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Recent Obituaries in Olanta, SC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Olanta, SC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Ernest Lee
Feb 22, 2015
Ernest Lee Effingham Ernest Lee age 94, passed away Sunday February 22, 2015 at a Florence hospital after an illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery near Florence, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will be held Tuesday (tonight) from...
Mrs. Betty F. Coleman
Feb 11, 2015
Lynchburg - Mrs. Betty F. Coleman, age 61, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her home after an illness. Funeral services will be 11am Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in Friendship Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. The family will greet friends tonight (Friday) in the fellowship hall of the church...
Ervin Rogers
Feb 3, 2015
Ervin Rogers Lake City Mr. Ervin Rogers, age 70, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at McLeod Regional Medical Center after an illness. A graveside service will be 11:30am Friday, February 6, 2015 at Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. The family will receive friends at 10am prior to the graveside service at Floyd...
Josephine Bell Calvert
Feb 3, 2015
Turbeville - Josephine Bell (Jonnie) Calvert, age 86, daughter of the late William Parker Bell and the Mabel Blalock Bell of Union, died Tuesday February 3, 2015, at her home in Turbeville. She was a graduate of Union High School (Class of 1946), Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing (Class of 1949) and Medical University of South Carolina Physician Assistant...
Opaline Locklair Christmas
Jan 30, 2015
Opaline Christmas New Zion Mrs. Opaline Locklair Christmas age 80, died January 30, 2015 at her home after an illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock PM Sunday February 1, 2015 at Friersons Tabernacle Church with burial in McElveen Cemetery in New Zion directed by Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 2 PM until the time...
Lillian Brandon Owens
Jan 30, 2015
Lillian B. Owens Lake City Mrs. Lillian B. Owens age 84, died January 30, 2015 from injuries sustained in a automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock PM Sunday February 1, 2015 at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel in Olanta, with burial in Bible Temple Cemetery in Coward. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the...
Mr. Glellan Randolph Atkinson
Jan 27, 2015
Turbeville - Mr. Glellan Randolph Atkinson, age 92, died peacefully on January 27, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Clarendon County, he was the son of the late William Thomas Atkinson and the late Ethel Morris Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was a retired businessman having previously owned Atkinson's Shell Station, The Burger Hut and Chat n' Chew restaurant. He was...
Helen Margaret Wentling
Jan 19, 2015
Helen Margaret Wentling Turbeville Mrs. Helen Margaret Wentling age 98 died January 19, 2015 at a Florence nursing facility after an illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 am Friday January 23, 2015 at Turbeville Southern Methodist Church. A visitation will be held from 6 - 8 PM Thursday at Turbeville Southern Methodist Church. Born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
Reverend L.D. Driggers
Jan 16, 2015
Reverend Lenard DuRant Driggers, age 86, formerly of the Barrineau community passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at his daughters home in Chesapeake, Virginia after an illness. A funeral service will be 2pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Barrineau Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in Pine Dale Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. The family will greet friends...
Derian Mckaylin Dorrell
Jan 9, 2015
Derian McKaylin Dorrell Olanta Derian McKaylin Dorrell age 20, died January 9, 2015 in a Charlotte, NC hospital after an illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock PM Sunday January 11, 2015 at Unity Christian Fellowship with burial in the church cemetery directed by Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be held in the church sanctuary 2 hours prior...
Nellie Smith Miles
Jan 8, 2015
Nellie S. Miles Lake City Mrs. Nellie Smith Miles age 97, died January 8, 2015 in a Florence hospital after an illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock PM Sunday January 11, 2015 at Newtown Free Will Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery directed by Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM...
Frances Green Coker
Jan 4, 2015
Frances Green Coker Turbeville Frances Elizabeth Green Coker age 96, passed away Sunday January 4, 2015 at a nursing facility in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. A service will be held at 3pm Wednesday January 7, 2015 at Pine Grove United Methodist Church directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will be held at 1pm just prior to the service...
Joyce Johnson
Dec 29, 2014
Joyce Ann Johnson, age 64, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center after an illness. A funeral service will be 2pm Friday, January 2, 2015 at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 1st, 2015 at the funeral home from...
Sandra L. Mcgee
Dec 20, 2014
Sandra L. McGee Timmonsville Sandra Louise Miles McGee age 52, passed away Saturday December 20, 2014 at Carolinas Hospital Systems after an illness. A service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday (today), December 23, 2014 at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel in Olanta, with burial at Manoah Southern Methodist Church Cemetery on Cooktown Road. Visitation will be held two hours...
Hank William Welch
Dec 7, 2014
Hank William Welch Turbeville Hank Welch 49, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning after an illness. A service will be held at 3 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at, Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with burial at New Hope Christian Church. The services will be directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will be...
Winnie Lou Kirby Defee
Dec 1, 2014
Timmonsville Winnie Lou Kirby DeFee, age 85, passed away Monday, December 1st, 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be 11am Thursday, December 4rd, 2014 at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5pm - 7:30pm at the funeral home....
Pamela Mcgee Matthews
Nov 25, 2014
Scranton - Mrs. Pamela McGee Matthews age 46, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Carolinas Hospital. A funeral service will be 11am Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Beulah Church with burial in Broad Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8pm at the church. Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of...
Melissa B. Vause
Nov 25, 2014
Timmonsville - Melissa Bobbie Vause age 44, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her home after an illness. A funeral service will be held 2pm Monday, December 1st, 2014 at Unity Christian Fellowship with burial in the church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. The family will receive friends at the church two hours prior to the...
Staley E. Mcelveen
Nov 24, 2014
Turbeville - Staley Earl McElveen age 19, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A funeral service will be 2pm Friday, November 28, 2014 at Maranatha Pentecostal Holiness Church with visitation starting at 12 noon, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Born in Florence county, he was a son of Lloyd Oriane McElveen,...
Barbara "Bobbie" Robinson Gibbons
Nov 23, 2014
Turbeville - Barbara "Bobbie" Robinson Gibbons age 82, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, November 23, 2014 after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held 11am Wednesday November 26, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Turbeville, with private burial, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will follow the funeral service in the church fellowship...
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