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Ronnie McKay "Cornbread" Gilbert

Ronnie McKay "Cornbread" Gilbert

Feb 14, 2023

Mr. Ronnie McKay “Cornbread” Gilbert, 68, of Hartsville, passed away Tuesday, February 14th, 2023.

His service will be conducted at 11:00 on Friday morning, February 17th, 2023, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home.  Revered Marvin Jordan will officiate with burial following in Westview Cemetery.  The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Elizabeth (Lib) Grantham Sylvester

Elizabeth (Lib) Grantham Sylvester

Feb 13, 2023

Hartsville, S.C.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Lib) Grantham Sylvester age 89 went home to be with Lord and Savior on February 13 with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 at the Savannah Advent Christian Church. Rev. John Gallagher will officiate. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be held...

Robby Lynn Baker, Sr.

Robby Lynn Baker, Sr.

Feb 11, 2023

Hartsville, S.C.

Funeral services for Robby Lynn Baker, Sr. age 55 will be held 2:00pm Wednesday February 15 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Beck will officiate. Burial will be in the New Market Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Robby was born in Rockingham, N.C. a son...

Carol Watts Davis

Carol Watts Davis

Feb 10, 2023

Bethune, S.C.

Mrs. Carol Watts Davis age 83, passed away February 10 at MUSC Kershaw Health. Graveside services will be held Monday at 2:00 at the Bethel Cemetery in Bethune. Pastor Mike Ray will officiate. The family will receive friends following the graveside service.

Mrs. Davis was born in Florence a daughter of the late Thomas Kirkland Watts and Myrtle...

Douglas Stephen Dickerson, Jr.

Douglas Stephen Dickerson, Jr.

Feb 6, 2023

Douglas “Stephen’ Dickerson, Jr., 49, of Florence passed away on Monday, February 6 at McLeod Regional Medical Center.  Stephen was born in Marion, SC son of Kay Richardson Davis and the late Douglas Stephen Dickerson, Sr.

Stephen graduated from South Florence High School in 1991 and received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Francis Marion University.  He was...

Virginia Dorothy Ann Rhodes

Virginia Dorothy Ann Rhodes

Feb 6, 2023

Mrs. Virginia Dorothy Ann Rhodes, 84, of Hartsville, went to her Heavenly Home on Monday afternoon, February 6th, 2023, while with her family at the McLeod Hospice House.

Her service will be conducted by the graveside of Westview Cemetery at 2:00 on Wednesday afternoon, February 8th, 2023, with Reverend Marvin Jordan officiating and Nursing Honors provided by the Nursing Honor...

Doris Ann Outlaw Wilds

Doris Ann Outlaw Wilds

Feb 4, 2023

Mrs. Doris Ann Outlaw Wilds, 90, of Bishopville, passed away Saturday evening, February 4th, 2023, while at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center.

Her service will be conducted by the graveside of the St. Matthew United Methodist Church Cemetery at 2:00 on Wednesday afternoon, February 8th, 2023, with Reverend Ronnie Holland and Reverend Tim Stephens officiating.  The family will be speaking with...

Mary Dorothy Helms Edwards

Mary Dorothy Helms Edwards

Feb 2, 2023

This obituary is being posted as a courtesy for local family & friends.  All services for Mrs. Edwards have been entrusted to Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia, GA.  Mary was a resident of Hartsville for several years, working with Mitchell's Floral Designs.  The Norton Funeral Home family extends our love and prayers to her family and Mitchell's Floral...

Carolyn Hall Mollo

Carolyn Hall Mollo

Jan 31, 2023

This obituary is being posted as a courtesy to local family & friends.  All services for Mrs. Mollo have been entrsuted to Cole Funeral Home of Aiken, SC.  Any floral orders should be directed to the Cole Funeral Home website or by calling them at (803) 648-7175.  Please do not order flowers through the Norton Funeral Home site.

Hartsville,...

Audrey Reynolds Price

Audrey Reynolds Price

Jan 30, 2023

Hartsville, SC

Audrey Ann Reynolds Price, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died peacefully at Morrell Nursing Center on January 30, 2023, ending a century of life. Mrs. Price was born in Lee County, S.C., on January 1, 1923, the seventh child of Joseph Dalton and Moyse Watkins Reynolds.   She and her late husband, William Raphael Price, Sr.,...

Wayne Stancil Clanton

Wayne Stancil Clanton

Jan 29, 2023

Oakboro, NC

After a brief illness, Wayne Stancil Clanton passed away on January29, 2023. He was born on November 1, 1949 to Stancil and Lucille Clanton of Hartsville SC. 

He leaves behind his wife Marcia , children Lisa, Todd, Sean and Trevor (Haley) and grandchildren Emerson, Liam, Norah and Eleanor. He was preceded in death by a daughter Renee.

There...

Sylvia Moore Jones

Sylvia Moore Jones

Jan 29, 2023

Mrs. Sylvia Moore Jones, 81, of Hartsville, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday afternoon, January 29th, 2023, with her family by her side.

Her service will be conducted at 2:00 on Tuesday afternoon, January 31st, 2023, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home with Reverend Ken Hughes, Johnnie Jones, Jamie McKenzie, and Nathan McKenzie officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Raymond Frank DePaul

Raymond Frank DePaul

Jan 28, 2023

Mr. Raymond Frank “Ray” DePaul, 81, of Florence, SC passed peacefully at his home in Darlington County on Saturday morning, January 28th, 2023.

A service in remembrance of his life will be conducted at a future date.

Known as “Ray from Eastern,” Mr. DePaul was born in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Mildred Liparote & Frank DePaul. ...

James Gardner Howle, Sr.

James Gardner Howle, Sr.

Jan 27, 2023

Hartsville, S.C,

Funeral services for James Gardner Howle, Sr. age 72 will be held Sunday at 3:00 at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Marvin Griggs will officiate. Burial will be in the LDS Cemetery in Society Hill. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the Chapel.

Mr. Howle was born in Hartsville a son of the...

James Arthur (Art) Hawkins

James Arthur (Art) Hawkins

Jan 23, 2023

Bishopville, S.C.

Funeral services for James Arthur (Art) Hawkins age 53, will be held Thursday at 3:00 at the Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby James and Rev. Rob Brazell will officiate. Burial will be in the Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Mr....

Jessie Bernard Avins, Sr.

Jessie Bernard Avins, Sr.

Jan 17, 2023

Bishopville, S.C.

Graveside services for Jessie Bernard Avins, Sr. age 83, will be held Thursday at 3:00 at the Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Rev. Nathaniel (Nat) Brown and Timothy Baird will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday 1:30 – 2:30 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Avins was born in Sumter a son of the late...

Sherri Lynn Winburn

Sherri Lynn Winburn

Jan 13, 2023

Miss Sherri Lynn Winburn, 55, of Hartsville, went to be with Jesus on Friday morning, January 13th, 2023, while at home. 

Her service will be conducted by the graveside of the New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:00 on Monday afternoon, January 16th, 2023, with Reverend Danny Winburn officiating.  The family will be speaking with friends following the service at...

Jessie Purvis

Jessie Purvis

Jan 11, 2023

Mrs. Jessie R. Purvis, 95, of Bishopville, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday morning, January 11th, 2023, while at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center.

Her service will be conducted by the graveside of Evergreen Cemetery in Sumter at 11:00 on Saturday morning, January 14th, 2023, with Reverend Rhonda Mooneyhan officiating.  The family will be receiving friends Friday evening,...

Glenn Horton

Glenn Horton

Jan 10, 2023

Bishopville, SC

Services of Remembrance for Glenn Horton age 70 will be held 3:00pm Saturday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church.  Pastor Champ Squires will officiate.  Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the services in the church.

Mr. Horton passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.  He...

Judy Ann Easterling

Judy Ann Easterling

Jan 9, 2023

Judy Ann Easterling, 80, passed away into the arms of Jesus on January 9, 2023. 

Her service will be conducted at 11:00 on Saturday morning, January 14th, 2023, from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home with burial following in Magnolia Cemetery.  The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  

Judy was...

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