Preston Lane
May 14, 2021
Karl Preston Lane, age 61 passed away Friday, May 14, 2021. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 18th at Lake Swamp Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the church.
Born on August 21, 1959, Preston was the son of the late Lowell...
Ann Morris Crook
May 7, 2021
Ann Morris Crook, age 88 passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. A private internment will be held at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Duluth, Georgia.
Clifton Pickrel
May 7, 2021
Clifton "Pick" Pickrel, age 80 passed away Friday, May 07, 2021. Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 10th at Welsh Neck Baptist Church with burial following at the church cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. Monday at the church.
Born on June 5, 1940 in Gretna,...
Shirley H. Wallace
May 3, 2021
On May 3, 2021 between the hours of 4-6 a.m. my mother, Shirley H. Wallace passed away to be with Jesus. I believe my mother died of a broken heart as my father, Marion H. Wallace passed away January 1, 2021. My mother would have been 86 on July 23rd, and my father, 87 on April 30th. She was...
Josephine Large
Apr 26, 2021
Josephine Long Large, age 94 passed away Monday, April 26, 2021. Belk Funeral Home is assisting the family during this time.
Born on May 27, 1926 in Sardis, Mississippi, Josephine was the daughter of the late Andrew Curtis Long and Evie Ethel Herron Long. She retired from Roses Department Store in Hartsville. Surviving are her daughter, Becky...
David Parnell, Jr.
Apr 21, 2021
Thomas David Parnell, age 57 passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church with a graveside service following at the church cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born on March 7, 1964, David was the son of the late Thomas David Parnell, Sr. and...
Clifton Derek Gandy
Apr 20, 2021
Clifton Derek Gandy, age 62 passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Belk Funeral Home of Darlington is assisting the family during this time.
Born on January 19, 1959, Clifton was the son of the late Leon Luther Gandy and Vera Thompson Gandy. He was passionate about music and was an accomplished guitarist and horseback rider. Clifton was...
H.B. Tarte, Jr.
Apr 20, 2021
Henry B. "H.B." Tarte, Jr. age 96, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 26 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy and the Florence Veteran's Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 1-2...
Kenneth "Kenny" O. Moody
Apr 18, 2021
Kenneth O. Moody, Jr., age 60, died Saturday, April 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, April 24th at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends following the service,
Kenny was born on February 3, 1961 in Sumter, SC, he was the son of Clara "Audrey" Floyd and...
Charles Allen Andrews
Apr 16, 2021
Charles Allen Andrews, age 74 passed away Friday, April 16, 2021. Belk Funeral Home of Darlington is assisting the family during this time.
Born on October 5, 1945, Charles was the son of the late Mack M. Andrews and Azalee White Andrews. He was employed with NUCOR Steel for over 30 years, retiring in 2005. Charles enjoyed...
Glenda Kaye Anderson
Apr 15, 2021
Glenda Kaye Anderson, 77, passed away April 15, 2021 peacefully at her home.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 11am at Freedom Baptist Church, 1416 Lamar Highway, Darlington, South Carolina 29532.
Kaye was born in Fork, South Carolina on August 18, 1943 and was born again on October 16,...
Jimmy A. Campbell
Apr 12, 2021
James "Jimmy" A. Campbell, age 64 passed away Monday, April 12, 2021. The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 14th from 6-7 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home.
Born on June 27, 1956, Jimmy was the son of the late James A. Campbell, Sr. and Grace Ellen Howle Campbell. He owned and operated Campbell's Body Shop in Darlington...
Thomas "Tom" W. Blackwell, Jr.
Apr 11, 2021
A gentleman who always enjoyed his home and family, Tom Blackwell passed away at his residence on Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Born in Sumter, SC on October 2, 1951, he was the son of the late Thomas W. Blackwell and Maizie Blackwell Prestwich. Tom attended Southside High School in Florence where he was a baseball standout. He...
Harold T. Smith
Apr 10, 2021
Harold T. Smith, 83, died Saturday, April 10, 2021 at his residence. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 on Wednesday, April 14 at Belk Funeral Home, with a graveside service following at 3:15 in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Harold was born in York, SC, son of the late Ben and Viola Quin Smith. He served...
T.J. Wilkes
Apr 10, 2021
Timothy Justin "T.J." Wilkes, age 39, died Saturday, April 10, 2021. A graveside service will be held in Newman Swamp Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2021, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
He was born in Florence, SC on November 17, 1981, son of Janet "Jan" Yarborough and the late George Tillman Wilkes. T.J. loved hunting,...
Samuel "Sammy" A. Nance
Apr 9, 2021
Sammy Nance
DARLINGTON- Samuel "Sammy" A. Nance, age 84, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, April 9th, 2021. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 on Sunday, April 11, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:00 Temple Free Will Baptist Church, with burial following in...
Joann Wood Sturkie
Apr 7, 2021
Joann Wood Sturkie, age 80 passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Joann was born in Denmark, SC to Kenneth and Pearl Wood on April 29, 1940. She Married the love of her life, McKendall "Kenny" Sturkie in 1958 and had four beautiful children. Joann loved her family and enjoyed traveling to anywhere with a beach or mountains.
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William "Willie" Cowan Ervin
Apr 6, 2021
William Cowan Ervin (Willie) died on Tuesday April 6, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence South Carolina. He was 90 years old.
Willie was born March 27, 1931 to Samuel Fulton and Jane Barron Ervin and was reared with his six brothers and sisters in the Back Swamp Community where he attended St. Winnifred's Academy, a...
Joan Bumgarner Bloom
Apr 1, 2021
Joan Bumgarner Bloom, 74, passed away Thursday, April 1st surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Asheville, NC, on November 25, 1946; daughter of Charles Bumgarner and Jean Deitz Bumgarner. She lived in Lamar for 49 years and was a teacher for over 30 years in Darlington county schools. She was a member of St. Anthony's Church and...
Buddy Thames
Mar 31, 2021
Carlisle "Buddy" O. Thames, Jr., age 67, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Born on July 21, 1953, Buddy was the son of the late Carlisle O. Thames, Sr. and Frances Louise Summerford. He retired as Operations Manager of Motion Industries. He was an avid Carolina Gamecock fan who also enjoyed playing golf at Oakdale Country Club in his...
