Obituaries

Oct 19, 2023

Melissa Bush Edwards, age 57, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 19, 2023.  A memorial service will take place Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends following the service in the chapel.

Melissa was born in Charleston on August 25, 1966, daughter of the...

Oct 18, 2023

Charles Monroe Gainey, Jr. passed away at his home on October 18, 2023. A visitation will take place from the times of 6:00pm until 8:00pm on Saturday, October 21st in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Sunday October 22nd in the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Hartsville at 3:00pm.

Charlie was born on July...

Oct 16, 2023

Ellamae Wright, age 68, passed away in the hospital on Monday, October 16, 2023. A graveside service will be held at Lamar Cemetery at 3:30 on Friday, October 20, 2023.

She was born on July 10, 1955 in Darlington County, daughter of the late Homer Jones and Ruby Lee Squires Knotts. Ellamae was a very strong independent...

Oct 15, 2023

Bennie Elliott Hutchinson, Jr., age 60, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, October 15, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 19th in Grove Hill Cemetery at 12:30pm.

Bennie was born in Florence County on March 6, 1963, son of Madge Ann Rabb Hutchinson and the late Bennie Elliott Hutchinson, Sr. Bennie...

Oct 14, 2023

Ruby Viola King Wiggins, age 88, passed away early Saturday morning at the Mcleod Hospice House. A memorial service will be held in the Darlington Church of God on October 24th at 4pm, the family will receive friends from 3pm until 4pm in the church.

Ruby was born in Horry County on October 13, 1935, daughter of...

Oct 13, 2023

Naomi Haynes Smith, age 73, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023. A visitation will be held on Monday, October 16th from the times of 1:00pm until 2:00pm in First Church of God Darlington. A funeral service will be held in the church following the visitation in the church, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens.

Naomi...

Oct 11, 2023

James Allen McGee, 63, of Effingham passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday October 11, 2023.

James was born on April 7, 1960 in Williamsburg County, son of the Late Christine Turner McGee and Horace Willie "Tink" McGee. He worked in Construction his entire life being taught by his late father-in-law, Jasper Singletary. He loved working with...

Oct 4, 2023

Kenneth Austin Wright, age 40, died tragically on Wednesday evening, October 4, 2023. Ken was born in Florence on February 24, 1983, to the late Austin "Keeby" Wright and Donna K. Windham Wright.  Ken will be remembered as a simple man, and if you knew him, you knew he had a kind heart and a willingness to help anyone....

Oct 3, 2023

Marie Lane Ross, age 85, passed away peacefully on October 3rd, 2023.  A funeral service will be held on Sunday, October 8th at Black Creek Baptist Church in Dovesville at 2:00pm.  A private family burial will take place on Monday, October 9th at Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia.

Born on December 7th, 1937, to the late Rembert J....

Sep 28, 2023

Betty K Gainey, 96, of Darlington, S.C, passed away of natural causes September 28th, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 Friday, October 6, 2023 in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:45pm at the funeral home on Friday.

She grew up in Hartsville, S.C until marrying her husband...

Sep 28, 2023

Patricia "Pat" Graham Moore,63, of Hartsville passed away Thursday September 28, 2023.

Pat was born in Cheraw, SC to the late Robert "Bob" Graham and Hazel Edna Mae Cole Graham.  She was a clerk for many years and most recently worked for Nurses Unlimited of Hartsville as a caretaker.  She enjoyed all types of music and loved...

Sep 27, 2023

Jeffrey "Jeff" Adam Sturgis, 53, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at McLeod Hospital.

Jeff was born February 5, 1970, in Lake Worth, Florida, the son of Mary Ann Coleman and the late John Sturgis.  He graduated from St. John's High School in 1988 and joined the US Marine Corps retiring as GySgt with 20 years...

Sep 27, 2023

Timothy "Timmy" Laurin Watford, age 55, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. A visitation will take place on Friday, September 29th from the times of 2:00pm until 3:00pm in Belk Funeral Home Lamar. A graveside service will take place following the visitation in Lamar Cemetery at 3:00pm.

Timmy was born in Florence County on January 30,...

Sep 17, 2023

Annie Ruth Walker Cason, age 82, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, September 17, 2023.

Ruth was born in Wyoming County, West Virginia on January 10, 1941, to the late James Holly Walker and Augusta Willie Trump Walker. Ruth had a love for cooking, having worked in the school systems as a Food Service Manager...

Sep 8, 2023

Margaret Barkley Smith, 81, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC on September 8, 2023, at 8:15 p.m. She is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  She will be cremated, and a service will be held at a future date in Daphne, Alabama.

Margaret was born...

Aug 28, 2023

Jo Ann Watson Anderson, age 61, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023. A memorial service will take place at 1:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home on Sunday, September 3rd.

JoAnn was born in Houston, Texas on July 1, 1962, to the late Sammy K. Watson and Helen Marie Bowman. She was a resident of...

Aug 27, 2023

Emma Louise "Emmy Lou" Coggeshall Donald passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence.  A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 11am at St. Matthews Church, Darlington, SC, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born October 27, 1927, in Darlington, she was the daughter of Marion Lide "Trick" Coggeshall and Jessie...

Aug 26, 2023

Benjamin Daniel Boyd Hewett, age 30, passed away on August 26, 2023. A visitation will take place on September 9, 2023 in the Free Will Baptist Bible Church in Darlington from 12:00pm until 1:00pm. A memorial service will follow the visitation at 1:00pm in the church.

Daniel was born in Florence County on February 1, 1993, son...

Aug 25, 2023

The following obituary is being posted at the family's request and on behalf of our friends at Brown Pennington Atkins Funeral Home.

It is with deep sorrow that the Outlaw family announces the death of Ms. Mary Lee Fodge Outlaw, 74.

Ms. Outlaw entered into rest on Friday, August 25, 2023. The Directors of Brown-Pennington-Atkins...

Aug 25, 2023

Jennie Lee Windham Kempson, age 90, passed away peacefully at  her home surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on Friday evening, August 25, 2023. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 on Monday at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar. A graveside service will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 am in Lamar Cemetery.

Born...