Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Michael H. Deridder
Aug 30, 2022
Michael H. DeRidder, age 68, passed away on August 30, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held in Temple Free Will Baptist Church on Thursday, September 1 at 3:00pm.
Michael was born in Harvey, Illinois on April 26, 1954. He is the son of the late Harry DeRidder and Ruth Fischer DeRidder....
Dallas Floyd Wheaton
Aug 28, 2022
Dallas Floyd Wheaton, age 85, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his residence. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Tuesday, August 30 in Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Dallas was born on July 16, 1937 in Flint, Michigan. He is the son of the late Floyd J. Wheaton and Dorothy Spencer Wheaton. He was the owner...
Elizabeth Smith Dill
Aug 23, 2022
Elizabeth Smith Dill, age 82, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at a later date.
Elizabeth was born in Lamar, SC on June 14, 1940. She is the daughter of the late Ralph Mitchell Smith and Scotter Davis Smith. She was a devoted and loving wife to the...
Lisa Michelle Blackwell
Aug 22, 2022
A private, family-only service will be held at a later date. Lisa will be laid to rest in Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Alberta (Enzor) O'Neal
Aug 21, 2022
Alberta Enzor O'Neal, age 82, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022. The family will receive friends Thursday, August 25 from 3:00 until 4:00 at Belk Funeral Home, a funeral service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 4:00pm with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. Alberta was born on August 1, 1940 in Mullins, SC....
Irene "Dolly" (Howell) Smith
Aug 20, 2022
Irene "Dolly" Howell Smith, age 77, of Lamar, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 23rd in Lamar Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service.
Dolly was born in Lamar, daughter of the late Rev. James Howell and Rozell Lloyd Howell. Mrs. Smith...
Pansy (Hill) Thomas
Aug 15, 2022
Pansy Hill Thomas, age 98, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 18 in Lamar First Baptist Church at 2:00pm, a visitation will take place from 1:00 until 2:00 in the church. Burial will follow in Lamar Memorial Cemetery.
Pansy was born on...
Maxine Elaine Patterson
Aug 11, 2022
Maxine Voss Patterson, 91, of Darlington, died on August 11, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Esther Voss.
A private graveside service will be held Sunday, August 14 at 11:00am at Grove Hill Cemetery, a memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral...
Michael Paul Halchak
Aug 11, 2022
Michael Paul Halchak, age 59, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home.
Michael was born on January 26, 1963 in Kodiak, Alaska. He was the son of Paul Thomas Halchak (Elaine)...
Randy Wells
Aug 7, 2022
Randal "Randy" Wayne Wells, age 54, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 11 from 5:00 until 6:00pm at Belk Funeral Home with a memorial service following in the chapel.
Randal was born on January 18, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio. He was the son of...
Ronnie Wayne Gainey
Aug 4, 2022
Ronnie Wayne "Papa Dick" Gainey, age 65, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A visitation will be held in Belk Funeral Home on Monday, August 8 from 6:00 until 8:00pm. Ronnie was born in Darlington County on October 8, 1956. He was the son of the late James Leonard and Frances Blaton Gainey. Ronnie worked...
Jamie Craft
Aug 2, 2022
Jamie "J.C." Craft, age 59 passed away August 2, 2022. A celebration of life will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, August 13th at 2:00, a visitation will take place at 1:30pm.
Jamie was born in Darlington on June 18, 1963. He is the son of Patricia "Pat" Craft and the late...
Evelyn Heck
Aug 2, 2022
Evelyn Cooley Heck, age 84, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at McLeod Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Friday, August 5 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00am at Belk Funeral Home.
Evelyn was born in Natchez,...
Steven Gibson
Jul 28, 2022
Steven Phillip Gibson, 50, died July 28, 2022 surrounded by his family at the McLeod Hospice House, Florence SC. A life-long resident of Darlington, SC, he was the owner-operator of Gibson Tire and Exhaust in Darlington, SC. A Celebration of Life service will be held Monday, August 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home. The family will...
Autrey Andrew O'Neal, Sr.
Jul 27, 2022
Autrey Andrew O'Neal, Sr. age 78, passed away Wednesday, July 27, at the Veteran Village. A graveside service will be held Monday, August 1 at 9:00am at Florence National Cemetery; the family will receive friends Sunday, July 31 from 4:00 until 6:00 at Belk Funeral Home and other times at his sister's, 125 Spring Heights Circle.
Autrey...
Barney W. Odom, Sr.
Jul 26, 2022
On Tuesday, July 27, 2022 we lost a legend named Barney W. Odom, Sr. Mr. Odom was born in Darlington On March 20, 1941. He was raised in the Dovesville Community by his parents, the late Harley W. and Louvinia Stanley Odom. Barney believed in working hard and showing up on time, values he carried with him as he...
Mary Richter
Jul 25, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Wallace Richter, formerly of Darlington SC, passed away on July 25, 2022. She was born August 13, 1941 in Jefferson, SC, the only child of the late Horace H. and Mable Isgett Wallace.
She is survived by her husband, John, of the home, and a daughter, Colette Helms (Lionel) Spencer of North Myrtle Beach.
...Jackie A. (Turner) Windham
Jul 23, 2022
Jacqueline "Jackie" Annis Windham, age 86, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, July 27 at 2:00pm at Newman Swamp United Methodist Church burial following in Lamar Cemetery; the family will receive friends Tuesday, July 26 from 6:00 until 8:00 at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar.
Jackie was...
Doti (Michell) Mcknight
Jul 19, 2022
Dorothy "Doti" Louise Michell McKnight, age 71, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at her residence. Friends are invited to visit with the family and share memories and express condolences between the hours of 5:00 and 7:00 Saturday, July 23, Belk Funeral Home.
Doti was born in Spring Hill, West Virginia on November 19, 1950, she was...
Emily Hux
Jul 19, 2022
Emily Lewis Hux, age 88, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at her residence. A memorial will be held Saturday, July 23 at Mechanicsville Baptist Church, the family will receive friends from 10:30 until 11:00.
Emily was born in Halifax County, NC on November 8, 1933, daughter of the late Beatrice Inez Amerson Lewis and the late...


