Anthony Scott Hunt
April 6, 2025
In Loving Memory of Anthony Scott Hunt
September 22, 1980 - April 6, 2025
Anthony's life was not easy, but it was full. He was a complicated soul with a heart that loved fiercely and a loyalty that ran deep. He had a light that drew people in, even when his shadows felt heavy. He...
Michael Ray Roush
April 4, 2025
Florence — We celebrate the life of Michael Ray Roush, who passed away on April 6th, 2025. He passed peacefully in his home from long-term medical conditions. His wonderful wife, Sally, was by his side. Mike was born in 1941 to Meryl and Mildred Roush (both deceased) from Lima, Ohio. He shared his parents with his sister, Linda Morgan....
Ann Darwin (Vaughan) Haynes
April 3, 2025
Ann Darwin Vaughan Haynes, 86, of Florence, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born on September 2, 1938, and was a lifelong resident of Florence, South Carolina where she married and lived with the love of her life, the late Harold B. Haynes, Sr. her childhood sweetheart.
Ann lived an extraordinary...
Brenda Lane English
April 2, 2025
Brenda Lane English, 79, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. She was born in Mullins, SC, the daughter of the late Hazel Bryant Lane and the late Vernon Baker Lane. In addition to her parents, Brenda is predeceased by her husband, Rev. Carl W. English; three brothers, Robert Russell Lane, Joel Hampton Lane and Larry Baker...
Frances Port Garrison
April 1, 2025
Frances Port Garrison, 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. She was born in Georgetown, SC, a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Port, Sr. and Georgia Willow Harrelson Port. She is also predeceased by her sister, Sarah Graham.
Frances was retired from SCE&G where she worked as an executive secretary. She was...
William "Bill" Edward Maleckar
April 1, 2025
William "Bill" Edward Maleckar, 68, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ, the son of the late John and Lois Hergert Maleckar. He is also predeceased by his brother, Bryan Maleckar.
Bill was well known in Florence as "Turtle". He was semi-retired from Carolina Typewriter. He enjoyed playing...
Ira Louis Shaffer
April 1, 2025
Ira Louis Shaffer, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. He was born in Lorain, OH, a son of the late Roy and Magdalen Brazman Shaffer. He is also predeceased by a sister, Betty Shaffer and two brothers, Paul Shaffer and Roy Shaffer.
Ira was a kind-hearted soul. He always put other's interests...
Donna Jean Smith
April 1, 2025
Donna Jean Smith, 78, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. She was born in Elgin, IL, the daughter of the late Donald Edward and Beatrice Mae McFarlane Bohne.
Donna worked for social services in North Carolina for many years. She also worked for many years at Rainwater Furniture in Florence as well as...
Gloria Dean Cox Ethridge
March 31, 2025
Gloria Dean Cox Ethridge, 72, of Manning, SC, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025 at McLeod Hospice House. Gloria was born October 11,1952 in Georgetown, SC to the late Grover and Lizzie Cox. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Earl Ethridge, Sr. and her son, Lloyd Earl Ethridge, Jr.
She...
Robert Davis Thompson, Jr.
March 31, 2025
Robert Davis Thompson, Jr., 69, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025. He was born in Sumter, SC, a son of the late Carolyn Smith Thompson and Robert Davis Thompson, Sr. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Patsy Hudson Thompson.
Robert graduated from Presbyterian College with a Business Degree. ...
Dr. Rufus Hackney
March 28, 2025
Dr. Rufus Hackney was a Tar Heel, having spent his formative years in Durham. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNC Chapel Hill with further work at Duke University and the University of Georgia. He was a teacher and administrator on the collegiate level.
Rufus was passionate about sports, faith and family. As a student...
Cecil Patrick "Patti" Moore Holland
March 24, 2025
Cecil Patrick "Patti" Moore Holland, 91, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025. She was born in Whiteville, NC, the daughter of the late Mildred Hooks Moore and Donald Lee Moore. She is also predeceased by her husband, Oscar Lee Holland, Sr., a daughter, Amy (Jay) Swetenburg, and a sister-in-law, Beverly Moore.
Patti's favorite...
Agnes "Aggie" Margaret Stewart Spradley
March 24, 2025
Agnes Margaret Stewart Spradley, "Aggie", 103, of Florence, SC, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025. She was born in Florence, the daughter of the late Agnes Margaret Stewart and A.T. Steward. She is also predeceased by her husband, William A. Spradley, Sr.
Mrs. Spradley was a proficient secretary with work as secretary to Florence Chief of...
Bobby Ray Carter
March 23, 2025
Bobby Ray Carter, 75, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at his home. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, the son of the late Sarah Carter and Charleston Carter.
Bobby retired from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources after many years.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Sara Lyon (Frank)...
Major James Fredrick Ayers, Usaf, Ret.
March 20, 2025
Major James Fredrick Ayers, USAF Ret., 78, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025. He was born in Charlotte, NC, a son of the late Cathryn Tarte Ayers and James Lewis Ayers. In addition to his parents, he is also predeceased by two sisters, Cynthia Ayers and Tina Scholte; and a brother, James "Buck" Lewis Ayers,...
Lorrie Ann Sawyer
March 18, 2025
Lorrie Ann Sawyer, 59, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in a local healthcare facility after an illness. Lorrie was born in Latta, SC, a daughter of the late Leroy Jack Sawyer and Joyce Perritt Weber. In 1997 she became a Certified Nursing Assistant and loved caring for her patients. She also worked as a...
Trenice Lane Scales, Jr.
March 15, 2025
Trenice Lane Scales, Jr., 53, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025. He was born in Bessemer, AL, a son of Trenice Lane Scales, Sr. and the late Linda Riley Siptroth. In addition to his mother, he is also predeceased by a brother, Chad Scales, and a son-in-law, Bobby Sillsbury.
Trenice enjoyed riding motorcycles...
Catherine "Tinka" Liakos Deas
March 13, 2025
Catherine "Tinka" Liakos Deas, 88, of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025. She was born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late Thomas Liakos and Louise Goff Williams Liakos Brown Teasley. She is also predeceased by her husband, Aubrey L. Deas; a son, Jaimie Deas; two brothers, Thomas Belk Williams, Jr....
Richard Strout Osward
March 12, 2025
Richard Strout Osward, 83, of Charlotte, NC, and Florence, SC, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Born in Brockton, MA, he was the son of the late Carl Elon Osward and Sybil Elizabeth Strout Osward. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Susan Hodgson Osward; his brother, Karl Elon Osward; and...
Dennis Michael Riordan
March 12, 2025
Dennis Michael Riordan, 76, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. He was born in Kingston, PA, a son of the late James and Sophia Czarnomski Riordan. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Carolyn Sue Riffe Riordan and a brother, Dale Riordan (Marta).
Mr. Riordan served his country in the...