Stella Hudson Borders
Dec 25, 2018
Stella Hudson Borders, age 70, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018. She was born in Florence, daughter of the late Jim and Sarah Bailey Hudson. She is survived by her son, Michael L. Borders, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, two brothers, James (Doris) Hudson and William (Jeannie) Hudson, all of Florence, and her brother-in-law, Roger Sawyer. In addition to her parents she...
Donald Huggins
Dec 24, 2018
Donald "Don" Huggins, age 77, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 29th at Lamar United Methodist Church, with burial following at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2 Saturday at the church. Born April 8, 1941, Don is the son of the late...
Burnice T. Windham
Dec 21, 2018
Burnice T. Windham passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. She was born Burnice Ervena Truett in 1927 in Lamar, SC. She was a graduate of Lamar High School and Carolina College of Commerce, and worked for and retired from Southern Bell (now AT&T). Burnice was devout in her Christian faith and enjoyed traveling when able. She is preceded in death...
Opal Langston Shepard
Dec 21, 2018
Opal Langston Shepard of Wilmington died Friday December 21, 2018 at Davis Health Care Center She was born February 20, 1926 in Florence County, S.C. daughter of the late Claude and Georgia Carter Langston and was preceded in death by her husband Francis Shepard, sister, Mary Defree and her brothers, Bill, Chris, Carter, Reuel and Theo. Opal was a member...
Mary Howell Wilkes
Dec 20, 2018
God granted peace for Mary Lee Derrick Howell Wilkes on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the age of 86. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 23 in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following at Newman Swamp Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-3 Sunday at the funeral home. Mary was born in...
Andrew Tazewell Baird
Dec 18, 2018
Andrew Tazewell "Taz" Baird, III, age 71, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018. A graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 21 at Black Creek Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Born November 14, 1947, Taz was the son of the late Andrew Tazewell Baird Jr., and Virginia Pearce Baird....
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...
