Effingham, SC – Hugh Lawhon, 88, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Elim Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday evening  from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

Mr. Lawhon was born in Florence County, the son of the late Richard C. and Blanche Morris Lawhon.  He was a member of  Elim Baptist Church.   Before retiring, he was a Foreman with Wilson Tree Service.

Hugh was married to the late Mary Jacqueline McCown Lawhon.

Surviving are a son, Jeffrey (Athena) Lawhon; three daughters, Tracie Lee, Sharron Lawhon, Sheila (Husky) Herring; sister, Bessie Wilkes and his grandchildren, Bridgette (Charles) Quick, Mandy, Dusty, Kirsten, Logan, Taylor, Tanner; great grandchildren,  Alexandria, Jacqueline, Alister, Braedon, Victoria, Paul, Owen, Blaise.

You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.laytonandersonfh.com Layton-Anderson Funeral Home, 4210 W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC.