Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Carol "Pat" Jernigan
May 21, 2020
Carol "Pat" E. Jernigan, age 77, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020. A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 26th at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Pat was born in Waynesville, Missouri on February 19, 1943. She is the daughter of the late Carl Evans and Pauline Smith Evans. Pat worked...
Velma Louise Prater
May 18, 2020
Velma Louise Lynch Prater died Monday, May 18, 2020 at Morrell Nursing Center. She was born in Greenville, SC in 1922 and was the daughter of the late Esley B. and Florence Freeman Lynch. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1940, she married the love of her life, William Harold Prater, who preceded her in death. She was...
Charles D Humphries
May 16, 2020
Charles "Charlie" D. Humphries, age 60, died Saturday, May 16, 2020. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 12:00 noon on Friday, May 22nd. Social distancing guidelines will be observed, so seating may be limited.
Born in Darlington he is the son of Sherry Weaver Davis and the late Robert...
Milton E. Andrews
May 16, 2020
Milton E. Andrews, age 85, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020. A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19th at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Anyone wishing to sign the register and pay their respects to Mr. Andrews may do so between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel....
Willard "Punk" H. Windham
May 15, 2020
Willard "Punk" H. Windham, age 72, died at his home on Friday, May 15, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon on Monday, May 18th at Elim United Methodist Church Cemetery. Anyone wishing to sign the register or view Mr. Windham may do so between 10:00 am and 11:30 am at Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel....
Valerie Blackwell (Strickland) Middleton
May 13, 2020
Valerie Strickland Blackwell Middleton went home to be with God on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 4:00PM Friday, May 15th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home
Born September 25, 1944 in Darlington County, she is the daughter of the late Hilton and Geneva Dixon Strickland. She was a...
Francis Marion Hatcher
May 12, 2020
Francis "Frank" Marion Hatcher, age 78, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 18th at Darlington Memory Gardens. Anyone who wishes to pay their respects to Frank and sign the guestbook may do so Sunday between 12-5 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home.
Born November 2, 1941, Frank was...
Barbara Jean Watford
May 7, 2020
Barbara Jean Jones Watford, age 69, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9th at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born June 12, 1950, Barbara is the daughter of the late Homer Jones and Ruby Squires Knotts. She retired from LEGGS, and then from Honda....
Mary H. Burr
May 7, 2020
Mary H. Burr, age 83, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. A graveside service will be held 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 11th at Darlington Memory Gardens. Anyone who wishes to pay their respects to Mary may do so Sunday between 1-5 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home.
Born August 7, 1936, Mary is the daughter of the late...
Lola Brooks Coggeshall
May 5, 2020
Lola Brooks Coggeshall, age 86, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born in Florence, SC on July 24, 1933, Lola is the daughter of the late Edwin Fuller Brooks and Jean Osteen Brooks. She spent her childhood in Florence and graduated from McClenaghan High...
Larry G. Davis
May 4, 2020
Larry G. Davis, age 74, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 7th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and seating for the service may be limited. The service will be streamed live on our website...
Raymond L. Galloway, Jr.
May 2, 2020
Raymond "Ray" L. Galloway, age 71, passed away at home on Saturday, May 02, 2020. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, May 4th at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be observing social distancing regulations during the service. Anyone who wishes to pay their respects...
Shelby Jean Carter
May 1, 2020
Shelby Jean Carter, age 83, passed away Friday, May 01, 2020. A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3rd at Fair Hope Presbyterian Church in Lamar, SC, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born September 5, 1936, Shelby was the daughter of the late William Perry Carter and Emma McDonald Carter. She retired from the...
Ronald "Ronnie" C. Williams
Apr 29, 2020
Ronald "Ronnie" C. Williams, age 65, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Anyone who would like to pay their respects to Ronnie may do so Friday, May 1st between 1-5 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home.
Born December 5, 1954, Ronnie was the son of the late Shelton and Louise Williams. He was a veteran of the United...
Linda W. Moody
Apr 26, 2020
Linda W. Moody, age 65, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020. A graveside service will be held 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born July 29, 1954, Linda was the daughter of the late James "Boopie" Welch and Helen Smith Welch. She loved fishing and cooking out with family...
Carolyn L. Kissiah
Apr 13, 2020
Carolyn Lee Kissiah daughter of the late William B. Lee Sr. and Agnes Goude Lee was born on June 14, 1944 in Rockingham, NC. Carolyn arrived in her heavenly home on April 13, 2020. A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 16th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Carolyn was a...
Margaret Mccoy Smith
Apr 13, 2020
Margaret McCoy Smith, age 95, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. A private graveside service will be held Thursday, April 16th in Lamar, SC, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born July 16, 1924, Margaret was the daughter of the late Maxie McCoy and Janie Watford McCoy. She worked for Campbell's Soup, and she loved spending time with...
Sylvia Suggs Chandler
Apr 12, 2020
Sylvia Suggs Chandler, age 79, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 15th at Darlington Memory Gardens. If anyone would like to pay their respects to Mrs. Chandler may do so Tuesday between 1-5 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home.
Born April 28, 1940, Sylvia was the daughter of...
Mary Faye Mcknight Mcguigan
Apr 11, 2020
Mary Faye McKnight McGuigan, age 83, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020. A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born September 11, 1936, Faye was the daughter of the late Reice and Ethel Cassidy McKnight. She worked in the restaurant industry in Darlington and...
Faye Cook Howle
Apr 11, 2020
Faye Cook Howle, age 83, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020. A graveside service will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18th at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Born June 2, 1936, Faye was the daughter of the late Roy Lee Cook and Corine Dean Cook. She enjoyed baking for missions, and she loved...


