Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
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...
George Thomas Standish
Nov 13, 2021
George Thomas Standish, age 69 died at his home on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Born on October 6, 1952, George was the son of the late George and Pauline "Polly" James Sligh Standish. He was a graduate of St. John's High School in 1970 where he was a star athlete, excelling in football, baseball, basketball and track, and held...
Edna Lawhon Helms
Nov 9, 2021
Edna Lawhon Helms, age 83 passed away on Tuesday, November 09, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 13th at Crown Memorial Park in Pineville, NC, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born on June 13, 1938, Edna was the daughter of the late Otis Marion Lawhon and Julia Mae...
Joseph E. Powell
Nov 3, 2021
Joseph E. "J.E." Powell, age 88 died Wednesday, November 3, 2021. A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 6th at New Prospect Church Cemetery on Sheminally Rd. in Hannah Community, SC. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 at Belk Funeral Home.
J.E. was born on April 12, 1933; he was the son...
Larry Dean Barnhill
Nov 2, 2021
Larry Dean Barnhill, age 66 died Tuesday, November 2, 2021. A Celebration of Life service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 7th at Lighthouse Church, 1413 E. McIver Rd. in Florence. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Belk Funeral Home is assisting the family during this time.
Born on August...
Linda (Whitlow) Barnio
Oct 29, 2021
Linda Whitlow Barnio, age 74, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Grove Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, November 2, at 11:00 am. The family will receive friends starting at 10:00 am Tuesday at Belk Funeral Home.
Linda was born on March 30, 1947 in South Boston, VA. She was the...
Bettis (Chase) Howard
Oct 25, 2021
Natalie Bettis Chase Howard of Darlington, SC died Monday, October 25, 2021 following an illness. Bettis was born April 8, 1941 in Florence, SC to Natalie Lucas Chase and Maitland Soutter Chase, Jr. She was the granddaughter of Simons Ravenel Lucas, MD and Natalie Bettis Lucas of Florence and Maitland Soutter Chase and Gertrude Jennings Chase of Sumter. She...
Margaret "Meg" (Vaughan) Garges
Oct 24, 2021
Margaret "Meg" Vaughan Garges, age 76 passed away on October 24, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 29th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery.
Meg was born on November 5, 1944. She was the daughter of the late Richard S....
Linda Weatherford Gregory
Oct 22, 2021
Linda Weatherford Gregory, age 73 died Friday, October 22, 2021. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 25th at First Church of God in Darlington with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Belk Funeral Home, and at the home of Missy and Vernon McKnight, 2113 Cashua...
Frank Lee Bonnoitt
Oct 22, 2021
Frank Lee Bonnoitt, age 61 died Friday, October 22, 2021. A private memorial service will be held on a later date, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born on August 19, 1960, Frank is the son of Jerome Albert Bonnoitt, Sr. and Joy Olivia Walker Bonnoitt. He worked for over 15 years at Home Depot. Frank had two...
Joyce (Davis) Gandy
Oct 21, 2021
Joyce Davis Gandy, age 74 died Thursday, October 21, 2021. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 27th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Born on April 22, 1947, Joyce was the daughter...
Melody Starr Krejci
Oct 16, 2021
Melody Starr Krejci, 73, of Hartsville SC, passed away on October 16, 2021. She was born on December 28, 1947 in Litchfield, OH to Sarah Starr (Domer) and Cornell Starr. Melody lived in Michigan and Ohio until 1994 when she relocated to Darlington, SC and eventually to Hartsville. Melody taught middle school and high school English in the area...
Richard L Nash, Dds
Oct 13, 2021
Richard Lee Nash, age 83, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the McLeod Hospice House. A funeral service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Florence, SC on Sunday, October 17 at 3:00pm. The burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, and the family will receive friends afterward. Anyone wishing to pay their respects may stop by Belk Funeral...
Randy Carrol Johnson
Oct 13, 2021
Randy Carrol Johnson, age 51 died Wednesday, October 13, 2021. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 16th at Dovesville Church of God with burial following at Black Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Belk Funeral Home.
Born on February 22, 1970, Randy was the son of the...
James R. Smith
Oct 13, 2021
James Renee Smith, age 70 died Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 15th in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Thursday at the funeral home in Lamar.
Born on November 22, 1950, James was the...


