Linda Sue Baxley Kiker
December 26, 2019
Linda Sue Baxley Kiker, 72, of Florence, Sc, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. She was born in Prospect, SC, a daughter of the late James Brad Baxley and Cornelius Powers Baxley. She is also predeceased by two brothers, James (Dorothy) Allen Baxley and Van "Jug" (Leatha) Baxley; and four sisters, Lillian (Wesley) Johnson, Mary (Wally) Avant, Eloise...
Oscar Burton "Burt" Palmer, Jr.
December 25, 2019
Oscar Burton "Burt" Palmer, Jr., 75, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. He was born in Columbia, SC, the son of the late Sara McCrorey Palmer and Oscar Burton Palmer, Sr. He was predeceased by his former wife, Nelson Thompson Palmer and grandson, Zachery McDaniel. Burt is survived by his wife, Pamela Suzanne Fraley Palmer;...
Thelma Scott Brown
December 20, 2019
Thelma Scott Brown, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born in Sumter, SC, a daughter of the late Moses and Edna Carroway Scott. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the Darlington Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 513 Gilchrist Road, Darlington, SC 29532. The...
Mollie Anne Matthews
December 15, 2019
Mollie Anne Matthews, 89, daughter of the late James Robert and Nell Horner Matthews passed away Sunday December 15, 2019 at a Florence hospital after an extended illness.
She was born in Lake City and graduated from Lake City High School and Winthrop College. She obtained her Master's Degree from Appalachian State University.
Mollie taught...
Bryon Luke
December 11, 2019
Bryon Luke, 60, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at MUSC Florence. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Hester Ellerbee Luke and Fred Luke, Sr. Bryon graduated from Coker College.
Bryon is preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a sister, Freda A. Anderson.
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Veronica Gayle Richard Batin
December 6, 2019
Veronica Gayle Richard Batin, 45, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019, at McLeod Medical Center. She was born in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of the late JoAnn Richard.
Veronica was active in her community and loved her pets and plants. She loved to cook.
She is survived by her husband, Donald...
Staley Debois Collins
December 2, 2019
Staley DeBois Collins, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019. He was born in Burlington, NC, a son of the late David Dexter Collins and Pearl Waynick Collins. He is also predeceased by a brother-in-law, Cecil Johnson.
He was a new car manager of King Cadillac and worked selling cars for more than...
Michael Eugene "Mike" Corriher
December 1, 2019
Michael Eugene "Mike" Corriher, 66, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Mike was born in Salisbury, NC, a son of the late Clyde Eugene and Mary Edith Smith Corriher. He worked for 17 years as a paramedic with Florence and Darlington Counties and retired as a truck driver. Mike loved hunting and fishing and riding...
Euford Hyman
November 30, 2019
Euford Hyman, 83, of Pamplico, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at his home after a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Pamplico, South Carolina, a son of the late Willis Grady Hyman and Addie Ruth Powers Hyman. He graduated from Pamplico High School and served his country for six years in the United...
Mary "Bettie" (Kerns) Macmillan
November 30, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Kerns MacMillan, 96, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. Mrs. MacMillan was born in Gloucester, VA, to William Vernon Kerns and Anne Ruth Minor Kerns, the 3rd of their 6 children.
After completing high school in Gloucester, Bettie moved to Richmond, VA, to attend Smithdeal Massey Business College, where she first met her sweetheart, Jim. ...
Helen Margaret Foster
November 29, 2019
Helen Margaret Foster, 81, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Helen was born in Stamford, CT, a daughter of the late Karl E. and Lillian Bergman Erickson. She was a member of Trinity EPC. She is also preceded in death by her son-in-law, Ronald M Hackett.
Surviving are...
William Timothy Hardy
November 27, 2019
William Timothy "Tim" Hardy, 57, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. He was born in Sumter, SC, a son of Rosa Lee Barrineau Andrews and the late William Emory Hardy.
Tim is survived by his mother; his step-mother, Mary Lou Hardy; brother, Tony Hardy; two sisters, Nan Hardy and Deb (Skippy) Osborne; four...
Tyree Wright Moose, Jr.
November 25, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019, was a beautiful fall morning and the day that Tyree Wright Moose, Jr. was granted his wish to go home and be with his Lord and Savior. He bragged about it to everyone he met in the days preceding and he also bragged about what a blessed life he'd had in the 76 years he...
Christopher "Chris" Wallace Worrell
November 21, 2019
Christopher "Chris" Wallace Worrell, 38, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at MUSC in Charleston, SC. He was born in Florence, the son of Carolyn Wise Worrell and Donald "DW" Alan Worrell.
Chris was a 2000 graduate of West Florence High School. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park,...
John Lerlie "Jack" Harrison
November 19, 2019
John Lerlie "Jack" Harrison, 88, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was born in Norfolk, VA, son of the late John Achlie Harrison and Ellie Elizabeth Greer Harrison. He is also predeceased by a son-in-law, Michael Snedden.
Jack served in the US Air Force during the Korean War,...
Ronnie Price
November 12, 2019
Ronnie Price, 71, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. He was born in Bennettsville, SC, a son of the late Earl Howard Price and Willie Mae Hardy Price. He is also predeceased by a sister, Brenda Wooten, and a brother, Aubrey Price.
Ronnie was a lifetime member of the Florence Moose Lodge and...
Rosa Mell Smith Parks
November 7, 2019
Rosa Mell Smith Parks, 90, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019. She was born in Charlotte, NC, a daughter of the late Gertrude Smith Wescoat and the late James Benjamin Smith. She is also predeceased by her husband, Charles A. Parks, Jr., a son, James "Jimbo" M. Parks, six brothers and one sister.
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Velma Faye (Walker) Cole
November 6, 2019
Velma Faye Walker Cole, of San Antonio, Texas passed away on November 6, 2019 at the age of 93 years. She was born June 17, 1926 in Fisher County, Texas to Dallas Alexander Walker and Sarah Edna Ferrell Walker.
Faye, as she preferred to be called, served in the United States Air Force and was Captain when...
Nicholas Thomas Jimes
November 6, 2019
Nicholas Thomas Jimes, 95, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, in Columbia, SC. He was born in Shreveport, LA, a son of the late Henry and Jeanette Agnes Corolla Jimes. He is also preceded in death by the mother of his children, the late Linda Louise Jacobs.
Nicholas was a member of our nation's...
Sonia Renee Morris
November 4, 2019
Sonia Renee Morris, 40, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019. She was born in Florence, a daughter of Sherman Lee Shores and the late Linda Sue Johnson Shores.
Sonia is survived by her father, her husband, Ricky Leroy Morris; four sons, R.J., Tyler, Cayden and Jayden Morris; brother Dusty Lee Shores; sister, Alicia...
