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...
Joan Harter Conyers
August 15, 2012
Joan Harter Conyers, 77, of Columbia, SC, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Carolinas Hospital System. She was born in Fairfax, SC, the daughter of the late Bruce Harter and Audrey Bowers Harter. Ms. Conyers graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in music. She was a retired elementary school teacher and church organist. She was...
Jon Owen Pickett
August 10, 2012
FLORENCE, S.C. -- Jon Owen Pickett, 71, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away in a Florence hospital on Friday, August 10, 2012 following an illness. Jon, the son of Wallace and Nadine Pickett, was born on August 18, 1940 in Savannah, Tennessee. He spent the majority of his working life in the shipping department of Stone Container in Darlington,...
Julia Mcconnell "Ti" Allen
August 1, 2012
Julia McConnell "Ti" Allen, 94 of 500 Woodland Dr., Florence, SC widow of Rupert Allen went to see her heavenly Father August 1, 2012. Julia was born in Georgetown, SC on April 18, 1918 the daughter of the late Louis James and Kathryn Dickert McConnell. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and received her Teacher's Degree at...
Robert Barry Gardner
July 31, 2012
Robert Barry Gardner, 56, of Florence, S.C., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Carolina's Hospital System in Florence. He was born in Florence, S.C., a son of the late Thomas Archie and Alice Killinger Gardner. We lay to rest a wonderful Christian man. He was known by many names but to us he was known as Baby, Dad, Pop,...
Mary "Vickie" Johnson Curl
July 30, 2012
Mary "Vicki" Johnson Curl, 82, of Florence, S.C. , widow of Lonnie B. Curl, Sr., died Monday, July 30, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Curl was born in Gastonia, N.C. on April 6, 1930, the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Fannie Berry Johnson. She was a graduate of Wingate College and was employed as an...
George Grice Reaves
July 30, 2012
George Grice Reaves FLORENCE-George Grice Reaves, 70, of Florence, S.C., died Monday, July 30, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alcolu, S.C., a son of the late James and Bobbie Edmondson Reaves. He was a graduate of Presbyterian College and the University of South Carolina Law School. He practiced law in Florence for many years....
John E. Floyd
July 29, 2012
CW04 (Retired) John Emory Floyd Sr. died at home in Florence, SC. Mr. Floyd was 87 years old. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Eugenia (Jean Roberts Floyd), his son John E. Floyd Jr. (wife- Karen) of Florence, daughters Jane F. Zenger of Blythewood and Jeannie Marie Harris of Darlington (husbands- Steve and Michael). He has six grandchildren;...
