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Hardy, Mary

October 13, 1920 – May 26, 2011 Kathleen, GA – Mary Rogers Hardy, 90, formerly of Charleston, SC, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her son’s home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday June 5, 2011, in Dothan Cemetery in Dillon, SC. Visitation will be held from 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Saturday June 4, 2011 at Kannaday…

Miles, Laura

(November 8, 1955 – May 28, 2011) Laura Frances Robinson Miles, age 55, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence after an illness. Cancer took her body, but “NOTHING” defeated her spirit. Services will be held at Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church at 2pm Monday, May 30, 2011…

Harrison, Janie Player

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;” Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 Mrs. Janie Player Harrison, one of five children born to Joe Player and Almeta Allison Player was…

Humphries, Donnie Joe

Turbeville: Mr. Donnie J. Humphries, 72, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, in the McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Humphries was born in Florence County, son of Russell H. Humphries and the late Kathleen Gaskins Humphries. Mr. Humphries was a member of the Lake City First Baptist Church where he was a member of the Jeffords Sunday School Class. He worked with…

Burr, Barbara Ann

Graveside services for Barbara Ann Jones Burr, 70, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 30, 2011 at Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Born in Darlington Co., SC, she was a daughter of the late James H. and Ora Mae Allred Jones. Surviving are her husband, Jasper R. Burr, Sr. of Hartsville, SC; daughter and son-in-law, Kim (Keith)…

Welch, Ralph Durant

Ralph Durant Welch, age 64, died Wednesday May 25, 2011 at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning after an illness. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of Margaret Azalee Lee Welch and the late Edgar Durant Welch. He was a carpenter and specialized in residential construction. Mr. Welch is preceded in death by one brother; Ronald Welch. Surviving are…

McGill, Thomas Joseph

Thomas Joseph McGill, age 92, retired Insurance Executive, loving husband and father died on Thursday, May 26th, 2011. Mr. McGill was born in Erie, PA, to the late Thomas J. McGill, Sr. and Florence (Weir) McGill but spent most of his life in Cleveland, Ohio. In his youth he was a Life Boy Scout and in high school he played…

Hunt, Louberta

Louberta “Mother” Oxendine Hunt, age 93, of 1628 J.W. Road, Fairmont, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon, SC. She was born in Robeson County on February 15, 1918 to the late James Oliver Oxendine and Leola Hammonds Oxendine. Mrs. Hunt is survived by one daughter, Sonja Hunt and husband, Jerry “Ponkey”; eight sons,…

Smith, Emma

Emma A. Smith “Hattiecall”, age 62, of Lumberton, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. She was born in Robeson County on May 14, 1949 to the late Rodrick McQuage and the late Tilder Jane Merritt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Mack McQuage. Mrs. Smith is…