All Obituaries

Florence SC – William L. “Bill” Hester, Jr. died peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2022. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church, Darlington, SC.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at High Noon at the church on May 5, 2022. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Mstr/Sgt. William L. Hester, Sr. and the late Elma Rose Yocom Hester.  He...

 ROBERT “RUSSELL” HILL, age 86, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Pee Dee Gardens in Florence, SC.  He was born on June 7, 1935 in Florence, SC.  He was raised on a farm and had chores to do each morning before leaving for school.  He graduated from Timmonsville High School.  Russell was a farmer, a soldier, and a surveyor.  He was a hard worker and was employed by the SC Highway Department and Lind Surveying Company.  He...

Pamplico, SC – Faye Thigpen Floyd, 82, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be Friday, April 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Floyd Chapel Cemetery near Lake City.  The family will speak to those attending after the service. Mrs. Floyd was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Ed Louis and Mary Sue Coker Thigpen.  She was the owner of Jack’s Seafood Market in Florence for 30 years. Faye was first married to the...

Lake City, SC – Jenny Vanessa Williams Singletary, 62, passed away on April 13, 2022. Graveside services were Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Cemetery in Lake City, SC.  Born in Lake City, SC she was the daughter of the late Van Williams and Frances Marsh Salgueiro. She worked at Lake City Hospital and enjoyed physical fitness.  Surviving are two sons, Josh (Tara) Goodwin, Jody (Jessica) Goodwin; brother, Richie (Janet) Porter, Ryal (Kelly) Williams, Jeff...

Florence, SC – Sherrol Freeman Cox, 74, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 after a brief illness. The family will have a private memorial service at a later time. Ms. Cox was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Alvin and Mary Eloise Powell Freeman.  She attended College Park Baptist Church. Sherrol was married to the late Charles W. Cox, Jr. Surviving are a daughter, Traci Smith and her husband, Davis; sister, Judy Alexander; six grandchildren, Mayson,...

Deborah B. Berst, 70, of Hartsville, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Arrangements are in complete at this time. 

Florence, SC – Jason Lee Matthews, 35, passed away on Sunday March 27, 2022. A graveside Memorial Service will be April 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens. Jason was born in Florence County, the son of Karen Hardee Frazier and Howard Larue Matthews.  He graduated from West Florence High School. Surviving are; his parents; two brothers, Kyle Matthews, Ryan (Kyle) Matthews; his maternal grandmother, Melvena W. Hardee and many cousins and friends. He is preceded in...

Florence, SC – Adrian “Joel” Hanna, 33, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Mausoleum. Joel was born in Florence, SC, the son of Vicki Padgett Corder and the late Jimmy Hanna.  He worked at the Thunderbird Restaurant as a Cook.  Joel attended Gregg Avenue Church of Christ of Florence,...

"Cotton" Grantham Timmonsville, SC – Bratton Albert “Cotton” Grantham, Sr., 84, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at his residence after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Memorial services will be Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Bay Branch Free Will Baptist Church, Timmonsville. The family will speak to those attending after the service. Mr. Grantham was born in Darlington County, the son of the late Frank and Lannie “Polly”...

Florence, SC – Martha McCaskill Hodge, 72, passed away on Thursday evening March 9, 2022 A memorial service will be Friday, March 25th at 2:00 in Florence Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel. Martha was born in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Ralph and Nora Easterling McCaskill. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a CPA Assistant for 30 years with Webster, Rogers Accounting Service of Florence.  Surviving are a son, Brad (Michelle) Owens; daughter, Kim...