Sallie James Gardner, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 13th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.
Ms. Gardner was born December 6, 1929, the daughter of the late Henry K. James and Annie Cooper James. She was a member of Southside Free Will Baptist Church. Sallie was dedicated to her faith and was a prayer warrior.
Surviving are her daughter, Shirley (Ralph) Bosley of Darlington; son, Marvin (Victoria) Gardner of Jacksonville, FL; grandchildren, Alicia Gardner of Jacksonville, FL, Crystal B. Allen of Darlington, and Elizabeth B. (Tony Hill) Gregg of Timmonsville; great-grandchildren, Zachary Walters, Dylan Walters, and Emily Hill; sister, Doris Haselden of Charleston. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Gardner, and her son, William L. Gardner.
Memorials may be made to Southside Free Will Baptist Church, PO Box 5 Darlington, SC 29540; or to McLeod Hospice Foundation, PO Box 100551 Florence, SC 29502.
Visitation
MAR 12. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Belk Funeral Home - Darlington
229 West Broad Street
Darlington, SC, 29532
Service
MAR 13. 2:00 PM
Belk Funeral Home - Darlington
229 West Broad Street
Darlington, SC, 29532
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