Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Cynthia (Howle) Bailey
Dec 20, 2021
Cynthia "Cindy" Howle Bailey, age 62 died at home Monday, December 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 23rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service, and other times at the home of her daughter, 1257 Oakdale Dr. Florence.
Born on March 7, 1959,...
Roland Bernard Gray
Dec 19, 2021
Roland Bernard "Butch" Gray, age 80, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Mr. Gray was born in Prince George's County, Maryland, son of the late Horace and Gertrude Howard Gray. Butch had retired from the grocery business in Maryland and then moved to South Carolina. He enjoyed spending time with his children, always showing and teaching them different...
Dallas Earl Sansbury
Dec 17, 2021
Dallas Earl Sansbury, age 88, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Darlington on May 2, 1933, he was the son of the late Edgar and Leta Welch Sansbury....
Charlie Tucker
Dec 16, 2021
William Charles "Charlie" Tucker, age 65 died Thursday, December 16, 2021. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, December 28th at Welsh Neck Baptist Church in Society Hill. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the church, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born on May 21, 1956, Charlie was the son of the...
Billy Plowden
Dec 13, 2021
William Russell "Little Billy" McKay Plowden, age 48, passed away at his home on Monday, December 13, 2021. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 on Monday, December 20 at Belk Funeral Home. A celebration of his life will follow at 7:00 in the chapel of the funeral home.
Born in Darlington on June 14,...
Martin Byrd
Dec 13, 2021
Douglas Martin Byrd, Sr., age 74 died Monday, December 13, 2021. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 16th at Darlington Memory Gardens, with Military Honors provided by the U.S. Air Force. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at 114 Carol Dr. Darlington.
Martin...
Alberta (Parker) Berry
Dec 11, 2021
Alberta Parker Berry, widow of Eugene Berry passed away at home surrounded by family on Saturday, December 11, 2021. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 17th at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born on July 11, 1926, Alberta was the daughter of...
Niki Knotts
Nov 27, 2021
Robin Nicole "Niki" Knotts, age 41, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 Thursday, December 2 nd in the Lamar Chapel of Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Lamar from 6:00 until 8:00 Wednesday evening. Niki was born in Florence...
Beth Atkinson (Norwood) Parr
Nov 26, 2021
Beth Norwood Atkinson Parr, age 54, died November 26, 2021 at her residence. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:45 Tuesday at Belk Funeral Home, with a graveside service following at 2:00 pm at Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery.
Beth was born in Darlington County on June 23, 1967, daughter of Olivia McDonald Baird and the...
Coleman C. Moody
Nov 24, 2021
The most important things in Coleman's life were God, his children, grandchildren, and friends. He was a hardworking man who knew the value of providing for his family. He loved the Air Force, where he proudly served his country for 6 1/2 years. He often commented that he regretted the decision to leave but realized that he would have...
Travis Lee O'Neal
Nov 23, 2021
Travis Lee O'Neal, Sr. age 33 died Tuesday, November 23, 2021. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 29th at Welsh Neck Baptist 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 February 2, 1988, Travis...
Bill Parnell
Nov 23, 2021
William "Bill" A. Parnell, Sr., age 90 died Tuesday, November 23, 2021. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 27th in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Lamar.
Born in Darlington on...
Joe Bryant
Nov 21, 2021
William Johnson Bryant "Joe" went home to Jesus on November 21, 2021 at age 55.
Joe was born on August 9, 1965 in Darlington, SC to Roy and Joann Bryant. He graduated from St. John's High School in 1983. He furthered his education at Florence-Darlington Technical College majoring in Diesel & Auto Mechanics. He resided in the...
Burl D. Bagwell
Nov 20, 2021
Burl D. Bagwell graduated to Heaven on Friday, November 20, 2021 with a "job well done. " His whole life could be wrapped up in the verse "Not my will, but Thine."
Born on February 17, 1929 to Roy and Esther Ora Bagwell, he was the youngest of four children. From a very young age he decided...
Juanita (Smith) Poole
Nov 18, 2021
Juanita Smith Poole, age 83 died Thursday, November 18, 2021. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 20th at Lamar First Baptist Church with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11 Saturday at the church.
Born on March 19, 1938 in Central Falls, North Carolina, Juanita was the...
Shirley Mae (Pearson) Sackett
Nov 16, 2021
Shirley Mae Pearson Sackett, age 89, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. A Memorial service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 10:00 on Friday, November 19, 2021.
Mrs. Sackett was born in Rocky Mount, NC on September 10, 1932, daughter of the late David Pearson and the late...
Joanne (Sanders) Langley
Nov 16, 2021
JoAnne Sanders Langley- is the widow of her beloved Coit Wilburn Langley, husband of 51 years. Born in Darlington, SC, she was the daughter of Herbert Pleasant Sanders and Louise Hawkins Sanders. She has two daughters, Tina (Allen) Lambert of Surfside Beach, SC and Terri (Scott) DuBose of Darlington, SC. The "apples of her eye" are her grandchildren Charles...
Lou Ann (Taylor) Watford
Nov 15, 2021
Lou Ann Taylor Watford, age 66 died Monday, November 15, 2021. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 18th at Mechanicsville Baptist Church with burial following at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at 1205 Cashua Ferry Rd. Darlington. Born on February 28,...
Barry Odom
Nov 15, 2021
Douglas Barry Odom, age 79, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021. The family will receive friends at Belk Funeral Home from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 18, 2021.
Born in Darlington on June 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Alston and Eva Knotts Odom. Barry worked for many years at Fiber Industries (Wellman)....
Larry Oldern Keith
Nov 13, 2021
Larry Oldern Keith, age 66 died Saturday, November 13, 2021. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cheraw Branch. Belk Funeral Home in Darlington is assisting the family during this time.
Born on December 13, 1954, Larry is the son of Betty Braddock Keith...


