Gary Edwin Mims
May 20, 2026
Gary Edwin Mims, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his home in his favorite recliner. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 28th at Calvary Tabernacle Church in Hartsville, with the burial following in Magnolia Ceremony. A visitation will be held from 6-8 Wednesday, May 27th at Belk Funeral Home.
Born December...
Julia Andrews Reynolds
May 17, 2026
Julia Andrews Reynolds, 90, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. in Belk Funeral Home Chapel in Lamar with visitation on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 6-8 P.M.
Julia was born in Florence County on August 31, 1935, to the late Woodrow Andrews and Maggie Andrews Carter....
Patricia Cook Singletary
May 16, 2026
"Patricia "Peggy" Cook Singletary passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born on October 15, 1941, in Darlington, South Carolina, Peggy was the daughter of the late Luther Wyman Cook and Eunice Horton Cook. Peggy lived life to the fullest, overcoming childhood rheumatic fever and going on to an active life as an...
Gail Iseman Carter
May 15, 2026
Teressa Gail Iseman Carter, 64, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026. A graveside service will be held 2:00 P.M Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at the Florence National Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 12-1 P.M. prior to the service at Belk Funeral Home 9n Wednesday.
Gail was born in Darlington County on May 12, 1962, to the late Thomas...
Linwood Epps
May 15, 2026
On Friday, May 15th, 2026 Linwood Royce Epps, 82, went to be with his Lord & Savior. He passed away from a lingering illness at McLeod Hospice House. A visitation is being held for him on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 from 5pm to 7pm at Belk Funeral Home. Linwood will then be transported to his hometown of Roxboro, NC. Brooks...
Mary Clarkson Butler
May 14, 2026
Mary Clarkson Butler was born July 6, 1925, and passed away May 14, 2026. Mary lived a long and joyful life, reaching nearly 101 years of age.
Mary was the eldest child of the late Elizabeth Epps Clarkson and Clenton Austin Clarkson of Kingstree, South Carolina. She graduated from Kingstree High School before attending Winthrop University in 1942, where she earned...
Jesse Zimmerman Galloway, III
May 13, 2026
Jesse Zimmerman Galloway, III, AKA: “Bubba” ,“Zim” age 77, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
A graveside service will be held at 4:00 P.M., Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service.
Jesse was born on June 22, 1948, to the late Jesse Zimmerman Galloway and Lessie Lee Galloway. Jesse was raised in...
Jennifer White Sparks
May 11, 2026
Jennifer White Sparks, 75, passed away peacefully on Monday May 11, 2026. Visitation will be held at the Belk Funeral Home in Lamar, SC on Friday May 15th at 7:00 PM. to 8:00pm. A graveside service will be performed on Saturday May 16th at 1:00 PM at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church in Darlington, SC. **To honor Jenny for her simplicity,...
Frances O'Neal Boggs Greer
May 10, 2026
Frances O’Neal Boggs Greer, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10th, 2026. A funeral service is being held on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 11:00am in the Chapel of Bethea Retirement Community.
Frances was born on May 17th, 1936 to the late Perry Leland and Evelyn Godfrey Boggs. Fran was raised with her brother Perry in Greer, SC. Fran married...
Martha Louise Hough West
May 10, 2026
Martha Louise Hough West, age 87, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026 surrounded by her family.
A visitation will take place at First Church of God in Darlington from 2 to 3:00pm on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.
Followed by a funeral service at 3:00pm. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Florence Memorial Gardens.
The family will also receive friends at...
Dorothy Jones Britt
May 7, 2026
Dorothy Jones Britt passed away on May 7th, 2026. A graveside service will be held at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery of Lydia on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 12:30pm, Belk Funeral Home will be conducting the service.
Dorothy was born on February 7th, 1943 to the late William Dorsey Jones, SR. in Florence, South Carolina. She was one of 13...
Todd Northcutt
May 5, 2026
Todd Kelvin Northcutt passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the cemetery of Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church.
Todd was born on January 16, 1995, to the late Melissa Blackburn Northcutt and George G. Northcutt of Hartsville. He was ultimately raised by his great-grandparents, the late Richard...
Phyllis Byrd Blackman
May 2, 2026
Phyllis Byrd Blackman, 88, of Florence, South Carolina, and formerly of Hartsville, passed away on May 2, 2026 at McLeod Hospice House.
Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, she was the youngest child of the late David Clarence and Hyacinth McFarland Byrd.
Mrs. Blackman graduated from St. John’s High School in 1956 and from Coker College in 1959. She began her career in...
David Anthony Reynolds
May 1, 2026
David Anthony Reynolds passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026. He was born on August 16, 1956 in Lamar, the son of the late Sarah Grady and Joe Reynolds. There will be a visitation celebration at Belk Funeral Home on Monday, May 4, 2026 from 5:00 until. It’s always “5 o’clock somewhere”!David was married to Kay Norwood Reynolds, and they...
Doris Griggs Bryant
Apr 29, 2026
Mrs. Doris Griggs Bryant went home to the Lord on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. A visitation is being held for her at Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, from 5 to 7 pm. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 3pm at Harris Creek Baptist Cemetery in Society Hill, South Carolina.
Doris was born September 20, 1945, to...
Hazel Waters Meserve
Apr 28, 2026
Hazel Ann Waters Meserve,86 passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A memorial service is being planned and will take place at a later date.
Mrs. Meserve was born December 6th, 1939, in Florence, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Lucielle Bedingfield Waters and the late Dr. Charles Maynand Waters, Sr. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in...
Kevin Brian Hargett
Apr 26, 2026
Kevin was the kind of man who brought energy into every room he entered. Whether it was cheering on his football teams, playing his favorite video games, or laughing with family and friends. He was full of humor and stories.
More than anything, he loved his family and friends, and that’s where his heart truly lived. He leaves behind not just...
Stanley Smothers
Apr 26, 2026
Joe Stanley Smothers, passed away Sunday, April 26th, 2026. A visitation will be held for him on Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from 2:00 to 3:00pm at Belk Funeral Home. His funeral service is to follow at 3:00pm in the Chapel. With burial following service at The Smothers Family Cemetery.
Stanley was born on June 25th, 1956 to the late William Edward...
Mary Holloway
Apr 24, 2026
Mary Jane Holloway passed away on Thursday, April 24th, 2026. A Celebration Of Life will be held for her on Friday, May 1st in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00pm.
Mary was born in Darlington County on January 9th,1965 to the late Brunson O’Neal McKnight and Mildred Lynch McKnight. She was raised in the United Methodist Church and enjoyed attending...
Harold Howle
Apr 24, 2026
Henry Harold Howle, Jr. passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Darlington, SC. A visitation will be held for Harold on Sunday, April 26th at Belk Funeral Home from 3:00 to 4:00pm. A memorial service will follow at 4:00pm in the chapel.
Harold was born December 13th, 1962 in Darlington County to the late Henry Howle and Dorothy Odom Howle....
