Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Emily Laney

Emily Laney

Mar 26, 2018

Emily Holland Laney (Emmie)

Columbia, S.C.

From the embrace of family at her bedside Monday at Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia, Emily Holland Laney was called to rejoin her maker. Emmie was born in Ashwood, SC on 11 March, 1935, the second of two children, to Rosa Bramlett Holland and Henry Hagood Holland. She graduated...

Don Shumate

Don Shumate

Mar 24, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Don Craig Shumate, Sr. age 64, will be held Tuesday at 3:00 at the Lakeview Baptist Church. Rev.Tom Gainey will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Don was born in Hartsville a son of...

Uldine "Peggy" Freeman

Uldine "Peggy" Freeman

Mar 22, 2018

Mrs. Uldine “Peggy” Bethea Freeman, 87, of Hartsville, peacefully passed away Thursday morning March 22, at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 25, at 2:30 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Hartsville Ward. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour...

Anne Osborne

Anne Osborne

Mar 21, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Anne King Osborne age 75, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Kelleytown Baptist Church. Rev. Rod Elliott will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be all day Thursday until 8:00 pm at the residence, 406 Parkview Drive in Hartsville.

Anne...

Ernest McElveen, Sr.

Ernest McElveen, Sr.

Mar 21, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Ernest Donald (Don) McElveen, Sr. age 86, will be held Saturday at 3:00 at the West Hartsville Baptist Church. Rev. Kevin Walters and Danny Nicholson will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Don was...

Brenda Morrell

Brenda Morrell

Mar 18, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Brenda Jordan Morrell, age 73, passed away Sunday March 18 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Marvin Jordan will officiate. Burial will be in the Darlington Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

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Mildred Adams

Mildred Adams

Mar 13, 2018

McBee, S.C.

Mildred Nealey Adams age 84, went to her Heavenly Home on March 13. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 at the McBee Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville. Dr. Wayne Williams will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Mrs. Adams was born in Loris a daughter of the late...

Kenneth Rhames, Sr.

Kenneth Rhames, Sr.

Mar 11, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Lee Rhames, Sr., 60, of McBee passed away Sunday morning, March 11th, 2018, at McLeod Regional Medical Center.

His memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Hartsville Chapel of Norton Funeral Home.  The family will be receiving friends following the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Rhames was...

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Mar 5, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Michael D. Kelly age 57 passed away March 5 at Carolina Pines RMC. Funeral plans will be announced.

Norton Funeral Home is honored to serve the Kelly family.

Claudia McKenzie

Claudia McKenzie

Mar 2, 2018

Claudia Moore McKenzie, 97

Claudia Moore McKenzie, a lifelong resident of Lee County and daughter of the late Wesley Preston and Ruth Field Moore, passed away on March 2, 2018 at the age of 97. She is survived by a brother, Heyward Moore of Bishopville, SC, three children, Kay Elmore of Bishopville, SC, James "Butch" (Doris) McKenzie...

Emma Rogers

Emma Rogers

Mar 1, 2018

Mayesville, S.C.

Graveside service for Emma Jean Rogers, age 77, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Piedmont Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Rev. Kenneth Hanks will officiate. Visitation will be following the service.

Mrs. Rogers was born in Conway a daughter of the late John Henry & Inez Martin Rogers. She...

Mildred Rogers

Mildred Rogers

Feb 28, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Mildred Gainey Rogers age 76 went to her heavenly home on February 28. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 at the Clyde Church of God. Rev. Daniel Poston and Rev. Don Childers will officiate. Burial will be in the Clyde Church...

John Russell Haire

John Russell Haire

Feb 26, 2018

Hartsville, SC

Services for John Russell Haire age 28 will be held on Friday, March 2 at 2:00pm at West Hartsville Baptist Church.  Pastor Kevin Walters will officiate.  Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held Thursday 5-7pm at Norton Funeral Home.

John...

Bonnie Barefoot

Bonnie Barefoot

Feb 24, 2018

Mrs. Bonnie Gainey Barefoot, 52, of Hartsville, passed away Saturday, February 24th, 2018.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in New Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Cliff Leonard officiating.  The family will be receiving friends following the service at the church.

Bonnie was born in Florence, a daughter of Frances...

Arline Copeland

Arline Copeland

Feb 22, 2018

Bishopville, SC

Memorial services for Mrs. Arline Chewning  Copeland age 73 will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 6:00pm at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville.  Visitation will be held 5:00-6:00pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Copeland passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018.  She was...

James Hunter, Sr.

James Hunter, Sr.

Feb 22, 2018

Hartsville, S.C.

Memorial service for James R. Hunter, Sr. age 75, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Cliff Leonard will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Hunter was born in Chesterfield County a son of the late George W. Hunter, Sr. and Cullen...

Glen Kemp

Glen Kemp

Feb 21, 2018

McBee, S.C.

Memorial service for Glen Edwin Kemp age 55, will be held Saturday March 3, at 5:00 at the Bethune Church of God. Visitation will be following the service.

Glen was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y. a son of the late William Emerson Kemp and Grace Marie Fike Kemp.

Surviving is his...

Randee Wise

Randee Wise

Feb 16, 2018

Mrs. Randee Paulk Wise, 68, of Hartsville, passed away Friday afternoon, February 16th, 2018, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A family led memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday in Cornerstone Baptist Church.  The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Mrs. Wise was born in Columbia, a daughter...

Fay Winburn

Fay Winburn

Feb 14, 2018

Mrs. Fay Dean O’Neal Winburn, age 73 passed away February 14th, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.

Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16th, 2018 at the Dovesville Church of God with Rev.Robert Goins officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery and the family will be receiving friends Thursday evening...

Everette Johnson

Everette Johnson

Feb 7, 2018

Mr. Everette Hope Johnson, 65, of Patrick, passed away Wednesday morning, February 7th, 2018, at the McLeod Hospice House.

His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Gaskin officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery and the family will be receiving friends Friday evening, from...