All Obituaries

  Harmon Parnell passed away on Sunday April 21st, 2024, at the age of 82. A visitation will take place at Belk Funeral Home in April, Wednesday 24th from 5 to 6 pm. A drop-in visitation will take place April, Sunday 28th from 2 to 4 pm at Phil and Vanessa Parnell’s home at 223 Barefoot Court in Sumter, SC 29150. Harmon was born October 6th, 1941, to Horace and Ruth Parnell here in Darlington, SC. Harmon worked at various places including Nucor Steel, but ended up doing what he...

Her obituary will be posted shortly.  

Jon Blair Owens, age 76, went home to be with his Lord on Friday April 19, 2024. His family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will start at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery. Mr. Owens was born in Kingstree on August 7, 1947, son of the late Robert M. “Mac” and Stoutie Wedaman Owens. Blair joined the United States Army and bravely...

Annie Beatrice Adams Cook, the beloved wife of James Wyman Cook and loving mother of Anne B. Cook and L. Wyman Cook (Tracy) passed away on April 17, 2024 in her son’s home in Irmo, SC. In the quiet of the morning with her son near, she slipped away to be with her Lord and Savior leaving behind a legacy of 90 years of faithfulness. Beatrice, known fondly as “Bea” or “Ma” was born in Chesterfield Couty on April 11, 1934 to Hadley Adams and Verona Beatrice Reid...

Emma Anderson Windham Thompson, age 70, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 17th in Belk Funeral Home Lamar from the times of 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Emma was born in Darington County on August 1, 1953, she is the daughter of the late Carl Wesley Anderson and Elsie O’Neal Anderson. She worked in the textile industry with Galey and Lord, QVC, and Nytronics which she worked for the longest. Emma was a homebody and enjoyed spending time doing...

Roland Lee Jones, Jr., 97, of Darlington passed away like he lived peacefully, on Sunday April 14th, 2024, at home. He was born in the foothills of North Carolina in the small town of Ronda on November 8th, 1926, the proud son of Roland Lee Jones, Sr., and Ossie Edwards Jones. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Lee Coates Jones, two sons: Ken Jones and wife Sheila of Columbia, SC and Brian Jones with wife Sarah of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Also, one stepson, Alan Coates of Spartanburg,...

Lisa Angela Stokes, age 61, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A visitation will take place on Thursday, April 18th from 1:00pm until 2:00pm in Belk Funeral Home Lamar. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2:00pm in Lamar Cemetery. Lisa was born in Lamar on November 5, 1962, she is the daughter of the late Cleve Stokes, Jr. and Bennie Lee Prosser Stokes. Lisa spent her free time in the kitchen baking and finding new recipes to try out. She loved her family dearly, and...

Patricia “Pat” Alfan (White) Craft, age 85, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 16th from the times of 10:00am until 11:00am in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held in the chapel at 11:00am, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. Pat was born in Timmonsville on January 15, 1939, she is the daughter of the late Paul Hudson White and Ruby Lee White. Pat always enjoyed being outdoors fishing, she also loved to...

Jocelyn Matthews Sanderson, age 68, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. A visitation will be held Monday, April 15th from the time of 6:00pm until 8:00pm in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place in Central Baptist Church on Tuesday, April 16th at 2:00pm, with interment immediately following the service in Grove Hill Cemetery. Jocelyn was born in Florence on October 28, 1955, she is the daughter of the late George Matthews and Floree Abney Matthews. Jocelyn graduated from...

John B. “Moto” Windham, age 82, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from the times of 2:00pm until 3:00pm Monday in Christian Pathway Church. A funeral service will be held in the church at 3:00pm, with interment immediately following in Lamar Cemetery. The family will be at the home of Shot and Linda Windham at 1040 East Lynches River Road. Moto was born in Darlington County on September 1, 1941, he is...