Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Gladys (Kirkley) Hodges
Jan 20, 2022
Gladys Kirkley Hodges, age 99 died Thursday, January 20, 2022. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 26th at Lake Swamp Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born August 24, 1922, Gladys was the daughter of the late Julius Kirkley and Ola Hunter Kirkley. She worked in the Cone Department...
Joshua Dewey Clark
Jan 20, 2022
Joshua "Josh" Dewey Clark, age 40 died Thursday, January 20, 2022. A memorial service will be held 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 23rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born on January 26, 1981, Josh is the son of Scott Clark and Debra Bellamy. He worked in construction as...
Sammie Louise (Morrell) Plummer
Jan 19, 2022
Sammie Louise Morrell Plummer, age 97 died Wednesday, January 19, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 23rd at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Lydia with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church.
Born on October 21,...
Joanne Carnes Elliotte
Jan 18, 2022
Joanne Carnes Elliotte, age 86 died Tuesday, January 18, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 22nd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior. A private burial will take place prior to the visitation. Born April 19, 1935, Joanne was the daughter of the late Raymond E....
Marion Baxley, Jr.
Jan 18, 2022
Marion Baxley, Jr., age 67 died Tuesday, January 18, 2022. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 20th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior.
Born in Hopewell, Virginia on August 16, 1954, Marion was the son of the late Marion Baxley, Sr. and Lorrine Alford...
Virginia Shepard Howell
Jan 17, 2022
Virginia "Jenny" Shepard Howell, age 94 died Monday, January 17, 2022 surrounded by family and friends at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC. There is no doubt she was immediately welcomed into the arms of the Loving God she served faithfully throughout her life and was reunited with her family and friends awaiting her arrival.
Jenny...
William "Bill" Robert Dunbar
Jan 15, 2022
William "Bill" Robert Dunbar, age 77 died at home on Saturday, January 15, 2022. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 18th at Midway Baptist Church, 4777 Hoffmeyer Rd. Darlington, SC with burial following at the church cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church. Pastor Jamie...
Barbara Russ Powell
Jan 15, 2022
Barbara Russ Powell, age 81 died Saturday, January 15, 2022. A funeral service will be held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 19th at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with burial following at Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Belk Funeral Home. A Rosary service will be held prior to the visitation.
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Charles Reid Baldwin, Sr.
Jan 10, 2022
Charles "Charlie" Reid Baldwin, Sr., age 87, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022. He was born in Richmond, Indiana on September 22, 1934, son of the late Edgar C. Baldwin and Anna G. McCoy Baldwin Gray. Mr. Baldwin served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. After serving his country, Charlie went to work for the...
Donald Mark Blackburn
Jan 10, 2022
Donald Mark Blackburn, age 57 passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in Carrollton, Texas. Born in Florence, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Jack Donald and Patricia Owens Blackburn. Surviving are two brothers, Kenneth Blackburn of Quinby and Dale Blackburn of Coward; one sister, Melissa Blackburn Northcutt of Hartsville, and several nieces and nephews. A graveside...
Johnny Suggs, Sr.
Jan 10, 2022
Johnny Suggs, Sr., age 90, died Monday, January 10, 2022. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 14th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Johnny was born in Darlington on January 10, 1932,...
George E. Braddock, Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
George E. Braddock Jr., age 78 died Monday, January 10, 2022.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Thursday, January 13th at Calvary Tabernacle on Highway 151 with burial following at Darlington Memorial Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3 pm Thursday at the church before the service.
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Buster Junior Weatherford
Jan 10, 2022
Buster Junior Weatherford, age 62 died Monday, January 10, 2022. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13th at Mechanicsville Baptist Church with burial following on his property at 2549 Cashua Ferry Rd. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home.
Born on December 20, 1959, Buster was the...
Kenny Wayne Mcgee
Jan 8, 2022
Kenny Wayne McGee, age 58 died Saturday, January 8, 2022. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 15th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following.
Born on April 5, 1963, Kenny was the son of the late Barney Hogan Ard and Rosa Lee Dixon Ard. He worked as...
Lyn Stephen Ham
Jan 6, 2022
Lyn Stephen Ham, age 75, passed away at his home in Hartsville on January 6, 2022. Lyn was the son of the late Charles and Thalia Davis Ham. He grew up in the High Hill community and attended Pine Grove Methodist Church. Lyn retired from Bellsouth, and also owned 2 restaurants. As a young man, he enjoyed building and...
Mary Todd Owens
Jan 5, 2022
Mary Todd Owens, age 72 died Wednesday, January 5, 2022. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8th at Magnolia Cemetery in Darlington, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born on August 18, 1949, Mary was the daughter of the late Jimmy Todd and Christine Hardin Todd....
Richard Howard Williamson
Dec 29, 2021
Richard Howard Williamson, affectionately known as "Gabby", died Wednesday, December 29, 2021. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Monday, January 3rd at Belk Funeral Home, with a funeral service following at 3 p.m. Burial will take place at Black Creek Cemetery following the service.
Born on December 16, 1947, Richard was the son of the...
Faye (Odom) Howle
Dec 29, 2021
Faye Odom Howle, age 76 died Wednesday, December 29, 2021. A memorial service will be held11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 4th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born on April 1, 1945, Faye was the daughter of the late Earl Odom and Jesna Weaver Odom. She graduated from Columbia...
Sharmane Miller Little
Dec 28, 2021
Sharmane Miller Schmoyer Little, age 65 died Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sharmane was the daughter of the late Joseph Miller, Jr. and Evelyn Bauer Miller. She previously worked at Maytag until her disability.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Little; son, Jeremy Schmoyer of Mertztown, PA; two sisters, Josette O'Brien and Sheree Bieber. She...
John K Parker
Dec 28, 2021
John Kenneth "John John" Parker, age 58 died Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Born on December 4, 1963, John is the son of John Henry Parker and the late Cecil Oakley Parker. He was employed with Food Lion, and later with Sonoco. John enjoyed riding his motorcycle, watching NASCAR, and sitting on the bank of the Pee Dee River.
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