Cora Viola Rhodes

Darlington - Cora Viola Blayton Rhodes, wife of Eldred "Dusty" Rhodes, age 80 passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. Funeral service will be held 2:00pm Tuesday, February 16th at Free Will Baptist Bible Church with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born January 17, 1936, Viola is the daughter of the late Edith Buckles and Hilton Blayton. She worked for Nytronics, and Town & Country Veterinarian Clinic. In her younger years, she enjoyed going fishing. Mrs. Rhodes was an excellent cook and enjoyed working in her yard. She was a member of Free Will Baptist Bible Church and loved her church family very much. Surviving are her husband, whom she would have been married to for 64 years in March, Eldred "Dusty" Rhodes; her son, Larry D. (Julie) Rhodes and Wayne A. (Pat) Rhodes, all of Darlington; her grandchildren, Shelly Ogburn, Kelli Foster, Katie Rhodes, Jessica Culpepper, Ryan Rhodes, five great-grandchildren; and her brother, Harry Blayton. She was preceded in death by her brother, Don Blayton and her sister, Evelyn Watson. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Monday, February 15th at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at the home of Larry and Julie Rhodes, 532 S. Center Rd. Darlington, SC 29532. The family expresses their gratitude to the staff of Morrell Nursing Center and Regency Hospital for their care of Mrs. Rhodes. Memorials may be made to the Free Will Baptist Bible Church, 316 Orange Street, Darlington, SC 29532.