Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Gail Iseman Carter

Gail Iseman Carter

May 15, 2026

Gail Iseman Carter, 64, passed away Friday, May 15th, 2026. An obituary and arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be posted once finalized. 

Linwood Epps

Linwood Epps

May 15, 2026

On Friday, May 15th, 2026 Linwood Royce Epps, 82, went to be with his Lord & Savior. He passed away from a lingering illness at McLeod Hospice House. A visitation is being held for him on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 from 5pm to 7pm at Belk Funeral Home. Linwood will then be transported to his hometown of Roxboro, NC. Brooks...

Mary Clarkson Butler

Mary Clarkson Butler

May 14, 2026

Mary Clarkson Butler was born July 6, 1925, and passed away May 14, 2026. Mary lived a long and joyful life, reaching nearly 101 years of age.

Mary was the eldest child of the late Elizabeth Epps Clarkson and Clenton Austin Clarkson of Kingstree, South Carolina. She graduated from Kingstree High School before attending Winthrop University in 1942, where she earned...

Jesse Zimmerman Galloway, III

Jesse Zimmerman Galloway, III

May 13, 2026

Jesse Zimmerman Galloway, III, AKA: “Bubba” ,“Zim” age 77, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

A graveside service will be held at 4:00 P.M., Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service.

Jesse was born on June 22, 1948, to the late Jesse Zimmerman Galloway and Lessie Lee Galloway. Jesse was raised in...

Jennifer White Sparks

Jennifer White Sparks

May 11, 2026

Jennifer White Sparks, 75, passed away peacefully on Monday May 11, 2026. Visitation will be held at the Belk Funeral Home in Lamar, SC on Friday May 15th at 7:00 PM. to 8:00pm. A graveside service will be performed on Saturday May 16th at 1:00 PM at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church in Darlington, SC. **To honor Jenny for her simplicity,...

Frances O'Neal Boggs Greer

Frances O'Neal Boggs Greer

May 10, 2026

Frances O’Neal Boggs Greer, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10th, 2026. A funeral service is being held on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 11:00am in the Chapel of Bethea Retirement Community.

Frances was born on May 17th, 1936 to the late Perry Leland and Evelyn Godfrey Boggs. Fran was raised with her brother Perry in Greer, SC. Fran married...

Martha Louise Hough West

Martha Louise Hough West

May 10, 2026

Martha Louise Hough West, age 87, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026 surrounded by her family.

A visitation will take place at First Church of God in Darlington from 2 to 3:00pm on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.

Followed by a funeral service at 3:00pm. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Florence Memorial Gardens.

The family will also receive friends at...

Dorothy Jones Britt

Dorothy Jones Britt

May 7, 2026

Dorothy Jones Britt passed away on May 7th, 2026. A graveside service will be held at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery of Lydia on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 12:30pm, Belk Funeral Home will be conducting the service.

Dorothy was born on February 7th, 1943 to the late William Dorsey Jones, SR. in Florence, South Carolina. She was one of 13...

Todd Northcutt

Todd Northcutt

May 5, 2026

Todd Kelvin Northcutt passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the cemetery of Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church.  

Todd was born on January 16, 1995, to the late Melissa Blackburn Northcutt and George G. Northcutt of Hartsville. He was ultimately raised by his great-grandparents, the late Richard...

Phyllis Byrd Blackman

Phyllis Byrd Blackman

May 2, 2026

Phyllis Byrd Blackman, 88, of Florence, South Carolina, and formerly of Hartsville, passed away on May 2, 2026 at McLeod Hospice House.

Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, she was the youngest child of the late David Clarence and Hyacinth McFarland Byrd.

Mrs. Blackman graduated from St. John’s High School in 1956 and from Coker College in 1959. She began her career in...

David Anthony Reynolds

David Anthony Reynolds

May 1, 2026

David Anthony Reynolds passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026. He was born on August 16, 1956 in Lamar, the son of the late Sarah Grady and Joe Reynolds. There will be a visitation celebration at Belk Funeral Home on Monday, May 4, 2026 from 5:00 until. It’s always “5 o’clock somewhere”!David was married to Kay Norwood Reynolds, and they...

Doris Griggs Bryant

Doris Griggs Bryant

Apr 29, 2026

Mrs. Doris Griggs Bryant went home to the Lord on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. A visitation is being held for her at Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, from 5 to 7 pm. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 3pm at Harris Creek Baptist Cemetery in Society Hill, South Carolina.

Doris was born September 20, 1945, to...

Hazel Waters Meserve

Hazel Waters Meserve

Apr 28, 2026

Hazel Ann Waters Meserve,86 passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A memorial service is being planned and will take place at a later date.

Mrs. Meserve was born December 6th, 1939, in Florence, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Lucielle Bedingfield Waters and the late Dr. Charles Maynand Waters, Sr. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in...

Kevin Brian Hargett

Kevin Brian Hargett

Apr 26, 2026

Kevin was the kind of man who brought energy into every room he entered. Whether it was cheering on his football teams, playing his favorite video games, or laughing with family and friends. He was full of humor and stories.

More than anything, he loved his family and friends, and that’s where his heart truly lived. He leaves behind not just...

Stanley Smothers

Stanley Smothers

Apr 26, 2026

Joe Stanley Smothers, passed away Sunday, April 26th, 2026. A visitation will be held for him on Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from 2:00 to 3:00pm at Belk Funeral Home. His funeral service is to follow at 3:00pm in the Chapel. With burial following service at The Smothers Family Cemetery. 

Stanley was born on June 25th, 1956 to the late William Edward...

Mary Holloway

Mary Holloway

Apr 24, 2026

Mary Jane Holloway passed away on Thursday, April 24th, 2026. A Celebration Of Life will be held for her on Friday, May 1st in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00pm.

Mary was born in Darlington County on January 9th,1965 to the late Brunson O’Neal McKnight and Mildred Lynch McKnight. She was raised in the United Methodist Church and enjoyed attending...

Harold Howle

Harold Howle

Apr 24, 2026

Henry Harold Howle, Jr. passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Darlington, SC. A visitation will be held for Harold on Sunday, April 26th at Belk Funeral Home from 3:00 to 4:00pm. A memorial service will follow at 4:00pm in the chapel.

Harold was born December 13th, 1962 in Darlington County to the late Henry Howle and Dorothy Odom Howle....

Ruth Sellers McArthur

Ruth Sellers McArthur

Apr 23, 2026

We are saddened to announce the passing of Mrs. Ada Ruth McArthur. She passed away Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 at Bethea Retirement Community in Darlington, South Carolina. Anyone wishing to sign her register or pay their last respects are invited to do so between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 Monday at Belk Funeral Home. A graveside service will be...

Steve Windham

Steve Windham

Apr 21, 2026

Stephen Robert Windham passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, with arrangements by Belk Funeral Home.

Stephen was born on October 31, 1958, in Florence, South Carolina, to the late Robert F. Windham and Penny Nathans Windham. He...

Sidney Windham

Sidney Windham

Apr 18, 2026

Sidney Earl Windham, age 85, of Lamar, SC passed away on April 18, 2026. He was born in Lamar, SC, son of the late Sam and Nellie Smith Windham. He graduated from Lamar High School and Clemson University, served in the Unites States Marine Corps, and retired from Sonoco Products Company. He was a member of Newman Swamp Southern Methodist...