Obituary Listing

Feb 20, 2021

Timmonsville, SC – Karen Wall Evans, 63, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at  Florence Baptist Temple, Florence.  Interment will follow at Peniel Baptist Church in Timmonsville. The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. before the service at the church. ...

Feb 20, 2021

Lamar, SC – Lester Freeman, 86, passed away on Saturday, February  20, 2021.

A graveside service will be Monday, February  22, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Lamar Memorial Cemetery, Lamar.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.  You are asked to wear your mask and social distancing will be observed.

Lester...

Feb 19, 2021

Timmonsville, SC – Reata "Rita" Watts Atkinson, 66, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, February 19, 2021.

Graveside services will be Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville, SC.  The family will speak to those attending after the service at the cemetery.  You are asked to wear your...

Feb 14, 2021

Florence, SC - Betty Lou Nobles Moore, 89 passed away on this special day, Sunday February 14, 2021.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at South Florence Baptist Church,  Florence.  Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence. The family will have a time of visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00...

Feb 12, 2021

Timmonsville, SC – Mentril "Mickey" Carter Turner, 76, passed away on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2021.

A graveside service will be Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Byrd Cemetery, Timmonsville, SC.  The family will speak to those attending after the service.  You are asked to wear a mask and observe social distancing.

Mickey was...

Feb 9, 2021

Florence, SC - James (Jimmy) Ray Lynch passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday February 9, 2021 at the age of 74.

Graveside services will be held at Florence National Cemetery at 10:00 am on Friday, February 12, 2021.  The family will have a drop-by visitation from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Funeral...

Feb 7, 2021

Timmonsville, SC – Mary Alice "Sis" Plummer Norris, 95 passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Lake Swamp Baptist Church.  The family will have a time of visitation beginning at 12:00 noon before the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery

"Sis"...

Feb 5, 2021

Atkins – Clarissa "Chris" Stansell Harker, 95, died Friday, February 5, 2021 following an illness.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Monday, February 8, 2021 in the chapel of Layton-Anderson Funeral Home. Streaming will be available on Facebook Live at the Layton-Anderson Facebook page. Interment will follow in the Lynchburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, SC.

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Feb 2, 2021

Effingham, SC – David L. McLeod, Jr. 79, passed away on Tuesday, February  2, 2021.

Mr. McLeod was born in Florence County, the son of David, Sr. and Joberta Bristow McLeod.  He worked as a store manager for Anderson Oil Company for many years.  David was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church of Timmonsville.

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Jan 28, 2021

Timmonsville, SC – Virgie "Ruth" Burrows, 73, passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Funeral services will be Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at Palmetto Street Church of God, Florence.  The family will have a time of visitation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. before the service at the church.  Entombment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens. ...

Jan 25, 2021

Timmonsville, SC - Julia J. Howell, 64, passed away on Jan. 25, 2021.

Graveside services were held on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at  Florence Memorial Gardens.

Julia was born in France, the daughter of the late William J. and Dorothy Poole Johnson. She received her nursing degree and worked in several area...

Jan 23, 2021

Audrey Byers Seegars, 90, of Florence, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021.

A graveside service will be Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will speak to those attending after the service. You are asked to wear a mask and social distancing will be observed.

Mrs. Seegars was...

Jan 20, 2021

Wayne Marion Langston Sr., 85, of Timmonsville,  died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Langston was born in Florence County, the son of Stephen Sterling Langston and Dessie Cusaac Langston.  After graduating from Timmonsville High School, where he played football and basketball, he began working in the tobacco industry as a...

Jan 20, 2021

Cynthia Sue Eleazer, 76, of Florence passed away January 20, 2021, after a brief battle with lung cancer at McLeod Hospice House.

She was born to Albert Henry Eleazer and Dorothy Teague Feagan Eleazer in Columbia, SC. Cynthia graduated from Williston-Elko High School and Winthrop College.

She married the late Eric Lee Edwards in 1964...

Jan 20, 2021

Darlington, SC – Willah Mae Stevens Joyner, formerly of Florence, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Florence Memorial Gardens.  Entombment will follow the service.  The family will speak to those attending the service afterwards.  You are asked to wear a mask and...

Jan 18, 2021

Florence, SC – Douglas L Barry, 64, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.

A private entombment was held Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 at Florence Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Barry was born in St. Clair, Illinois, the son of  William Donald and Nancy Lou Eldredge Barry.  He was an Engineer with Duke Energy.

Surviving...

Jan 17, 2021

Florence, SC – Because of her strong faith, on Sunday, January 17, 2021 the LORD used (John) 3:16 p.m., as the departing time for Katherine Lee Williams Hutchinson to hear  the words, "Good job, my good and faithful servant".  In her own words, "this is not being defeated by the enemy, this is rejoicing in being complete."

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Jan 12, 2021

Scranton, SC – Derrick Allen Gaymon, 33, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from injuries sustained in a logging accident.

A graveside service will be Monday, Jan.18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Strickland-Feagan Cemetery in Lake City.  A drop-in visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.  You are asked...

Jan 9, 2021

Columbia, SC – Jacquelyn McKay Corey, 88, peacefully passed away, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Sparrow Swamp Baptist

Church, Timmonsville, SC.  The family will have a time of visitation from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. before the service at the church on Tuesday.  Burial will...

Jan 7, 2021

Luther W. "Jay" Young, Jr., 49, of Florence passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

He is survived by his son, Luther W. "Jason" Young, III.