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The Hines Family
Franklin Hines, President/CEO
 Franklin obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pennsylvania in 1961. He taught in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public school system for several years before graduating from John Tyler School of Mortuary Science in Chester, Virginia. He is a licensed funeral director, embalmer and pre-need insurance counselor. He is a past governor of the Sixth Congressional District Mortician's Association and a past president of the South Carolina Mortician's Association. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hartsville Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of the Community Action Agency, Commissioner of the Water and Sewer Authority. He is a past Mayor Pro Tem for the city of Hartsville, South Carolina and served for twenty-two years on Hartsville's City Council. He has served on several bank boards before becoming a founding member of the Heritage Community Bank in Hartsville. He was recently selected as Hartsville's "Citizen of the Year". He is a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church where he has served in many capacities both at the local and the conference level. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
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Carl M. Days, General Manager
 Carl is a licensed funeral director, embalmer and pre-need insurance specialist. A native of Hartsville, South Carolina, he graduated from Fayetteville Technical College with a degree in Funeral Service Education and from Coker College with a bachelor's degree in Social Work. He has been associated with Hines Funeral Home, Inc. since June of 1984. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Hartsville United Way and the Board of Directors of The Darlington County 1st Steps. He volunteers as a mentor in the Darlington County School District, the Hartsville Boys & Girls Club and at many of the area's hospice organizations. Carl is a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church where he serves on the Trustee Board, sings on the Concert Choir and the Men's Ensemble and is associated with Tarry One Hour Ministry. He is married to the former Paula Mack and they enjoy spending quality time with their children and grandchildren.
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Omijean Timmons, OSHA Compliance Officer
 Omijean, a 1975 Wilson High School of Florence graduate, also graduated from Francis Marion University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Chemistry. She holds a Medical Technology Degree from the McLeod Regional Medical Center School of Medical Technology that she received in 1980. She also has an Associate's Degree in Funeral Service Education that she received from Fayetteville Technical College in 1989. She is a licensed funeral director, embalmer and pre-need insurance counselor. She is a member of Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church where she serves as the secreatry of the Board of Trustees, president of the Lay Organization,and coordinator of the Youth Ministry. Omijean has one son, Dashawn.
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Karleyne “Kay” Joiner, Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer
 Kay is a 2006 graduate of Fayetteville Technical College with a degree in Funeral Service Education. Originally from Port Washington, New York, she now makes her home in Florence, South Carolina. Kay has been a registered nurse for 31 years and has been employed at McLeod Regional Medical Center since 2000. She is also a certified floral designer and assists in creating floral designs for Hines Florist. She enjoys spending time with her family and singing with the Majority Baptist Church Mass Choir. Kay is a member of Faith Deliverance Church in Clio, South Carolina.
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Carlissia McDonald-Brunson, Office Manager
 Carlissia is a 1993 graduate of Hartsville High School, in Hartsville, South Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a Minor in Spanish in 1997 from South Carolina State University. She received her Master of Education Degree in 2004 from Cambridge College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has been employed with Hines Funeral Home, Inc. since April 2008. Carlissia is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Girls Scouts of the Pee Dee Troop #139, and Hartsville Branch of the NAACP. She has served on the Policy Council for Butler Head Start for two years. Carlissia is a member of Kay Branch Missionary Baptist Church where she sings on the Young Adult Choir and works with the Education Department. She is married to David Brunson and they have two beautiful girls, Da'Shawna and Abriana. She also has two step children, David, Jr. and La'Dyshia.
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Delores Patterson, Office Manager Darlington Memory Gardens
 Delores, a native of Hartsville, South Carolina graduated from Butler High School in 1966. She attended Coker College where she majored in Business Management. Delores worked as a floral designer for Hines Florist during the 1980's and worked with the company for over ten years. Since that time she has been a property manager for several apartment complexes in the area. Delores is a member of New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church where she is a member of the Power Team, the Missionary Society, the Pastor's Aid and the Souvenir Book Committee. She sings on the Inspirational Choir and the Senior Choir and is a Sunday School teacher.
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Inez B. Lee, Manager, Lamar Facility
 Inez is a native of Lamar, South Carolina. She is a graduate of Francis Marion University with a degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education. She also holds a Master of Education degree from Cambridge College. Inez is a retired school teacher having taught in the Darlington County School District for 35 years. She serves as chairperson of the Darlington County Council on Aging, the director of the Sandy Grove/Cypress Community of Shalom and is a member of the Lamar Revitalization Committee. She is also a volunteer in the schools in the Lamar area. She is a member of Sandy Grove United Methodist Church where she serves in many capacities. Inez is married to Ronnie W. Lee and they are the parents of three children.
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Lunella Williams, Sales Associate (DMG)
 Lunella, a 1973 graduate of Hartsville High School, also graduated from Coker College with a degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice. She has a Law Enforcement Certification from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and retired as a Senior Special Agent from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). She is a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church where she serves as secretary of the Usher Board, treasurer of the JBC Club and is also a Deaconess in training at her church. She is a member of the Palmetto Law Enforcement Officer Association, the Hartsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Mt. Rona Eastern Star Chapter #233 and the Hartsville Branch of the NAACP. She has one daughter, Nikki and two grandchildren, McKenzie and Nicholas.
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Clarence L. James, Associate
 Clarence, a graduate of Rosenwald High School in Society Hill, SC also graduated from Denmark Technical College with a certification as a Master Barber. He also received a bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from South Carolina State University. He retired after 28 years in public service as a Magistrate for Darlington County, serving seven years on the Town Council of Society Hill, and 22 years in private industry at Nucor, Inc. in Darlington, SC. He was also honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, during which he served a tour of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. He is a member of the Pee Dee Masonic Lodge No. 56, the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Disabled American Veterans. He attends the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Darlington and continues to support the ministries of his home church, the Bethesda Baptist Church in Society Hill. He is married to his post high school sweetheart, the former Barbara Sawyer. They reside in the Leavensworth community of Darlington and enjoy traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren.
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Doris Griffin, Funeral Home Consultant
 Doris is a 1972 graduate of Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She also graduated from Florence/Darlington Technical College in 1988 with a degree in Secretarial/PC Training. She has also completed a series of Dale Carnegie courses. She has been employed with Hines Funeral Home, Inc. since July of 1988. She is an apprentice funeral director and a Notary Public. Doris is a member of Nazareth Apostolic Church. She is a member of Excelsior Temple No. 790 and also serves as the financial secretary. Doris has five children, Jermaine, LaShonda, Lonte', Kenyon and Shamika.
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J. Floyd Davis, Funeral Home Consultant
 Floyd was born in Trenton, New Jersey and moved to Dillon, South Carolina in 1941. He attended St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. Floyd is a retired supervisor of the Roller Bearing Corporation of South Carolina. He is a member of Centenary United Methodist Church where he serves as chairman of the Administrative Board and is a member of the United Methodist Men. He also serves on the board of the Darlington County Community Action Agency, is president of the Hartsville Branch of the NAACP, serves as treasurer of the South Carolina Conference of Branches of the NAACP and is the regional coordinator for Region 7-A NAACP. Floyd also works as a Family Counselor at Darlington Memory Gardens. He is a Master Mason, a 32ND Degree Mason and a Shriner. Floyd has two children, James F. Davis, III and Lydia L. Davis.
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J. Khalfani Hines - Funeral Director / Embalmer
 Khalfani is a 1992 graduate of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, SC. He is a graduate of Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, NC with an Associate Degree in Funeral Service Education. He is also Vice President / Secretary of Darlington Memory Gardens. Khalfani has been employed with Hines Funeral Home, Inc. since 1996. Khalfani is a licensed funeral director, embalmer and pre-need insurance counselor. He is a member of Myrtle Lodge #64, the Hartsville Rotary and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Hartsville Boys & Girls Club. Khalfani is a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.
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