Ralph Milton Vinson, Sr.
May 5, 2023
Ralph Milton Vinson, Sr., 84, of Florence, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023. Mr. Vinson was born the son of the late Effie Bradley Vinson and Luther Vinson. He was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon, a Sunday School teacher, a member of the choir and the Brotherhood. He retired as a Production...
James Ronald "Ronnie" Russ
May 3, 2023
James Ronald “Ronnie” Russ, 77, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. He was born in Dillon, South Carolina, the son of the late William “Willie” J. Russ and Thelma C. Russ. He was a retired manager of the Gate Petroleum convenience store on Evans St in Florence. He was also a member of Church of Christ....
Amy Mclaughlin Irish
Apr 29, 2023
Amy McLaughlin Irish, 53, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Ms. Irish was born in Timmonsville, SC, a daughter of Chester Wayne McLaughlin Sr. and Lillian Cox McLaughlin. She was a loving mother to her two sons and adored her family. She also loved her furry companion, Angel, her pet chihuahua. Ms. Irish was an avid...
Sybil Miles Coward
Apr 29, 2023
Sybil Miles Coward, 84, of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. She was born on January 6, 1939 in Clarendon County, SC, the daughter of the late Eulon V. Miles and Alberta Kirby Miles. She attended Olanta High School and night school at the Carolina College of Commerce. She was a devoted member of Southside Baptist Church...
Ida Daphne Poston Friar
Apr 28, 2023
Ida Daphne Poston Friar, formerly of Effingham, SC passed away peacefully on Friday, April 28, 2023. She was a resident at The Retreat in Gaffney, SC where she was cared for with love and compassion. Mrs. Friar was born in Florence Co., SC the daughter of the late Edward Verner Poston and Essie Dellilon Coleman Poston. She grew up in...
James Richard "Richie" Parrott
Apr 28, 2023
James Richard “Richie” Parrott, 51, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, the son of James Covington Parrott and Retta Stephenson Parrott. He was a 1991 graduate of South Florence High School. Mr. Parrott worked at ACS Technology as a Technologies Senior Product Lead. He was also a member of Greenwood...
Mary Elizabeth Edwards Evans
Apr 26, 2023
Mary Edwards Evans, 98, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Mrs. Evans was born in Southport, NC, the daughter of the late Rev. John Robert Edwards and Gertrude Selby Edwards. She was a long-time member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and was active in many of its capacities. She never met strangers, as she loved...
Hollie Savannah Sharpe
Apr 26, 2023
Hollie Savannah Sharpe, 18, of Florence, South Carolina was taken home on April 26th 2023. She fought a hard battle in her time, and was taken straight from her father’s arms into the arms of the Lord. She is survived by two loving parents, Terry Sharpe and Elizabeth Sharpe; two doting siblings, Terry Sharpe, Jr. (Mary Chapman) and Ashley Sharpe...
George Alan Fipps, Jr.
Apr 24, 2023
George Alan “A.J.” Fipps, Jr., 32, of Florence, SC passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023. Mr. Fipps was born in Florence, SC a son of George Alan Fipps and Deirdre Brown Fipps. He was a carpenter by trade and owner and operator of Fipps Personal Porches, LLC. He was a member of Calvary Chapel of Florence, loved music, spending...
Marjorie Miller Hill
Apr 20, 2023
Marjorie Miller Hill, 88, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Mrs. Hill was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Maxie McDonald Miller and Janie Mae Moore Miller. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church and had been active in bowling leagues, boating, and other activities with her husband. She was preceded in...
Ruby Evans Mcalister
Apr 17, 2023
After numerous illnesses and hospitalizations, Ruby Evans McAlister went home to be with her Lord and Savior April 17, 2023. For the past 37 years she has made her home at the Bethea Retirement Community in Darlington, South Carolina where she enjoyed life and her community of friends. Born on August 4th, 1924, in Scranton South Carolina she was the...
Mary Jean Gregg Weatherly
Apr 16, 2023
Mary Jean Gregg Weatherly 95, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Mrs. Weatherly was born the daughter of the late Zola Ward Gregg and Charlie Gregg. She was the oldest living member of Effingham Presbyterian Church, a lifetime member of the Ladies Club #2, and the recipient of the Life Membership in the ARP Women’s Ministries....
Benny A Felts
Apr 16, 2023
Benny A. Felts, 86, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Mr. Felts was born the son of the late Lillian Irene Martin Felts and Otis Glenn Felts. He was a member of Florence Baptist Temple and loved his church and his pastor. There he participated in the operating of the sound system. He sang in the...
Clarence Oliver Smith
Apr 15, 2023
Clarence Oliver Smith, 79, of Pamplico, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Mr. Smith was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late Louis Oliver Smith and Evelean Humphries Smith. He was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church. Clarence was a truck driver for Carter Logging Company, whose CB name was “Squeezer”. He was preceded...
Nichole P. Rotan
Apr 14, 2023
Nichole P. Rotan, 48, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. Mrs. Rotan was born in Florence County SC, the daughter of Ernest L. Powlesland and Euzelia “Zeke” Hudson Powlesland. She was a loving wife and mother, who had a love for animals. She graduated from South Florence High School and Florence Darlington Tech. She was an...
Harrison Grant Williams
Apr 12, 2023
Harrison Grant Williams, 6 months, gained his Heavenly wings on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Harrison was born in Charleston, SC a son of Darren Jesse Williams and Lindsey McPherson Williams. Surviving are his parents; maternal grandparents, Kenneth McPherson and Valerie McPherson; paternal grandparents, Stanley Williams and Jessica Williams; great-grandparents, Ann Williams, Nelson and Nita Connelly, Patricia Martin, Ray and Bobbie...
Louise Gainey Parker
Apr 10, 2023
Louise Gainey Parker, 86, of Florence, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023. Mrs. Parker was born in Florence County, SC a daughter of the late George Gainey and Essie Ferrell Gainey. She retired from La-Z-Boy after many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband, Clyde Parker. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Carolyn Gainey; nieces...
Colon "Cb" Baxley, Jr.
Apr 7, 2023
Colon “CB” Baxley, Jr., 74, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. Mr. Baxley was born the son of the late Lula Elizabeth Brown Baxley and Colon Baxley, Sr. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the American Heart Association, Cooks for Christ and South Florence Baptist Church. He loved sports and hunting. He played basketball...
Margaret Ann Tilton Tyler
Apr 7, 2023
Margaret Ann Tilton Tyler, 69, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. Ms. Tyler was born the daughter of the late Alice Lena Mae Hart Tilton and Johnny Woodrow Tilton. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother, Roger Wayne Tilton, her fur babies, Lil Bit and Pepper, and her best friend’s husband, Wade Burleson. Ms. Tyler...
Kenneth Joseph Carr
Apr 6, 2023
Kenneth Joseph Carr, 68, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Mr. Carr was born in Warwick, NY a son of Shirley Parmerter Carr and the late Norman Carr. He came from a family of firefighters and moved to SC in 1989 to become one and retired as Fire Marshal. He enjoyed riding motorcycles in his spare...
