Manfred "Fred" Erich Hackbarth
Apr 18, 2019
Manfred "Fred" Erich Hackbarth, 76, died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at McLeod Hospice House after a recent illness. He was born in Rostock, East Germany to the late Erich Hermann Fritz Hackbarth and Anna Minna Hedwig Schnabel Hackbarth. He came to America in 1976 and obtained his citizenship in 1990 on the courthouse steps in Florence, SC.
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Marilyn Matthews Godwin
Apr 17, 2019
Marilyn Matthews Godwin, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Florence, a daughter of Mary Keefe Stumpf and the late Odie Cleveland Matthews. She is also predeceased by her husband, Sammie "Ray" Godwin.
Mrs. Godwin was a proud graduate of South Side High School, class of...
Edward Jay Stephens
Apr 14, 2019
Edward Jay Stephens, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Taylorville, IL, a son of the late Mary Estelle Penn Stephens and Jay Duff Stephens. He was also predeceased by his wife, Rachel Bienvenue Stephens.
Jay served his country in the US Marine Corp as...
Anne H. Munn
Apr 14, 2019
Anne H. Munn, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Robert Otis Holloman and Florie Belle McKay Holloman. She is also predeceased by her husband, Gregg R. Munn, a son, Gregg R. "Rudy" Munn, Jr.; and siblings, J. Robert Holloman,...
Christi Diane Thompson
Apr 12, 2019
Christi Diane Thompson, 36, of Florence, SC, passed away on April 12, 2019 at the McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Julius Timmons Thompson and G. Diane Streett Thompson. Christi was a driver and dispatcher with several local transport companies and most recently was a dispatcher with Darlington County EMS. She...
Jahue Fennel
Apr 11, 2019
Jahue Fennel, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at MUSC Florence. He was born in Lake City, SC, a son of the late Wiley Gaston Fennel and Ila Mae Heirs Fennel. He is also predeceased by two sisters, Willa Bell (Bernie) and Shelby Jean Turner (Preston); one brother, Wiley Levon Fennell; and a brother...
Talbert Lee Clayton
Apr 7, 2019
Talbert Lee Clayton, 71, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was born in Baltimore, MD, the son of the late Benjamin and Era Powell Rushing. He is also predeceased by his wife, Linda Cromer Clayton. Talbert worked for 30+ years in the press room at Florence Morning News and 10+ years at the Sumter...
Kathy Ann Chairs Coppola
Apr 7, 2019
Kathy Ann Chairs Coppola, 55, of Florence, SC, formerly of Schenectady, NY, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in the McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Coppola was born in Schenectady, NY, a daughter of the late Oliver Chairs and Mable Hazzard Chairs. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Paulette Chairs Bonner and two brothers, Gary and...
Pamela P Hoogenboom
Mar 30, 2019
Pamela Joan Parker Wise Hoogenboom, 78, went to her heavenly home on March 30, 2019 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. She was born in Lincoln England to the late Walter Henry & Lucy Barrett Parker. During her working years, she faithfully carried out her occupational duties at Electro- Motive, Belk Department Store, General Electric Mobile Radio, and...
Randolph Jay "Randy" Kern, Sr.
Mar 29, 2019
Randolph Jay "Randy" Kern, Sr. died peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2019. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 6, in the chapel of Cain Calcutt Funeral Home.
Randy was born at home in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1936. He was the son of Hobart and Estella Kern and...
June Anne Tinker Smith
Mar 28, 2019
June Anne Tinker Smith, 79, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019. She was born in Upland, PA, a daughter of the late Roy Lee Tinker and Caroline Anna Julia Grau Tinker. She is also predeceased by a granddaughter, Sherise Nicole Anderson; son in law, Daniel Hall; and five sisters, Marie Wagner, Caroline Todd, Anna Mundy,...
Herman Gardner
Mar 19, 2019
Herman Gardner was born on May 31, 1935 in Georgetown, SC to Jerry Gardner and Florence Wright-Gardner. He died on March 19, 2019 at the McLeod Hospice House after a brief illness.
He received his formal education at Howard High School in Georgetown, SC. While in school, Herman worked hard to support himself and to make sure...
Bruce Miller Buxton
Mar 15, 2019
Bruce Miller Buxton, 71, passed away March 15, 2019 at the Florence Presbyterian Community in Florence, SC. Bruce was born in Buffalo, NY in 1947 and grew up in Saint Albans, WV, graduating from Saint Albans High School in 1965. He received an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Business Administration from Asheville-Buncombe Tech in 1970. In 1973 he...
Herbert "Herb" Carol Redick, Jr.
Mar 10, 2019
Herbert "Herb" Carol Redick, Jr., 51, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019. He was born in Rocky Mount, NC, a son of Cynthia Hux Redick and Herbert Carol Redick, Sr.
Herb graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and worked at Continental Tire. He was a member of Grace...
Joseph M. Messina
Mar 8, 2019
Joseph M. Messina, 92, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019. He was born in Linden, New Jersey, a son of the late Sebastian and Erminia Cozzoli Messina. He is also predeceased by his wife, Marilyn Haley Messina and a brother, Anthony John Messina.
Mr. Messina was a veteran, having served in the US...
Charles Allan Herndon, Sr.
Mar 4, 2019
Charles Allan Herndon, Sr., 79, of Florence, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019. Mr. Herndon was born in Bennettsville, SC, a son of the late Ottie "Bud" and Geneva Herndon Herndon. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and a member of Central UMC. He is preceded in addition to his parents by his wife, Amanda...
Beulah Maude "Pat" Kale
Mar 4, 2019
Beulah Maude "Pat" Kale, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, at Pee Dee Gardens. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Early and Leila A. Powell. She is also predeceased by her husband, James Kale; a son, Jerry Kale; a brother, Pete Powell and two sisters, Bobbie Corbin and Mary...
James Ironsides Adams
Mar 1, 2019
James Ironsides Adams, beloved spouse of Dr. Carol Twitty Adams, died peacefully on Friday, March 1, at his home. James was the son of the late Henry Walker Adams and Azilee Anderson Adams of Columbia and the grandson of James Ironsides and Caroline Pinckney Leverett Adams of Columbia. James graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Business...
Marion "Lucky" Jeffords, Iii
Feb 26, 2019
Marion "Lucky" Jeffords, III,64, of Florence, S.C., passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Carolinas Hospital. He was born in Miami, Florida, a son of Marion Jeffords, Jr. and the late Delores Ann Lomax Jeffords. Lucky is survived by his wife, Sammie Jeffords: two sons, Marion Jeffords, IV (Lacey) of Lexington, Ky., and Jade Jeffords of Norwalk, CT;...
Annie Roney Edgerton Vaughan
Feb 10, 2019
Annie Roney Edgerton Vaughan, age 104, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, February 10th, 2019, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born on March 2, 1914 in Rowland, North Carolina but lived most of her life in Florence, South Carolina where she married the love of her life, Herbert Darwin Vaughan in 1934.
Annie Roney lived an...