margaret Robinson Anderson
February 4, 2020
Margaret Robinson Anderson, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Orangeburg (Neeses), SC, a daughter of the late John and Hazel Porter Robinson. She was also predeceased by her husband, James Anderson and a brother, Grady Robinson.
Mrs. Anderson was retired from JC Penney and...
Dorothy Mabel Zeimetz
January 31, 2020
Dorothy Mabel Zeimetz, 95, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020, at her residence. She was born in Embden, ND, a daughter of the late David and Anna Henschel Fraase. She is also predeceased by her husband, John I. Zeimetz; two daughters, Jean Marie deKoster and Kathleen Ellen Zeimetz; and two sisters, Lois Hoffke and Leona...