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Mr. Arthur Louis “A. L.” Young, 78, husband of Karen  Young, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 in Wilson, NC.

Mr. Young  was born on December 14, 1946, in Florence County, son of the late Roy Young and Lottie Poston Young. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during Vietnam. Mr. Young attended Beulah Baptist Church during his childhood, was a graduate of Pamplico High School and retired from Bridgestone Firestone.

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Teri Catron Pierce, 66, wife of Chris Pierce, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at her residence in Lake City.

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Mr. James Edward Miller, 80, of Hannah-Pamplico, husband of Cynthia Cooper Miller, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his residence.

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Mrs. Barbara A. Miles, 90, of Scranton, wife of the late Delter Eugene Miles, Sr, went home on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

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Mrs. Judy Hoover Henegar, of Florence, wife of Robert M. “Bobby” Henegar, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee.

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Dorothy Theresa “Dottie” Smith, 63, of Scranton, wife of John M. Smith, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at her residence with her loving husband by her side.

Dottie was born on May 24, 1961, in Florence County, daughter of the late Willie Joe Powell and Leah Coker Powell. She was a healthcare giver.

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Mrs. Karen M. Powell, 66, wife of Gerald Powell, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at McLeod Regional Medical Center of The Pee Dee.

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Billy Lewis Poston, 89, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at his residence.

Billy was one of eleven children, born October 19, 1935, in the Hannah Community; son of the late Henry Luther Poston and Ruby Taylor Poston. After Billy’s mother passed away from complications to childbirth, Billy’s father remarried Arlington Prosser Poston, whom helped raise Billy.

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Mr. Larry Eugene Locklair, 72, of Scranton, husband of Phyllis Kay Boyington Locklair, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at MUSC Florence Medical Center.

Mr. Locklair was born on November 29, 1952, in Lake City, son of the late Opaline Locklair Christmas. He attended Frierson’s Tabernacle FWB Church of the Pentecostal Faith and formerly worked in the grocery business as a produce manager.

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James Brite “Junior” Tompkins, 77, husband of Cynthia Turner Tompkins, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family and friends.

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Connie Theresa Miles Jolly, 70, wife of the late Jesse Calvin Jolly, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at her residence, after an illness.

Mrs. Jolly was born on October 24, 1954, in Florence County, daughter of the late William Franklin Miles and Lizzie Mae Flowers Miles.

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Mr. George Allen Miles, 59, of Scranton, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at McLeod Hospice House.

Allen was born on September 5, 1965, in Florence County, son of Esther Lynch Miles and the late George Riley Miles.  

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Sandra Marie Richburg Keller, 66, of Lexington, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at her residence.

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Renetta Finklea Holliday Davis, 90, of Mount Pleasant, SC, formerly of Lake City SC and Pamplico, SC passed away on January, 16, 2025.

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James S. Wise Sr., affectionately known as "Steve Wise," passed away peacefully, January 15, 2025, at 5:20 PM. Born on October 25, 1937, in Coward, South Carolina, Steve was the beloved son of the late Stephen Cromwell Wise and Evelyn Mathews Wise.