Cynthia Marie Matthews Corder
March 16, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Cynthia Marie Matthews Corder, 46, of Effingham, SC died Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born June 20, 1966 in Valley City, ND to Charlotte Olson Matthews and the late Harry Matthews. Survivors include: mother - Charlotte Olson Matthews of Effingham, SC; sons - Jordan Matthews of Effingham, SC and Matthew Corder of...
Clifford Wallace Gade
March 13, 2013
Florence, SC Rev. Clifford Wallace Gade, 78, of Florence, was called home to his eternal rest, Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Florence, SC. He was born November 10, 1934 in Chicago, IL to the late Lewis and Dorothy Hellis Gade. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Rev. Gade was a pastor of the Lutheran...
Elda Kirnbauer Oliver
March 7, 2013
Florence, SC Elda Kirnbauer Oliver, 89, of Florence, SC, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late John and Mary Paus Kirnbauer. Elda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Robert James Oliver of Florence, SC; 3 sons, William James...
Marjorie Galloway Hastings
March 4, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Marjorie Galloway Hastings, 93, of Florence, died Monday, March 4, 2013 in Florence, SC. She was born July 20, 1919 in Darlington County, SC. Mrs. Hastings was a member of Central United Methodist Church of Florence, SC and the Delta Kappa Gamma Sororiety. She taught school at Hartsville High School from 1940 - 1950 and McClenaghan High...
Deborah Lea Doles
March 4, 2013
Bishopville, SC Deborah Lea Doles, 56, of Bishopville,SC, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at McLeod Hospital in Florence, SC. She was born September 28, 1956 in Dallas, TX to Emmett L. and Alice Ann Hollingshead. Deborah loved and was loved by her family and friends. Survivors include her daughter, Kasey Moss of Ferris, TX; son, T.C. Hollingshead of Dallas,...
Hazel Saulisbury Kirby
February 25, 2013
Hazel Saulisbury Kirby Titusville, Florida Hazel Saulisbury Kirby, 88, widow of the late Waldo James Kirby, died Monday, February 25, 2013. Mrs. Kirby was born May 6, 1924, to the late Curtis E. Saulisbury, Sr. and Mary Jane Sweatman Saulisbury. She was a graduate of Berkeley High School in Berkeley County, South Carolina, and Raban's Beauty College. During World...
Susie Mae Hanna
February 25, 2013
Susie Mae Hanna, 101, of Florence, S.C., died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Commander Nursing Facility in Florence. She was born in Macon, Georgia, a daughter of the late Henry Morris and Eula Flemings Hanna. Susie was a homemaker and had a long and fulfilling life. She raised one daughter, Mary Hanna, who died in 2000. She is survived...
Martha Joann Lawson
February 24, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Martha "JoAnn" Lawson, 71, of Florence, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Florence, SC with the comfort of her husband and three children. She was born December 8, 1941 in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Thomas Stonewall Geiger and Elouise Coon Geiger. Mrs. Lawson was a dedicated Christian member of the Family Life Church of the Nazarene....
Sherise Nicole Anderson
February 24, 2013
Florence, SC Sherise Nicole Anderson, 30, died February 24, 2013 in Florence, SC. She was born March 12, 1982 in Florence, SC to Marty Anderson and Lori Deitch. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Ligett and Doris Floyd. Survivors include her mother, Lori Smith (Paul) Deitch of Florence, SC; her father, Marty Anderson of Florence, SC;...
Bobbie Strickland Bailey Shrader
February 23, 2013
Florence, SC Bobbie Strickland Bailey Shrader, 65, of Florence SC, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House. Bobbie was born June 7, 1947, in Long Island, NY, to the late Prince and Ruby Wary Strickland. Due to her father being in the Air Force, Bobbie's family moved to Whiteville, NC, where she was raised. After high...
Owen Mitchell Martin
February 22, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Owen Mitchel Martin, Jr., 73, of Florence, died Friday, February 22, 2013 in Florence, SC. He was born December 29, 1939 in Mullins, SC to the late Owen Mitchel and Lucille Brickle Martin, Sr. Mitchel was an honor graduate of Mullins High School and a 1962 distinguished military graduate of Clemson College, where he majored in Mechanical...
Andrew Miah Corder
February 21, 2013
Florence, SC Andrew Miah Corder, 92, of Florence, SC, died on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Corder was born on August 4, 1920 in Roanoke Rapids, NC to the late William Dewey and Gertrude Roberts Corder. Andrew served his country in the US Navy aboard the USS Bunker Hill in the Southwest Pacific during WWII....
Janet Teresa "Tere" Fowler Brown
February 18, 2013
Quinby, SC Janet Teresa "Tere" Fowler Brown, 50, of Quinby, SC, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 suddenly at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, after a long battle with cancer. Tere was born December 13, 1962, in Houston, TX to Freddie Ablon Ross and Peggy Ross Fowler Herring. Tere graduated from James F. Byrnes Academy. She also attended...
Sarah Lynn Parnell
February 16, 2013
Florence, SC Sarah Lynn Parnell, 66, of Florence, S.C., died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. She was born in Hemingway, S.C., daughter of the late Douglas and Margaret McClary Hardy. She was a member of Highland Park UMC of Florence. She worked in the school system for many years and enjoyed helping children explore...
Dorothea Maria Erkens Tilley
February 11, 2013
Florence, SC Dorothea Maria Erkens Tilley, 51, of Florence, S.C., died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence, S.C. She was born in Rheydt, Germany, a daughter of the late Winfried and Margret Hochhausen Erkens. She is predeceased by her husband, Ronald Dean Tilley who passed away in 2012. She is survived by one son, Michael...
Willa Shaw Brown
February 10, 2013
FLORENCE, SC Willa Shaw Brown , 77, beloved wife and mother, passed away February 10, 2013 in Florence, SC. She was born March 8, 1935 in Jamestown, SC to the late William Boyd Shaw and LaVerne Dubose Shaw. She devoted her life to caring for her family and friends. Survivors include; husband - Reggie Brown of Florence, SC, sons...
James M. "Jimmy" Lynch
February 9, 2013
Timmonsville, S.C. James M. "Jimmy" Lynch, 71, of Timmonsville, S.C., died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1941 in Florence, S.C., son of the late Edward James and Hennie Mae Parnell Lynch. Jimmy attended Francis Marion College and afterwards became a small business owner in Timmonsville, while being employed with RJ...
David King Welch
February 4, 2013
Florence, SC David King Welch, 65, of Florence, died Monday, February 4, 2013 in Florence, SC. He was born January 7, 1948, in Marlboro County, SC to Charles Daniel and Marian Arlene King Welch. David attended Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church and was a former member of the Jaycees. He was also a former Bennettsville City Councilman and was retired...
Emily Louise Sechler Fishel
February 3, 2013
Emily Louise Sechler Fishel, 61, of Quinby, S.C., died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. She was born in Reading. PA, a daughter of the late Douglas and Emily Flatt Sechler. She is predeceased by her parents and a sister, Joanne Richards. She is survived by her husband, James M. 'Jim" Fishel of Quinby, S.C.;...
Catherine Broach Bass
February 3, 2013
Catherine Broach Bass, 85, of Darlington, S.C., died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House. She was born in Effingham, S.C., daughter of the late Simpere and Cleo McLeod Broach. Mrs. Bass retired from Turner Manufacturing. She was a charter member of Christian Assembly Church. She is survived by two granddaughters, Leigh Bass Rogers and her husband Chuck...
