Stephen Christopher Deaver

STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER DEAVER Florence, S.C. STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER "CHRIS" DEAVER, 33, of Florence, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 15, 2011 in the Florence Baptist Temple. Interment will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Chris was born in Florence, a son of Stephen Deaver and Gale Hill Deaver. A former employee of ESAB Welding and Cutting, he was currently employed with Rick's Pawn Shop. He was well known as an accomplished musician, and was associated with several bands, including "KingStreet". He had a smile and dimples that provided an inspiration and an uplift in everyone's spirits. In life he brought people together. Above all else he was a loving father and son. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to his parents are his daughter, Morgan Elizabeth Deaver of Florence his step-mother, Mandy Deaver of Florence; his brother, Seth M. Deaver of Florence; his sister, Sara E. Deaver of Florence; Maternal grandmother, Lorraine Cutter of Hartsville; his step-grandmother, Lois Hatchell of Florence, and his fiancé, Cammie Carroll of Florence. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan Elizabeth Deaver Trust Fund c/o South Carolina Bank and Trust, 1600 W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.