Mrs. Eunice Dear, 80, passed away at her home in Florence on Monday, June 4, 2012. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 6th from 5-8 PM and Thursday, June 7th from 9 AM until the 10 AM graveside service at Florence Cemetery. \ Mrs. Dear was a life long resident of Florence and a member of Marvin United Methodist Church. \ She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Dear. She is survived by her sons, Billy (Sue) Dear of Richland and Ellis (Lynn) Dear of Florence; daughters, Patricia Fryant of Bellevue, NE and Shannon (Jimmy) Nipper of Brandon; brothers, Ellis Marvin Felts of Harrisville and Dossy Felts of Hubert, NC; sisters, Mary Walker of Harrisville and Mildred Norwood of Mobile, AL; grandchildren, Scott Fryant, Carla McGuire, Jimbo Dear, Todd Dear, Ellis Dear, Jr., Trey Nipper, and Adam Nipper, and 10 great grandchildren. \