Glenn Earl Weeks
Jan 4, 2025
Glenn Earl Weeks, 71, of Florence, SC passed away Saturday, January 4. 2024. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will follow directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
Willie Edward Wilson
Jan 3, 2025
Willie Edward “Buddy” Wilson, of Florence, passed away peacefully on the evening of January 3. 2025 at the age of 93. Born on August 22, 1931, in Savannah, Georgia, Buddy lived a remarkable life filled with service, family and a love for the simpler things. Buddy proudly served in the United States Army before dedicating his career to protecting his...
Timothy E. Wise
Jan 2, 2025
Timothy E. Wise of Florence, SC, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025. He is the son of Joyce Ann Gardner Wise and the late Roy Elden Wise. Tim had a distinguished career at GE Healthcare for over 20 years, where he was known for his leadership and expertise in the design of MRI machine gradients. He contributed numerous innovations, patents,...
William Warren Kelly
Dec 31, 2024
William Warren Kelly, of Florence, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He is the son of the late Charles Edward Kelly and Viola Feagin Kelly. William was a graduate of Saint John's High School. Following high school, he served his country with honor in the U.S. Army Airborne, earning accolades for his exceptional marksmanship. William retired after 25 years...
Lily Stricker Richardson
Dec 30, 2024
Lily Stricker Richardson, 99, of Florence, SC passed away Monday, December 30, 2024. Mrs. Richardson was born in Chester, SC, the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Stricker and Ida Smith Stricker. She was a Charter Member of Highland Park United Methodist Church and a graduate of Columbia College. She taught school until the birth of her children, when she...
Frances Evelyn Gregg Huggins
Dec 29, 2024
Frances Evelyn Gregg Huggins, 98, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House. Ms. Huggins was born in Florence County, SC, the daughter of the late Grace Evelyn Floyd Gregg and Leonard Harold Gregg. She retired as a receptionist from Holbrooks Jewelers and Finklea Movies. She was an active member of Evergreen Baptist Church...
Barry R. Poston Sr.
Dec 27, 2024
Barry R. Poston Sr., of Florence, SC, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024. He was the son of the late Jackie Poston and Leona Demery Evans. Barry worked in repairs in the mobile home industry. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, James Poston Jr. and Jackie Ray Poston. Surviving is his Stepmother, Margaret...
June Squires Hyman
Dec 25, 2024
June Squires Hyman, 82, of Florence, SC, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Mrs. Hyman was born in Mullins, SC, the daughter of the late Albertine Hucks Squires and Roy S. Squires. She met her loving husband, Kenneth Hyman, of 42 years while working at Horne Ford. She retired from Ken Hyman Auto Sales where she had worked as...
Teresa Toni Viera
Dec 24, 2024
Teresa Toni Viera, 63, of Florence, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Ms. Viera was born in Florence, SC. She worked at the Walmart Neighborhood Market for 25 years and always thought of other people before herself. She is survived by her mother, Elaine Poston; a daughter, Heather Anderson (Eric); grandchildren, Levi Privette and Jaxon Lowder; sister, Ann Kershner;...
Vasiliki H. Makris
Dec 23, 2024
Vasiliki “Bessie” H. Makris, of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully with her family at home Monday, December 23, 2024. Vasiliki was born in Karpanisi, Greece on February 25, 1934. She was a longtime member of the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church. She also worked alongside her husband at Roney’s Restaurant. She was the daughter of the late John...
Spero "Speedy" Melidones
Dec 23, 2024
Spero “Speedy” Melidones of Chicago, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 23, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Speedy was born and raised in Chicago, the son of the late Ida Pantos Melidones and George C. Melidones. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Holtz Melidones; daughter, Andrianna Melidones; son, Theodore Melidones; and brother, Christ Melidones (JoAnn). A devoted husband, father,...
Ernest Guy Moore Iii
Dec 23, 2024
Ernest Guy Moore III, 83, of Florence, SC passed away Monday, December 23, 2024. Guy was born in Lake City, SC, the son of the late Ernest Guy Moore, Jr. and Cora Lynn Baker Moore. He was a longtime member of Liberty Chapel Church of Florence and retired from Smurfit Stone Container Corp. In addition to his parents, he is...
John Joseph Kispert, Jr.
Dec 20, 2024
Colonel John Joseph (Jay) Kispert, Jr. USMC (RET) passed away on December 20, 2024, at 11:35am, following a brief illness. He was born on December 12, 1945, in Providence RI and raised in various military locations throughout the United States. He was the son of LT. John J. Kispert, USMC, and Helen Canning Kispert. Jay graduated from the University of...
Frances Willis Cook
Dec 13, 2024
A House is made of Brick and Stone, but a Home is made of love alone. Our beloved mom, Grannie and Great-Grandmother, Frances Willis Cook, died on December 13, 2024, after a long illness. She was 84. Frances was the glue and heart of our home and family. She was married for 39 years to her soulmate, Ralph, who preceded...
Wanda Mae Fowler
Dec 13, 2024
Wanda Mae Fowler, 74, of Effingham, SC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024. Ms. Fowler was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Bertha Mae Matthews Fowler and Marvin Fowler, Sr. She was a graduate of Southside High School and was an insurance analyst for Washington Mutual. Surviving are her brothers, Marvin “Sonny” Fowler, Jr. (Betty Jo),...
Deborah "Debbie" Beckwith Watson
Dec 13, 2024
Deborah “Debbie” Beckwith Watson, of Florence, SC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024. Mrs. Watson was born in Dillon County, the daughter of Patricia Jackson Beckwith and the late W. Howard Beckwith. She graduated from South Florence High School in 1978 and was office manager at Carolina Regional Dental. In addition to her father, W. Howard Beckwith, she is...
Rosemary J. Avin
Dec 12, 2024
Rosemary J. Avin, 97, of Florence, SC, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Greenville, SC, to the late Bluford V. Johnson and Maybelle Campbell Johnson. Mrs. Avin worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Refcon LLC. She attended Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Avin was an avid reader, gardener and loved knitting and needlepoint. In...
Marie Poston Debona
Dec 12, 2024
Marie Poston DeBona, 76, of Manning, SC passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Pamplico, SC, the daughter of the late Roy and Evelyn Poston. Marie graduated from Southside High School and Horry Technical College. She was a Registered Nurse at Mcleod and retired from Community Long Term Care in 2009. She was a member at Tabernacle...
Janie Powers Ham
Dec 12, 2024
Janie Powers Ham, 85, of Florence, SC passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024. She was born in Timmonsville, SC, the daughter of the late Charles Ellie and Christine Driggers Powers. Janie was a member of College Park Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved cooking. She was a social butterfly and enjoyed showing up for all the grandkids...
Lina Ruth Lyles Gardner
Dec 10, 2024
Lina Ruth Lyles Gardner, 90, of Florence, SC passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024. She was born in Johnsonville, SC, the daughter of the late John Amos Lyles and Lina Bell Pratt Lyles. Ruth was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist, was an avid bowler and a wonderful loving mother and homemaker. She loved flowers, birds and her daily...
