All Obituaries

William Benjamin “Billy” McClary, age 80, died Saturday, September 21, 2019.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, September 25 at Darlington Presbyterian Church. A family burial will be held prior to the service, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Born on July 3, 1939 in Kingstree, SC, he was a son of the late William Gamble McClary and  Lydia Barrineau McClary....

Larry McIver Andrews, age 75, died suddenly at his home on Friday, September 20, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday, September 22 in Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will greet friends after the service. Born September 26, 1943, he is the son of the late William McIver Andrews and Adelaide White Andrews.  Larry served his country in the United States Army and then worked as a diesel mechanic for SOCAR until his...

Linda Bell Chapman, age 70, wife of Gene Chapman Sr., passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Born on April 29, 1949, Linda was the daughter of the late RJ Bell and Willa Mae Bell. She was the loving mother of Gene (Brittney) Chapman Jr., Chris (Vicki) Chapman, Scott (Candyce) Chapman, Stacee Chapman, Chance (Crystal) Chapman, and Stephanie (Vincent) Chapman. Linda was affectionately known as “Nana” to her ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She loved her family...

Crystal “Christie” Dawn Happ, age 58, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21st in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and other times at the home, 1137 Bonnoitt St. Darlington. Born October 4, 1960 in Newfoundland, Canada; Christie is the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Hagood Drew and Bobbie Jean Weatherford Drew Langston. She taught...

Annie Amerson Dority, age 89, passed away Monday, September 09, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 13th at Lamar First Baptist Church with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar. Born January 12, 1930, Annie is the daughter of the late Robert Heyward Amerson and Alice Nichols Amerson. Annie loved to read and was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She was a member...

Dorothy Moody Stephens, age 84, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12th at Elim United Methodist Church with burial following at Elim United Methodist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. Thursday at the church fellowship hall, and other times at the home of Ricky and Laura Stephens, 4019 Turnberry Place Florence, SC 29501. Born August 11, 1935, Dorothy is the daughter of...

Ann Jaillette Dennis, age 68, died peacefully at her home on Monday, September 2, 2019. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, September 6 at St. Matthew’s Church in Darlington, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery.  Belk Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Born in Florence, SC on February 18, 1951, Ann is the daughter of the late Harold and Mary Elizabeth Black Jaillette. Ann worked as a real estate agent, and was the owner of Ann Dennis and...

 Ruth Simpson Johnson, age 90, died Saturday, August 31, 2019. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Tuesday, September 3, in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 on Tuesday at the funeral home and other times at the home, 720 Spring Street. Born in Sumter County on May 1, 1929, Ruth is the last surviving child of the late Gaither Allison Simpson and the late Fannie Christmas Simpson. She...

 Judy Gault Cowick, age 76, died Friday August 30, 2019 in a local hospital. Judy was born on January 24, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, daughter of the late Roy Daniel Gault and the late Vermelle Outlaw Gault. Mrs. Cowick was married to the late William “Doodle” Mitchell Cowick. Mrs. Cowick attended First Church of God. She is survived by her son,  Mitchell Dean Cowick, her daughter, Chrystal Newcamp, both of Darlington, grandchildren, Joshua Deane and Gage Cowick, and...

James “Jim” Abel Ross, age 81 passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 31st in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Welsh Neck Baptist Church Cemetery in Society Hill. The family will receive friends from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Born August 10, 1938, Jim is the son of the late Thomas “Son” Marvin Ross and Margaret Virginia Howle Coleman. He graduated from St. John's...