Recent Obituaries
Johnathon Martin Howell
Oct 6, 2022
Mr. Johnathon Martin Howell, 39, of Lamar, passed away Thursday evening, October 6th, 2022, while at McLeod Health of Florence.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 on Sunday afternoon, October 9th, 2022, from the Mt. Elon Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Jimmy Beck officiating. The family will receiving friends following the service in the fellowship hall.
A native...
David William Truett
Oct 5, 2022
Lamar, S.C.
David William Truett age 80 went to his Heavenly Home on October 5 at his residence with his loving family by his side.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at the Kelleytown Baptist Church. Rev. Michael Madaris will officiate. Burial will be in the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery directed by Norton...
James Allen Griggs
Oct 5, 2022
Wallace, S.C.
James Allen Griggs, age 87, of Wallace, South Carolina went to his Heavenly Home on October 5 at McLeod Health in Cheraw. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday October 8 at 5:00 at the Wallace Church of the Nazarene directed by Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville. Dr. D. Moody Gunter and Pastor Bobby Norris will officiate....
William Michael "Mike" Heustess
Oct 3, 2022
Mr. William Michael “Mike” Heustess, 71, of McBee, passed away during the early morning hours of Monday, October 3rd, 2022, while at home.
A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon, October 5th, 2022, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home with Reverend David Wilkes officiating. The family will be speaking with friends following the service at...
Leonard Miller
Oct 1, 2022
Bishopville, SC
Memorial services for Leonard Paul Miller age 71 will be held 11:00am Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home and Crematory, Bishopville Chapel. Pastor Randy Wilson will officiate. Visitation will follow the services at the Chapel.
Mr. Miller passed away October 1, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Albany, Georgia the son...
Sallie Ann Mumford
Sep 28, 2022
Ms. Sallie Ann Mumford, 69, of Hartsville, passed away Wednesday morning, September 28th, 2022, while at White Oak Manor of Columbia.
Her funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 on Saturday afternoon, October 1st, 2022, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Reverend Hazel Mixon and Reverend Charles McLendon will officiate with burial following in the Savannah Advent Christian Church...
Ronald Lee Clifton Brill, II
Sep 26, 2022
Mr. Ronald Lee Clifton Brill, II, 50, of McBee, SC passed away Monday morning, September 26th, 2022, while at MUSC – Florence Medical Center.
The family will lead a service in celebration of his life at 3:00 on Saturday afternoon, October 1st, 2022, at 1293 Tabernacle Church Road, McBee, SC 29101.
A native of Pensacola, FL, Ronnie was the...
Jack Winfred Smith
Sep 24, 2022
Jack Winfred Smith, 85, of Darlington, SC died Saturday, Sept 24, 2022 at McLeod Hospital in Florence, SC with his daughters, Honey Newberry and Gwendolyn Miles by his side.
Funeral services will be held Saturday October 1, 2022 at 11:00 at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Becky Forrest and Rev. Jackie Knight will officiate. Burial will follow at...
George Andrew "Andy" Love
Sep 22, 2022
Mr. George Andrew “Andy” Love, 75, of Hartsville, passed away Thursday morning, September 22nd, 2022, while at the McLeod Hospice House.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 on Saturday morning, September 24th 2022, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Reverend Drake Horton will officiate with burial following in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...
Madaline Murray Braxton
Sep 21, 2022
ALCOLU - It is with profound sadness that Danette (Tray) Way of Alcolu, SC and Brian (Robin) Hurley of Sumter, SC announce the death of their beloved mother, Madaline Murray Hurley Self Braxton, 71, on September 21, 2022.
Mrs. Braxton was the daughter of the late Gay Nell Marshall Murray and the late William Riley "W.R." Murray of Hartsville,...
Georgia Mae Welch
Sep 18, 2022
Bishopville, S.C.
Graveside services for Georgia Mae Hopkins Welch, age 90 will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at the Bethany Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Rev. Cecil Stevens will officiate. Visitation will be following the graveside service.
Mrs. Welch was born in Bishopville a daughter of the late Ollie Hopkins and Pearl Griggs Hopkins. She was a...
Geri Allen
Sep 15, 2022
Hartsville, SC
A Celebration of Life Service for Geri Allen will be held 4:00pm Monday, September 19, 2022 at the First Baptist Church of Pine Ridge. Rev. Wayne Cash will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.
Geri went...
Gloria Davis
Sep 11, 2022
Mrs. Gloria Davis, 76, of Hartsville, passed away Sunday evening, September 11th, 2022, while at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 on Thursday morning, September 15th, 2022, from Magnolia Cemetery with Reverend Dr. Gregg Boyd officiating. The family will be speaking with friends following the service at the graveside.
A native and lifelong...
Richard L. Hunt
Sep 11, 2022
Mr. Richard L. Hunt, 91, of Hartsville, passed away Sunday morning, September 11th, 2022, while under the care of hospice at The Legacy of Hartsville.
The care of Mr. Hunt has been entrusted to Norton Funeral Home & Crematory, who is honored to be serving the Hunt family.
Robert Gillium Blackwell, Sr.
Sep 7, 2022
Bishopville, SC
It is with heavy hearts we announce the death of our friend, Mr. Robert Gillium Blackwell, Sr.
Robert age 66 passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 with his family by his side.
A graveside service will be held 3:00pm Friday at Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lee County. Rev. Gene Hancock will officiate. A visitation will...
Philip Andrew Preston
Sep 5, 2022
Hartsville, S.C.
Memorial services for Philip Andrew Preston, age 60, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be following the service.
Philip was born in Atlanta, GA a son of Margaret Ann Jackson Langley and the late Hugh Edward Preston, Sr. He was a Navy Veteran.
Surviving is his mother of Hartsville; one...
Sandra Kirkley Ferguson
Sep 5, 2022
Sandra Kirkley Ferguson, age 69, passed in the evening of Monday, September 5th, 2022 in her home in Kingsland, Georgia.
A graveside service will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at the Beauford Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville. Rev. Tim Williams will officiate. Visitation will be following the graveside service.
Mrs. Ferguson was a dedicated...
John Wesley "Wes" White
Sep 3, 2022
Patrick, SC
A Memorial service of Remembrance for John Wesley “Wes” White age 32 will be held 2:00pm Wednesday at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Pastor Grover Johnson will officiate. Visitation will follow the services at the funeral homes Chapel.
Wes was born in Florence, SC the son of Paul Kenneth White, Sr. and the late Sherry Lynn McLain...
Billy Heyward Blackwell
Sep 3, 2022
Bethune, S.C.
Funeral services for Billy Heyward Blackwell age 87, will be held Monday at 4:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville. Rev. Charlie Short will officiate. Burial will be in the Union Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Billy was born in McBee a son of the late Halton...
Carolyn Edna Garrett Cagle
Aug 31, 2022
Carolyn Edna Garrett Cagle, age 74, was called to walk her eternal path on 8/31/2022. Born January 6, 1948, to Paul Garrett and Edna Garrett in Spartanburg, SC, she was a rock of support to all who knew her.
As a long-time resident of Inman, SC, Carolyn enjoyed cooking, baking, jigsaw puzzles, and of course tending to her animals. She’ll...