James "Jimmy" Whitley Kennedy
Feb 24, 2024
James “Jimmy” Whitley Kennedy, 53, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Kennedy was born in Florence County, a son of Elaine Byrd Kennedy and the late Pierce Whitley Kennedy. He worked in the computer department at McLeod Hospital for twenty-one years and was a member of Abundant Life Church. Surviving are his...
James Philip "Phil" Stephenson, Jr.
Feb 24, 2024
James Philip “Phil” Stephenson, Jr., 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Mr. Stephenson was born the son of the late Edna Mottern Stephenson and James Philip Stephenson, Sr. He was the Executive Vice-President of Stephenson Finance. Mr. Stephenson loved to read and play bridge. He was an active member of Elim Bible Church where he...
Linda Daniels Hopkins
Feb 21, 2024
Linda Daniels Hopkins, 74, of Florence, SC, passed away February 21, 2024. Linda is the daughter of the late Joseph Marion Ray, Jr., and Evelyn Pearl Newton. She was a member of Northwood Family Worship Center. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her first husband Russell Franklin Daniels. She is survived by her daughters, Rachel Daniels (Danial)...
Lois Leigh O'Neal Yopp
Feb 18, 2024
Lois Leigh O’Neal Yopp, 85, of Florence, SC passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Mrs. Yopp was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Benjamin Streett and Bessie Harrell Streett. She was a veteran of the US Air Force and a longtime member of Unity Baptist Church. She retired from McLeod Regional Medical Center after 30+ years...
Robert Gene Price
Feb 15, 2024
Robert Gene Price, 88, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Mr. Price was born the son of the late Mary Louise Camlin Price and Oliver Wendell Price. He had served in the Army Reserves, and was a former Mason and Shriner and was the owner and operator of a landscaping business for many years. Mr. Price...
Mary Cribb Dudley
Feb 13, 2024
Mary Cribb Dudley, 87, passed away peacefully February 13, 2024, at her home with family members present. Mary was born in Johnsonville, SC, daughter of the late Hoyt and Alvera Parrott Cribb. She is the widow of Charles W. Dudley. Mary retired from Hilliard Lyons Trust Company in 2002. She enjoyed being outside in her yard and being with her...
Joan Ballard Branham
Feb 12, 2024
Joan Ballard Branham, 86, of Florence, SC passed away Monday, February 12, 2024. She was born in Fredericksburg, VA, the daughter of the late Percy Ballard and Myrtle Snellings Ballard. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 60 years, Grady Richard Branham; and a brother, Donald Busch Ballard. Surviving are her daughters, Dr. Cheryl Ann Branham,...
Dorothy Gilroy Beverage
Feb 10, 2024
Dorothy Gilroy Beverage, 76, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Mrs. Beverage was born the daughter of the late Julia Miller Gilroy and George Raymond Gilroy. She was a paralegal with Willcox Law Firm in Florence before retiring. She enjoyed reading, watching British Mysteries, and listening to country music. She loved her dogs and her family....
Betty Nalley Dugas
Feb 8, 2024
Betty Nalley Dugas, 93, of Florence passed away February 8,2024. Mrs. Dugas was born in Newberry, SC, a daughter of the late Edgar Leonard Nalley and Lois Murphy Nally. She was a schoolteacher and retired after many years with FCSD 1. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, William Benjamin Roberts, and Robert Alvin Dugas; and a...
Samuel A. "Chic" Player, Sr.
Feb 6, 2024
Samuel A. “Chic” Player, Sr., 84, of Irmo, SC passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Mr. Player was born in Society Hill, SC, a son of the late Cameron Player and Beulah Miller Saleeby. After 38 years of loyal service, he retired from Stone Container as an Area Superintendent of Maintenance. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army...
David Robert Ray, Sr.
Jan 30, 2024
David Robert Ray, Sr., 78, of Darlington, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Mr. Ray was born the son of the late Lonnie E. Ray and Ocie Lee Durrance McCollum. He was a member of Lake Swamp Baptist Church and retired from Lowes. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. In addition to his parents, he...
Paula Gibbons Moore
Jan 27, 2024
Paula Gibbons Moore, 73, of Florence, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Mrs. Moore was the daughter of the late Madeline Locklair Gibbons and Hugh Gibbons. She was a member of Liberty Chapel Church of Florence where she was very active with the Women’s Ministry, the youth and the choir. Mrs. Moore...
Lucille W. Hill
Jan 23, 2024
Lucille W. Hill, 93, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in Little Elm, TX under the care of hospice. Mrs. Hill was born in Florence, SC, as the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Lee White. She was a homemaker and business manager of Hill Roofing Company in Charleston for thirty-five years. Surviving are her children...
Willie Edward "Peavine" Touchberry, Sr.
Jan 19, 2024
Willie Edward “Peavine” Touchberry, Sr., 78, died Thursday, January 19, 2024 at a local hospital. Born in Effingham, he was the son of the late Joseph Rollin Touchberry, Sr. and Virginia Rhodes Touchberry. He was preceded in death by his siblings, J.R. Touchberry, Jr. and Evelyn T. Matthews, and his nephew, Chris Touchberry. Willie graduated from Southside High School in...
Bryant E. Welch
Jan 18, 2024
Bryant E. Welch, 83, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Mr. Welch was the son of the late Friendly B. Welch and Bertie Mae Hutchinson Welch. Bryant served his country in the United States Air Force. Before his retirement, he was employed with Horne Ford in Florence, where he retired after thirty-nine years of service. He...
Alice Mitchell Newman
Jan 17, 2024
Mary Alice Mitchell Newman, 86, of Timmonsville, S.C., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, while in hospice care in Florence, SC. She was born April 26, 1937, in Taylorstown, Pa., a daughter of Brant and Mary Durigg Mitchell. She attended Taylorstown and Claysville schools and graduated from Claysville High School in 1955. She then attended Penn Commercial and worked as a...
Nancy Lee Cox Thomas
Jan 16, 2024
Nancy Lee Cox Thomas, wife of the late Howard Henry Thomas and a beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Jan. 16, 2024. She was 90. Mrs. Thomas was born Aug. 2, 1933, in Middleborough, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Ernest LeRoy Cox and Muriel Gwendolyn Gillis Cox. She attended schools in Boston and Pamplico, graduating from Pamplico High School...
Mary Elizabeth Allen Denham
Jan 16, 2024
Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Denham,79, of Florence, SC passed away January 16, 2024. Mrs. Denham was the daughter of the late Lenward James and Mary Lee Allen. She graduated from McClenaghan Highschool and was a member of High Hill Baptist Church in Darlington, SC. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Oscar Larry Denham; sons,...
William Charles Kendrick
Jan 16, 2024
William Charles “Billy” Kendrick, Sr., 75, of Effingham, SC passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Mr. Kendrick was born in Columbia, SC a son of the late Broadus C. Kendrick and Janie H. Kendrick. He was owner of Kendrick Reconditioning and Detailing until his retirement and was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. He enjoyed Nascar and...
Minnie Richardson Dudley
Jan 15, 2024
Minnie Richardson Dudley, 83, of Florence, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024. Minnie was born in Horry County, SC a daughter of the late Seals Marion Richardson and Leila Mae Martin Richardson. She was a home health nurse for 30 years having retired from SC DHEC in 2002 and was an active member of Mizpah Baptist Church, where she...
