Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Wayne "Chop-Chop" Anderson
Jul 1, 2022
Wayne E. "Chop Chop" Anderson, age 81, died Friday July 1, 2022 in a Florence hospital following a illness. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 Thursday afternoon at Belk Funeral Home with a service following at 4:00 in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Swift Creek Cemetery. Mr. Anderson was born in Darlington County son...
Lillie Mae (Johnson) Erickson
Jun 22, 2022
Lillie Mae Erickson, age 76 died at home on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 27th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Darlington on October 28, 1945, Lillie was the daughter of the late Holly and Nancy Dixon...
Robert "Sarge" M. Register
Jun 22, 2022
Robert "Sarge" M. Register, age 66 died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26th at Mont Clare Baptist Church with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Belk Funeral Home.
Born in Darlington on December 13, 1955, Sarge was the...
Doris Elizabeth (Humphries) Mcinville
Jun 20, 2022
Doris Elizabeth Humphries McInville, age 79, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 on Thursday, June 23rd at Temple Free Will Baptist Church, with burial following in Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Wednesday evening at Belk Funeral Home and other times at 519...
Edna Watford Amerson
Jun 20, 2022
Edna Mae Watford Amerson, age 77 died at home on Monday, June 20, 2022. A funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 22nd in the Lamar Chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at her residence, 449 Pine St. Lamar, SC 29069. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Born...
Jacob K. Hudson
Jun 19, 2022
Jacob K Hudson, age 91 passed away Sunday 19, 2022. He is predeceased by his wife of 66 years, the late Rosa D. Hudson. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 Saturday, with a service following at 2:00pm in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Born September 25,...
Doris H. Davis
Jun 16, 2022
Doris H. Davis, age 78 died Thursday, June 16, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, June 20th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Born on February 7, 1944, Doris was the daughter...
Lula Timmons Defee
Jun 15, 2022
Lula Timmons DeFee, age 95 died Wednesday, June 15, 2022. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18th in the mausoleum at Florence Memorial Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Born in Timmonsville, SC on September 1, 1926, Lula was the daughter of...
Ruth Purvis Forrest Nault
Jun 14, 2022
Ruth Broncie Purvis Forrest Nault, age 89 died Tuesday, June 14, 2022. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born on May 21, 1933, Ruth was the daughter of the late Erin Purvis and Lillian King...
Barbara Brown Peaslee
Jun 13, 2022
Barbara Brown Peaslee, age 67 died Monday, June 13, 2022. The family will be holding a memorial service 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 17th at Lake Swamp Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church.
Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on October 30, 1954, Barbara was the daughter of the late Donald Brown and...
Hunter Gainey
Jun 12, 2022
Timothy Hunter Gainey, age 27 died Sunday, June 12, 2022. A funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 18th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-4 Saturday at the funeral home.
Born on August 8, 1994, Hunter is the son of Timmy and Tina Blackwell Gainey. He worked...
Dianne Hardee Watford
Jun 12, 2022
Dianne Hardee Watford, age 64 died Sunday, June 12, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 15th at New Life Worship Center in Oates Community, SC with burial following at Berea Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Born on December 4,...
Francis "Frank" E. Willis
Jun 10, 2022
Mayor Frank Willis passed away on June 10, 2022 at home surrounded by his wife Marguerite, family, friends, and his beloved dogs, Bella and Cotton.
Mayor Willis was born in Bennettsville, SC on October 19, 1941, the son of Horace Eugene and Mary Frances Willis. He was raised in Darlington, SC where he learned the importance of...
Ethel Jane (Fields) Reynolds
Jun 7, 2022
Ethel Jane Fields Reynolds, widow of the late Richard Ervin Reynolds, Sr., finished her time in history and began her time in eternity on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Presbyterian Home in Florence. Born December 7, 1933, on the family farm near Lamar, she was the daughter of Elena Watford and George DeWitt Fields. She was educated in...
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
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
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
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
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
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,...


