Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Ruby (Fields) Copeland
Sep 17, 2022
Ruby Fields Copeland, age 89, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home in Lamar on Tuesday, September 20. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 21 in Lamar United Methodist Church at 2:00pm, with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery.
...Martha Jane (Pope) Godley
Sep 15, 2022
Martha Jane Pope Godley, age 71, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 18 in the Lamar Chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 1:00 until 3:00, a graveside service will follow in Lamar Cemetery. Martha was born on November 13, 1950 in Darlington County. She is...
Jessie Mae Cooper
Sep 15, 2022
Jessie Mae Cooper, age 85, passed away on September 15, 2022 at home with her loving family. The family will receive friends Saturday, September 17 from 1:00 until 2:00 in Belk Funeral Home; a memorial service will follow at 2:00 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home.
Jessie Mae was born August 4, 1937 in Darlington. She...
Ruth Mary Kirkland
Sep 14, 2022
Ruth Mary Wise Kirkland passed away after an illness peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 in the presence of her family. A funeral service will be held in First Baptist Church of Darlington on Sunday, September 18 at 2:00pm, burial will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery.
Ruth Mary was born June 24,...
Mary (Mckay) Harrell
Sep 14, 2022
Mrs. Mary Lucille McKay Harrell, age 78 beloved wife of Wayne Hepburn Harrell entered the glorious gates of Heaven Wednesday morning September 14, 2022 surrounded by family at McLeod Hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend to everyone she met. Mary was born August 31, 1944. She...
Joseph Bruce Goll
Sep 11, 2022
Joseph Goll of Darlington, South Carolina passed away on Sep 11, 2022. There will be no services at this time.
Jewell Ann (Jones) Matrious
Sep 10, 2022
Jewell Ann Matrious, age 56, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Jewell was born in Darlington, SC on January 19, 1966. She is the first daughter of Patricia Ann James and the late Harold Jackson Jones. Jewell was a manager at Wendy's in Colorado...
Wade "Pee Wee" L Jordan
Sep 9, 2022
Wade Leonard Jordan, age 82, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022. The family will receive friends from 3:00pm until 4:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home in Lamar on Monday, September 12th. A graveside service will be at 4:00pm in Newman Swamp Cemetery on Monday.
Wade was born on September 2, 1940 in Lamar, SC....
Charles "Sonny" Howard
Sep 9, 2022
Charles "Sonny" E. Howard, age 72, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at his residence. The family will receive friends Sunday, September 11 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm in Belk Funeral Home in Darlington. A funeral service will be held Monday, September 12, 2022 at 3:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home in Darlington, with burial following at...
Floree (Abney) Matthews
Sep 7, 2022
Floree Abney Matthews, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at her residence. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 10 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm in Belk Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, September 11 at 3:00pm in Central Baptist Church, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery.
Floree was...
Jack Eugene Cooper
Sep 6, 2022
Jackie Eugene "Silver" Cooper was born in Timmonsville, South Carolina on November 5, 1931. He passed away peacefully on September 6, 2022 at the age of 90. He is the son of the late Lewis Hobson Cooper and Ida Eugenia Pearce. He is survived by four children: Johnnie (Maria) Cooper of Effingham, SC, Brenda (David) Cooper of McDonough, GA,...
Wayne Howell
Sep 3, 2022
David Wayne Howell, age 69, passed away September 3, 2022 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Wayne was born on December 28th, 1952 into a large loving family. He is the son of the late William B. Howell and Nellie Olivia "Lib" Howell. He was a third generation farmer, who loved his cows and goats, and loved...
Christine (Hill) Phillips
Sep 3, 2022
Christine Hill Phillips, age 87, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2022. A graveside service will be held in Lamar Cemetery on Tuesday, September 6 at 11am, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Christine was born on November 27, 1934 in the Grassy...
Donald Reese Poole
Sep 2, 2022
Donald Reese Poole, age 86, entered the gates of Heaven on September 2, 2022. Born on December 13, 1935 in Thomasville, NC, Donald was the son of the late George Reese Poole and Gertrude Ingram Poole.
He graduated from Fair Grove High School and then Gardner-Webb Jr. College. After spending two years in United States Army, he...
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...


