Wayne Riddell
Mar 31, 2017
Wayne Earl Riddell, Sr., 79, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, at the McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Buffalo, NY, a son of the late Earl and Helen Wehrum Riddell. He is also predeceased by a son, Shawn Riddell, a sister, Joyce Smerka, and his step-father, Harold "Dutch" Beultler. He is survived by...
Sherman Holley
Mar 25, 2017
Sherman Holley, 72, of Florence passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Carolinas Hospital System. Mr. Holley was born in Harlem, NY, a son of the late General Sherman and Beatrice Baker Holley. He retired from the New York Times as an electrical supervisor. Surviving are his loving wife, Eva McNeal Holley, a daughter, Fabianna Holley, a step-daughter,...
Edith Lucille Turner Casey
Mar 23, 2017
Edith Lucille Turner Casey of Denver, N.C. formally of Florence went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 23, 2017. She was born in Florence County on September, 27, 1922. She is predeceased by her husband, Melvin T. Casey; her parents, Molet and Hannah Kennedy Turner; brothers, Hoyt Turner, H.M. Turner, Ernest Turner, and Woodrow Turner; sisters,...
Peggy Wells
Mar 21, 2017
Peggy Wells, 68, of Florence, S.C., passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born in Florence, S.C., daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret Cuttino Wells. She is predeceased by her parents and a brother, Jimmy Croswell. Peggy is survived by a brother, Tommy Crosswell of Florence, S.C.; sister-in-law, Ruth...
Paul B. Rung
Mar 17, 2017
Paul Benson Rung, 95, of Florence, S.C., died Friday, March 17, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., son of the late Edward L. and Ella Ackerson Rung. He is also predeceased by his wife, Betty Hinman Rung and a brother, Edward Rung. Paul graduated from Riverside High School and was drafted into the U.S....
Phyllis Faye Hudson
Mar 11, 2017
Phyllis Faye Hudson, 61, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Phyllis was born in Mullins, SC, a daughter of Dorothy McCormick Caulder and the late Luther Grant "LG" Caulder. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who loved being involved in all her grandchildren,...
James Russell Baisden
Mar 11, 2017
James Russell Baisden, 27, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Cain Calcutt-Stephens is assisting the family.
Margie Nester
Mar 10, 2017
Margie Nester, 89, of Florence, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. Cain Calcutt-Stephens is assisting the family locally. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Vaughan Guynn and McGrady Funeral Home, Hillsville, VA.
Robert D Lafontaine, Sr
Mar 9, 2017
Robert D LaFontaine, Sr., 77, of Pamplico, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the McLeod Regional Medical Center. Cain Calcutt-Stephens Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Frances Sitterson Webb
Mar 6, 2017
Frances Sitterson Webb, 87, of Summerton, SC went to be with her Lord on March 6, 2017. Mrs. Webb was born in Rocky Mount, NC, the daughter of the late Fred S. and Sudie Stewart Sitterson. She was a member of Santee Baptist Church. Over the course of her life, she was an active Christian, both singing in the...
Richard Martin Turner
Mar 5, 2017
Richard Martin Turner, 70, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Carolinas Hospital System. Born in Mullins, SC, he was a son of the late Ralph and Sarah Perritt Turner. He is predeceased by a sister, Helen Agnes Legg. Richard was a prominent member of the community who was free spirited, full of life, and...
Larry Hugh Lawhon
Mar 1, 2017
Larry Hugh Lawhon, 64, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, March 01, 2017, at Carolinas Hospital System. He was a son of the late Ira and Earline Faygon Lawhon, and brother to the late Dale Lawhon and Sylvia Hutchinson. He was a member of Effingham Church of God. Larry is survived by his daughter, Ashlee Lawhon Quesada (Jayson);...
Shirley G. Cruickshank
Mar 1, 2017
Shirley Grant McKnight Cruickshank, of Florence, S. C., passed away at the Presbyterian Community in Florence, S. C. on March 1, 2017, at the age of 86 years old. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, George W. Cruickshank of Florence, SC; her mother and father, Mercy Grant McKnight and William Kirk McKnight, of Providence, Rhode Island;...
Dorothy Patricia Cordell
Feb 27, 2017
Dorothy Patricia Cordell, 79, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017. She was born in Ansonia, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Dorothy Fitzpatrick Meade. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Walter O. Cordell. She is survived by three children; D.J. (Janet) Cordell, Kimberly Cordell and Walter O. Cordell, Jr.,...
Frances Dingle Hartley
Feb 21, 2017
Frances Louise Dingle Hartley, 85, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Erna Johnson Dingle and James Wesley Dingle, Sr. She is also predeceased by her husband, Robert Keith Hartley; a brother, James W. Dingle, Jr. and a sister, Jean D. Martin....
Penny Sutton Hudson
Feb 19, 2017
Penny Sutton Hudson, 73, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Americus, Ga. Penny was retired from Carolinas Hospital System and was employed with Tomlinson's Wholesale in Florence. She was a member of Community Free Will Baptist Church. She is predeceased by her husband, Billy Terrell Hudson who passed away...
Dorothy Byrd Blackwell
Feb 16, 2017
Dorothy Byrd Blackwell, 87, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Marion, SC to the late Coy Byrd and "Vermell" Raines Byrd Conyers. She is predeceased by, in addition to her parents, her husband, Gene Blackwell; two sons, Jimmy Parnell and Robin Parnell; a brother, James L. Byrd; and...
Neil Mcqueen Rogerson
Feb 15, 2017
Neil McQueen Rogerson, 40, of Florence, S.C., died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. He was born in Florence, S.C. the son of Judy McQueen and the late Daniel D. Rogerson, Jr. Neil served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was a huge fan of "Widespread Panic", Carolina football and NASCAR. His greatest love was his faithful companion...
Mitchell Winslow Yarborough
Feb 15, 2017
Mitchell Winslow Yarborough, 58, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House. Born in Florence, he was a son of the late Threca Bass and James Winslow Yarborough. Mitchell was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and was loved by all. He is survived...
Thomas Coburn Watson, Jr
Feb 10, 2017
Thomas Coburn Watson, Jr., 85, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. He was a son of the late Myra Steadman Watson and Thomas Coburn Watson, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Freda Hill Wolfe Watson; sons, Thomas C. (Michael Ann) Watson, III of Ft. Mill, SC, and Richard B. (Jamie) Watson of Franklin, NC; daughter, Suzanne...