Obituaries

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Mary Marie Ellis

Mary Marie Ellis

Feb 19, 2021

Cassatt, S.C.

Graveside services for Mary Marie Ellis age 82, will be held Tuesday at 11:00 at the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Rev. Michael Cockwell will officiate. Visitation will be Monday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ellis was born in Leighton, AL a daughter of the late...

Joyce King Davis

Joyce King Davis

Feb 18, 2021

Bishopville, S.C.

Graveside services for Joyce King Davis, age 86, will be held Sunday at 4:00 at the St. Matthew United Methodist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Kathy Carr and Pastor Evered Reconnu will officiate. Visitation will be 2:30 – 3:30 on Sunday in the church.

Joyce was born in Bethune a daughter...

Iris May Brooks

Iris May Brooks

Feb 17, 2021

BISHOPVILLE - A private graveside service will be held for Iris Jean May Brooks, 90, in Greenville Presbyterian Church. Donalds SC on February 20, 2021. Norton Funeral Home of Bishopville is assisting the family.

Mrs. Brooks passed away February 17, 2021. Born in Ware Shoals, SC on June 23, 1930, she was the daughter of Truman Henry and...

Juan Salazar

Juan Salazar

Feb 17, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Juan Martin Salazar, Sr. age 74 will be held Tuesday at 2:00 pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Father Dan Papineau will officiate. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home in Hartsville. Visitation will be Sunday 2-4 pm at Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville. If anyone cannot attend the...

John Edward Parnell

John Edward Parnell

Feb 16, 2021

Mr. John Edward Parnell, 86, of Hartsville, went to be with The Lord on Tuesday morning, February 16th, 2021, while at home with his family.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 on Friday afternoon, February 19th, 2021, from Westview Cemetery with Reverend Ladell Humphries officiating.  The family will be speaking with friends following the service...

Earline Peterman Dutton

Earline Peterman Dutton

Feb 16, 2021

Mrs. Earline Peterman Dutton, 84, of Hartsville, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Tuesday morning, February 16th, 2021, while at Morrell Nursing Center.

Her funeral service will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, from Praise Temple.  The Reverends Rick Dutton, Joseph Dutton, and Tom Gainey will officiate with burial...

Patricia Morrell McCathern

Patricia Morrell McCathern

Feb 16, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Morrell McCathern, 74, of Bishopville, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday afternoon, February 16th, 2021, while at Prisma Health-Baptist Hosptial.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Friday afternoon, February 19th, 2021, from Mt. Hebron Baptist Church.  Reverend Jack Cobb will officiate with burial following in the church cemetery.  The family...

Sandra Atkinson

Sandra Atkinson

Feb 15, 2021

Hartsville, SC

Graveside services for Sandra L. Atkinson age 63 will be held Wednesday at 4:00pm at Gum Branch Baptist Church.  Pastor William Lewis and Pastor David Mullen will officiate, directed by Norton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held Wednesday 2:00-3:30 at the funeral home.

Sandra passed away February 15,...

Peggy Sue Cranford

Peggy Sue Cranford

Feb 14, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Peggy Sue Cranford age 56, will be held Wednesday at 3:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Alvin Rogers and Rev. Marvin Griggs will officiate. Burial will be in the Piney Plain Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Peggy Sue was...

Joan Kelly

Joan Kelly

Feb 12, 2021

Hartsville, SC

We are saddened to announce the passing of Joan Lois Urwiler Kelly.  A service of Remembrance will be held Monday, March 1, 2021 at 11:00am at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be 10:30-11:00am prior to the services.  Mrs. Kelly passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Morrell Nursing Home....

Louis Mitchell Jordan

Louis Mitchell Jordan

Feb 12, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Graveside services for Mitchell Jordan age 56 will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Dave Worthington will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday 5-7 pm at Norton Funeral Home.

Mr. Jordan was born in Hartsville a son of the late Charles Leon Jordan, Jr. and Minnie...

Gracie Brown

Gracie Brown

Feb 11, 2021

Hartsville, SC

Services of Remembrance for Gracie “GG” Snyder Brown age 76 will be held 3:00pm Sunday at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home.  Pastor Tim Skipper will officiate.  A private family burial will follow the services.  Visitation will be held Saturday afternoon 3:00-5:00pm at Norton Funeral Home.

Gracie was...

Ervin Lee Stokes

Ervin Lee Stokes

Feb 10, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Mr. Ervin Lee Stokes, age 90, went to his heavenly home on February 10, 2021. He was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on October 12, 1930 the son of the late Gary Arthur Stokes and Lula (Oneal) Stokes. He was a member of New Providence Baptist church where he served in many capacities throughout his...

Peggy Hall Dixon

Peggy Hall Dixon

Feb 7, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Mrs. Peggy Evangeline Hall Dixon passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at National Health Care Parklane in Columbia, S.C.  A private graveside service will be held at Darlington Memory Gardens at a later date directed by Norton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Dixon was born July 5, 1931 in Hartsville and was a daughter of...

Kaye Parker Kirkley

Kaye Parker Kirkley

Feb 7, 2021

Union, S.C.

Funeral services for Kaye (KK) Parker Kirkley , age 77, formerly of Hartsville will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at the Beauford Baptist Church. Rev. Tim Williams and Rev. Duane Stegall will officiate. Burial will be in the Beauford Baptst Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. The family request that all Covid 19 guidelines be...

Clenice Junius Winburn, Sr.

Clenice Junius Winburn, Sr.

Feb 6, 2021

Mr. Clenice Junius Winburn, Sr., 76, of Hartsville, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 6th, 2021, while at Carolina Pines.

A funeral service will be held at 3:30 on Friday afternoon, February 12th, 2021, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home.  Reverend Joey Oliver will officiate with burial following in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family...

Melba Stokes Shuford

Melba Stokes Shuford

Feb 6, 2021

From an untroubled sleep in her own bed at home in Bishopville, Melba Ena “Bena” Shuford was called to rejoin her maker. Only months before her 100th birthday, and despite various debilitating ailments, Bena’s quiet but resolute faith burnt bright and she continued to bring joy to everyone in her midst. No more generous, thoughtful, and loving soul has...

Alice Arbutus Harding

Alice Arbutus Harding

Feb 5, 2021

Mrs. Alice Arbutus Harding, 81, of Hartsville, passed away Friday afternoon, February, 5th, 2021, while at home with her family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 on Friday afternoon, February 12th, 2021, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Robin Dease officiating.  The family will be receiving friends following the service at the funeral...

Norman Mitchell Jackson

Norman Mitchell Jackson

Feb 3, 2021

Hartsville, S.C.

Graveside services for Norman Mitchell Jackson, age 56, will be held Saturday at 4:00 at the Dovesville Church of God Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Scott Davis and Rev. Robert Goins will officiate. Visitation will be Friday 2-4 pm at Norton Funeral Home.

Mitchell was born in Sumter a son of...

James Edward "Coconut" Huggins

James Edward "Coconut" Huggins

Feb 3, 2021

Mr. James Edward “Coconut” Huggins, 80, of Hartsville, passed away Wednesday morning, February 3rd, 2021, while at Carolina Pines.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 on Saturday afternoon, February 6th, 2021, from the Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Grover Johnson and Reverend Brad Griese officiating.  The family will be speaking with friends following...