Donna Matthews Land
Nov 1, 2022
Donna Matthews Land, 62, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Mrs. Land was born in Florence, SC a daughter of the late Garland Keith Matthews and Shirley Jean Burrows Matthews. She was a graduate of J.C. Lynch High School in Coward, Florence Darlington Tech, and earned her Respiratory Therapist Certificate from MUSC in Charleston. Donna worked in...
Debra Morris
Oct 31, 2022
Debra Morris, 58, of Effingham, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022. Mrs. Morris was born in Timmonsville, SC a daughter of Patsy Louise Edwards Goodson and the late Walter Nelson Goodson Sr. She was preceded in death by her father. Surviving are her husband, Larry Morris, of Effingham; daughters, Debra Morris, of Effingham, and Rachel (Brandon) Sawyer, of Pamplico;...
Jennie Alicia Sawyer
Oct 30, 2022
Jennie Alicia Sawyer, 39, of Mayesville, SC, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Mrs. Sawyer was born the daughter of Herman Powell and the late Emma Lois Britt Powell. She was a 2001 graduate of Florence Christian School and a graduate of Francis Marion University School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse with McLeod Regional Medical Center. Mrs....
Charles Benjamin Filyaw
Oct 28, 2022
Charles Benjamin Filyaw, Sr., 81, of Florence, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022. Mr. Filyaw was born in Coward, SC a son of the late I.D. Filyaw and Azalee Prosser Filyaw. Charles retired from Poston Lumber Company and had worked for Coastal Lumber Company as Mill Superintendent. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Michelle Filyaw; brother,...
Larry A. Kester, Sr.
Oct 28, 2022
Larry A. Kester, Sr., 76, of Florence, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Friday, October 28, 2022. Larry is with Jesus because he made his profession of faith and he lived it. Mr. Kester was born in Weirton, West Virginia a son of the late Ervin Kester and Sarah Jane Thompson Kester. He was a veteran of...
Timothy James Wyllie
Oct 27, 2022
Timothy James Wyllie, 71, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022. Mr. Wyllie was born in Baltimore, Maryland a son of the late James Andrew Wyllie and Catherine McDonald Wyllie Hackney. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a BS in Economics. He retired as Director of Logistics with ESAB Worldwide and previously with Grand Union. Tim served...
Norward L. Tedder
Oct 25, 2022
Norward L. Tedder, 85, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Mr. Tedder was born the son of the late Annie Bell Floyd Tedder and Wiley A. Tedder. He served three years with the National Guard and was a carpenter. Mr. Tedder attended Grace Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by first wife, Sadie...
Carolyn Sue Salyer
Oct 22, 2022
Carolyn Sue Salyer, 83, of Florence SC went to see her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 22, 2022 at 12:20 PM at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Sue was born Carolyn Sue Hatcher, May 19, 1939, the fourth child of Norman and Alberta Hatcher. She completed elementary school in Westwood and Ashland, Kentucky. Sue studied Religious Music at New...
Kenneth Austin Collins
Oct 21, 2022
Kenneth Austin Collins, 72, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at McLeod Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Collins was born the son of the late Ruth Alford Collins and Horace Collins. He graduated from Green Sea High School and went to Coastal Carolina University. He then joined the US Army. Mr. Collins was an insurance...
Sara Anne Rainwater
Oct 21, 2022
Sara Anne Rainwater, 32, of Florence, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022. Sara was born the daughter of Louanne “Lucy” Baggerly and Robert Richard Rainwater, Jr. She is predeceased by her brother, Robert Richard Rainwater, III. In addition to her parents, Sara is survived by her daughters, Natalie Anne and Sophia Anne; niece, Thoren Rainwater; cousin, Dr. Avie Rainwater,...
Effie Mae Hudson Mitchell
Oct 21, 2022
Effie Mae Hudson Mitchell, 85, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022. Mrs. Mitchell was born on January 22, 1937, the daughter of the late Effie Welch Hudson and Ben Hudson. She worked at One Hour Martinizing for many years. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Clifford Mitchell; six siblings, one great-grandchild...
James "Jim" Lewis Anderson
Oct 19, 2022
James “Jim” Lewis Anderson, 65, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Mr. Anderson was born the son of the late Mary Elizabeth Bland Anderson and Nathaniel G. Anderson. He graduated from Francis Marion with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and was of the Methodist faith. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the US Navy serving four years,...
Harry Eugene Evans
Oct 18, 2022
Harry Eugene Evans, 75, of Summerton SC, formerly of Florence, passed away at his home Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Mr. Evans was born in Hyman, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Wardie Lawton Evans and the late Lois Marie Isgett Evans. Mr. Evans served his country in the Vietnam War. He retired from Dupont of Florence and...
Rhonda Ward Mclellan
Oct 18, 2022
Rhonda Ward McLellan, age 54, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away in the early hours of October 18th, 2022. Rhonda was born July 26, 1968 in Florence, SC where she resided with her husband. She enjoyed cooking for others, baking all kinds of delicious treats (especially cakes), crafting, and loving on her precious animals (currently 3 dogs and 2...
Marjorie Ann Sansbury
Oct 12, 2022
Marjorie Ann Mitchell Sansbury, 90, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Mrs. Sansbury was born the daughter of the late Odel Lativa Bevil Mitchell and Luis Aimar Mitchell. She graduated from Francis Marion University with a Bachelor of Education degree. She loved to draw, crochet, to do crossword puzzles in the paper, playing cards, reading and collecting...
Elizabeth Cribb Docherty
Oct 11, 2022
Elizabeth Cribb Docherty, 77, of Florence, passed away in her home on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Elizabeth was born August 24th 1945 in Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC. Daughter of the late Amzie Clifton Cribb and Mary Ann Brown Cribb. She grew up in Sumter SC with her brother Clifton Cribb (Summerton SC), and sister Susan Cribb (Florence SC). Elizabeth with...
James C. Mclellan Sr.
Oct 8, 2022
James C. (Red) McLellan Sr., 84, of Florence, died peacefully Saturday, October 8, 2022, in McLeod Hospice House. Mr. McLellan was born in Marion County, a son of the late Samuel Cicero McLellan and Mattie Campbell McLellan. He retired from Young Pecan Company. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Vergie Youmans, Eloise Coleman, and Joyce Stork;...
Nicole King Smith
Oct 6, 2022
Nicole King Smith, 51, of Florence, SC passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022. Mrs. Smith was born in La Mesa, CA a daughter of Leonard King and Diane Walker King. She was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple. Nicole graduated with an Associate Degree in accounting from Florence-Darlington Tech, was a manager with CitiBank for 20 years and...
David Howard Streett
Oct 4, 2022
David Howard Streett, 90, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday October 4, 2022. David was born in Florence on the same family property where he later lived as an adult. He was the 17th child of Walter Mason Streett and the 8th child of Allie Ree Taylor Streett. David served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, where he...
Robert Stephens Lee
Oct 4, 2022
Robert Stephens Lee was born in Florence, SC on July 16, 1962, to Connie Oliver Lee and the late James Stephens Lee. Robert Lee, affectionately known as Robbie, was the husband of Susan Bacot Lee and the father of three sons, Robert Austin Lee (Sydnee Langston), James Houston Lee (Talor Hewitt), and Denton Bacot Lee. Robbie Lee was the proud...
