Florence Juergens Powell
August 14, 2017
Florence E. Powell, 92, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL., daughter of the late Robert E. Juergens and Alice Marie Muther Juergens. She is also predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Kirke M. Powell. She grew up in Chicago, then moved with her family to Los Angeles, CA...
Mildred Ulm Dean
August 5, 2017
Mildred Ulm Dean, 87, of Florence, S.C., died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date
Terry Darice Burkett
August 5, 2017
Terry Derice Ray Burkett, 62, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Freddie Ray and Betty Courtney Cornett. She is also predeceased by a nephew, Ryan Stevenson. Darice was a graduate of Francis Marion College and was a Teacher's Assistant at Delmae Elementary School. She...
Billy Don Black
August 5, 2017
Billy Don Black, 77, of Florence, S.C., passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, August 5, 2017. He was born in Arab, Alabama, son of the late Clifton Cleo and Mary Leo Whisenant Black. He is survived by his wife, Linda Benson Black of Florence, S.C.; three sons, Neil C. Black (Deborah) of West Grove, PA; Alan C....
Richard Sumner
August 3, 2017
Richard Sumner, 74 of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Bennington, Vermont, a son of the late Cora Russell Jones Sumner and Lawrence "Larry" Sumner. He is also predeceased by his wife, Beatrice Wells Sumner.
Ubie Garland Jenkins
August 1, 2017
Ubie Garland Jenkins, 62, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tueaday, August 1, 2017. He was born in Florence, a son of the late Josephine Spivey Jenkins and Lester L. Jenkins. He is also predeceased by his wife, Patricia R. Jenkins, his son, Ricky Jenkins, and two brothers, Paul E. Jenkins and Harold L. Jenkins. He was employed as...
William Donald "Bill" Decker
July 29, 2017
William "Bill" Donald Decker, 89, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. He was born in Shiloh, PA, a son of the late Milton Andrew Decker and Esther Metzel Decker. He is predeceased by, in addition to his parents, three brothers, Milton Mitzel Decker, Ray Ellis Decker and Milton Andrew Decker, and a grandchild, Andrew David...
Leonard Dale Williams
July 28, 2017
Leonard Dale Williams, 81, of Florence, formerly of Morgantown, WVA, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the McLeod Regional Medical Center. Cain Calcutt-Stephens Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Eileen West
July 27, 2017
Eileen West, 80, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and worked for the US Postal Service as a Postal Clerk. Cain Calcutt-Stephens Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Wade Hampton Walters, Iii
July 14, 2017
Wade Hampton Walters, III, 72, of Florence, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Walters was born in Hartsville, SC, a son of the late Wade Hampton Walters, II and Gladys Goodale Walters. He served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Era and retired from Fiber Industries after working...
Rufus Lee Brown
July 9, 2017
A Memorial Service Honoring the Life of Rufus Lee Brown will be held Friday, July 14, 2017. Rufus Lee Brown was born on September 12, 1932 in Raleigh, NC. He was the son of the late Charles and Julia Trice Brown. He passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Carolinas Hospital System. He was the loving husband of...
Catherine Wentz Lawhon
July 9, 2017
Catherine Wentz Lawhon, 61, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Charlotte, N.C., daughter of Peggy Kerns Wentz and the late James Paul Wentz. She is survived by her mother, Peggy Kerns Wentz; her husband, Wilton R. "Randy" Lawhon, Jr. of Florence, S.C.; one son, Wilton R. "Randy" Lawhon, III of...
Colonel Morgan B. Coker, Phd
July 6, 2017
Col. (U.S. Army Retired) Morgan B. Coker, PhD, age 93, of Florence died July 6, 2017. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2 pm at Effingham Presbyterian Church after a private burial with full military honors in the Florence National Cemetery. Visitation will be held after the service in the church's...
John Wesley Cockman, Jr
July 4, 2017
John Wesley Cockman, Jr., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the age of 75. He was born in Greensboro, NC and grew up in Rockingham, NC. Mr. Cockman moved to Florence in 1984 and retired from Palmetto Packaging in 2001. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church, the Pioneer Sunday...
Dottie Kennedy Jones
June 24, 2017
Dottie Kennedy Jones, 89, died peacefully at McLeod Hospice House on June 24, 2017. She was born in Lake City, S.C., youngest daughter of the late Doyt and Nita Wilson Kennedy. She was a graduate of Lake City High School and Coker College where she earned a degree in Mathematics. Dottie was predeceased by her parents, her husband of...
David Blake Hudson
June 24, 2017
David Blake Hudson, 47, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017. He was born in Florence, SC, a son of Monroe "Bryant" Hudson and Brenda Fay Goss Hudson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Monroe and Margaret Hudson and Durant and Melba Goss. He is survived by his parents, Bryant and Brenda Goss Hudson;...
Katherine Ann Ingram Putnam
June 17, 2017
Katherine Ann Ingram Putnam, 87, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in the McLeod Hospice House. Ms. Putnam was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Ivey Isaac and Dezzie Courtney Ingram. She was a member and former choir director of Effingham Presbyterian Church until her decline in health. Ms. Putnam was a member...
Janet Holloman Best
June 15, 2017
Janet Holloman Best, 59, of Nichols, SC, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at McLeod Hospital. She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of Marvin Ed Holloman and the late Evelyn Louise Springs Streett. She was a lifelong worker in the restaurant industry and was an avid horse rider. She loved, and was loved by, her family...
Shirley Hyman Kennedy
June 15, 2017
Shirley Hyman Kennedy, 73, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Florence, SC , the daughter of the late Mae Weatherford Hyman and David Patrick Hyman. She is also predeceased by two brothers, Rev. Herman A. Hyman and Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Shirley was a member of Southside...
James Lewis Stoots
June 13, 2017
James Lewis Stoots, 67, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. He was born in Welch, WV, the son of the late William Harless and Margaret Blakeley Stoots. He is predeceased by, in addition to his parents, a brother, Robert Blakeley. James proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was...