John Gerrit Banks
January 15, 2013
Florence, SC John Gerrit Banks, 89, of Florence, SC died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Presbyterian Home in Florence. John was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on April 30, 1923, son of the late Charles Michael and Faith Marguerite Bennett Banks. John served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in WWII, flying a B-17 bomber. After the war,...
Leo J Ard
January 10, 2013
Darlington, SC Leo J. Ard, 70, of Darlington, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Carolinas Hospital in Florence, SC after an illness. He was born April 20, 1942 in Johnsonville, SC to the late Ruell P. and Trudy Mabel Ard Prosser. Leo was a man who loved his family. He also loved his boat and was an avid fisherman...
Carrie Frances Norris
January 8, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Carrie Frances Norris, 75, of Florence, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Florence, SC. She was born November 28, 1937 in Simpsonville, SC to the late William Harold and Eunice Parrish Norris. Miss. Norris graduated from SC Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, Columbia, SC. Later she obtained her Masters of Public Health. Her nursing career consisted primarily...
Rosalie Evans Watson
January 6, 2013
Rosalie Evans Watson, 74, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was born April, 5, 1938, in Winston Salem, NC., to the late Benjamin Albert and Alpha Shaner Evans. Rosalie was a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Darlington, SC. She attended Hollins College. She was a homemaker and...
Ralph Jerry Orcutt
January 4, 2013
Ralph Jerry Orcutt, 70, of Florence, S.C., died Friday, January 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Geneva, OH, a son of the late Lawrence Ralph and Louella Hudson Orcutt. Jerry was a graduate of Brooklyn Cayce High School in Columbia, South Carolina in 1960 and then attended the University of South Carolina until he joined the...
Caroline Elizabeth Sprott
January 4, 2013
Caroline Elizabeth "Boo" Sprott, 53, of Florence, S.C., died Friday, January 4, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Florence, S.C., a daughter of the late Alexander McTaggart and Bettie Jane Jackson Sprott. She worked for many years as the pastry chef at P.A.'s Restaurant. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends and was known for her...
Charles Richard Allison
January 3, 2013
Florence, SC Charles Richard Allison died Thursday, January 3, 2013, after a sudden illness. He leaves his wife of fifty-seven (57) years, Kay Reighard Allison; brother Paul Allison of Las Vegas, NV; sister Mary Jane Cafeo of Johnstown, PA; daughter Lisa (David) McBride of Florence, SC; son Joel (Debbie) Allison of Campbell, CA; son Kyle (Cara) Allison of Hewitt,...
Donald Darrell Eldred
January 1, 2013
Donald Darrell Eldred, 51, of Effingham, South Carolina passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at McLeod Medical Center after an illness. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at LightHouse Free Will Baptist Church with Inurnment immediately following at Garden of Memories on Pamplico Highway.
Dorothy "Dot" Moorer
December 26, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC Dorothy "Dot" Moorer, 92, of Columbia, SC passed away December 26, 2012. Mrs. Moorer was born in Orangeburg, SC on July 19, 1920. She graduated from Columbia High School in June of 1938 and also took a course in office management from Columbia Commercial College. She lived most of her life in Lake City, SC where she...
Pannee "Ann" Miles-Wise
December 25, 2012
Florence, SC Pannee "Ann" Miles-Wise, 58, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at MUSC in Charleston, SC. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand to the late Pin Kranphansert and CHA-ON Mingmongkol. Ann moved to the United States in 1974. She began her career at Fibers Industries as a Lab technician, and then became head canteen manager....
Shirley Louise O'Neal Vann Long
December 23, 2012
Shirley Louise O'Neal Vann Long passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence after an illness.
Jack Edwin Robertson
December 20, 2012
Florence, S.C. Jack Edwin Robertson, 68, (USN Retired), of Florence, S.C., died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Jack was born in Florence, S.C., a son of the late James Wilton and Claudia Witherspoon Robertson. He served his country in the United States Navy and retired with 22 years of service. He was a Charter Member...
Charles Heyward Byrd
December 13, 2012
HARTSVILLE, SC Charles Heyward Byrd, 73, of Hartsville, SC died Thursday, December 13, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born March 31, 1939 in Hartsville, SC to the late Albert Henry and Dell Robbins Byrd. Mr. Byrd was a retired veteran of the United States Army. He served four tours in Vietnam and received the National Defense Medal, Vietnam...
Brenda Hudson Jordan
December 10, 2012
Brenda Hudson Jordan, 65, of Florence, SC, died on Monday, December 10, 2012 in Florence, SC. She was born August 4, 1947 in Florence, SC to Mary Ella and William Hudson. Brenda was a member of Gospel Temple Worship Center. She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother, Sister and loving friend to many. Brenda was preceded in death by 2...
Brenda Carll
December 10, 2012
Brenda Louise Pate Mullis Carll , 63, died December 10, 2012 in Florence, SC. She was born February 16, 1949 in Charlotte, NC to Marilyn Bracey Barbot and the late Charles Moore Pate. She was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. Survivors include; mother - Marilyn (Decimus) Bracey Barbot of Florence, SC; daughter - Shannon (Adam) Leigh Mullis Barrett...
Sue Biggers Young
December 8, 2012
Sue T. Biggers Young, 90, of Florence, S.C., died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Heritage Home of Florence. She was born in Anson County, a daughter of the late Lemuel Thomas and Clara E. Porter Tyson. Sue Young was a beloved and diligent mother. Her first priority was instilling a deep rooted faith of our Lord, Jesus Christ to...
Joseph Ellsworth Harlan
December 2, 2012
Joseph Ellsworth Harlan, Sr., 87, of Darlington, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 in Darlington, SC. He was born June 3, 1925 in Lawrence County, PA to the late David Milton and Florence Aiken Harlan. Mr. Harlan was a member of the 90th Infantry Division "Tough Hombres". He participated in the D Day Invasion of Normandy, the Liberation of a...
Claude E Nance
November 27, 2012
Claude Elbert Nance, 84, of Florence, S.C., died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was born in Cerro Gordo, N.C., a son of the late Cort Monroe and Alma Rouse Nance. He is predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Richard Arnold Nance and Thomas Floyd. He is survived by his wife of 61...
Mary Frances Rogers Weaver
November 25, 2012
Mary Frances Rogers Weaver, 78, of Effingham, S.C., died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. She was born in Lake City, S.C., a daughter of the late Willie Joe and Annie Ren Morris Rogers. She is predeceased by her husband Wilton Lee Weaver who passed away in 2005 and by a son, Donnie Joe Weaver. Mary...
Mildred "Mickey" Wilford
November 23, 2012
Mildred "Mickey" Reynolds Wilford, 74, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Florence, died Friday, November 23, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston, S.C. She was born in Jefferson, Georgia, a daughter of the late Lester Leonard and Daisy Dimple Allen Reynolds. She was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. Mildred is predeceased by her husband, W.R. "Bill" Wilford who...