Kim Denise (Barrentine) Rivas

Kimberly "Kim" Rivas, age 54, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 on Wednesday, August 14 at Belk Funeral Home with a memorial service following in the chapel, beginning at 4:00. At other times, the family will be at the home, 620 Spring Street.

Kim was born in Florence County, daughter of the late Martha Jane Pope Godley and John Richard "Dick" Godley. Mrs. Rivas was employed by Monster and had been working there since they opened the company in Florence. Being full of life, she always enjoyed having a good time and spending every moment she could with her family and friends. Kim enjoyed the "simple" things in life: flowers, music, dancing and enjoying a good cup of coffee. She will be remembered by her family and friends as a great cook, who really enjoyed her cooking! She liked to sit down and engage in a conversation with people, especially the ones she loved. Her hobbies included playing cards, thrift shopping (or loafing as she called it)!

She is survived by her husband, Romeo Rivas, two daughters, Savanna (Nick) Nikolakakos, Isabelle "Isa" (and her partner, Ka'Naya Jones) Rivas, her one and only grandchild; Eliana Jayne Nikolakakos, who affectionately called Kim "Bobbie" her siblings, Charlotte "Charlie (Steve) Austin, Marissa Barrentine and a special niece, Stevie Jayne Austin.  She also leaves behind her fur babies Mac, Rascal, Ellie, Dre, Prissy, Benji, and Oro.

She was preceded in death by her mother.