Iris Ann Rose Gibson
March 6, 2014
Iris Ann Rose Gibson, 75, of Florence, S.C., died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Florence, S.C., a daughter of the late Troy Cleveland and Nora Lee Hatchell Rose. Iris was a graduate of McClenagan High School and was retired from La Z Boy Furniture. She is survived by her children, Belinda Gibson...
Oliver "Ollie" Wayne Biddle
March 3, 2014
Oliver Wayne "Ollie" Biddle, 73, of Florence, S.C., died Monday, March 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Quakertown, PA, a son of the late Jacob and Ruth Woodroffe Biddle. Ollie is survived by his wife, Elsie Beal Biddle of the home; six children, Machelle (Larry) Polgar of Chalfont, PA; Charles Holley of Florence, S.C.; Melinda Brown...
David Lamar Johnson
March 2, 2014
David Lamar Johnson, 69, of Pamplico, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was born January 5, 1945 in Horry County, SC to the late John A. "James" and Altha Watson Johnson. Lamar was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson, Eli Johnson. Lamar served his country with the US Navy. Lamar...
Elfriede "Elfie" Tallant
February 17, 2014
Florence, SC Elfriede (Elfie) M. Tallant, 82, passed away on February 17, 2014 in Florence, South Carolina. Mrs. Tallant was born in Munich, Germany on January 12, 1932. Her parents were Franz Krottmeyer and Eugenia (Jenny) Sieber, and her stepfather was Otto Ebenhoch. Mrs. Tallant grew up in Passau, Germany, but because her parents were actors, she spent much...
Carlton Ellsworth Burke
February 16, 2014
Florence, SC Carlton Ellsworth Burke, Sr., 96, of Florence, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Florence, SC. He was born June 1, 1917 in Hartford, CT to the late Harold and Lula Gallup Burke. In addition to his parents, Carlton was preceded in death by brothers, Gilbert Burke, Harold Burke and Alden Burke. Carlton was...
Virginia Stone Graham
February 1, 2014
Virginia Stone Graham, 71, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Commander Nursing Center. Mrs. Graham was born in Hanna, SC, a daughter of the late Clarmon Stone and Catherine Robinson Stone Flowers. Virginia retired from General Electric Medical System in 2002 after 25 years. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. She is preceded...
Mary Craig Evans Corder
January 31, 2014
Mary Craig Evans Corder, 91, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at a local health care facility. Mrs. Corder was born on October 8, 1922 in Clarendon County, the daughter of the late Daniel Epps and Sallie Kelly Evans. Mrs. Corder graduated in 1941 from McClenaghan High and from McLeod Infirmary LPN program in 1966....
Kitty Kelly Walters
January 30, 2014
Kitty Kelly Walters, 76, of Florence, SC, entered into rest on January 30, 2014 at McLeod Hospice House following an illness. Mrs. Walters was born in Statesboro, GA on September 28, 1937, to the late George Ross and Emma Thompson Kelly. She graduated from Statesboro High and Georgia Southern (Teacher's) College, and later, from University of South Carolina with...
John Henry Ferrell
January 28, 2014
Marion, SC John Henry Ferrell, Jr.,57, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital in Marion. He was born in Flagstaff, Arizona to the late Norma Ann and John Henry Ferrell, Sr. Mr. Ferrell served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include: Fiance, Tanya Boshers of Marion, SC; two sons, John Henry...
Mildred Flowers Moore
January 28, 2014
Florence, SC Mildred Flowers Moore, 85, of Florence, SC, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Moore was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late John Thomas and Lula Hyman Flowers. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hubert L. Moore; brothers, James T. Flowers, Adolph Flowers, Lawrence B....
Teresa Lynn Lohman
January 24, 2014
Teresa Lynn Lohman, 50, of Florence, S.C., died Friday, January 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Morton, Illinois, a daughter of the late Billy Wayne Hall and Judith K. Hall. A loving daughter, friend and mother. Teresa spent her life caring for others unconditionally and touched everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. She was...
Christina Marie Williams
January 18, 2014
Effingham, SC Christina Marie Williams, 29, of Effingham, SC, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014. Christina was born in Tampa, Florida, a daughter of Joseph Richard and Wanda Elaine Brown Lewis. Christina is preceded in death by her father, Joseph R. Lewis, her maternal grandfather, George Edward Brown, and her maternal step-grandfather, Otis Gerald Graham. Christina was a member...
Mary Jo Russ
January 18, 2014
Greenwood, SC Mary Jo Russ, 84, of Greenwood. SC, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 in the Hospice Care of the Piedmont. Mary Jo was born in Atkinson, NC, a daughter of the late Edison William and Josephine Rilee Horrell. In addition to her parents, Mary Jo is predeceased by husband of 57 years,...
Florence Mae Brackett
January 16, 2014
Coward, SC Florence Cameron Brackett 77, of Coward, SC, passed away on January 16th 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Born in Nova Scotia, CAN in 1936, she was the daughter of Laurie Burtram and Ida Gordon Cameron. Florence was a long time resident of Milford, MA. She and her late husband Al were members of the Salvation Army...
Xenia Mae Hutton Copeland
January 14, 2014
Florence, SC Xenia Mae Hutton Copeland, 89, of Florence, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the Presbyterian Home of SC. Born in Florence, SC, Xenia was a daughter of the late Tillman Hutton and Inez Richbourg Hutton. Xenia was a lifelong resident of Florence and was retired from the SC Department of Employment. She was a...
Casey Hudson Matthews
January 10, 2014
Florence, SC Casey Hudson Matthews, 34, of Florence, SC, died on Friday, January 10, 2014. She was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of Gary Dean Hudson, Sr. and Gennie Anderson Hudson. Casey graduated from West Florence High School and served her country in the US Army and the National Guard. Casey is survived by her parents, her children;...
Betty Lou Matthews
January 9, 2014
Florence, SC Betty Lou Matthews, 66, of Florence, S.C., died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Loris, S.C., a daughter of Katie Fipps Boyd and the late Arthur Boyd. She is predeceased by her father and a granddaughter, Katelyn Matthews. Betty was a loving Mother and Grandmother who will be dearly missed. She...
Shepherd Amelia Rustin Smith
January 7, 2014
Florence, SC Shepherd Amelia Rustin Smith, 81, of Florence, SC, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at a local hospital after a brief illness. Shepherd was born February 25, 1932, in Gastonia, NC, eldest daughter of the late William Carl Rustin and Mary Shepherd Gray Rustin. Shepherd attended Gaston County schools and graduated from St. Mary's College in Raleigh,...
Walter Prentice Land
January 3, 2014
Walter Prentice Land Florence, SC Walter Prentice Land, 72, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Land was born in Macon, GA, a son of the late Freddie Lee Land and Winnie Elsie Land. He is preceded in death in addition to his parents by a son, Walter Thomas Land and a grandson,...
Phillip Calhoun Goff
January 2, 2014
Florence, SC Phillip Calhoun Goff passed away peacefully on January 2, 2014 at the Heritage Home of Florence, South Carolina. Born in 1946 to Carlell Hillard Goff, Sr. and Essie Broome of Columbia, South Carolina, he was educated at Clemson University, where he developed a life-sustaining love for art and architecture. A civil servant as well as an urban...
