Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Beatrice "Bea" Register
Mar 8, 2019
Addie Beatrice "Bea" Poston Register, age 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 8, 2019. Mrs. Bea asked that we not spend this time in sorrow, but celebrate her reunion with Jesus and the joy she found in her lifetime. A celebration of her life will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral...
Willie Willis
Mar 7, 2019
William "Willie" Willis, age 92, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, March 10th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Saturday at the funeral home, and other times at the home, 2049 Rogers Rd. Darlington. Mr. Willis...
Edgar Allan Howell
Mar 6, 2019
Edgar Allan "Pee Wee" Howell, Jr., age 55, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Saturday, March 9, at Newman Swamp United Methodist Church, with burial following in Newman Swamp Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until 8:00 pm Friday evening at...
Raymond Coker
Mar 5, 2019
Raymond Coker, age 69, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The family will receive friends from 3-4 PM Friday, March 8th, with service following at 4:00 PM at Belk Funeral Home. Born September 17, 1949, Raymond is the son of the late Sherman Coker and Linnie Bell Kennedy Coker. He worked for Nucor, Sun Construction, and then worked in the produce...
John Kenneth Smith
Mar 3, 2019
John Kenneth Smith, age 40, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 7th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at the home, 125 Coggeshall Rd. Darlington. The family will receive friends following the service. Born February 19, 1979, Kenneth is the son of Sherrie B. Smith and...
Elizabeth Teal Howle
Mar 2, 2019
Elizabeth "Lib" Teal Howle, age 93, passed away Saturday, March 02, 2019. A graveside service will be held 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 4th at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at the home of Susie and Jimmy White, 109 Beth Dr. Darlington. Born March...
Arthur B. Mooneyhan
Mar 1, 2019
Arthur B. Mooneyhan of Northport, Florida died March 1, 2019 at Venice Regional Bayfront Health. He was a Navy veteran and former resident of Conway, SC. Art was born August 2, 1932, the son of the late Advil Barney Cassel and Rosa M. Mooneyhan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice C. Mooneyhan; sister, Wilma Crane, and brothers,...
Ann Rogers Nettles
Feb 25, 2019
Ann Rogers Nettles, aged 90 died February 26, 2019. Ann was the only child of the late Isabelle McCullough and Louis David Rogers. She was the granddaughter of Robert Hart Rogers and Margaret Smoot Rogers and Thomas Eugene McCollough and Margaret Smith McCollough. She was born in Darlington on May 22, 1928. Those were hard economic times, but you would...
Cary Joe Stengel
Feb 22, 2019
Cary Joe Stengel, age 61, son of Wesley David and Alyce Ann Stengel, transitioned from this life to the next on Friday, February 22, 2019. He was a loving Papa, proud dad, and honorable husband. He enjoyed the interaction with customers and friends while at So-Lina Auction. "Generous in Spirit Responsible by Nature Honest in Character Fun Loving at Heart"...
Joe Douglas Dunegan
Feb 20, 2019
Joe Douglas Dunegan, affectionately known as "Papa", age 81, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23rd in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service, and other times at the home, 1909 Una Rd. Lamar. Joe was born in Oklahoma City on January...
Velma Clark Carey
Feb 20, 2019
Velma Clark Carey, age 95, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019. A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. Born May 23, 1923 in Gila, New Mexico, Velma was the daughter of the late George Clark and the late Sarah Della Fur Clark. Surviving are her son, Danny Carey of...
Evelyn Spires Simpkins
Feb 18, 2019
Annie Evelyn Spires Simpkins, age 78, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 22 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. Burial will take place at a later time at Florence National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Born June 6, 1940, Evelyn is...
Sarah Elizabeth Belk King
Feb 16, 2019
Sarah Elizabeth Belk King "Libba", loving wife of Harold L. King, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 16, 2019. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19th at Darlington Presbyterian Church, and will be led by the Reverend Kevin Cauley of Darlington Presbyterian Church and Reverend Snow Donmoyer of the Presbyterian Community in...
Patricia Ralley Gandy
Feb 15, 2019
Patricia Ralley Gandy "Miss Pat", age 77, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 19th at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at 527 Elm St. Darlington. Born August 22, 1941, Patricia was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Ralley and the late Bertha Elise Watkins Ralley. She worked as...
Wesley Gilliam Mcknight
Feb 12, 2019
Wesley Gilliam McKnight, Sr., age 77, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Wesley was born September 8, 1941. He was the last surviving...
Albert Parrott Coggeshall
Feb 10, 2019
Albert Parrott Coggeshall, Jr., of Rock Hill, SC passed away peacefully Sunday morning, February 10, 2019. A memorial service will be held at Darlington Presbyterian Church at 11:30am on Thursday, February 14, 2019, diected by Belk Funeral Home. A reception will follow in the McCown Building at the church. Al was born in Darlington, SC on April 7, 1958, son...
Johnson Lee Collins
Feb 10, 2019
Johnson Lee Collins, age 58, died February 10, 2019 at his residence in Mills River, NC. He was born in Latta, SC , son of Sally McInnis Philbrick and the late LeGrande Collins. Mr. Collins worked as a carpenter in the construction industry. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughters, Shaina (Allen) Rogers, Brenda Collins Welch,...
Betty Earline Adams
Feb 9, 2019
Betty Earlene Williamson Adams, age 86, died Saturday, February 9, 2019. Her funeral service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 2:00 on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Born on April 4, 1932, she was...
Mary Balken
Feb 9, 2019
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