Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Donna Gretchen Carraway

Donna Gretchen Carraway

Apr 23, 2024

Donna Gretchen Carraway, age 54, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 10th in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home Lamar at 5:00pm, the family will be accepting friends following the service.

Donna was born in Darlington on January 21, 1970, she is the daughter of Norma Jean...

Barbara Nixon-Kolesar

Barbara Nixon-Kolesar

Apr 21, 2024

Barbara Ann Nixon-Kolesar also known as Barb, age 70, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at her residence. The family will hold a service for Barbara, April 27th at 2:00 pm with a memorial service at Christian Pathway Church in Lamar.

Barbara was born in Allegheny, PA on March 27, 1954. She is the daughter of...

Harmon Ellis Parnell

Harmon Ellis Parnell

Apr 21, 2024

Harmon Ellis Parnell, better known as H.E., passed away on Sunday April 21st, 2024, at the age of 82. A visitation will take place at Belk Funeral Home on Wednesday April 24th from 5 to 6 pm. A drop-in visitation will take place Sunday April 28th from 2 to 4 pm at Phil and Vanessa Parnell's home at 223...

Blair Owens

Blair Owens

Apr 19, 2024

Jon Blair Owens, age 76, went home to be with his Lord on Friday April 19, 2024. His family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will start at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery. Mr. Owens...

Annie Beatrice (Adams)  Cook

Annie Beatrice (Adams) Cook

Apr 17, 2024

Annie Beatrice Adams Cook, the beloved wife of James Wyman Cook and loving mother of Anne B. Cook and L. Wyman Cook (Tracy) passed away on April 17, 2024 in her son's home in Irmo, SC. In the quiet of the morning with her son near, she slipped away to be with her Lord and Savior leaving behind a...

Roland Lee Jones, Jr.

Roland Lee Jones, Jr.

Apr 14, 2024

Roland Lee Jones, Jr., 97, of Darlington passed away like he lived peacefully, on Sunday April 14th, 2024, at home. He was born in the foothills of North Carolina in the small town of Ronda on November 8th, 1926, the proud son of Roland Lee Jones, Sr., and Ossie Edwards Jones.

He is survived by his loving...

Emma Windham (Anderson)  Thompson

Emma Windham (Anderson) Thompson

Apr 14, 2024

Emma Anderson Windham Thompson, age 70, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 17th in Belk Funeral Home Lamar from the times of 2:00pm until 4:00pm.

Emma was born in Darington County on August 1, 1953, she is the daughter of the late Carl Wesley Anderson and Elsie O'Neal...

Lisa Angela Stokes

Lisa Angela Stokes

Apr 13, 2024

Lisa Angela Stokes, age 61, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A visitation will take place on Thursday, April 18th from 1:00pm until 2:00pm in Belk Funeral Home Lamar. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2:00pm in Lamar Cemetery.

Lisa was born in Lamar on November 5, 1962, she is the daughter of the...

Patricia "Pat" Alfan (White)  Craft

Patricia "Pat" Alfan (White) Craft

Apr 13, 2024

Patricia "Pat" Alfan (White) Craft, age 85, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 16th from the times of 10:00am until 11:00am in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held in the chapel at 11:00am, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pat was born in Timmonsville...

John "Moto" Windham

John "Moto" Windham

Apr 12, 2024

John B. "Moto" Windham, age 82, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from the times of 2:00pm until 3:00pm Monday in Christian Pathway Church. A funeral service will be held in the church at 3:00pm, with interment immediately following in Lamar Cemetery. The family will be...

Jocelyn (Matthews)  Sanderson

Jocelyn (Matthews) Sanderson

Apr 12, 2024

Jocelyn Matthews Sanderson, age 68, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. A visitation will be held Monday, April 15th from the time of 6:00pm until 8:00pm in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place in Central Baptist Church on Tuesday, April 16th at 2:00pm, with interment immediately following the service in Grove Hill Cemetery.

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Joyce Ann (Lloyd)  Garrison

Joyce Ann (Lloyd) Garrison

Apr 11, 2024

Joyce Ann Lloyd Garrison, age 78, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 14th in Indian Branch Cemetery at 3:00pm. Anybody wishing to view Mrs. Garrison can do so between 1:00pm and 2:30pm Sunday afternoon.

Joyce was born in Darlington on August 1, 1945, she was the daughter...

Michele Hall Watford

Michele Hall Watford

Apr 11, 2024

Michele Hall Watford passed away Thursday April 11th, 2024. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date and will be announced soon.

Michele was born to Jenelle Logan on Christmas Eve 1965. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1984. She worked at Nytronics and was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed listening...

Geraldine (Murphy)  Turner

Geraldine (Murphy) Turner

Apr 10, 2024

Geraldine (Gerrie) Reukele Murphy Turner, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 4:00pm in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Gerrie was born in Lancaster, Ohio on March 21, 1956, she is the daughter of the late Freddrick Murphy and Estella Glenn Murphy. Gerrie...

Ruth (Houser)  Matthews

Ruth (Houser) Matthews

Apr 7, 2024

Ruth "Ruthie" Houser Matthews, age 89, widow of Dr. Josiah "Joe" Matthews, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024. A funeral service will be held in Darlington Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 11:00am. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 on Monday at the home of Mark and Nancy Matthews, 103 Brittan Road in Darlington....

Carlton William Hayes

Carlton William Hayes

Apr 6, 2024

Carlton (Carl) William Hayes, 84, passed away at Regency Hospital in Florence on Saturday, April 6, 2024, after an illness.  A celebration of his life will be held at Belk Funeral Home Chapel in Darlington on Wednesday, April 10th at 11am, with a visitation following the service. Carl was born on the Fourth of July 1939 to George Hayes and...

Joseph C Anderson

Joseph C Anderson

Apr 5, 2024

Joseph Cleveland Anderson, age 91, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024 at his residence. A visitation will be held from 11:30am until 12:30pm on Friday, April 12th in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home. A graveside service will take place in Anderson Cemetery at 1:00pm following the visitation.

Joseph was born in Darlington on January 1,...

Wayne Hudson Odom

Wayne Hudson Odom

Apr 1, 2024

Wayne Hudson Odom,61 of Darlington passed away on Monday April 1st, 2024.  A visitation will be held for Wayne at Flat Creek Baptist Church Thursday, April 4th at 4pm.  His Memorial Service will follow at 5pm.

Wayne was born December 3rd, 1962, to the famous Barney William Odom, Sr., and Frances "Frankie" Cymantha White Odom of Darlington....

Johnny Holloway, Jr.

Johnny Holloway, Jr.

Mar 31, 2024

Johnny Holloway, Jr. age 94, passed away Sunday morning at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence. A memorial service will take place on Monday, April 8th at 3:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with a visitation being held one hour prior at the funeral home.

Johnny was born in Darlington County on February 10, 1930,...

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn

Mar 29, 2024

Thomas Hollis Gunn of Hartsville, SC, entered into eternal rest in the early morning hours of Friday, March 29th, surrounded by family. He was compassionately cared for at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC, after a long battle with leukemia and heart disease. Thomas was 77 years old. Thomas was born in Athens, GA on March 5, 1947...