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...
Chad Elliott Yarborough
January 27, 2020
Chad Elliott Yarborough, 44, of Florence, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Jimmy Yarborough and the late Shirley Jones Yarborough. Chad is also predeceased by his brother, James David Yarborough, Jr.
He is survived by his father, Jimmy, and his step-mother, Linda...
Jessie Cockfield Habib
January 25, 2020
Jessie Cockfield Habib, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ben T. Cockfield and Alice Verline Poston Cockfield. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edward Thomas Habib; a brother, DeLeon Cockfield and his wife Ruth; three sisters and their spouses, Louise DuBose (Weignro), Grace...
Gertrude Canuet Shelton
January 23, 2020
Mrs. Gertrude Canuet Shelton, 88, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Heritage Home of Florence. She was born July 28, 1931, a daughter of the Corrie M. Canuet and Wesley E. Canuet. In addition to her parents and siblings, she was predeceased by her husband, Charles Shelton and a daughter, Rebecca Stephens.
Mrs....
Sandra "Sandi" Beth Newsom Ridgeway
January 20, 2020
Sandra "Sandi" Beth Newsom Ridgeway, 68, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020. She was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, a daughter of the late Whit Eugene Newsom and Helen Virginia Wheeler Newsom. She is also predeceased by her husband, James Graham Brown and a daughter, April Gail Brown.
Sandra was a wonderful mother...
Vernon Larsen Floyd
January 19, 2020
Vernon Larsen Floyd, 61, of Scranton, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was born in Clarendon, SC, a son of the late Tarrell Jerado Floyd and Lottie Mae Smith Floyd. Vernon worked in carpentry and loved fishing and stock car racing.
He is survived by two sons, Sheldon Larsen Floyd and Jamie Larsen Floyd;...
Lucille Taylor Adcock
January 19, 2020
Lucille Taylor Adcock, 94, of Florence, SC passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Lucille was born on December 29, 1925, in Eden, MD daughter of the late Elizabeth and Fred Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Adcock, her parents and ten brothers and sisters.
Lucille worked for many years at Sexton...
Barbara Carter Jordan
January 16, 2020
Barbara Carter Jordan, 78, of Conway, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Conway, SC. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Ruben Govan Carter and Louise Pope Carter. Barbara graduated from McClenaghan High School and was a member of Unity Baptist Church. She loved taking care of her family.
Barbara was...
Robert Ira Gaskins
January 12, 2020
Robert Ira Gaskins, 72, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Lake City, SC, the son of the late Jack William and Margaret Wylma Baker Gaskins. He is also predeceased by his wife, Wilma Rhea Gaskins and a son, Robert Ira Gaskins, Jr.
Robert served in the...
Virgiline Cox Davison
January 12, 2020
Virgiline Cox Davison, 89, of Effingham, SC, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, in her residence. She was born in Hemingway, SC, a daughter of the late William Cullen and Odessa Miles Cox. She is survived by her children, Carl Davison (Debbie), Ernestine McElreath, Rickey Davison (Melissa), Sherry Kirby (Jeff), and Kenny (Kathy) Hughes, 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and...
Roy Catesby Flannagan, Jr., Phd
January 11, 2020
Roy Catesby Flannagan, Jr., PhD, 81, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Dr. Flannagan was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Roy Catesby Flannagan, Sr. and Victoria (Iller) Flannagan Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pat Hooker.
Roy studied at Washington Lee...
William Earl Gibbs, Jr.
January 11, 2020
William Earl Gibbs, Jr., 67, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Pee Dee Gardens. Mr. Gibbs was born in Florence, SC, a son of Edaphell Hyman Gibbs and the late William Earl Gibbs, Sr. He served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Era and had worked for Sexton's Dental Clinic...
Carole Joyce (Mayne) Wrachford
December 28, 2019
Carole Joyce Mayne Wrachford, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at The Manor, in Florence, SC.
Mrs. Wrachford was born in Rowlesburg, WV, a daughter of the late Welsie D. and Rhea Pearl Comp Mayne. She retired from MUSC and was a member of Goose Creek United Methodist Church.
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