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...
Kenneth E. Thiem
June 4, 2017
Kenneth E. Thiem, 67, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Carolinas Hospital. He was born in Norfolk, VA, a son of Ruby Lovette Thiem and the late Norman L. Thiem. He is also predeceased by a brother, Chuck Thiem. Kenneth served in the US Army during The Vietnam War as a Chief Warrant Officer...
Linda Lewis Munn
June 3, 2017
Linda Lewis Munn age 67 went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, June 3rd while surrounded by loved ones after a twelve year struggle with cancer. Those quality years were made possible by the grace and mercy of the Lord, an amazing place called Cancer Center Treatments of America, and the prayers of His saints. Linda...
James David Yarborough, Jr
May 26, 2017
James David Yarborough, Jr., 46, of Florence, S.C., died Friday, May 26, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Florence, S.C., son of Jimmy Yarborough and the late Shirley D. Jones Yarborough. He is survived by his father of Florence, S.C.; two children, Morgan Yarborough and Jamison Yarborough of Florence, S.C.; one brother, Chad Elliott Yarborough and one...
Larry Legrand Hyman
May 23, 2017
Larry LeGrand Hyman went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 23, 2017. Larry was born on July 17, 1932 to Henry I. and Mintie Miles Hyman at Pamplico, SC. He later moved to Johnsonville, marrying Ileta Miles Hyman. A longtime member of Johnsonville First Baptist church, he leaves behind many friends, nieces and nephews. Larry...
Meredith M Ham
May 21, 2017
Meredith M. Ham, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Johnsonville, SC, a daughter of the late Wallace Herbert Meng and Lida Taylor Meng. She is predeceased by her husband, Henry H. Ham, Sr., and her sister, Dell Stamps. Mrs. Ham was a graduate of Columbia College...
Madison "Matt" Henry Harrison Gaskins, Jr
May 21, 2017
Madison Henry Harrison Gaskins, Jr. "Matt", beloved husband of Barbara and devoted father of Harrison, passed away on May 20, 2017 at McLeod Regional Medical Center of Florence after a brief illness. Matt was born on March 22, 1951, and was a lifelong resident of the Florence area. Matt retired from DuPont in Florence after 37 years of service....
Margaret Kelly Miller
May 16, 2017
Margaret Kelly Miller, 95, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Carolinas Hospital in Florence. She was born in Darlington, SC, a daughter of the late Vance Nelson Kelly and Matilda Watson Kelly. She is also predeceased by two husbands, John Carter and Jim Miller. She has been a member of Southside Baptist Church since...
Virginia Cummings Rogerson
May 2, 2017
Virginia Cummings Rogerson, 90, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Heritage Home in Florence. She was born in Sumter, SC, a daughter of the late Charles and Janie Moore Cummings. She is also predeceased by a son, Daniel D. Rogerson, Jr., and two grandsons, Daniel D. "Dano" Rogerson, III and Neil McQueen Rogerson....
Howard James Ferguson
April 27, 2017
Howard James Ferguson, 78, of Florence, SC, passed away on April 27, 2017 at his residence after a brief illness. Howard was born in Canonsburg, PA, a son of the late David and Florence Bryson Ferguson. He was a veteran of the US Navy and retired from I.C.E. in Pennsylvania. He is preceded in death in addition to his...
Kenneth Irvin Wall
April 25, 2017
Kenneth Irvin Wall, 56, of Florence, SC, passed away at his residence after an illness on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. He was born in Spokane, WA, a son of the late Glen Edwin and Rose Mary Ullom Nutter.
Kenneth was a passionate softball coach for his daughters' teams. In his freetime, he enjoyed golfing and spending time...
Edna Wright Mcneill
April 25, 2017
Edna Wright McNeill, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at MUSC after a short illness. She was born in Columbus County, NC. She was the last remaining of 14 children born to Charlie M. and Sarah Gore Wright. She is predeceased by her parents and her husband of more than 40 years, Jack Green...
Curtis Patrick Polson
April 18, 2017
Curtis Patrick Polson, 73, of Pamplico, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Simpsonville, SC. He was born in Dillon, SC, a son of the late John Patrick and Nina Hayes Polson. Curtis graduated from Latta High School and entered the US Army, serving his country during the Vietnam War. He received an accounting degree from Florence-Darlington...
