Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Danny  M. Ingram

Danny M. Ingram

Mar 25, 2017

Danny M. Ingram, Sr., age 66, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, March 30th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. Born November 5, 1950, Danny...

Vera  Mae Strickland

Vera Mae Strickland

Mar 20, 2017

Vera Mae Sims Strickland was born on March 12, 1936 to Pressly and Wilma Sims. She entered Heaven's gates on March 20, 2017. Vera was one of twelve children, with 10 of her siblings having predeceased her: Lillian Sims Williams, Nell Sims Young, Robert Edward Sims, Margaret Sims Koon, William Jennings Sims, Macie Sims Witherspoon, Mary Sims Bailey, Sarah Sims...

Phillip  R. Arndt

Phillip R. Arndt

Mar 19, 2017

Phillip R. Ardnt, a resident of Bethea Baptist Community died on March 19, 2017. A Memorial service will be held at Florence National Cemetery at 1:00 pm Thursday, March 23, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Mr. Arndt was born in Decatur, IL, son of the late Harrison and Cuba Ferguson Arndt. Philip served his country in the United States Air...

George  W. Dudley

George W. Dudley

Mar 19, 2017

George W. Dudley, age 94, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 22nd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Florence National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30am-1:00pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Born January 30, 1923, George is the son of the late N.G. "Tony"...

Myrtle  Gandy Simmons

Myrtle Gandy Simmons

Mar 18, 2017

Myrtle Gandy Simmons, age 94, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Tuesday, March 21st in Black Creek Baptist Church, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3pm Tuesday at the church. Born September 9, 1922, Myrtle is the daughter of the late Allen...

Charles  E. Dill

Charles E. Dill

Mar 18, 2017

Charles E. Dill, age 78, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born May 26, 1938 in Evansville, Indiana, Charles is the son of the late Roy F. Dill and Lucy Elizabeth Burkes. He served his country in the United States Air Force, and then worked in maintenance with Campbell Soup, and worked for Goldkist. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Smith...

John  T. Durant

John T. Durant

Mar 17, 2017

John Thomas DuRant, age 73, died Friday, March 17, 2017. A private graveside service with military honors will be held in Black Creek Cemetery, on Monday, March 20, 2017, directed by Belk Funeral Home. J.T. was born in Florence, son of the late Woodrow and Charlotte DuRant. He served in the United States Army and was Vietnam Veteran, receiving three...

Mary Psillos

Mary Psillos

Mar 17, 2017

Mary Georgia Psillos, age 79, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held 12:30pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. Born on August 19, 1937 in Walterboro, SC; Ms. Psillos was the daughter of the late John I. Psillos and Ellen J. Psillos. Mary...

Barbara  Jones Dixon

Barbara Jones Dixon

Mar 16, 2017

DARLINGTON- Barbara Jones Dixon, age 86, died Thursday, March 16, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 on Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Saturday evening at the funeral home. Born June 11, 1930 in Darlington, she is the daughter...

William  Edward Sheffield

William Edward Sheffield

Mar 15, 2017

William Edward "Eddie" Sheffield, age 79, died at Medford Place on Wednesday, March 15, 2017after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, March 18th at 11:00 am, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00pm until 6:00pm on Friday at the...

Ray  Mciver Clanton

Ray Mciver Clanton

Mar 15, 2017

Ray McIver Clanton, of Darlington, died on March 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 18th at 2:00 p.m. at the Darlington Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at the funeral home on Friday evening. Mr. Clanton was born in...

Ethel  Jones Gainey

Ethel Jones Gainey

Mar 14, 2017

Ethel "Polly" Jones Gainey, age 89, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Medford Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 17th at Darlington Memory Gardens directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Friday, March 17th from 10:00am until 10:45am at Belk Funeral Home. Polly was born in Darlington County on July 9,...

Greta  Sue Capers

Greta Sue Capers

Mar 12, 2017

Greta Sue Shealy Ward Capers, 73, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the McLeod Hospice House following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in the Darlington Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Kevin Cauley will officiate. Burial will follow in the Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home....

Roy  James Veitch

Roy James Veitch

Mar 11, 2017

Roy James Veitch Jr., of Florence, passed peacefully Saturday, March 11, 2017. Roy was born March 20, 1929 in Chicago, IL to the late Roy James, Sr. and Eva Flavan Veitch. He was a graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology. On August 23, 1952, Roy married Margaret Stateler in Park Ridge, IL. His work as a safety engineer for DuPont...

Gloria  A. Flowers

Gloria A. Flowers

Mar 11, 2017

Gloria Ann Flowers, age 66, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Thursday, March 16th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. Born June 12, 1950, Gloria is the daughter...

Barbara  Jean Ritz

Barbara Jean Ritz

Mar 11, 2017

Barbara Jean Ellis Ritz, age 73, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 14th in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born June 2, 1943 in Charleston, WV, Barbara is the daughter of the late Rush Ellis and Mamie White Ellis. She worked as a seamstress and as a...

Margaret  Streett Flowers

Margaret Streett Flowers

Mar 6, 2017

Margaret Sue Streett Flowers, age 90, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, March 9th in Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until 8:00 pm at the funeral home on Wednesday evening. Margaret was born in Darlington County...

Betty  Jean Miles

Betty Jean Miles

Mar 4, 2017

Betty Jean Mathis Miles, age 77, died Saturday March 4, 2017 at her son's home in Effingham. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00 PM. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm until 7:00pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Betty was born in Darlington on June 1, 1939....

Brenda  Spears Killian

Brenda Spears Killian

Mar 4, 2017

Brenda Spears Killian, 60 years of age, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away on March 4, 2017. Brenda was born in Florence, S.C. on October 11, 1956. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Degree from Limestone College (Summa Cum Laude), and was actively working on her Masters Degree from Phoenix University. She was successful in getting a patent...

Barbara  Jean Johnson

Barbara Jean Johnson

Mar 2, 2017

Barbara Jean Johnson, age 77, died Thursday, March 2, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 6, 2017 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 at the funeral home on Monday. Born in Darlington County, she was the...