Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Helen Wiggins Coker
Jun 12, 2023
Helen Wiggins Coker, age 76, passed away on June 12, 2023 at her residence. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 17 in Belk Funeral Home from the time of 1:00pm until 2:00pm. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 2:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, a private burial at the Florence National Cemetery will...
Elsie Jacobs (Melton) Andrews
Jun 10, 2023
Elsie Jacobs Melton Andrews, age 76, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2023. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time and will be announced by Belk Funeral Home.
Scotty Jeffords
Jun 9, 2023
Graveside services for Johnie Scott Jeffords, Jr will be held on  Friday, June 16, 2023 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington at 10:30 a.m. directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family invites everyone to a luncheon immediately following the graveside service in the fellowship hall of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Scotty passed away on June 9 at...
Glenn "Dusty" R. Lee
Jun 5, 2023
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
An obituary will be posted at a later date.
Susan Marlene (Welch) Perkins
Jun 5, 2023
Susan Marlene Welch Perkins, age 61, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023. A visitation will be held on Friday in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home Lamar from the times of 11:00am until 12:00pm, with a service following in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home Lamar.
Susan was born on November 23, 1961 in Hartsville, SC...
Dawn Mcmillen-Kelly
Jun 5, 2023
Dawn Lee McMillen-Kelly,52, of Darlington passed away on, June 5th, 2023. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home on Friday, June 9th from 1:30 to 2:00pm. A service will follow in the chapel at 2:00 pm with a private family burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery.
She was born in Ogdensburg, New York to Richard...
Rev. Randel J. Lambert
Jun 5, 2023
Reverend Randel Jeb (R. J.) Lambert, 95, died peacefully at McLeod Hospice House surrounded by his loved ones, on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Born January 29, 1928, in Georgetown County, South Carolina, R. J. was the son of Elizabeth Rowe and William Randall Lambert. He was one of seven children that included sisters, Ruth L. Lee and...
Betty (Fechter) Blanton
Jun 4, 2023
Betty F. Blanton was born on February 14, 1956 to the late Robert Fechter Sr. & Mary Shaw in Virginia. She passed away peacefully at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 with family by her side.
Betty was a career engineer . She loved sharing memories of her time with her family...
Jay Watford
Jun 1, 2023
Jay W. Watford, age 60, passed away on June 1, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 Monday, June 5 at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 on Sunday at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington and other times at his daughter's home, 5033 Oates Hwy, Timmonsville.
Born...
Charles L. Davis
May 31, 2023
Charles Davis, age 86 passed away at McLeod Hospice House on Wednesday, May 31,2023.
Charles was born in Bethune, SC on March 13,1937 to Donnie B and Verlie C. Davis. He graduated from Bethune High School. He married Linda McKinnon in 1959.
Charles served in The United States Army from 1960 to 1962 in Washington...
Shelly Rae Sizemore
May 28, 2023
Shelly Rae Sizemore, 38 of Columbus Ohio, left us on May 28, 2023. Shelly was born on October 14, 1984, in South Boston Virginia. She was raised in Buffalo Junction, Virginia and attended Averett Baptist Church. She graduated from Bluestone Highschool in 2003 and later moved to Columbus Ohio. There she welcomed her daughter, Madison Rae, with her life...
William Lanier Sumner, Jr.
May 28, 2023
William "Little Billy" Lanier Sumner, Jr. passed away on Sunday, May 28th, 2023.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 at Welsh Neck Baptist Church in Society Hill, with a graveside service immediately following in the church cemetery.
Billy was born October 6th, 1957 in Bennettsville, son of William "Bill" L. Sumner, Sr....
Mary Sumwalt Coxe
May 27, 2023
Mary Sumwalt Coxe, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC. She was a resident of Covenant Place in Sumter, SC. Mary was the daughter of Dr. Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt and Caroline Causey Sumwalt, and grew up on Sweetbriar Road in Columbia, SC. Mary graduated from St. Catherine's School in Richmond, Virginia and...
Michelle Moore Seal
May 24, 2023
Michelle Moore Seal, age 52, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
Michelle was born in Adak, Alaska on the Adak Naval Base on April 12, 1971, to the late John Preston Moore and Carolyn Lee Kissiah. She always enjoyed being home and spending time with her dogs. Michelle enjoyed watching Gamecock football whenever...
Ann (Carter) Parrott
May 20, 2023
Ann Carter Parrott, 91, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, May 20th at Grand Strand Medical Center.
Ann was born on November 9, 1931 to the late Martin Leon Carter, Sr. and Mary Currin Carter. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and Pembroke University where she studied Fine Arts.
Ann was an Art...
Terry Wade Mangum
May 17, 2023
Terry Wade Mangum, age 74, passed away at his residence on May 17, 2023. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 3:00pm until 5:00pm at the residence of Vickie Lane 7119 Pamplico Hwy, Pamplico, SC 29583. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 9:00am in the Florence National Cemetery. Anyone wishing to view Mr. Mangum can...
Eugene L. Sylvester
May 12, 2023
Eugene Lewis Sylvester age 92 of Florence passed away on May 12, 2023 after an extended illness peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.
Mr Gene was born in Sandpoint Idaho April 10, 1931 to the late Eugene Vernon Sylvester and Louise Kiser Sylvester. He was retired from Union Carbide, L-tec, Esab after 26 years of...
Mary Kessler Truncellito
May 11, 2023
Mary Kessler Truncellito, age 61, passed away at her residence on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The family is composing her obituary which you will be able to read here at a later date.
Jacqueline Hancock
May 11, 2023
Jacqueline "Jackie" Hancock, age 54 passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 16th in Belk Funeral Home from 2:00pm until 3:00pm. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 3:15pm in Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Jackie was born in Florence, SC on September 5, 1968...
Stephanie Ann (Tarmon) Day
May 8, 2023
Stephanie Ann Tarmon Day, age 44, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Please check back for a more detailed obituary.


