Recent Obituaries
Elaine Seay Hedgepeth
Jul 9, 2023
Hartsville, S.C.
Mrs. Elaine Hedgepeth age 81 went to her Heavenly Home on July 9 while at Carolina Pines RMC. A Celebration of Life service will be held Thursday July 13 at 11:00 am at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Lin Kirkman will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Hedgepeth was born in...
Vicky Edna Snyder
Jul 9, 2023
Hartsville, SC
Funeral Mass for Mrs. Vicky Edna Snyder age 66 will be held 3:30pm Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Father Dan Papineau will officiate, directed by Norton Funeral Home. A visitation of remembrance will be 2:00-3:00pm Thursday at Norton Funeral Home.
Mrs. Snyder passed away on July 9, 2023, due to complications from liver disease. Vicky was the...
Jeffery Allan Wilson
Jul 8, 2023
Mr. Jeffery Allan Wilson, 59, of McBee, passed away Saturday, July 8th, 2023, while at home.
Jeff was born in Virginia, a son of Kay Gainey and the late, Crawford Gainey. He loved collecting coins and trying to find their value. He also enjoyed doing woodwork, bottle collecting, and taking care of his mom.
Surviving is his children: Brandon (Gabriell)...
Barbara Lynn Raines Hatchell
Jul 8, 2023
Hartsville, S.C.
Memorial services for Barbara Lynn Raines Hatchell age 77, will be held Tuesday at 6:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Fennell will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Lynn was born in Hartsville, a daughter of the late Willie Edwin Raines, Jr. and Johnnie Outlaw Raines. She...
Frank Winburn, Jr.
Jul 7, 2023
Mr. Frank Winburn, Jr., 74, of Hartsville, passed away Friday, July 7th, 2023, while at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. Frank, a son of the late Frank, Sr. & Mildred Gainey Winburn, was a lifelong resident of Darlington County. He served as a lead mechanic for Donna Jean’s Chevrolet and later, Dean’s Auto Service, where he retired from. Mr....
Amanda Leigh Scearce
Jul 4, 2023
On July 4, 2023, Amanda Leigh Scearce (46) peacefully entered the gates of Heaven and into the arms of Jesus her Savior. She was surrounded by her family as she drew her last breath after along and hard-fought battle against glioblastoma.
Amanda was a dedicated teacher at The Kings Academy in Florence, SC for 10 years. She loved her students...
Lillie Kate Byrd Campbell
Jun 30, 2023
Lillie “Kate” Byrd Campbell
Mrs. Lillie “Kate” Byrd Campbell, 86, passed away on June 30, 2023, at her residence. Mrs. Campbell was born in Marion County, a daughter of the late Mr. John C. and Nina Kate Byrd. She was an active member of the Marion Church of God for 66 years. She retired from Raytex after 20 years...
Margaret Jackson Preston Langley
Jun 30, 2023
Hartsville, SC
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Margaret Jackson Preston Langley.
Mrs. Langley age 96 passed away on June 30, 2023.
Memorial services will be held 2:00pm Friday, July 7 at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Hughes will officiate. Visitation of Remembrance will be one hour prior to the services at...
Joyce Lundy Corley
Jun 28, 2023
Hartsville, S.C.
Mrs. Joyce Lundy Corley age 77, went to her Heavenly Home on June 28 at her residence. Memorial services will be held on Saturday July 15, 2023 at 3:00 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Dr. Ernest Winburn and Rev. Paul Coward will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
Joyce was born...
Bobbie Gainey Crowley
Jun 24, 2023
Hartsville, SC
Graveside services of Remembrance for Bobbie Jean Gainey Crowley age 59 will be 2:00pm Tuesday at Gainey Cemetery. Visitation will follow the services. Services are directed by Norton Funeral Home and Crematory.
Mrs. Crowley passed away on Saturday, June 24 in Florence, SC. She was born in Chesterfield County the daughter of the late Edward Gainey. She...
Sharon Pittsley Montgomery
Jun 24, 2023
Sharon Elaine (Pittsley) Montgomery passed away peacefully from a sudden illness in the morning of Saturday, June 24, 2023. She spent her entire professional life as a Registered Nurse, most of that as an ER Nurse at Marlboro Park Hospital, in Bennettsville, SC. Her wish was to have her ashes interred in the Pittsley family plot in Freetown, Mass. Some...
Alexander (Andy) Morrison Sumner, Jr.
Jun 23, 2023
Hartsville, SC
It is with great sadness that we lost a loving husband, father, Poppie, son, uncle (Unk) and brother. Alexander (Andy) Morrison Sumner, Jr. was known for having a heart of gold and was always willing to help those in need. He was born in Dovesville and resided in Hartsville, SC with his wife of 36 years. He was...
Dwight Alvin Bicking
Jun 23, 2023
Mr. Dwight Alvin Bicking, 66, of McBee, passed away Friday afternoon, June 23rd, 2023, while at MUSC Health – Florence Medical Center.
A native of Drums, PA, Mr. Bicking was a son of Margaret Hawk and the late, Walter Alvin Bicking. Dwight was a big history buff and enjoyed metal detecting. He loved his Harley Davidson and was a part...
Larry Franklin Grantham
Jun 23, 2023
Mr. Larry Franklin Grantham, 72, of Hartsville, passed away Friday morning, June 23rd, 2023, while at McLeod Health of Florence, surrounded by his family.
A native and lifelong resident of Hartsville, Mr. Grantham was a son of the late William Jennings “Jinx” & Mary Frances Redick Grantham. Larry retired from Reeves Brothers and then later, Honda. He loved spending time...
George Allen Prosser
Jun 21, 2023
George Allen Prosser, 64, born on April 10, 1959, to the late Clarence Edward Prosser and Windle Polson Prosser in Columbia, South Carolina, departed this physical world on June 21st, 2023.
Allen was a son, brother, uncle, great-uncle, cousin, and friend to many! His 6’8” stature earned him the nickname “Big Red”, but his free, kind spirit...
Walter Le Moree
Jun 21, 2023
Hartsville, S.C.
Mr. Walter Le Moree, Jr. age 78 passed away June 21 while at home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, June 25th, 2023, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Reverend Michael Gunter will officiate with burial following in the Beauford Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to...
John H. (Buddy) "Hotdog" Rogers, III
Jun 21, 2023
Patrick, SC
Services of Remembrance for John H. (Buddy) “Hotdog” Rogers, III age 82 will be held 3:00pm Friday at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Pastor Matt Morgan will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Mr. Rogers passed away Wednesday, June...
Jimmy Ray Huggins
Jun 19, 2023
McBee, S.C.
Graveside services for Jimmy Ray Huggins, age 67, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 at the Beauford Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Williams will officiate. Visitation will be following the service.
Mr. Huggins was born in Hartsville a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Huggins and Loma Reynolds Huggins. He was retired from...
Jamie Johnson
Jun 12, 2023
Hartsville, SC
Services of Remembrance for Jamie Johnson age 40 will be 2:00pm Thursday at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Cliff Leonard and Rev. Robert Pothoff will officiate. Burial will be in New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the Funeral Home.
Jamie...
Brantley Kendrick "Ricky" Gainey, Sr.
Jun 11, 2023
Mr. Brantley Kendrick “Ricky” Gainey, Sr., 64, of Hartsville, passed away Sunday evening, June 11th, 2023, while at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, GA.
A native and lifelong resident of Hartsville, Mr. Gainey was a son of Dollie McElveen Gainey and the late, Ward Bennett Gainey. He was the owner of Brantley Gainey Builder; building over 200 homes in the Hartsville...
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