Jacquelin May Johnson

          Jacquelin May “Jackie” Johnson, age 96, widow of Eddie H. Johnson, died Friday, October 17, 2025, at McLeod Hospice House after an illness.

          Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home of Florence.

          She was born in Savannah, Georgia, a daughter of the late Oscar D. and Bernice Swails May.  She spent most of her adult life in Hartsville, SC, where she was a member of Lake View Baptist Church.  She also was an avid bowler and loved spending time with her sisters and family.

          In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her son, Thomas Douglas Yates; a sister, Nancy May Hinds; and two brothers, Spencer Clinton May and Oscar Vinton May.

          She is survived by her great-niece and caregiver, Jordan Polk, of Florence; a sister, Eris May Fraley of Darlington; nieces, Kim Sturgeon (Chris) of Darlington and Patrice Ward of Murrells Inlet; and special “nieces and nephews,” Cory, Ryan, Parker, Jamen, Jacklyn, Jenna Paige, Patrick and Faith.

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