Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Louise  Brown Mouzon

Louise Brown Mouzon

Oct 27, 2017

Louise Brown Mouzon, age 88, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2017 in Appling, GA. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 31st in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Mouzon Family Cemetery in Kingstree, SC. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM Tuesday at the funeral home, and other times at the home...

Joseph  L. Howle

Joseph L. Howle

Oct 26, 2017

Joseph "Joey" L. Howle, age 63, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017. A memorial service will be held 6:00 PM Sunday, October 29th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5-6 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Born July 19, 1954, Joey is the son of the late J.B. and Sara Howle. He was...

Lewis  Clinton Burleson

Lewis Clinton Burleson

Oct 25, 2017

Lewis Clinton Burleson, age 74, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Cremation services were entrusted to Belk Funeral Home. A private service will be held at a later date.

Patsy  Watford Moody

Patsy Watford Moody

Oct 19, 2017

Patsy Watford Moody, age 62, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, October 22nd in Mechanicsville Baptist Church, with burial following in the church cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM Sunday at the church. Born December 23, 1954, Patsy is the daughter of the late...

Ruby Easter Odom Perkins

Ruby Easter Odom Perkins

Oct 18, 2017

Ruby Easter Odom Perkins, age 100, was called home by our Heavenly Father on October 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, October 21, 2017 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Mt. Mizpah Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the chapel. Born in Chatham County, North Carolina on...

Patricia  G. Watford

Patricia G. Watford

Oct 17, 2017

Patricia "Pat" G. Willis Watford, age 83, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, October 21st in Lamar Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home, 225 Adams Circle, Lamar, SC 29069. Born February 5, 1934 in Washington DC, Pat is the daughter of the late...

Margaret  Atkinson Wester

Margaret Atkinson Wester

Oct 9, 2017

Margaret Atkinson Wester of Murrells Inlet, SC, age 70, died Monday, October 9, 2017 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 14 at 10 am at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington. The family will receive friends following the service, and will hold a private burial at Grove Hill Cemetery on a later date. Born July...

Edward  Darrell Talbert

Edward Darrell Talbert

Oct 5, 2017

Edward Darrell Talbert, age 83, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Sunday, October 8th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. Born April 26, 1934, Darrell is the son of the late Wade Henry Talbert, and the late Curtis Easterling Talbert. He served his country in the...

Carolyn  Matthews White

Carolyn Matthews White

Oct 5, 2017

Carolyn Matthews White, age 86, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 in Morrell Nursing Center in Hartsville. The family will receive friends from 4-6pm Thursday, October 12th at Belk Funeral Home. Born September 20, 1931 in Palatka, Florida, Carolyn is the daughter of the late Alton Matthews and the late Annie Laurie Pierce. She worked for Nytronics for several years....

Phyllis  Story Leibert

Phyllis Story Leibert

Sep 29, 2017

On September 29, 2017, Phyllis Story Leibert of Darlington passed away at the Agape Hospice of Carolinas Hospital System in Florence, South Carolina. Phyllis was the "sunshine" of her late parents: Joe Story and Ethel Vaughan Story. Raised in Mont Clare community of Darlington County, SC, she returned to the home place and enjoyed several peaceful years in the quiet...

Boyd  "Dick" Howle

Boyd "Dick" Howle

Sep 29, 2017

Boyd "Dick" Howle, Jr., age 85, passed away on September 29, 2017. A funeral service will be held in Central Baptist Church at 2:00 on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, with burial following in Swift Creek Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 until 2:00 on Tuesday and other times at the...

Sara  B. Vaughan

Sara B. Vaughan

Sep 25, 2017

Sara B Vaughan, age 85, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017. Born August 10, 1932, Sara was the daughter of the late Richard F Blackman Sr. and the late Edna Stokes Blackman. She retired from BellSouth after 40 years of service. Surviving are her nephews, Patrick (Teresa) Blackman of Florence, and Ken (Lee) Blackman of Simpsonville. She was preceded in...

Robert  Wayne Smothers

Robert Wayne Smothers

Sep 23, 2017

Robert Wayne "Bad Boy" Smothers Jr, age 37, died suddenly on September 23, 2017. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 27 at 7:00pm. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 Wednesday evening at the funeral home and other times at 409 White Magnolia Ave., Darlington. Born September 15,...

Coke  C. Pipkin

Coke C. Pipkin

Sep 23, 2017

Coke Chesley Pipkin, age 87, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 3:00 PM in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Funeral Home and other times at the home...

Ronald  Wayne Gainey

Ronald Wayne Gainey

Sep 19, 2017

Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne Gainey, Sr., age 65 of Hartsville, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held 1:00pm Saturday, September 23rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Indian Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Friday at the funeral home. Born April 5, 1952, Ronnie is the son of the...

Priscilla Dolores La Cross

Priscilla Dolores La Cross

Sep 16, 2017

********Visitation will be from 6-8 Monday at the funeral home, not Thursday as printed in the newspaper.********* Priscilla "Dolores" La Cross, 74, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 16, 2017 a McLeod Health in Florence, SC. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 on Tuesday, September 19, at the Lamar United Methodist Church, with burial following at Lamar Cemetery, directed by...

Christine  M Evans

Christine M Evans

Sep 6, 2017

Christine Belva Miles Evans, age 81, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held 1:00pm Saturday, September 9th in Temple Free Will Baptist Church, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The grandchildren will honor their grandmother by serving as pallbearers. Born March 1, 1936, Christine is the daughter of the late...

Phyllis  B. Rostron

Phyllis B. Rostron

Sep 4, 2017

Phyllis B. Rostron, age 69, died Monday, September 4, 2017 in Asheville, NC. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 2:00 on Friday, September 8, at Northwood Worship Center, 1100 East McIver Rd., Darlington, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Darlington on June 19, 1948, she is the daughter of Carolyn White and the late Alton Thompson,...

S.O. Robinson

S.O. Robinson

Sep 3, 2017

Sylvester "S.O." O'Neal Robinson, age 83, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Wednesday, September 6th at Central Baptist Church in Darlington, with burial following in Brown Springs Cemetery in Patrick, SC, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born December 17, 1933, S.O. was the son of the late Henry Robinson and Darky Coker Robinson. He...

Marilyn  Howell Hare

Marilyn Howell Hare

Aug 26, 2017

Marilyn Howell Hare, age 72, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 peacefully in her sleep at home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00pm Wednesday, August 30th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Indian Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11am-12pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Born September 7, 1944, Marilyn is the...