Shawna Leanne Watson
Mar 1, 2026
Shawna Leanne Watson passed away on Sunday, March 1st, 2026. She was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on June 3rd, 1971 to Angela Dawn Smith. She met and married the love of her life Allen Watson. Together they had their only son Tristan Watson of Darlington. Together they traveled all over the country when Allen was on a job. She...
Russell Wayne Suggs
Feb 28, 2026
Russell Wayne Suggs passed away Saturday, February 28th 2026. A visitation will be held for him Wednesday, March 4th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington. A private burial will take place at a later date.
Wayne was born October 22nd, 1956 in Darlington, South Carolina to Peggy Adams Suggs and Kenneth Suggs, Sr. He was a hard...
William Dallas Stewart
Feb 28, 2026
William Dallas Stewart passed away at his home on Saturday, February 28, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 Tuesday, March 3rd in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2;00 at Belk Funeral Home that same day and other times at the home, 548 Turnpike Rd.
Dallas was born in Lamar, son of the...
John Richard Hedges
Feb 27, 2026
John Richard Hedges, 86, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away after a short illness on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1939, John grew up in Waverly, New York. He was the son of the late Richard Leland Hedges and Jane Anastasia (Lynch) Hedges Gunderman. When John was just three years old, his father, a...
Robert Gainey, Sr.
Feb 25, 2026
Robert Gainey, Sr. passed away on February 25th, 2026. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington, Saturday, February 28th, 2026 at 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be Sunday, at 2:00pm at Flat Creek Free Will Baptist Church.
Robert was born on April 17th, 1949 to Pete and Geneva Gainey in Darlington, South Carolina. He worked at...
William Benjamin Carter
Feb 23, 2026
Mr. Ben Carter, age 79, of Lamar, SC passed away at his home early Monday morning, February 23, 2026 after an extended illness. A graveside service celebrating his life will be held at Lamar Memorial Cemetery beginning at 11:00 am Thursday, February 26, 2026 with military honors. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Wednesday evening at Belk...
Ray Larymore
Feb 23, 2026
Ray Kenneth Larymore, Sr., went home to his Lord & Savior and into the arms of his wife Jean on Monday, February 23, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. A graveside service will be held for him on Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 1:00pm at Indian Branch Cemetery served by Belk Funeral Home.
Ray was born in Darlington on January 28th,...
Cindy Brown Lee
Feb 23, 2026
Cindy Brown Lee went home to her Lord on Monday, February 23, 2026. A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 6:00 p.m. in the Belk Chapel.
She was born in Darlington, South Carolina, to John “J.C.” Brown and Gladys...
Lee Odom
Feb 21, 2026
Benjamin Lee Odom, passed peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the age of 81. A graveside service will be held for him on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Darlington Memory Gardens.
Born on August 7, 1944, in Darlington, South Carolina, to the late Alston Odom and Eva Knotts Odom, he graduated from St. John’s High School where...
James D. Munn, III
Feb 20, 2026
James “Jamie” DeLeon Munn, III age 44 of Lamar, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026 after a brief battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 5:00pm Monday, February 23, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home Chapel, Lamar with a visitation one hour prior starting at 4 pm.
Born October 26, 1981, in Darlington County, he is the son of...
Butch Jordan
Feb 19, 2026
Dennis “Butch” Craig Jordan, age 71, died Thursday, February 19, 2026, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church of Lydia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall at the church one hour...
Frances Cole Stokes
Feb 19, 2026
Frances “Tunkie” Cole Stokes, passed away on Thursday, February 19th, 2026, at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence SC.
She was born on August 20th, 1938 in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Richard Ansel Cole and Mozelle White Cole. She met and married the love of her life Sam Watson Stokes, Sr in Pickens. Tunkie graduated from Pickens High School...
Sarah Jean (Oates) Taylor
Feb 18, 2026
Sarah Jean Oates Taylor, 95, of Mankato, Minnesota passed away on February 18, 2026.
Jean was born July 23, 1930, in Timmonsville, SC, daughter of Mae Elizabeth Rogers and Roland Mahoney Oates. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Ted Taylor, who passed away in 2016.
A true Southern belle, her selfless acts of charity, warmth and...
Rose Anne Robinson
Feb 18, 2026
Rose Anne Robinson, 89, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ last night, on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026. A visitation will be held for her on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington at 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Her funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel.
Rose was born April...
Christopher "Trey" Lloyd
Feb 17, 2026
Christopher Trey Lloyd passed away on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held for him on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel in Darlington at 5:00pm. The family will receive friends following the service.
Trey was born November 20th, 1984 to Tommy C. Lloyd and Linda Faye Smith Lloyd of Darlington, SC. He...
Joe Dennis, Jr.
Feb 16, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joe Dennis, Jr., who left us on February 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Friends and family will gather to celebrate Joe's life and share memories at his viewing at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 6:00 PM to 8:00PM. The funeral service...
Virginia Ann DeFee
Feb 12, 2026
Virginia Ann “Ginny” DeFee, age 81, of Darlington, SC, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2026 at the McLeod Hospice House. She was born on April 29, 1944, in Darlington to Willie and Vivian Flowers Suggs. Ginny dedicated her life to her family and work in the paper product manufacturing industry, where she proudly served in the Human Resources department...
Sherry Welch
Feb 3, 2026
On February 3, 2026, beloved wife and mother Sherry “Skip” Dunseath Welch of Darlington, SC passed away suddenly and unexpectedly while visiting Davis, West Virginia with her husband James E. (Jim) Welch, also of Darlington, SC, by her side. She was born in Key West, FL to the late Dr. and Mrs. William J.R. Dunseath and raised in Baltimore, MD....
Troy D Melton, Jr.
Feb 2, 2026
Troy D. Melton, Jr., passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, at the age of 79. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington, Thursday February 5, 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. His funeral service will be held in the chapel starting at 3:00pm with burial immediately following at Darlington Memorial Gardens. The family will be at...
Felton Lavel Stephens
Feb 1, 2026
Felton Lavel Stephens, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and veteran, passed away peacefully from natural causes on February 1, 2026, at the age of 87. A visitation will be held for him Friday, February 6th at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church in Darlington at 1:00 pm, with a funeral service immediately following at 2:00 pm in the church. Born...
