Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Pansy (Hill)  Thomas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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Jackie A. (Turner)  Windham

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

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

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...

Erin Natalie Wise

Erin Natalie Wise

Jul 15, 2022

Erin Natalie Wise, age 46, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022 after a battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 19 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Midway Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 Tuesday at the funeral home.

Erin was born...

Billy Gandy

Billy Gandy

Jul 14, 2022

William C. "Billy" Gandy, 87, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in the Clemson Downs Retirement Community in Clemson, SC. Mr. Gandy was born in Darlington, SC, son of the late William Charles and Sue Esther Pitts Gandy.  He was a 1953 graduate of St. John's High School in Darlington, SC, and attended Clemson University. Known to many...

Gordon Keith Windham

Gordon Keith Windham

Jul 11, 2022

Gordon Keith Windham, age 63, passed away July 11, 2022 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Christian Pathway Fellowship Church in Lamar, SC. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Wednesday evening at Belk Funeral Home Lamar Chapel.

Gordon was born August 25,...

Gene Knotts

Gene Knotts

Jul 5, 2022

Trellis Eugene "Gene" Knotts, Jr., age 61, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at his home. Gene was born in Hartsville, SC on September 14, 1960, son of the late Trellis E. Knotts, Sr. and the late Phyllis King Knotts.  He made a living as a carpenter, and was extremely talented in all types of woodworking and building. ...

Angela (Windham)  Polk

Angela (Windham) Polk

Jul 3, 2022

Angela Windham Polk age 62 died Sunday July 3 at her home following a battle with cancer. A Visitation will be held Wednesday July 6 from 6-8pm at Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel. The family will have a family service at a later date.

Angie  was born in Darlington County daughter of the late Bud and Agnes...

Bobby Odom

Bobby Odom

Jul 2, 2022

Bobby C. Odom, age 85, died Saturday July 2 at his grandaughters home following an illness.Graveside services will be held 3pm  Wednesday July 6 at Grove Hill Cemetery.Visitation will be held 2-3 Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home. Mr.Odom was born in Darlington County, son of the late Alston and Eva Knotts Odom. He served his country in the U.S. Army...