Anne Harrell Kirby
Feb 14, 2023
Anne Harrell Kirby, 74, a lifelong resident of Florence, S.C., passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on February 14, 2023, at home surrounded by her family singing her favorite hymns. She grew up attending Ebenezer Baptist Church, where she committed her life to Jesus as a young girl in a revival service, later attended Northgate and...
Mary Alice Harrell Barnes
Feb 12, 2023
Mary Alice Harrell Barnes, 79, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by her family. Mrs. Barnes was born the daughter of the late Alice Stokes Harrell and Andrew Harrell. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a retired nurse. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother, Richard Harrell....
Edwin G. Powers, Jr.
Feb 10, 2023
Edwin G. Powers, Jr., 75, of Florence, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023. Mr. Powers was born in Marion, SC a son of the late Edwin G. Powers and Annie Mae Byrd Orr. He was the owner of a landscaping company. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Sabrina Kay Powers; 1 brother and 5 sisters....
Carolyn Kay Blohm
Feb 9, 2023
Carolyn Kay Blohm, age 83, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2023. She was born September 5, 1939, in Monroe, Michigan to Kenneth and Ethel Waldvogel. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1957. She met her husband, Lavern Robert Blohm, a 1956 graduate of Monroe High School, in the Grace Lutheran Church Youth Group. They were...
Robert Langston Gassaway, Sr.
Feb 8, 2023
Robert “Bob” Langston Gassaway, Sr., 83, of Pamplico, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Mr. Gassaway was born in Bertram, Texas, the son of the late Harvey Langston Gassaway and Juanita Marie Crooks. He was predeceased by his parents and by his wife, Shirley Spencer Gassaway. Surviving are his sons, Robert L. Gassaway Jr., of Pamplico, SC, Kevin Lee...
Gary Lawrence Pace Sr.
Feb 8, 2023
Gary Lawrence Pace Sr., of Olanta South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2023. He was born in Florence County, South Carolina, a son of the late Leon Blondell Pace and Marie Windham Pace. He served his country in both the US navy and the army and was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church where he served...
Margaret G. Sprenger
Feb 6, 2023
Margaret G. Sprenger, 86, of Florence passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at McLeod Hospice House. Mrs. Sprenger was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, the daughter of the late Jean McLeod Fraser Goobie and John Charles Goobie. She was a volunteer for Toys for Tots and Cooks for Christ. Mrs. Sprenger was a member of St. Anthony’s Women’s Guild...
Tony Dean Wiley
Feb 2, 2023
Tony Dean “Sawdust” Wiley, 62, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Mr. Wiley was born in Concord, NC a son of Dot Wiley Elvington and the late James Michael Wiley. Tony was a member of the Florence Elk Club and a member of the Darlington Moose Lodge. He worked in construction for over 40 years, currently as...
Norma Newsom Rowe
Jan 31, 2023
Norma Newsom Rowe, 92, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Mrs. Rowe was born in Baldwin, FL a daughter of the late Joseph Calhoun Newsom and Mildred Irene Ryan Newsom. She was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, was very active in the church and was involved in the Sunday ministry at...
Worth Stanton Adams, Jr.
Jan 27, 2023
Worth Stanton Adams, Jr., 70, of Florence, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023. Mr. Adams was born the son of the late Dorothy Virginia Ingram Adams and Worth Stanton Adams, Sr. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and The Emergency Response Team with the Methodist Church. Mr. Adams did mission work at the Red Bird...
Gloria Martin Coldren
Jan 26, 2023
Gloria Martin Coldren, 80, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Mrs. Coldren was born August7, 1942, the daughter of the late Oliver Edward Martin and Daisey Irene Anderson Martin Parker. She graduated from South Florence High School and retired from Florence Shoe and Leather. She was a devoted member of the Central United Methodist Church, for...
Dorothy Leveling Kull Mims
Jan 25, 2023
Dorothy Leveling Kull Mims, 95, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Mrs. Mims was born in East St. Louis, Illinois a daughter of the late Anthony Leveling, Sr. and Catherine Brummer Leveling. She retired in 1993 after 24 ½ years with Sears Roebuck and Co. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church where she was...
Ruby Fay James Swisher
Jan 24, 2023
Ruby Fay James Swisher, 87, of Florence, SC passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Mrs. Swisher was born in Rutledge, TN a daughter of the late Horance James and Ruby Turley James. She was a member of Church of God faith, read religious books and liked Billy Graham. Ruby enjoyed traveling with her late husband, Charles, and spending time...
Betty Mae Gause
Jan 21, 2023
Betty Mae Gause, 80, of Florence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Betty was born in Effingham, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Blease Norton and Minnie Bell Norton. She was a small business owner, running a grocery store with her late husband, Preston. She was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple. She spent her last...
Edna Lee Miles
Jan 19, 2023
Edna Lee Miles, of Florence, passed away at the age of 84 at McLeod Hospital with her family by her side on Thursday, January 19, 2023. She was preceded in death by her father, John B. Taylor, mother, Annie Taylor Ard; siblings, Roy Taylor, Raymond Taylor, and Roseanne Lewis; and two grandchildren. Born in Florence, SC, she experienced several occupations,...
Homer A Ervin
Jan 19, 2023
Homer A. Ervin, 84, of Florence, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Mr. Ervin was born the son of the late Ernest Archie Erwin and Mary Erwin. He was a member of Palmetto Street Church of God. Homer was a paratrooper in the US Army, during which the Army paperwork changed his name from...
Joseph Dow Harwell
Jan 18, 2023
Joseph "Joe" Dow Harwell, 77, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Florence, SC, he was a son of the late Baxter Hicks Harwell Sr. and Lacy Rankin Harwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Rev. Lacy Harwell, Judge B. Hicks Harwell Jr. and Judge David...
James Edward Watkins
Jan 17, 2023
James Edward “Joe” Watkins, 78, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Mr. Watkins was born in Hartsville, SC, a son of the late Joseph Parks Watkins and Erby Louise Register Watkins. He was a graduate of McClenaghan High School, class of 1962. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday School...
Geretha Mckissick Rose
Jan 17, 2023
Geretha “Reat” McKissick Rose, 92, of Florence, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Grace Baptist Church with the service to be held at 2:00 pm in the church sanctuary. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Reat was...
Frank Richard Heyward
Jan 15, 2023
Frank Richard Heyward, 92, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Mr. Heyward was born in Florence Co., SC a son of the late William C. Heyward and Mammie Cross Heyward. He was a welder in the construction business. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Roy Heyward, Bill Heyward, and Ekco Heyward; sisters, Alice Kathleen...
