Myrtle Warr Weatherford

On May 22, 2025, after 102 years on this earth Myrtle W. Weatherford has gone home to the Lord.  A visitation in her honor will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Mechanicsville Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m., with interment immediately afterward at The Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery. All arrangements are being handled by Belk Funeral Home.

Myrtle was born on July 8, 1922, in Darlington County and she was a dedicated employee of Dixie Cup and retired after 34 years. She was the oldest member of Mechanicsville Baptist Church and known as the pro-tem mayor of Mechanicsville. Her hobbies included working in the yard and sitting on the back porch and baking lemon pound cakes. Myrtle and her daughter Connie were incredibly supportive with their volunteering and cooking for the Black Creek Coon Hunters Club and Mechanicsville Fire Department.

Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years Everette C. Weatherford, Sr. her son Everette C. Weatherford, Jr., and her daughter Connie M. Galliher. She was also preceded in death by her parents William Odie Warr and Marie Blackmon Warr Creeden and siblings Rivers Warr, Gertrude Warr Dodson, William "Pete" Warr, Marion "Tommy" Warr, sister-in-law Helen Warr and daughters-in-law Shirley Weatherford and Glenda P. Weatherford.

Surviving is her son James "JL" Weatherford, grandchildren; Charles (Esperanza) Weatherford, Timmy Weatherford, Tracy Weatherford, Christopher (Renee) Galliher and Kelvin (Amy) Weatherford: great grandchildren; Steven, Thomas, Kaleb, Laken, and Clayton: great-great grandchildren; Violet, Elena, Evie, Ellie, and Archer.

Along with our extended family, nieces, and nephews. We Love you! Special friend Darlene Byrd and a big thank you to Terry King for the amazing care for the past 2 years. We would also like to thank the wonderful staff at McLeod Hospice for the outstanding care of Grandma. In lieu of flowers please donate in Myrtle's honor to the Darlington County Humane Society at www.darlingtonhumane.org or

Or McLeod Hospice at McLeod Health Foundation PO Box 100551, 800 East Cheves Street, Suite 150, Florence, SC 29502.