All Obituaries

Mr. James Washington Jr. AKA; (Peanut)  passed  on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia SC. Funeral Service for Mr. James “Peanut” Washington, Jr. will be Friday, January 14, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Florence National Cemetery. Public Viewing will be Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Marion Funeral Home.   On Friday, the procession will depart Marion Funeral Home at 1:00 PM. Please assemble at 12:30 if you...

Mr. Willie Crawford passed on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Lake City-Scranton Healthcare Center.  Graveside services will be Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Florence National Cemetery, 803 E. National Cemetery Road, Florence, SC 29506.  No public viewing. Arrangements entrusted to Marion Funeral Home, 301 Bishop R. F. Davis Hwy, Marion, SC 29571.

Sister Linda G. McRae,  57, of Columbia, SC , formerly of Dillon, SC, departed this life on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Prisma Health in Columbia, SC.  The funeral service will be Monday, January 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM at The Greater Highway Church of Christ, 306 Bishop R.F. Davis Hwy., Marion, SC. Interment at the Florence National Cemetery.   Public viewing will be Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Service arrangements are...

Mr. David Julius Brown passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 after a brief illness.   Public viewing will be on Monday, December 27, 2021 from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. A wake service will be from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Marion Funeral Home, 301 Bishop R. F. Davis Hwy., Marion, SC 29571. Condolences can be left on his online tribute on our website.

Mrs. Ruth Mae Lester, 87, was born one of seven children on March 10, 1934, in Marion, South Carolina, to the late Mrs. Minnie and Eli Rogers. She departed this life into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 at Autumn Care, Cornelius, NC. She graduated from Johnakin High School and furthered her education at the University of Alaska and Horry-Georgetown Technical College.  She was married to the late James Q. Lester, who served in the United States Air Force for twenty-two years....

Mr. Andrew Reed, 68, of Marion, SC departed this life on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at MUSC in Florence, SC.  The funeral service will be Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM at The Greater Highway Church of Christ, 306 Bishop R.F. Davis Hwy., Marion, SC. Interment at Devotion Gardens, Mullins, SC. Public viewing will be Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Service arrangements are entrusted to the Marion Funeral Service, Marion SC.

Mr. Gerald Clinton Lawrence   Public Viewing: 2-5PM Wednesday, October 13, 2021   Funeral Service: Thursday, October 14, 2021  11AM Great Expectations Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Inc. 701 Hwy 301 S. Dillon, SC 29536     Interment: Thursday, October 14, 2021 2:00PM Florence National Cemetery 803 E. National Cemetery Road Florence, SC 29506

In the Script called “LaToya: This Thing Called Life”   In the opening scene, A happy bouncing baby girl named LaToya Shareese Smith, born on Thursday, November 6, 1986 in Florence, SC to her parents Joseph Rollins III and Keshia Smith-Cross.   LaToya was raised in the home of her maternal grandparents, Jessie and Hazel Thomas. She attended Marion County School District and graduated in the Class of 2006. In her early years she developed her love for movies,...

Mother Dorothy Gibson Richardson, 96 departed this earthly life on Monday, August 9, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Deborah Woodberry.  Dorothy was born to the late Reverend Alexander and Annie Mae Williams Gibson on April 27, 1925 in Marion County, South Carolina. Dorothy was educated in the public schools system of Marion County, South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland. Dorothy was married in holy matrimony to Wilbert Richardson on August 9, 1948. To this union three children were...

Ms. Lillie Ann Woods, 89, passed Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Marion Funeral Home, 301 Bishop R. F. Davis Hwy, Marion, SC. Interment will follow in Green Lawn Memorial Cemetery.