Obituaries

Ossie Lee  Brooks

Ossie Lee Brooks

Dec 7, 2019

Funeral service for Mrs. Ossie Lee “Darling” Gibbs Brooks will be conducted 12 Noon Friday, December 13, 2019 at New Ebenezer Baptist Church, 307 S. Johns St., Florence, SC. Interment will follow in Florence National Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Ossie was born on August 29, 1930 to the late James and Ezell Gibbs Robinson in...

Antonio  Bacote

Antonio Bacote

Dec 6, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Antonio Armand "G Moe" Bacote will be conducted 2:00 PM Sunday, December 15, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 S. Johns St., Florence. Interment will follow in Mary Jo Waters Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Mr. Antonio Armand Bacote, the son to the late Melvin Williams and Ann...

Arthur  Eagleton, Jr.

Arthur Eagleton, Jr.

Dec 5, 2019

Arthur Eagleton, Jr., age 87, of Richmond, VA formerly of Florence, SC departed this life December 5, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Frances M. Eagleton; daughter, Nikita Eagleton; sons, Theron (Bertine), Arthur, III, Victor (Kia), Jerry (Gwen), and Kenneth Eagleton; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; uncle, Kenneth Spears (Mamie); sister, Louise Belin; brother, Lawrence Eagleton (Shirley); brother-in-law, Rev. W.L....

James  Johnson

James Johnson

Dec 3, 2019

Funeral service for Deacon James Allen Johnson 87 will be conducted 1:00 PM Saturday. December 7, 2019 at The Strive Hard Educational, Recreational and Enrichment Center (SHEREC), 312 S. Ravenel St. Florence. Entombment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. James Allen Johnson was the son of the late Henry and...

Almeta  Caldwell

Almeta Caldwell

Nov 29, 2019

Funeral service for Mrs. Almeta “Depha” Jackson Caldwell will be conducted 11:00 AM Friday, December 6, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 S. Johns St., Florence. Interment will follow in Garden of Rest, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Almeta, the daughter of the late Mingo and Almeta Bee Jackson was born April 21,...

Herbert  Kennedy

Herbert Kennedy

Nov 29, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Herbert Kennedy will be conducted 12 Noon Thursday, December 5, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 S. Johns St., Florence. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Mr. Herbert Kennedy, the son of Dorothy Gilbert Kennedy and the late James S. Kennedy was born...

Major  Myers, Sr.

Major Myers, Sr.

Nov 18, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Major Rochester Myers, Sr. will be conducted 12:00 PM Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Greater St. Paul AME Church, 4810 Francis Marion Rd., Florence. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Major was born on Tuesday, February 25, 1941 to the late Otto McCants and Jessie Mae McCants...

Patrick  Pipkins

Patrick Pipkins

Nov 14, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Patrick Vincent Pipkins will be conducted 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Wright Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Tara Village Subdivision - 3208 Holiday Dr., Florence. Send flowers...

Joshua  Thomas

Joshua Thomas

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Joshua Thomas of Burke, Virginia and formerly of Florence, SC will be conducted 11:30 AM Monday, November 25, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 S. Johns St., Florence. Interment will follow 1:00 PM at Florence National Cemetery, with Veterans Honor Guard, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Joshua, the son...

Alonzo  Peterson

Alonzo Peterson

Nov 9, 2019

Funeral service for Alonzo Peterson will be conducted 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 16, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 South Johns Street, Florence. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Alonzo Peterson, son of the late Riley James, Sr. and Annie Mae Peterson James Rooks, was born on...

Millie   McMillan

Millie McMillan

Nov 8, 2019

Funeral service for Mother Millie McMillian will be conducted 11:00 AM Friday, November 15, 2019 at Savannah Grove Baptist Church, 2620 Alligator Rd., Effingham. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Mother Millie McMillian was born October 19, 1927 in Florence County. She was the daughter of the late John Henry McMillian...

Harry  Pearson

Harry Pearson

Nov 3, 2019

Manning – Funeral service for Mr. Harry Lee Pearson will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 Highway 260,Manning, SC, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Interment will follow, 1:15 PM Monday, November 18, 2019 at South Florida VA National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida, directed by Vans Orsdel Family Funeral...

Cecil  Gunter

Cecil Gunter

Nov 2, 2019

Funeral service for Cecil H. Gunter will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Red Hill M.B. Church,1242 CR 194, Blue Springs, MS 38828 directed by Serenity-Simmons Funeral Home. Cecil H. Gunter was born in Temple Hill, South Carolina on August 20, 1943. He departed this life November 2, 2019. Cecil was the sixth child of Hugh Lambert...

Samuel   Addison

Samuel Addison

Oct 23, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Samuel F. “Sam” Addison will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Cumberland United Methodist Church, 163 S. Coit St., Florence. Interment will follow in North View Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Samuel was born August 8, 1943 in Trenton, NJ to the late Fred and Annie Mae Addison, Sr....

Annie  Hairston

Annie Hairston

Oct 20, 2019

Graveside service for Mrs. Annie Loris Johnson Hairston will be conducted 12 Noon Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Sunset Memory Gardens, 2615 Alligator Rd., Effingham. Interment will follow, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Mrs. Hairston was born December 16, 1947, to the late Edna Mae Burroughs in Florence, South Carolina. She died on Sunday, October 20, 2019....

Bruce  Phillips

Bruce Phillips

Oct 13, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Bruce Joseph Phillips will be conducted 10:00 AM Friday, October 18, 2019 at J. O. & Annette Smith Memorial Chapel, 307 S. Johns St., Florence. Interment will follow in Florence National Cemetery, with the Veterans Honor Guard, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Bruce was born on August 21, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to...

Teresa  Woodbury

Teresa Woodbury

Oct 12, 2019

Effingham - Funeral service for Teresa G. Woodbury will be conducted 11AM Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Savannah Grove Baptist Church, 2620 Alligator Rd., Effingham. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Teresa G. Woodbury died October 12, 2019. She was the daughter of Gertrude Holmes and the late George Woodbury. The...

Robyn  Allen

Robyn Allen

Sep 30, 2019

Funeral service for Ms. Robyn S. Allen will be conducted 12:00 PM, Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Greater Zion Grove Baptist Church 6317 118th Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Interment will follow at Edgewood Cemetery, 4519 Edgewood Drive, Jacksonville, Florida directed by A.B. Coleman Mortuary Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, October 11, 2019 at A.B. Coleman...

Ervin  Long

Ervin Long

Sep 26, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Ervin Jr. “Boot” Long will be conducted 1:00 PM Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Salem United Methodist Church, 5814 Old River Rd., Florence. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Mr. Ervin Jr. “Boot” Long, the son of Thelma White Long and the late Ervin Long Sr., was...

Willie  Pearson

Willie Pearson

Sep 22, 2019

Funeral service for Mr. Willie Alfred Pearson will be conducted 1:00 PM Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Laurel Hill AME Church in Manning, SC. Interment will follow in Carolina Johnson Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home of Florence, LLC. Willie, the third of seven children, was born to the late Cicero and Bertha Pearson on born August 16, 1955, in...

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