Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Stacey Dewayne Cromer
Jun 20, 2017
Stacey DeWayne Cromer, age 47, passes away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:30 AM Friday, June 23rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Florence National Cemetery at 1 PM. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Born September 24, 1969, Stacey is the son of...
Lisa Godbold Parrish
Jun 17, 2017
Laura "Lisa" Godbold Parrish, age 53, died Saturday, June 17, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday, June 21st at Freedom Baptist Church in Darlington, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 on Wednesday at the church and other times at her mother's, 224 Godbold Dr., Darlington. Born in Florence...
Bobby Reed Matthews
Jun 16, 2017
Robert 'Bobby' Reed Matthews, age 68, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Tuesday, June20 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. Burial will take place with full military honors, provided by The Florence Veteran's Honor Guard, in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:oo...
Donald Eugene Waddell
Jun 15, 2017
Donald Eugene Waddell passed away on June 15, 2017 due to complications after surgery. He was 62 years old. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, June 18th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 2-3 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Don was born in Darlington, SC and graduated from St....
Lori Holloway
Jun 11, 2017
Lori Johnson Holloway, age 51, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017. A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Thursday, June 15th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 2-3 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Born December 3, 1965, Lori is the daughter of Barbara Turner Johnson, and the late Charles Johnson. She...
Eva Parnell Watts
Jun 10, 2017
Eva Parnell Watts, age 57, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 13th at 3:00 PM in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Lamar Memorial Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Born July 29, 1959, Eva is the...
Horace Boseman
Jun 9, 2017
Horace "Blue" W. Boseman, age 77, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM Monday in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Born February 29, 1940, Horace is the son of the late...
Yvonne Reynolds Watford
Jun 7, 2017
Yvonne Reynolds Watford, age 59, died Wednesday, June 7th at her residence after a lengthy illness. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 10th in Elim United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 Friday evening at Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel. Born in Sumter on November 19, 1957, she is...
Jon Michael Lyons
Jun 6, 2017
Jon Michael "Mike" Lyons, age 45, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017. A visitation will be held 5-7 PM Thursday, June 8th at Belk Funeral Home, Darlington. Born August 25, 1971, Mike is the son of Donald L. Lyons and Jean Loflin Lee. Mike worked in construction for 20 years, and he enjoyed hunting and fishing. In addition to his...
Deborah Humphries
Jun 3, 2017
Deborah "Debbie" Weatherford Humphries, age 52, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held 5:00 PM Tuesday, June 6th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. Born March 18, 1965 in Pickens, SC, Debbie is the daughter of the late Charles E. Weatherford and Betty Edwards Weatherford. She worked as a clerk for the Darlington County...
Ruth Suggs Dutton Gibson
Jun 3, 2017
Ruth Suggs Dutton Gibson, age 94, died on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Florence, SC. She was born on July 23, 1922 in Darlington, one of eleven children born to Caleb Ervin Suggs and Lena Mae Lewis Suggs. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Ernest Ivey Dutton and Billie D. Gibson. She is survived by two sons: Ernie...
Ercel Teal Bryant
Jun 3, 2017
Ercel Teal Bryant, age 82, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday, June 6th in Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born April 16, 1935, Ercel is the daughter of the late James 'Jimmy' Teal and the late Alice Windham. She worked for Dixie Cup for several years until her...
Betty Faye Stokes
Jun 1, 2017
Betty Faye Jones Stokes, age 51, died suddenly on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, June 3rd in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home. A graveside service with military honors provided by the Veteran's Honor Guard will be held 10:00 AM Monday at Florence National Cemetery. Born October 29, 1965, Betty is the...
Carol Andrews Gerringer
May 27, 2017
Carol Andrews Gerringer, 68, died Saturday May 27, 2017 in her residence after an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00am Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Monday, May 29that the funeral home and other times at her home, 104 North Warley Street, Darlington....
Betty Metropol
May 27, 2017
Grace Elizabeth "Betty" Swindell Metropol, age 92, beloved wife of the late G.P. Metropol, Jr. of Darlington died Saturday, May 27, 2017. A graveside memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Mrs. Metropol is survived by her children: George P. Metropol, III (Shelly), Dorothy Metropol, Liz Metropol...
Sammie Benjamin Anderson
May 22, 2017
Sammie Benjamin Anderson III, 74, died May 22, 2017 at home after an illness. Born in Darlington, SC, January 16, 1943, he was the son of Sammie and Marguerite Anderson. He was a graduate of St. John's High School, Class of 1961. He served in the SC Army National Guard for 8 years. After 45 ½ years at Sonoco Products...
Billie F. Fryar
May 20, 2017
Rev. Billie F. Fryar, Sr., age 83, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Monday, May 22nd in the Lamar Chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Will of Faith Cemetery in Lamar. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home in Lamar. Born...
Julia Moody
May 16, 2017
Julia Ruth Sheffield Moody, age 88, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017. A graveside service will be held in Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 20th, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Born in Darlington on October 19, 1927, she was the daughter of...
Cindy Baker Young
May 16, 2017
Cynthia 'Cindy' Ann Baker Young, age 64, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Friday, May 19th 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 on Thursday at the funeral home and other times...
Eddie Lee Hales
May 15, 2017
Eddie Lee Hales, Sr., age 81, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, May 18th in Mechanicsville Baptist Church chapel, with burial following in the church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive from 1-2 PM Thursday at the church, and other times at 706 Rio Dr. Darlington, SC 29532....


