Mattie Mae F. Barbee
November 4, 2016
Mattie Mae Frederick Barbee, 97, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2016, at the Heritage Home of Florence. She was born on June 21, 1919 in Durham, NC, a daughter of the late Calvin E. and Iva Mae Green Frederick. She is also predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Nello Barbee, Sr. and brother, Gene...
Jean Margaret Cribbs
November 3, 2016
Jean Margaret Cribbs, 82, a long-time resident of Florence County, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, following a long fight after a stroke. Born November 30, 1933 in London, England, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Florence M. Giles Wilson. Jean retired from the Department of Health and Environmental Control where she served the...
Cecil Edwin Croft, Sr
November 1, 2016
Cecil Edwin "Ed" Croft, Sr., 71, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. He was born November 23, 1944 and raised in Sumter, SC, a son of the late Thomas Clifford and Mary Sue Coleman Croft. Ed was a graduate of the business school of the University of South Carolina. He was the owner of Florence Mobile Home Service...
James W. Phillips
October 25, 2016
James Phillips, 63, of Florence, SC, formerly of Dallas, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House, peacefully surrounded by his family. James was a native Texan who spent the last year and a half with his daughter and son in law in Florence, searching for his winning lottery ticket. James had never won the...
Frances Virginia Garner Taylor
October 21, 2016
Frances Virginia Garner Taylor, 92, of the Bethea Home in Darlington, SC, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the McLeod Regional Medical Center. She was born in Union County, SC, an only child of the late Louis Leo and Mattie Gertrude Barnett Garner. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Otho Gordon Taylor who passed...
Charles "Jerry" Jerrol White
October 17, 2016
Charles "Jerry" White, 75, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Kingsville, TX, a son of the late Grady Clifton and Ernest Blanche Johnson White. Jerry served in the US Army for 21 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant. He continued to serve his country for 21 more years...
Vera B. Hughes Powell
October 17, 2016
Vera B. Hughes Powell, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Coy Tommy Byrd and Reather Byrd Conyers. She was also predeceased by her husband, Joe B. Powell; one brother, James L. Byrd and a sister, Pat Gerald. Vera attended Florence County schools and...
Paul Gregory Allen
October 15, 2016
Paul Gregory Allen, 64, of Florence, S.C., passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his residence. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Alberta Tranter Allen and the late Harry Sholar Allen, Jr. Paul graduated from West Florence High School and after graduation he served in the US Army. He worked in the field of auto...
Mary Frances Rush Jeffords
October 12, 2016
Mary Frances Rush Jeffords, 97, of Florence, SC, formerly of Anderson, SC passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late William Walter Rush and Margaret Cornelia Marchbanks Rush. She is also predeceased by her husband, Charles Woodrow Jeffords; three sisters, Sara Lee Boggs, Julia Agnes Little and Zessie Elma...
Stephen James Morris
October 5, 2016
Stephen James Morris, 40, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was born on April 4, 1976, a son of Gregory Allen "Al" Morris and Harriet Timmons Morris. Stephen graduated from South Florence High School and worked for Time Warner Cable. He loved his family, riding his...
James Robert Wiggins
September 30, 2016
James "Jim" Robert Wiggins, 68, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center.
Vivian Yarborough Carnell
September 28, 2016
Vivian Yarborough Carnell, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Born in Evergreen, SC, she was a daughter of Talmadge J. and Daisy Laura Burrows Yarborough. She is preceded in death by, in addition to her parents, sisters, Jackie Thomas and Judy Young; three brothers-in-law, Bob Hutchinson, Lanneau Bazen and...
Dorothy Olds
September 28, 2016
Dorothy Olds, 96, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Hornaday and Mary Jones Fishel. She is predeceased by, in addition to her parents, her husband, Richard N. Olds. She was one of the founding members of Highland Park UMC in Florence. She was...
Myles J. Sallack
September 24, 2016
Myles J. Sallack, age 91, was born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania and lived in Kane, Pennsylvania for 40 years. Recipient of a Bronze Star, 95th Infantry Division, during WWII in Europe, he went on to earn a degree in civil engineering at Penn State in 1950. A registered professional engineer, he spent his career in the pulp and paper industry,...
Dr. Minnie Mikell Johnson
September 22, 2016
Minnie L. Mikell Johnson was called to her heavenly home on September 22, 2016. Her last resting place was McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC. She was born on May 28, 1934 to William Moore and Mary Emma Shelton Mikell. She graduated from South Carolina State College with a B. S. in Biology and earned a Masters from Hunter...
Harris Wayne Putnam
September 21, 2016
Harris Wayne Putnam, 77, of Florence, SC, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late George Edward Putnam, Sr. and Inez Jones Putnam Smith. He was also predeceased by his son, Harris Wayne Putnam, Jr. and two brothers, James Edward Putnam and George Putnam, Jr. Wayne...
Ollie Morris Carroll
September 20, 2016
Ollie Morris Carroll, 76, of Kingstree, SC, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at the McLeod Hospice House. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.
Stephen Dewey Mckay
September 19, 2016
Stephen Dewey McKay, 68, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016. He was born in Florence, a son of Thelma Galloway McKay and the late Searl Dewey McKay. He was preceded in death, in addition to his father, by a niece, Emily Prendergast. Stephen was a US Navy veteran, having served on the USS Ozark during...
Ronnie Kenneth Abbott
September 16, 2016
Ronnie Kenneth Abbott, 69, of Florence, S.C., formerly of Conway, S.C., died Friday, September 16, 2016 at Carolinas Hospital System. He was born in Conway, S.C., son of the late James Rufus and Grace Clary Abbott. Ronnie proudly served his county in the United States Army. He is survived by his daughter, Donna Miller of Lane, S.C.; one step-daughter,...
Master Sergeant Joseph Washington Rhoden
September 13, 2016
Master Sergeant (Retired) Joseph Washington Rhoden, 85, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. He was born in Osierfield, GA, a son of the late George W. and Sarah Moore Rhoden, Sr. He is predeceased by his parents; a brother, Roy L. Rhoden; and two sisters, Lois Rhoden Miller and Shirley Rhoden Ely. He graduated from...
