All Obituaries

Effingham, SC - Curtis Tanner, 79, passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Wed. Dec. 2, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Effingham Church of God.  The family will have a time of visitation before the service at the church beginning  at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Tanner was born in Georgetown County, the son of the late Kirby Jackson and Mary E. Stone Tanner.  Before moving into the Florence area he lived many years in Beaufort. Where  he was a member...

Richard Powers Greenville, SC – Talmadge Richard Powers, Jr.  80, formerly of Timmonsville passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Funeral services will be Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel at Florence Memorial Gardens.  Burial will follow in the cemetery.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.  Social distancing will be observed, please wear a mask. Richard was born in Florence County, the son of the late Talmadge Richard,...

Timmonsville, SC – Leon J. Rogers, 88, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church ,Timmonsville, SC.  Burial will follow at Elim Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 12:00 before the service at Sardis Baptist Church.  Social distancing will be observed, please wear a mask. Mr. Rogers was born in Clarendon County, the son of Paul and Ellen McCall Rogers. He served his...

Florence, S.C.  –  Irene DuRant Poole, 89, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, SC.  The family will speak to those attending after the service at the cemetery.  Social distancing will be observed, please wear a mask. Ms Poole was born in Darlington County, the daughter of the late David Griffin DuRant, Sr and the late Mildred Bagnal DuRant.   Irene had a...

Darlington, SC -  James Ansel Dority, Sr. 81, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. A graveside service will be Wednesday Nov. 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Anderson Cemetery in Timmonsville.  The family will speak to those attending after the service. Mr. Dority was born in Darlington, the son of the late Martin Ansel and Myrtle Anderson Dority.  He served in the National Guard.  James retired from Dixie Cup Paper Company. James was married to the late Shirley Marie...

Effingham, SC  - Josephine Matthews Baker, 85, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16th, at the Church of God of Prophecy, 426 S. Church Street, Florence, SC.   Burial will follow the service at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. before the service in the church. Mrs. Baker was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Fairy...

J.W. Atkinson   Timmonsville, SC – James W. Atkinson, Jr, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. A graveside service will be Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville.  The family will speak to those attending after the service at the cemetery. Mr. Atkinson was born in Florence County, the son of the late James and Janie Mae Watford Atkinson.  J.W. served his country in the US Navy.    He was a...

Tina Musso Florence, SC – Tina Marie Musso, 49, passed away on Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 as a result of injuries received in an accident. A memorial service will be Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at  Community Free Will Baptist Church, 108 Clarke Road, Florence, SC.   The family will have a time of visitation following the service. Tina was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, the daughter Linda Belsky and Sam Musso. She was a member of Angel All Around Ministries. ...

Timmonsville, SC – Patricia Hughes Turner, 74, passed away on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. The family will have a private memorial service Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Bay Branch Free Will Baptist Church . Patricia was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Edgar Allen and Agnes Hewitt Hughes.  She did interior design work for many years.  She attended Bay Branch Free Will Baptist Church.  Surviving are two sons, Jason Bass and Phillip Poarch; two...

Timmonsville, SC – “PeeWee”. Quincey G. Strickland, III, 66, passed away on Friday,Oct. 30, 2020 after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. They family will have a private service at a later time. “PeeWee” was born in Marion County, the son of Joan Ham Strickland and the late Quincey G. Strickland, Jr.   He worked with the Paper Mill and Honda in Plant Maintenance.  He also enjoyed his with work with School District 1, in food...