James Edward Pate
September 12, 2015
James Edward Pate, 76 of Scranton, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Pate was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late James and Elsie Mae Lee Pate. He was a man of God who was formerly a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and most recent a member of the...
Earl Christmas
September 10, 2015
Reverend Earl Christmas, who was 80 and a resident of Florence, SC, died on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System after a short illness. Born in Marion, SC, he was the son of Robert and Nettie Christmas. He was a recently retired pastor of Florence Free Will Baptist Church and a former pastor of Loris Church of...
Eva Jobe Greer
September 6, 2015
Our dear mother, Eva Jobe Greer, went home to the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the age of 101 years! She was born in Avery County, North Carolina on July 17, 1914, the daughter of the late D. K. Jobe and Nell Ashley Jobe. She was especially proud of her family's illustrious...
Carole Anne Ellsworth
August 25, 2015
Carole Anne Ellsworth, 75, of Florence, SC, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at her residence after an illness. She was born in Gorham, Maine, the daughter the late Elmer William and Grace Vantassel Little. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Ellsworth of Florence; her son, Michael (Nicole) Ellsworth of Nassau, Bahamas; three grandchildren, Katie, Labe and Andrew,...
Emily Jean Marsh
August 20, 2015
Emily Jean Marsh of Lamar, SC, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at McLeod Hospice House. Jean Marsh was born in Camden, S.C. on September 9, 1939 and was one of ten children born to Mary Jackson Ray and George Neil Ray. Her childhood was spent in Camden, culminating in her graduation from high school in 1957. Jean was...
Myrtle Elizabeth Reid Brown
August 17, 2015
Florence, SC Myrtle Elizabeth Reid Brown, 95, of Florence, SC, died on Monday, August 17, 2015. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late Frank Reid and Wilhelmina Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph Brown, Sr.; a daughter, Gheri Daniels; three brothers, James Richardson, Edward Hamlin and Henry Hamlin; and...
Jo Ann Barnhizer West Abrell
August 14, 2015
Jo Ann Abrell of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on August 14, 2015. She was born May 1, 1926, in Franklin, Indiana, the only child of Muriel Lash and Joseph Barnhizer. She was a graduate of Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana and graduated from Indiana University in 1948. She taught English at both the junior high and...
Betty Hamer Lewis
August 10, 2015
Betty Hamer Lewis, 86, of Florence, SC, died on Monday, August 10, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Dillon, SC, a daughter of the late Leroy Dewitt Hamer and Marie Thompson Hamer. She is also predeceased by her husband, Percy Lewis, Jr, who passed away in 1996. Betty was one of the founding members of College...
Norman D Derringer
August 9, 2015
Norman Derringer, 87, of Florence, SC, died on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System. He was born in Tampa, Florida, a son of the late Edward and Nellie Hustwick Derringer. He is also predeceased by his first wife, Helen G. Derringer. Norman was an ordained Baptist minister and was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church where he...
Ruby Friar Nance
August 3, 2015
Ruby Friar Nance, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015, at her residence. Ruby was born in Timmonsville, SC, the daughter of the late Huey and Anna Morris Friar. In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Mr. Claude E. Nance, whom passed away in 2012; 6...
Shirley Mae Dudemaine
July 29, 2015
Shirley Mae Dudemaine, 85, of Florence, SC, died on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Herbert and Bernice Collins Frank. Shirley attended First Free Will Baptist Church in Florence and loved her church family. She loved the beach and spending time in the summers there with...
Faye Hanna Avin
July 28, 2015
Faye Hanna Avin, 68, of Florence, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Faye was born in Florence County, SC, the daughter of the late Mary Hanna and her adopted parents, the late Keith and Gladys Vause. Faye was retired from DuPont of Florence. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a great...
Velva Jean Powell
July 23, 2015
EFFINGHAM, S.C. -- Velva Jean Powell, 59, of Effingham, SC, died on Thursday, July 23, 21015, at Regency Hospital in Florence. She was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of the late William Eugene and V. Jeannine Montrose Powell. She is survived by her son, Eric Powell of Florence; one sister, Renee Powell and one brother, William Powell, both...
Charles "Chuck" Franklin Holley
July 16, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Franklin Holley, 50, of Florence, SC, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at McLeod Hospital. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he was the son of Elsie Beal Biddle and the late Charles Ellis Holley. Chuck is survived by his mother, Elsie Biddle; his sister, Melinda (Phil Pearson) Brown of Oklahoma City, OK; his step-sister, Michelle Polgar of PA;...
Rose Margaret Bratek
July 13, 2015
Florence, SC Rose Margaret Bratek, 93, of Florence, SC, entered into eternal life on Monday, July 13, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House. Born in Auburn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Vito and Christine Laido Milillo. Rose is predeceased by her parents, her husband, Frank Joseph Bratek, and a son in law, Jack Zanowick. Rose was a...
Ronald Edward Weaver
July 12, 2015
Florence, SC Ronald Edward Weaver, 59, of Florence, SC, died on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at his residence. Born in Florence, SC, he was the son of the late Wilton Lee and Mary Frances Rogers Weaver. He is predeceased by his parents and his son, Jason Weaver. Ronnie retired from Nucor Steel Mill in 2011 after 33 years of...
Samuel Elwood Barnes
July 6, 2015
Samuel Elwood Barnes, 79, of Florence, passed away on Monday, July 06, 2015 at Commander Nursing Center. Elwood was born in Lee County, a son of the late Kenneth and Alberta Davis Barnes. He was an avid practical jokester who loved his family, fishing, and woodworking. He was preceded in death in addition to his parents by his wife,...
John Charlton Cain
July 3, 2015
John Charlton Cain, 54, of Pamplico, SC, died on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System after a determined and courageous battle with heart disease. John was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Coleman Wesley Cain, Sr. and Elizabeth Eskridge Cain. Charlton is predeceased by his parents and a brother, Coleman Wesley Cain, Jr. Charlton...
Phyllis J Fusco
July 2, 2015
Phyllis J. Fusco, 90, formerly of Punxsutawney, PA, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Southland Health Care in Florence. Born May 6, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, she was a daughter of the late Berley V. Saunders Hall Larson and Paul R. Hewitt. On April 17, 1947, she married William G. "Bill" Fusco, who preceded her in death on October...
Doris Elizabeth Baker Frick
June 29, 2015
Doris Elizabeth Baker Frick, 93, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 29, 2015, at Southland Health Care. She was born in Coward, SC, a daughter of the late Talmadge Spurgeon and Mary Annie Gause Baker. She is predeceased by her parents; a brother, Archie Zingle Baker, and a sister, Annie Athena Baker. Doris was a member...