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Sharon Evans

Sharon Evans

Aug 3, 2024

Sharon Marie Evans , 74 went to her eternal resting place on Saturday evening August 3, 2024, in the presence of her husband and children.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.    The family will have a visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home before the service.  Burial...

Melton E. "Red" Middleton

Melton E. "Red" Middleton

Jul 30, 2024

Melton E. "Red"  Middleton, 92 of Florence, SC,  passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in a local hospital.

Funeral services will be Friday, August 2, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Florence National Cemetery with military Honors.  The family will receive visitors and family from 11:30...

Sheila (Mack)  Hayes

Sheila (Mack) Hayes

Jul 22, 2024

Sheila Mack Hayes, 75, passed away on Monday morning, July 22, 2024.

The family will have a time of visitation Thursday evening from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home, Florence, SC.

Born in Dillon, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Virginia Cox Mack.  Sheila retired from Wellman Industries,...

Kim (Morris)  Cheek

Kim (Morris) Cheek

Jul 20, 2024

Kim Morris Cheek, 51, left this earthly life on Saturday July 20, 2024 with her husband and children by her side.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Elim Baptist Church, 1303 Olanta Highway, Effingham at 2:00 p.m.  Burial will follow at Matthews Cemetery in Coward.  The family will have a time of visitation on...

Jane (Gaworski)  Frederick

Jane (Gaworski) Frederick

Jul 18, 2024

Jane Louise Frederick 82, passed away in a local hospice facility on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Memorial services will be announced at a later time by the family.

Born in Aurora, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George Gaworski and Irene Molitor Gaworski.  Jane's employment during the years took her through several different...

Jon Edward Ham, Sr.

Jon Edward Ham, Sr.

Jul 16, 2024

Jon Edward Ham, Sr., 72, of Florence, S.C., passed away peacefully on July 16, 2024, at Wellmore of Daniel Island where he fought a courageous fight and succumbed to the diseases of Lewy Body and Frontotemporal Dementia. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.

Jon was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and was...

Betty Jo Ward

Betty Jo Ward

Jul 16, 2024

Betty Jo Ward, 87, passed away at her home surrounded by family Tuesday evening July 16, 2024.

Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville.

Betty Jo was born in Florence County, the daughter of the late Wesley F, Sr.  ...

Heyward Humphrey

Heyward Humphrey

Jul 14, 2024

Heyward C. Humphrey, 75, of Florence, left family and friends on this Sunday morning July 14, 2024 to wake up in his eternal home.

A Graveside Memorial Service will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.

Heyward was born in...

L. Keith Knotts, Sr.

L. Keith Knotts, Sr.

Jul 11, 2024

Liston "Keith" Knotts, Sr. 82, passed away early in  the morning of Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Funeral services will be Monday, July 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 before the service at the Funeral Home.  Burial will be at a later time.

Mr. Knotts...

John Gibson Rothell

John Gibson Rothell

Jul 6, 2024

John Gibson Rothell  "Big Jack"

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to all that knew him.

"Big Jack" died on July 6, 2024 at age 94 surrounded by family in his home in Florence, SC.

Born in Saluda, SC to Annie Ruby Bacon (1893-1976) and Claude C. Rothell (1892-1960) and grandson to ...

Alan Davis

Alan Davis

Jul 4, 2024

James "Alan" Davis, 60 passed away on July 4, 2024 due to complications after open heart surgery.  He was surrounded by his loving family members as he passed.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 12:00 at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Entombment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation...

Randle K. "Ronnie" Wood

Randle K. "Ronnie" Wood

Jul 1, 2024

Randle Kenneth Wood, 71 passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024 in the loving presence of his family.

Funeral services will be Wednesday July 3, 2024 at 12:00 in the chapel at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral...

Patricia  "Patsy" (Rotan)  Bailey

Patricia "Patsy" (Rotan) Bailey

Jun 30, 2024

Patricia A. "Patsy" Bailey 82, passed away June 30, 2024 in a local hospice facility.

Memorial services will be Friday, July 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.

Patsy was born in Florence,  the daughter of the late Murdock and...

Donnie Joe Godwin

Donnie Joe Godwin

Jun 25, 2024

Florence, SC – Donnie Joe Godwin, 71, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 25,2024.

The family will observe a private memorial service at a later date.

Mr. Godwin was born in Florence, Alabama, the son of the late Dexter L. and Mary Jo Lawson Godwin.  He retired from West Rock, formerly the Paper...

Elizabeth (Welch)  Luhrs

Elizabeth (Welch) Luhrs

Jun 22, 2024

Elizabeth Welch Luhrs, 95, went to her heavenly home on Saturday morning, June 22, 2024.

Graveside services will be Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence, SC. The family will speak to those attending after the service.

Elizabeth was born in Florence, the daughter of the late R. Timothy and...

Wendy (Amerson)  Thompson

Wendy (Amerson) Thompson

Jun 21, 2024

On Friday morning June 21,2024, Wendy Amerson Thompson surrounded by her loving family said good-bye to this earthly home.

A time of visitation will begin at 3:00 to 4:00 Sunday afternoon, June 23, 2024 at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  At other times, the family will be at 446 S. Sansbury Road, Timmonsville, SC  29161.

Wendy was...

Gary Lee Bugbee

Gary Lee Bugbee

Jun 19, 2024

Our beloved Gary Bugbee left us on June 19, 2024 after a long up and downhill battle with brain cancer.

Born October 5, 1957 in Corry, Pa., he lived the last 25 years in South Carolina.  Loved and missed deeply by his wife Janet of 47 years, his sister Carolyn and brother Bill, and their children Cindy,...

Scott R. Ross

Scott R. Ross

Jun 18, 2024

Scott Raymond Ross, a resident of Florence, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 18th, 2024. Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Scott was raised in a home filled with the bounty of a large garden, the sounds of clucking chickens, grunting hogs, and the sweetness of muscadine grapes ripening on the vine.

His early years...

David W. Hamill

David W. Hamill

Jun 16, 2024

Florence, SC - David Wayne Hamill, 72, husband of Karen Hamill, died June 16, 2024 at his home in Florence, SC.

He was the son of the late Samuel Hamill and Barbara Scott Hamill.

Dave received an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from UCLA, and then his Doctor of Optometry degree from University of California at...

Helen Mcelveen

Helen Mcelveen

Jun 15, 2024

Helen McElveen, 85, left this earthly home and went to her new heavenly home on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

Funeral service will be Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens, Florence, SC.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 3:00...

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