Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Charles P. Rollings

Charles P. Rollings

Jun 7, 2022

Charles P. Rollings, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. A funeral service will be held at Mechanicsville Baptist Church on Sunday, June 12 at 2:30 pm. A private burial will follow at Florence National Cemetery on Monday. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church on Sunday. Born in Mt. Croghan, SC ...

Tony Stevens

Tony Stevens

Jun 4, 2022

Tony Allen Stevens , age 55, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, June 8th  in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home in Lamar, with burial following in Lamar Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 on Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

Born...

Brenda Odom Weaver

Brenda Odom Weaver

Jun 1, 2022

Brenda Joyce Odom Weaver, age 70 died Wednesday, June 1, 2022. A funeral service will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Odom Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior Saturday at the funeral home and other times at the home of Mishelle Altamirano, 306 Lawson...

Betty Hamer Loflin

Betty Hamer Loflin

May 30, 2022

Betty Hamer Loflin, age 95 died Monday, May 30, 2022. A graveside service will be held 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 6th at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11am-12pm Monday at Belk Funeral Home.

Born on December 16, 1926, Betty was the daughter of the late Cecil C. Hamer, Sr. and Eula Price Hamer....

Victor Brian Smith

Victor Brian Smith

May 28, 2022

Victor Brian Smith, age 64, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, while surrounded by family, on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Victor was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, on November 8, 1957, the son of Phyllis Binford Smith and the late Don Raymond Smith. Victor enjoyed working with teens. For over forty years he was able to share this...

Emogene Rogers Fryar

Emogene Rogers Fryar

May 26, 2022

Emogene Rogers Fryar, age 85 died Thursday, May 26, 2022. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 31st in the Lamar Chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Will of Faith Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 Tuesday at the funeral home.

Born on June 16, 1936,...

Diane Law

Diane Law

May 23, 2022

Mattie Diane Law, age 74 died Monday, May 23, 2022. A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28th at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday and other times at 341 Mineral Springs Rd. in Darlington; and from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday at Belk Funeral Home.

Born on September...

Peggy M. Huggins

Peggy M. Huggins

May 23, 2022

Peggy M. Huggins, age 90 died Monday, May 23, 2022. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25th at Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.

Born in Lake Providence, Louisiana on February 1, 1932, Peggy was the daughter of the late Earl L....

Linda Melton Weatherford

Linda Melton Weatherford

May 21, 2022

Linda Melton Weatherford, age 74 died Saturday, May 21, 2022. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 23rd at Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Belk Funeral Home.

Born on August 17, 1947, Linda was the daughter of the late Mary Louise Melton. She was part-owner...

James "Jimmy" Marvin Boan

James "Jimmy" Marvin Boan

May 18, 2022

James "Jimmy" Marvin Boan, age 70 died Wednesday, May 18, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 19th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-3 Thursday at the funeral home.

Born on October 31, 1951, Jimmy was the son...

Kathleen Michelle Bullard

Kathleen Michelle Bullard

May 16, 2022

Kathleen Michelle Bullard, age 57 died Monday, May 16, 2022. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina on January 21, 1965, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Robert Jay McIntyre and Judy R. Mittnacht. She worked for many years as a secretary for Ed Saleeby at Saleeby and Cox Law Firm, and more recently was working at Lowe's in Hartsville....

Dale Stephen Andrews, Sr.

Dale Stephen Andrews, Sr.

May 10, 2022

Dale Stephen Andrews, Sr., age 73 died Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14th at Black Creek Baptist Church with burial following at Black Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Belk Funeral Home.

Born on October 3, 1948, Dale was the son of...

Gerald Matthew Lloyd

Gerald Matthew Lloyd

May 6, 2022

Gerald Matthew "Cat" Lloyd, age 80 died in his home on Friday, May 6, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 9th at Elim United Methodist Church with burial following at the church cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Monday at the church.

Born on...

Bobby R. Gibbs

Bobby R. Gibbs

May 5, 2022

Bobby R. Gibbs, age 79 passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 8th at First Baptist Church in Timmonsville with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar.

Born on November 2, 1942, Bobby...

Franklin Wilson Durant

Franklin Wilson Durant

May 3, 2022

Franklin Wilson DuRant, age 76, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Born on May 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson DuRant and Charlotte Marie Tyson DuRant. He served in the South Carolina Army National Guard working in the Darlington Medical Unit. He retired after 30 years with the rank of Platoon Sargent. Franklin then worked...

Michael Lloyd

Michael Lloyd

Apr 30, 2022

Mr. James Michael "Mike" Lloyd, age 69, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 30, 2022.  Mr. Lloyd was born September 6, 1952 in Hartsville, the son of the late Boyd S. Lloyd, Sr. and Letha Prosser Lloyd.  Mike was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marta Lloyd.

Mike retired from DuPont of Florence after working more than...

Corbett Gandy

Corbett Gandy

Apr 29, 2022

Marion Corbett Gandy, age 82 died Friday, April 29, 2022. A private graveside service will be held on Monday, May 2th. The family will receive friends at the home of Jimmy and Cynthia Jolly, 1121 Potato House Rd. Darlington.

Born on June 15, 1939, Corbett was the son of the late Vernon Corbett Gandy and Annie Mae...

Elizabeth Yeates Coxe

Elizabeth Yeates Coxe

Apr 29, 2022

Elizabeth "Betsy" Yeates Coxe, 75, passed away in Florence, S.C., on April 29, 2022, after a brief illness.

Betsy was born to Rutherford Nance Yeates and Elizabeth Willis Yeates on August 27, 1946, in Birmingham, Ala. After graduating from Brooke Hill School, Betsy attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va.

In 1967, Betsy was injured...

Junior Lynch

Junior Lynch

Apr 26, 2022

Ellis "Junior" Lynch, age 75 died Tuesday, April 26, 2022.  A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 29th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Born on October 29, 1946, Junior was the son...

Hubert Rendell Mccutchen

Hubert Rendell Mccutchen

Apr 26, 2022

Hubert Rendell McCutchen, age 88 died Tuesday, April 26, 2022. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 9th at Swift Creek Baptist Church with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church

Born in Scranton, SC on December 11, 1933,...