Wille Frank Lunnon
Dec 17, 2018
Willie Frank Lunnon, age 78, of Darlington, died at his residence on Monday, December 17, 2018. A funeral service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 21, with burial following in Hart Cemetery #2 in Timmonsville. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 12:00 at the funeral home on Friday....
Gwendolyn A. Carraway
Dec 15, 2018
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Amerson Carraway, age 74, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18th at Christian Pathway Church in Lamar, with burial following at Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar. Born May 5, 1944, Gwen is the daughter of the...
Elsie Garner Bullard
Dec 15, 2018
Elsie Garner Bullard of Darlington, SC, age 86, passed away December 15, 2018. She was the widow of Lairon Carlton Bullard Jr. Born in Hope Mills, North Carolina, Elsie was the daughter of John Wesley Garner and Pauline Taylor Garner. She worked at First Citizens Bank for over 40 years as a teller, loan officer, and branch manager. Elsie was...
Betty Jean Galloway Bell
Dec 10, 2018
Betty Jean Galloway Bell, age 82, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 in Sumter, SC. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, December 13th in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Born September 12, 1936, Betty is the...
Josephine T. Spears
Dec 10, 2018
Josephine T. Spears (known to friends and family as Jo), 85 years of age, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on December 10, 2018 in Columbia, South Carolina. Josephine was born in Sardis, S.C. on December 18, 1932. She graduated from Sardis Highschool with Honors in 1949. Josephine was an avid athlete during her school years and was a star...
John "Buddy" Hudson Pickett
Dec 5, 2018
John "Buddy" Hudson Pickett, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, December 15th at Southside Free Will Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born March 4, 1939, John is the son of the late James I. Pickett and...
Wesley W. Purvis
Dec 4, 2018
Wesley Wylie Purvis, age 75, passed away Wednesday, December 05, 2018. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, December 7th at Grove Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Thursday at Belk Funeral Home. Born April 13, 1943 in Chesterfield, Wesley was the son of the late Bennie Cleveland Purvis and Ammie Boan Purvis. He...
Patricia Knotts Gainey
Dec 3, 2018
Patricia Knotts Gainey, age 65, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Friday, December 7th in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Lamar Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home in Lamar. Born January 22, 1953, Patricia is the daughter of...
J. Howard Allen
Nov 29, 2018
Rev. James Howard Allen, age 67, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, December 2nd at South Florence Baptist Church, with burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at South Florence Baptist Church. Born March 13, 1951, Howard is the...
Frank E. Lemon
Nov 26, 2018
Franklin "Frank" E. Lemon, age 58, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held 5:00 pm Thursday, November 29th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 4-5 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Born April 25, 1960, Frank is the son of the late Frank M. Lemon and Paddy Jo Patrick...
Tommy Junior Mcelveen
Nov 26, 2018
Tommy J. McElveen, age 67, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 30th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Indian Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8 at the funeral home. Born May 18, 1951, Tommy is the son of the late Blease McElveen...
Robert Allen Odom
Nov 21, 2018
Robert Allen Odom, who had just celebrated his 75th birthday, lost a courageously-fought battle with cancer but gained entrance to his Lord's Kingdom as he passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Affectionately known as "Papa" to the many who loved him, he leaves behind his beloved wife, Jeanette (Crews) Odom, to whom he was married for more than 46...
Larry Byrd
Nov 19, 2018
Larry Daniel Byrd, age 57, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and Saturday from 4-7 p.m. at the home, 205 Athol St. Darlington....
French A. "Sonny" Lewis
Nov 18, 2018
French "Sonny" Austin Lewis, Jr, age 75, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018. A memorial service will be held 2:00 Wednesday, November 21st in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Born April 16, 1943, French was the son of the late French Austin Lewis, Sr. and Dorothy Bosley Anderson Lewis. He worked...
Doris Brown Walters
Nov 12, 2018
Doris Brown Walters, age 94, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 16th at Central Baptist Church, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Belk Funeral Home. Born December 19, 1923, Doris is the daughter of the late John Alexander Brown and...
Ella Mae Brown Dixon
Nov 4, 2018
Ella Mae Brown Dixon, age 77, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 8th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Hartsville. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home, and other times at 1741 Indian Branch...
Gene Watford
Nov 2, 2018
Gary E. "Gene" Watford, age 57, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. Born August 20, 1961, Gene is the son of Mary Jo Jefferson Watford, and the late Larry E. Watford. Surviving in addition to his mother, are his children, Gary E. (Teri) Watford of Hinesville, GA, Kimberly Ford, Sherri (Jesse) Hamilton, Nicole (Thomas) Howes, all of Georgia, and John...
R. L. Huggins
Oct 31, 2018
R.L. Huggins, age 82, died at his home on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, November 2, 2018 in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 11:45 Friday at Belk Funeral Home. Born in Darlington, R.L. was the son of the late Leo and Lillian Page Huggins....
Anita D. Flowers
Oct 30, 2018
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Anita D. Flowers, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She was born in Florence, South Carolina on August 12, 1930; the daughter of the late James Wesley Dingle and Erna Huel Dingle. She attended Winthrop College and upon graduating, taught elementary school in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. Anita also taught the children...
Grier Carter Copeland
Oct 25, 2018
Grier Carter Copeland, Sr. was the son of the late Franklin Davis and Sudie Carter Copeland, born September 11, 1945 and died October 25, 2018 at age 73. He is survived by his daughter, Candyce Copeland Chapman and her husband Scott, and his grandson, Dylan Chapman. He is also survived by his son, Grier C. Copeland, Jr. and his wife,...
