Barfield , Phyllis Miles

FLORENCE: Ms. Phyllis Marsha Miles Barfield, 57, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 4th, 2010 in McLeod Hospital after a brief illness. Ms. Barfield was born in Florence County on October 15th, 1953. She was a daughter of Sally Stephens Miles Graham and the late Robert Miles, Jr. Ms. Barfield attended Truth Chapel in Florence. She was a 1970 graduate of J. Paul Truluck High School and retired from GE Electrical in Florence after thirty-five years of service. Ms. Barfield was an outspoken, outgoing person. She never met a stranger, but always let you know where she stood. Ms. Barfield loved gardening, flowers, and being outside. She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved her. Ms. Barfield‘s surviving family includes her mother, Sally Graham, of Olanta; her children, John L. Gaymon, Jr. (Shelley), of Hartsville, and Leslie N. “Nikki” Barfield, of Florence; her grandchildren, Dustin Reid Gaymon, of Hartsville, and Gavin Larson Barfield, of Florence; her brother, Bobby W. Miles (Pam), of Camp Branch; and her sister, Bonnie M. Hays (Bo), of Conway. The family of Ms. Barfield will have visitation from six until eight o‘clock p.m., Monday, December 6th, 2010 in the funeral home. Graveside services for Ms. Barfield will be held at two o‘clock p.m., Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 in Camp Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge.