Gloria Jean Floyd
Mar 12, 2023
Ms. Gloria Jean Alford Floyd, age 80, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Hopkin Alford and Ina McDaniel Jones. She retired after 30 plus years of dedicated service from Kens Corner 2 (former Chase Oil BP), at the...
Arthur Charles Pack
Mar 12, 2023
Arthur Charles Pack, 93, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Mr. Pack was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Arthur Harvin Pack and Mary Rebeca Avin Pack. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean Conflict. He retired after 35 years with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and was an...
Ellin Groh Gutierrez-Mason
Mar 8, 2023
Ellin (Lee) Groh Gutierrez-Mason passed away on March 8, 2023, at her home in Florence, South Carolina. Ellin was born on May 5, 1944, in Rochester, New York, and was raised in Geneva, New York, graduating from DeSales High School in 1962. My mom was whip-smart, intellectually curious, cared for people less fortunate, and a true artist. My mom taught...
Julie Amber Kemmerlin
Mar 7, 2023
Julie Amber Kemmerlin passed away peacefully on March 7th. She was the daughter of Mrs. Amber D. Padgett (Cornell) and the late J. Samuel Kemmerlin (Sammy). She was born on March 25, 1970, in Florence and lived in Florence all of her life. Growing up, Julie was an avid softball player. She was nicknamed “Jules” by teammates and traveled in...
Derry Jones Lowery
Mar 6, 2023
Derry Jones Lowery, age 65, entered his heavenly home on March 6th, 2023 after a long fought illness. Born October 20th, 1957 in Marlboro County, SC, he was the son of Rosa Mae Jones Webster. He was a member of Peace Freewill Baptist in Florence, SC where he had many good, caring friends. Mr. Lowery had a long career at...
Robert Allen Lewis, Sr.
Mar 4, 2023
Robert Allen Lewis, Sr., 81, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Mr. Lewis was born in Horry County, a son of the late Clancy Edward Lewis, Sr. and Mildred Mintz Lewis. He attended Pisgah United Methodist Church and served in the SC Air National Guard. Robert had been a homebuilder for over 50 years and was former...
William D. Pierce
Mar 3, 2023
William D. Pierce, 89, of Florence, SC passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. Mr. Pierce was born in Florence Co., SC, a son of the late John Ivey Pierce and Clara Bell Langston Pierce. He was a veteran of the US Navy, retired from USPS after 33 years and loved to fish. He was preceded in death by his...
Jonelle Harrelson
Mar 2, 2023
Jonelle Harrelson, 80, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Mrs. Harrelson was born in Mullins, SC, the daughter of the late Edward Pickens Johnson and Beatrice Johnson. She was very active at Northgate Baptist Church and passionate about the senior citizens. She loved playing the piano and singing gospel hymns. She was always smiling and loved spending...
Jack Clarence Zeigler, Sr.
Feb 28, 2023
Jack Clarence Zeigler Sr., 88, of Florence SC passed away on February 28, 2023. Mr. Zeigler (Jack) was born in Richmond County, NC a son of the late Lee Roy Zeigler and Ploma Newell Zeigler. He was married for 59 years to his loving, late wife, Ludean W. Zeigler. Hard-working, resourceful, and multi-talented, Jack started working at age 14 when...
Carlos Wayne Raines
Feb 28, 2023
Carlos Wayne Raines was born on December 29, 1948, in Florence, SC. He was the son of William Raines and Marie Broach Raines. He fell asleep in death on February 28, 2023, after an illness. After graduating high school, he served in the Air Force for 4 years. Part of this time was in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. After...
Douglas Alexander "Alex" Shores
Feb 28, 2023
Douglas Alexander “Alex” Shores, 56, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 after a six year battle with kidney failure. Alex was born the son of the late Douglas Shores and Cheryl Hart Shores. He was the owner/operator of Shores Heating & Air for more than 30 years and was a former fireman with the Howe Springs...
Faye Newbern Higgs
Feb 27, 2023
Faye Newbern Higgs of Florence passed away on February 27, 2023, at McLeod Regional Medical Center after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 19, 1943, in New Smyrna, Florida, Faye and her family soon moved to Fort Pierce where she graduated from Dan McCarty High School. It was here that Faye met the love of...
Grover Cleveland Curry, Jr.
Feb 27, 2023
Grover Cleveland Curry, Jr., 72, of Florence, passed away on February 27, 2023. Mr. Curry was born in Newark, NJ a son of the late Grover Cleveland Curry, Sr. and Lavina Harrison Curry. He was an Instructor at McLeod Health and Fitness Center. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Paulette Ruth Curry McQueen, and a brother, Roger...
Angela Marie Guffey
Feb 26, 2023
Angela Marie Dennis Guffey, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Mrs. Guffey was a member of Elim Baptist Church. She was a retired bookkeeper and loved spending time with her family and fur baby, Chance. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her sister-in-law, Kim Dennis. Mrs. Guffey is survived by her husband,...
Harold Eddie "Ed" Mullinax
Feb 22, 2023
Harold Eddie “Ed” Mullinax, 85, of Florence, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Mr. Mullinax was born in Greenville, SC a son of the late Harry Winston Mullinax and Lou Ellen Whitted Mullinax. He served in the US Army from 1959 – 1962 and was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple where he had served as a...
Paul Jones
Feb 22, 2023
Paul Jones, 73, of Timmonsville, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Mr. Jones was born the son of the late Vivian Watford Jones and William Dorsey Jones. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during Vietnam. He loved fishing and working on cars but most of all loved his family and friends. In addition to his...
John Dennis Sullivan
Feb 20, 2023
John Dennis Sullivan, a longtime resident of Florence, passed away on February 20, 2023, at the age of 79. John was the son of the late Rita P. Sheehan Sullivan and Daniel J. Sullivan. He is predeceased by his brother, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. and survived by his sister Mary (Wade) North and his brothers Thomas (Linda) Sullivan, James (Katherine)...
Andrew G. Kampiziones
Feb 20, 2023
Andrew G. Kampiziones was born to George and Stavroula Kampiziones in Lamia, Greece. He died on February 20, 2023. Despite growing up during the hardships of World War II and the “Emphilio” Greek Civil War, he pursued his education, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Education from the Pedagogical Academy in Lamia. He taught for a few...
Brian Stephen Driscoll
Feb 20, 2023
Brian Stephen Driscoll, 61, of Florence, SC, passed away on February 20, 2023. Mr. Driscoll was born the son of Suzanne Brady Driscoll and the late Andrew P. Driscoll Jr. He is preceded in death by his father. Surviving are his mother; his wife, Ann Driscoll, of Florence; daughters, Hannah Driscoll, of Westerville, OH and Leah Driscoll, of Columbus, OH;...
Earline Howard Faulk
Feb 17, 2023
Earline Howard Faulk, age 81, of New Bern, lived a beautiful, dignified life. A discerning woman of exquisite taste, she provided comfort and solace while asking little in return. She loved her children, Lori Lynn Faulk (August 21, 2021) who preceded her in death and Robert DeLloyd Faulk, Jr. She taught her children integrity, loyalty, and compassion, imbuing them with...
