Recent Obituaries
Mr. James Blackwell, Sr.
Jan 15, 2018
McBee, S.C.
James Chesley Blackwell, Sr. age 90, went to his Heavenly Home on January 15. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 at the Union United Methodist Church. Rev. Steven Todd and Rev. Charlie Short will officiate. Burial will be in the Union...
Anne Pullen
Jan 11, 2018
Mrs. Anna Margaret Mercer Pullen, 91, of Winnsboro went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Born in Metter, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Riley Mercer and Texas Edenfield Mercer. Mrs. Pullen is survived by a daughter, Patricia A. Lunn (Phil) of Hartsville; son, Alan W. Pullen (Bonnie) of Batesburg; brother, William...
Frank Crowley
Jan 9, 2018
Hartsville, S.C.
Funeral services for Frank H. Crowley age 86, will be held Friday at 3:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Westview Cemetery. Rev. Brad Griese , Rev. Grover Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 at the funeral Home.
Mr. Crowley was born in Cheraw a son...
Mary Gainey
Jan 9, 2018
Hartsville, S.C.
Funeral service for Mary Jane Gainey age 85, will be held Thursday at 3:00 at the Piney Plain Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. William Griggs will officiate. Burial will be in the Piney Plain Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gainey was born in Hartsville a daughter of...
Margie Gardner
Jan 7, 2018
Mrs. Margie Ann Blackwell Gardner, 79, of Bethune, passed away Sunday morning, January 7th, 2018, at her daughters residence in Columbia surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Union United Methodist Church, officiated by Dr. Steven Todd and Rev. Charlie Short. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening, from 5-8 p.m....
Sgt. Major Franklin Berry
Jan 6, 2018
Sgt. Major Franklin Myron Berry, 73, of Newberry, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1944 in Bishopville, SC, he was a son of the late Frank Berry and Marjorie Smith Berry. He was a 1971 graduate of Newberry College and a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He worked in banking for 43...
Mr. James Hoover
Jan 5, 2018
Bishopville, SC
A visitation for Mr. Tommy (Tom) Hoover age 61 will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville Chapel from 5-7pm. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Tommy passed away on January 5, 2018. He was born in Bishopville, SC...
George Keith
Jan 4, 2018
Services for George Evander Keith age 65 will be held Wednesday, January 10 at 2:30pm at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home in Bishopville. Pastor Cecil Stevens, Bishop Mike Keith and Mr. Ronnie Watts will officiate. Burial will be in the Concord UMC Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:30 on Wednesday at the funeral home. George passed...
Otis Moree
Jan 1, 2018
Hartsville, S.C.
Otis Harold Moree, age 68, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on January 1. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Oates Baptist Church. Rev. Gerald McAlister and Rev. William Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Beauford Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Due to the...
Dr. Robert Powers
Dec 29, 2017
Florence, SC Dr. Robert Earl Powers, age 69, entered into rest on Friday, December 29, 2017. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 2, 2018 from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home of Hartsville, 1414 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville, SC by Charles Roscoe and Brent Taylor. The family will receive friends following the service and...
Raeford Clanton, Jr.
Dec 27, 2017
Hartsville, S.C.
Raeford Lee (R.L.) Clanton, Jr. age 87 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 27. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Dr. Ernest Winburn, Rev. Rod Elliott and Mr. Travis Walters will officiate. Burial will be in the Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral...
Cynthia Hamilton
Dec 27, 2017
Mrs. Cynthia Lynn Hamilton, 59, of Hartsville, passed away Wednesday morning, December 27th, 2017, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday in the Bishopville Chapel of Norton Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends following the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hamilton was...
Mrs. Bettie Thomas
Dec 24, 2017
Hartsville, SC
Mrs. Bettie Jean Small Thomas passed away on December 24, 2017. She was born February 19, 1939 in Lancaster, SC. She was the daughter of the late Forest and Evelyn Deese Small. Bettie resided in Eutawville, SC most of her adult life.
Bettie was preceded in death by her husband Gerald "Thom" Thomas...
Robert Hopkins
Dec 23, 2017
Bethune, S.C.
Funeral services for Robert Edward Hopkins, Sr. age 67 will be held Wednesday (Dec. 27) at 3:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Rev. Richard Cameron will officiate. Burial will be in the Bethany Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Visitation will be Tuesday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.
Robert...
Connie Woodham
Dec 22, 2017
Columbia, S.C.
Connie Brandon Woodham wife of Andrew D. Woodham, Jr. passed away peacefully on December 22, 2017. She was born on November 4, 1953 in Nashville, TN, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Gentry and Sara Ann Brandon of Nashville, TN.
Connie is survived by her husband, a son, Andrew D. “...
Willie Huggins
Dec 15, 2017
McBee, SC
Mr. Willie Huggins age 84 passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Mcleod Hospice House.
A private service will be held at a later date.
Norton Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Huggins family.
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Ella Dutton
Dec 14, 2017
Forever in Our Hearts Our precious little Angel Ella Kate Dutton, beloved infant daughter of Dwayne and Samantha Dutton of Hartsville went to be with our Lord directly after her birth on Thursday morning December 14th, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:00pm at The Chapel of Norton...
Jean Elmore
Dec 13, 2017
Hartsville, S.C.
Graveside services for Jean Grant Elmore, age 85 will be held Thursday at 4:00 at the Westview Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home.
Jean was born in Union a daughter of the late Olin C. Grant and Gertrude Younger Grant. She was a sweet and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She...
Dorothy Tyner
Dec 9, 2017
McBee, S.C.
Memorial services for Dorothy Wint Tyner age 68, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Grace and Mercy Church of God. Rev. Ricky Jenkins will officiate. Visitation will be following the service.
Mrs. Tyner was born in Hartsville a daughter of the late Aubrey and Dorothy Dollar Wint. She was a member...
Emma Atkinson
Dec 6, 2017
Darlington, S.C.
Emma Florence Atkinson age 70 passed away December 6 at her residence.
Mrs. Atkinson was born in Hartsville a daughter of the late Woodrow John and Emma Jane Tyner Atkinson.
Surviving are two daughters, Linda Joyce Fisher , Effingham and Brenda Wallace, Cassatt; one sister, Diane King, TN and one grandchild,...

