Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Anne Wells Baldwin
Mar 14, 2026
Anne Wells Baldwin, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the age of 86. A visitation will be held for her Tuesday, March 17th at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Her funeral service will take place Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 at Trinity Methodist Church of Darlington at 3:00pm, with burial...
Gloria Blackman
Mar 8, 2026
Gloria Elaine Blackman, passed away on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. A visitation will be held for her on Wednesday, March 11th from 12:30 to 1:30pm at Belk Funeral Home Darlington and a graveside service to follow at 2:00pm in Blackman Cemetery.
Gloria was born November 3rd, 1948, to the late Clarence Chapman and Mildred Best Shoemake. She was a homemaker, cook...
Richard Warren Cribb, Jr.
Mar 6, 2026
Richard Warren Cribb, Jr. (Ricky) passed away on Friday, March 6th, 2026. A visitation is being held for him on Monday, March 9th 2026 from 6 to 8pm at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar. His funeral will take place on Tuesday, March 10th 2026 at 2pm at Hillside Free Will Baptist Church located at 1711 Lemont Drive Florence SC 29505
Ricky...
Patsy Amerson
Mar 4, 2026
Patricia "Patsy" Blackwell Amerson , 76, widow of the late Linwood "Pancake" Amerson passed away on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, at MUSC Charleston. A visitation is being held for her Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Lamar Belk Funeral Home at 1:00 to 2:00pm. Her funeral will take place at 2:00pm in the Lamar Belk Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to...
John Wesley Wright
Mar 4, 2026
John Wesley Wright went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. A visitation is being held for him on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home of Lamar at 1:00 to 2:00pm. With a funeral service to follow in the Chapel at 2:00pm.
Born in Lamar, SC to John Guy and Lillie Mae Wright, he lived his life...
Paula Chaplin
Mar 3, 2026
Paula O’Neal Chaplin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026. A visitation is being held for her on the evening of Friday, March 6th, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Paula was born on May 20th, 1963 to William O’Neal and Judy Suggs Boatwright in Darlington, South Carolina. She met and married the love of...
Shawna Leanne Watson
Mar 1, 2026
Shawna Leanne Watson passed away on Sunday, March 1st, 2026. She was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on June 3rd, 1971 to Angela Dawn Smith. She met and married the love of her life Allen Watson. Together they had their only son Tristan Watson of Darlington. Together they traveled all over the country when Allen was on a job. She...
Russell Wayne Suggs
Feb 28, 2026
Russell Wayne Suggs passed away Saturday, February 28th 2026. A visitation will be held for him Wednesday, March 4th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington. A private burial will take place at a later date.
Wayne was born October 22nd, 1956 in Darlington, South Carolina to Peggy Adams Suggs and Kenneth Suggs, Sr. He was a hard...
William Dallas Stewart
Feb 28, 2026
William Dallas Stewart passed away at his home on Saturday, February 28, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 Tuesday, March 3rd in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2;00 at Belk Funeral Home that same day and other times at the home, 548 Turnpike Rd.
Dallas was born in Lamar, son of the...
John Richard Hedges
Feb 27, 2026
John Richard Hedges, 86, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away after a short illness on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1939, John grew up in Waverly, New York. He was the son of the late Richard Leland Hedges and Jane Anastasia (Lynch) Hedges Gunderman. When John was just three years old, his father, a...
Robert Gainey, Sr.
Feb 25, 2026
Robert Gainey, Sr. passed away on February 25th, 2026. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington, Saturday, February 28th, 2026 at 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be Sunday, at 2:00pm at Flat Creek Free Will Baptist Church.
Robert was born on April 17th, 1949 to Pete and Geneva Gainey in Darlington, South Carolina. He worked at...
William Benjamin Carter
Feb 23, 2026
Mr. Ben Carter, age 79, of Lamar, SC passed away at his home early Monday morning, February 23, 2026 after an extended illness. A graveside service celebrating his life will be held at Lamar Memorial Cemetery beginning at 11:00 am Thursday, February 26, 2026 with military honors. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Wednesday evening at Belk...
Ray Larymore
Feb 23, 2026
Ray Kenneth Larymore, Sr., went home to his Lord & Savior and into the arms of his wife Jean on Monday, February 23, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. A graveside service will be held for him on Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 1:00pm at Indian Branch Cemetery served by Belk Funeral Home.
Ray was born in Darlington on January 28th,...
Cindy Brown Lee
Feb 23, 2026
Cindy Brown Lee went home to her Lord on Monday, February 23, 2026. A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 6:00 p.m. in the Belk Chapel.
She was born in Darlington, South Carolina, to John “J.C.” Brown and Gladys...
Lee Odom
Feb 21, 2026
Benjamin Lee Odom, passed peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the age of 81. A graveside service will be held for him on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Darlington Memory Gardens.
Born on August 7, 1944, in Darlington, South Carolina, to the late Alston Odom and Eva Knotts Odom, he graduated from St. John’s High School where...
James D. Munn, III
Feb 20, 2026
James “Jamie” DeLeon Munn, III age 44 of Lamar, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026 after a brief battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 5:00pm Monday, February 23, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home Chapel, Lamar with a visitation one hour prior starting at 4 pm.
Born October 26, 1981, in Darlington County, he is the son of...
Butch Jordan
Feb 19, 2026
Dennis “Butch” Craig Jordan, age 71, died Thursday, February 19, 2026, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church of Lydia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall at the church one hour...
Frances Cole Stokes
Feb 19, 2026
Frances “Tunkie” Cole Stokes, passed away on Thursday, February 19th, 2026, at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence SC.
She was born on August 20th, 1938 in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Richard Ansel Cole and Mozelle White Cole. She met and married the love of her life Sam Watson Stokes, Sr in Pickens. Tunkie graduated from Pickens High School...
Sarah Jean (Oates) Taylor
Feb 18, 2026
Sarah Jean Oates Taylor, 95, of Mankato, Minnesota passed away on February 18, 2026.
Jean was born July 23, 1930, in Timmonsville, SC, daughter of Mae Elizabeth Rogers and Roland Mahoney Oates. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Ted Taylor, who passed away in 2016.
A true Southern belle, her selfless acts of charity, warmth and...
Rose Anne Robinson
Feb 18, 2026
Rose Anne Robinson, 89, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ last night, on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026. A visitation will be held for her on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 at Belk Funeral Home of Darlington at 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Her funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel.
Rose was born April...


