Alvin Lee Borum
November 12, 2012
FLORENCE, SC Alvin Lee Borum, 80, of Florence, died Monday, November 12, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born January 9, 1932 in Cochran, GA to the late Allen James "A.J." and Maude Lee Bell Borum. Mr. Borum attended Pulaski County Public Schools from the third grade until he graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1949. He served in...
Robert Lee Williamson
November 7, 2012
Robert Lee Williamson, 75, of Florence, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born August 6, 1937 in Dillon, SC to the late Daniel and Flora Williamson. Robert was a member of Hamer Baptist Church in Dillon, SC. He loved driving his truck for a living. The family wishes to express their thanks to Commander Nursing...
Rex Allen Parnell
November 5, 2012
Rex Allen Parnell, 59, of Edenton, N.C., formerly of Florence, S.C., died Monday, November 5, 2012 after a short illness. He was born in Hemingway, S.C., a son of the late Harvey Odis and Vilmae Port Parnell. Rex was an avid outdoorsman and loved his family and friends. He served his country in the United States Marine Corp during...
O'Neal "Bubba" Wood
November 4, 2012
O'Neal "Bubba" Wood, 69, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. He was born in Denmark, S.C., a son of the late Kenneth and Pearl Rowell Wood. Mr. O'Neal Wood retired from Seaboard Coastline, as a roadway track welder. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, and enjoyed restoring antique...
Myers Hampton Hicks
November 2, 2012
Myers Hampton Hicks FLORENCE - Myers Hampton Hicks, Physician, and civic leader, died in Florence on November 2012 at age 90. He was born in Florence on January 29, 1922, the son of Elijah maxie Hicks and Jessie Bryant Hicks. After graduating from Florence High School in 1939, he attended Furman Univ. on a football scholarship He left Furman...
Gerald Thomas O'Connor
November 1, 2012
Gerald Thomas O'Connor, 66, of Florence, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born April 17, 1946 in Plattsburgh, NY to the late David M. and Gertrude Gill O'Connor. Gerald was a long standing and serving member of Family Worship Center in Florence, SC. He was a proud Vietnam veteran and served in the military for...
James "Jim" Joseph Dubovsky
October 28, 2012
James "Jim" Joseph Dubovsky, 57, of Florence, S.C., died Sunday, October 28, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born in Richmond, VA, a son of the late Joseph Edward and Joan Best Dubovsky. Jim Dubovsky, born on December 10, 1954, wore many hats in life. He was a son, brother, father , husband and Pa Pa ....
Lillian Harper Tharp
October 27, 2012
Lillian Harper Tharp, 91, of Florence, S.C., widow of Bill Tharp, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Carolina's Hospital System. She was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., a daughter of the late William Whitehead and Eva Southall Harper. She is survived by a daughter, Trudy Tharp of Summerville, S.C.; one grandson, John Tharp (Casey) of Advance, N.C.; two great-granddaughters,...
Larry Rudolph Abercrombie
October 25, 2012
Larry Rudolph Abercrombie, 70, of Florence, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born June 7, 1942 in Greenville, SC to the late Raymond Robert and Ludie Morris Traynham Abercrombie. Larry attended Fork Shoals Elementary School and graduated from Ellen Woodside High School in 1960. He also earned an Associates Degree from Florence Darlington Technical College....
Melvin Oscar Anderson
October 22, 2012
Melvin Oscar Anderson, 89, of Effingham, S.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, October 22, 2012 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, S.C. He was born in Aurora, WI, a son of the late Fred David and Esther Johnson Anderson. He served in the Army in Germany during World War II. His career was as a...
Paula Linette Marner Schmidt
October 20, 2012
Florence, SC Paula Linette Marner Schmidt, 43, of Florence, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 in Florence, SC. She was born July 21, 1969 in Cedar Rapids, IA to David Marner, Sr. and the late Pauline Frank Marner. Mrs. Schmidt was a member of Lamb's Chapel Christian Center. Paula was a loving wife and friend. She loved riding horses, reading,...
Kay Anderson Hagerty
October 19, 2012
Kay Anderson Hagerty, 72, of Florence, SC died October 19, 2012 in Florence, SC. She was born February 2, 1940 to the late Irving and Viola Quicksall Van Slyke. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Kenneth Anderson. Survivors include; daughters - Dawn Broyles of Elizabeth City, NC and Starr Zukowski of Florence; son -...
Dwight G. Bass
October 17, 2012
Dwight Garnet Bass, 64, of Darlington, SC died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born July 16, 1948 in Florence, SC to Catherine Broach Bass and the late Verner "V.G." Bass. Mr. Bass was a member of Christian Assembly Church. Survivors include: daughters - Leigh (Chuck) Rogers and Rachel (Gregg) Windham both of Florence; significant other...
Robert Webb Brown
October 14, 2012
Robert "Bob" Webb Brown, 72, from Florence, SC, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 14, 2012. Bob was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, the son of the late Roy Harold Brown, Sr. and Edna Flowers Brown. Bob was a class of 1959 graduate of Hartsville High School and he attended Clemson University. He made his livelihood in...
Henry Isaiah James
October 11, 2012
Henry Isaiah James, 64, of Effingham, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born August 26, 1948 in Florence, SC to the late Herman James and Wanza Hamlin James. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 PM, Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Savannah Grove Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at 2717 Alligator Road,...
George Washington Jordan
October 2, 2012
George Washington Jordan, III, age 52, of Florence, SC, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in Florence, SC. He was born January 13, 1960 in Florence, SC to George Washington Jordan, Jr. and Barbara Carter Jordan. George was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Charlotte Britt Altman. Survivors include: his son - George Washington Jordan, IV, "Trey"...
Jerome George Ramlal
September 29, 2012
Jerome George Ramlal, 72, of Florence, S.C., died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born in Jamaica, West Indies, the son of the late Isaac and Mariam Knight Ramlal. He moved to Danbury, CT at the age of 26 and to Florence, SC five years ago. He is survived by his wife, Eda Barnes...
Dorothy "Dot" Poston Hudson
September 23, 2012
Dorothy "Dot" Poston Hudson, 80, of Florence, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Darlington, SC after an extended illness. She was born November 23, 1931 in Florence County, SC to the late Liston and Doseree Calcutt Hyman. Dot was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Florence. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She...
Thomas J. Handley
September 23, 2012
Florence, SC Thomas Joseph Handley, 58, of Florence, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Florence, SC after an extended illness. He was born March 31, 1954 in Newburgh, NY to Anne M. O'Donnell Handley and the late James J. Handley. He graduated Warren Hills High School, in Washington N in 1972. While attending Warren Hills he played Varsity Baseball...
William Samuel "Sam" Hammond
August 18, 2012
William Samuel Hammond, 64, of Effingham, SC, died August 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Florence, SC, a son of the late Edward William and Allene Hanna Hammond. After graduating from McClenaghan High School in 1966, Sam joined the U.S. Army where he served in the military police for four years. He then earned a degree...