Obituary Listing

Apr 15, 2023

Florence, SC – Sandra Taylor Edwards-Craddock,76, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in a hospice facility.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Florence Baptist Temple.  Interment will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. before the service at the church.

Mrs. Edwards was born...

Apr 14, 2023

Timmonsville, SC - James Franklin McKenzie, 73, passed away on Friday April 14, 2023 in a local hospital.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. before...

Apr 4, 2023

Ronald Edwin Turner, 84, of Florence, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2023 in Florence National Cemetery. The family will speak to those attending after the service.

Mr. Turner was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, the son of the late Edwin L. and...

Mar 31, 2023

Timmonsville, SC – Waymon Ricky Hayes, 59, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023.

Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Florence Memorials Gardens. The family will speak to those attending after the service and at other times at the home of Mark and Margie Steadman, 2821 S. Hill Road, Timmonsville, SC ...

Mar 30, 2023

Thomas Franklin "Tommy" Bateman, 84,  passed away on Thursday, March 30th at his home surrounded by his family.

Visitation with family will be Saturday, April 1st at 2pm in the Pisgah United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with a memorial service in the sanctuary at 3pm.

Mr. Bateman was born in Florence, South Carolina, the son...

Mar 29, 2023

Florence, SC - Carl William Hyman, 85, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Ridgecrest Baptist Church.  Interment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Hyman was born...

Mar 28, 2023

Ala Faye Borck, 83, of Florence passed away on March 28, 2023.

A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023 in the mausoleum chapel of Florence Memorial Gardens The family will speak with friends following the service.

Mar 28, 2023

Scranton, SC – Johnny Earl Lee, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from injuries in an accident.

Funeral services will be Friday, March 31, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Olanta, SC.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 2:00 in the church...

Mar 20, 2023

Timmonsville, SC – Regina Locklair Miller, 57, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Funeral services will be Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.   The family will have a time of visitation following the service.

Mrs. Miller was born in Pamplico, SC, the daughter of the...

Mar 19, 2023

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Effingham, SC - Helmer Charles "Chuck" Greene, Jr.  87, passed away on March 19, 2023 after an illness.

A memorial service will be Monday, April 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Florence National Cemetery.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.

Mr. Greene was born...

Mar 17, 2023

Florence, SC – Shirley Fahr Meyers Carter, passed away on March 17,2023 surrounded by her family after a long illness.

Funeral services will be Friday, March 24, 2023, at Sparrow Swamp Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will have a time of visitation before the service at the church beginning at 1:00,...

Mar 13, 2023

Pamplico, SC – Ilamae Matthews Collins, 87, went to her Heavenly home, Monday, March 13, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Ilamae was born in Coward, SC, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Mary Kennedy Matthews.  She attended the Effingham Church of God.

She was married to the late S.J. Collins.

Surviving...

Mar 12, 2023

Florence, SC – Faye Hartgrove Harless, 82, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  The family will speak to those attending immediately following the service.  Entombment will be at a later time.

Mrs. Harless was born in...

Mar 8, 2023

Florence, SC – Most beloved, Annie Gee McKay Catoe, 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 8, 2023 surrounded by her loving  family.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Florence Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. before the service at the Mausoleum.

Annie was...

Mar 8, 2023

Florence, SC – Joseph Liston Poston, 73 formerly of Timmonsville, SC passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in a local Healthcare Facility.

Funeral services will be Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Peniel Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the church.  Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.

Feb 20, 2023

Timmonsville, SC - Laurens Rudolph "Rudy" Springs, 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.

Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Florence National Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at...

Feb 19, 2023

Leon M. Pate, Jr -.81 of Florence, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in a local hospital.

Formerly of Dillon, SC he was the son of the late Leon, Sr and Mary Moody Pate.  He served

his country in the US Army and will have burial in the Florence National Cemetery at a later...

Feb 18, 2023

Timmonsville, SC – Harvey Russell Campbell, 84, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.

Graveside services will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens.  The family will have a time of visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Funeral Home.

Harvey was born in Florence County,...

Feb 16, 2023

Florence, SC – Robert D Cook, 65 passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 in a local Hospital.

Visitation services will be Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

Mr. Cook was born in Florence County, the son of the late LeRoy and Frances Gaskins Cook.  He was a residential construction...

Feb 12, 2023

Theresa McEben Harris, 56, of Florence passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16th in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home. The family will speak to those in attendance after the service.