Obituaries

Mar 28, 2024

Ryan Douglas Rushing passed away Thursday March 28th, 2024.  Funeral services will be held Monday, April 1st starting with visitation at Temple Free Will Baptist Church at 10 to 11am, then following at 11am will be funeral services and then burial immediately in the Temple Free Will Baptist Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Ryan was born...

Mar 28, 2024

Beatrice "Bea" Jones Siner passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family on March 28, 2024.  A graveside service will be held 4:00pm Saturday, March 30th at Indian Branch Cemetery.  The family will receive friends immediately after the graveside service and other times at the home, 305 Potato House Road, Darlington.

Born January 1, 1942, she is...

Mar 27, 2024

Judy Ann "Libby" Miller Howell of Lamar passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024.   The visitation will be held prior to the funeral at 2pm to 3pm the funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Monday, April 1st at Newman Swamp United Methodist Church with burial following in Newman Swamp Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home.

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Mar 26, 2024

Danus "Dana" Bryson Chrisley, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at his residence. Per Dana's request no services will be held.

Dana was born in Clemson on December 12, 1951, he is the son of the late Miles "Smoky" Chrisley and Patsy Louise Whittle Chrisley. He worked at Nucor Steel and retired after a...

Mar 25, 2024

Per Wanda's wishes, no services will be held.

Mar 25, 2024

Ruby Elizabeth Parnell died on Monday March 25th, 2024, in Bethea Baptist Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held 4pm Thursday in Lamar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening 6 to 8 pm at Belk Funeral Home Lamar Chapel.

Ruby was born August 23rd, 1924, the daughter of Hattie Windham Parnell and Gary Parnell,...

Mar 24, 2024

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Rodgers Anderson died peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Her visitation will be held on Friday, March 29, at Belk Funeral Home from 6 to 8 pm. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, March 30, at First Church of God in Darlington at 2 pm. Burial will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Gwen was...

Mar 23, 2024

Cecil Earl Ward, age 94, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday morning, March 23, 2024. A graveside service will be held at Grove Hill Cemetery at 11:00 am on Monday, March 25, directed by Belk Funeral Home. There will be a time of fellowship from 10:30 until the service starts at 11:00 in the cemetery Monday.

Mar 18, 2024

Debbie Carol Jones passed away on Monday, March 18th, 2024.  A Memorial service for her family members will take place at noon, Thursday, March 21st in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home.

Debbie was born November 22nd, 1958 in Darlington to the late Richard Lewis Jones and Joyce Warren Williamson.

She leaves behind her son...

Mar 17, 2024

Ann Elizabeth Laffoday Hudson passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2024. A visitation will be held in the fellowship hall of Lamar United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 20th from 1:00pm until 2:00pm. A funeral service will be held in the church at 2:00pm, with interment immediately following in Lamar Cemetery.

Ann was born in Memphis, Tennessee...

Mar 16, 2024

Dmario Brewer, age 28, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23rd in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 1:00pm.

Dmario was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 11, 1995. He is the son of Denise Lewis Smith and the late Mario...

Mar 15, 2024

Barbara Jean Baggarley Harris, age 65, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024, at her residence. A private family service will be held at a later date for Mrs. Harris.

Barbara was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 22, 1958. She is the daughter of David Baggarley and the late Joanne Wallace Baggarley. Barbara loved going to...

Mar 9, 2024

Carolyn Watford Gibbs, age 80, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024. A visitation will take place on Tuesday, March 12th in Timmonsville First Baptist Church from 2:00pm until 3:00pm. A funeral service will be held in the church at 3:00pm, with interment immediately following in Lamar Cemetery.

Carolyn was born in Lamar on August 19, 1943,...

Mar 6, 2024

Sylvia Cameron Britton, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. A visitation will take place from the times of 2:00pm until 3:00pm on Sunday, March 10th in Belk Funeral Home, with a funeral service following at 3:00pm in the Chapel of Belk Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow the funeral service in Grove Hill Cemetery.

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Mar 1, 2024

Ella Mae Jordan Copeland, age 95, passed away on Friday evening, March 1, 2024. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Belk Funeral Home in LAMAR on Monday, March 4 at 2:00pm. Burial will follow in Fair Hope Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 at the chapel in Lamar.

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Feb 27, 2024

Wayne Everette Smothers, age 44, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held in First Church of God Darlington from the times of 2:00pm until 3:00pm on Thursday, February 29, with a funeral service being held in the church following at 3:00pm. Interment will immediately follow the...

Feb 24, 2024

Garrett Allen Gainey, age 30, passed away Saturday evening, February 24, at home with his family by side. A funeral service to honor his life will beheld in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 3:00 on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. A burial will follow in Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00...

Feb 24, 2024

Susan Elgiva Fogle DeWitt, age 79, passed into eternal rest Saturday, February 24, 2024. Sullivan-King Mortuary of Anderson and Belk Funeral Home of Darlington will be handling arrangements. As requested by Mrs. DeWitt, there will be no visitation and the burial will be private.

Mrs. DeWitt was born in Orangeburg County, daughter of the late Lloyd Gillespie...

Feb 22, 2024

Janice Himes passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the home of her son, Michael and his wife Francie, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the age of 88 after a long battle with dementia.  She was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania on January 11, 1936 to Harry Albert and Violet Georgie Bell Shoffstahl.   After graduating from Kersey High...

Feb 21, 2024

Ernest Laddie "Ladd" Dutton, age 56, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. A visitation will be held from 2:00pm until 3:00pm in Belk Funeral Home on Wednesday February 28th. A graveside service will immediately follow the visitation at 3:00pm in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Ladd's family will be at the home of his mother, ...