All Obituaries

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...

Joyce Ann Lloyd Garrison, age 78, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 14th in Indian Branch Cemetery at 3:00pm. Anybody wishing to view Mrs. Garrison can do so between 1:00pm and 2:30pm Sunday afternoon. Joyce was born in Darlington on August 1, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Walter Eugene Lloyd and Alice Mae Grady Lloyd. Joyce worked at Nytronics for many years. She loved to cook, especially for her family. Surviving Joyce are...

Michele Hall Watford passed away Thursday April 11th, 2024. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date and will be announced soon. Michele was born to Jenelle Logan on Christmas Eve 1965. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1984. She worked at Nytronics and was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed listening to music, was a free spirit and enjoyed making people smile. She is survived by her daughter Ashley Watford of Darlington and son Matthew Watford of Lamar....

Geraldine (Gerrie) Reukele Murphy Turner, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 4:00pm in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Gerrie was born in Lancaster, Ohio on March 21, 1956, she is the daughter of the late Freddrick Murphy and Estella Glenn Murphy. Gerrie and her twin sister Carrie were the youngest of 6 children. She moved to Marion, SC at an early age. She was a hard working woman with over 50 years in the...

  Ruth “Ruthie” Houser Matthews, age 89, widow of Dr. Josiah “Joe” Matthews, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024. A funeral service will be held in Darlington Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 11:00am. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 on Monday at the home of Mark and Nancy Matthews, 103 Brittan Road in Darlington.   She was born in Orangeburg, SC on September 16, 1934.. Mrs. Matthews graduated from the University of...