Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Mack E. Dease
Feb 26, 2017
Mack E. Dease, age 84, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his residence. A Memorial service will be held at 4:00 Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home and other times at the home of Jane and Sammy Nance, 204 Belvin Street, Darlington. Born...
Clare Chappell White
Feb 24, 2017
Clare Chappell White, age 86, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, February 26th at Newberry Memorial Gardens in Newberry, SC, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born February 23, 1931 in Jacksonville, Florida, Clare is the daughter of the late Adolpho Raymond Chappell and Mary Frances Woodle Chappell. She worked as a...
Allen W. Edwards
Feb 17, 2017
Allen W. Edwards, age 66, went home to be with the Lord and his beloved Lisa at 12:15pm Friday, February 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Monday, February 20th at First Free Will Baptist Church, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. There will also be a time of fellowship following the burial...
Gena Atkinson Ard
Feb 14, 2017
Gena Atkinson Ard, age 95, went home to be with her Lord on Valentine's Day 2017. Funeral services will be held at the Free Will Baptist Bible Church at 2:00pm Friday, February 17th with burial following in Black Creek Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born February 22, 1921 in Darlington County, she was the daughter of the late Crawford...
Henry White
Feb 14, 2017
Henry 'Hank' Albert White, age 93 of Florence, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. A memorial service will be held 2:00pm Thursday, February 23rd at Abundant Life Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2pm Thursday at the church. Born January 3, 1924 in Warrior, Alabama, Hank is the son of the late Noah Grady...
Mary A. Amerson
Feb 12, 2017
Mary A. Amerson, age 79, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017. A graveside service will be held 3:00pm Wednesday, February 15th in Lamar Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born June 22, 1937, Mary is the daughter of the late Woodrow Amerson and Marie Windham Amerson. She retired from James Rivers (Dixie Cup) in Darlington. Mary was a member of...
Ruth Howell Odom
Feb 8, 2017
Ruth Lugenia Howell Odom died February 8, 2017 at the age of 97. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Saturday, February 11th 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 Saturday at the funeral home. Born in 1919 to Wallace and Pauline King...
Roy F. O'Neal
Feb 6, 2017
Roy Foster O'Neal, Sr., age 71, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Friday at Florence National Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born December 17, 1945, Roy is the son of the late Carol S. O'Neal, Sr. and Frances O'Neal Edwards. He served in the U.S. Army, and being talented working with electronics,...
Robbie Earl Benson
Feb 3, 2017
Robert "Robbie" Earl Benson, age 47, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held 2:00pm Wednesday, February 8th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will greet friends following the service. Born November 29, 1969 in Silsbee, Texas, Robbie is the son of Debbie Thomas Benson, and the late James Earl Benson. He served...
Frankie Oliver Belk Harrison
Jan 28, 2017
Frankie Oliver Belk Harrison, age 89, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. A funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 31 at the First Baptist Church with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Belk Funeral Home and other times at 123 Alabama Drive. Born in Florence...
Mary 'Baby Sister' Baird
Jan 27, 2017
Mary 'Baby Sister' Gandy Baird, age 91, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Black Creek Cemetery, with a visitation following at Black Creek Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born July 9, 1925, 'Baby Sister' is the daughter of the late Simmons Abel Gandy, Sr. and Nelle...
Albert 'Sam' Amerson
Jan 27, 2017
Albert 'Sam' Marion Amerson, age 74, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. A memorial service will be held 7:30pm Tuesday, January 31st in the Lamar chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Born October 25, 1942, Sam is the son of the late Woodrow and Marie Windham Amerson. He worked...
Velma Graham
Jan 27, 2017
Velma M. Graham, age 80, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00am Monday, January 30th in Mechanicsville Baptist Church, with graveside held at 2pm in Florence National Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born December 3, 1936, Velma is the daughter of the late Van and Bertha Jordan Cooper. She loved to cook and was...
Bobbie Langston
Jan 23, 2017
Bobbie Jean Weatherford Drew Langston, age 80, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00am Saturday, January 28th First Baptist Church in Darlington, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born May 19, 1936, Bobbie was the daughter of the late Charlie and Nellie Mae Stokes Weatherford. She worked for the...
Donnie H. Arrants
Jan 15, 2017
Donnie H. Arrants, age 79, passed away January 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Tuesday, January 17th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. Born September 21, 1937 in Lee County; Donnie was the son of the late Joel H. Arrants and the late Mable Smith Arrants. He worked as a...
Jo Ann Hawkins Alford
Jan 12, 2017
Jo Ann Hawkins Alford, age 60, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Monday, January 16th at Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born July 2, 1956 in Sampson County, NC; Jo Ann is the daughter of the late Robie Marshall Hawkins and the late Lottie Mae Guinn Hawkins. She worked...
Cindy Wood Register
Jan 12, 2017
Cynthia "Cindy" Wood Register, age 47, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Sunday, January 15th at Flat Creek Pentecostal Church, with burial following at Flat Creek Pentecostal Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born February 24, 1969; Cindy is the daughter of the late Charles Kenneth Wood and Pearline Rowell Wood. She enjoyed...
Gladys Tedder Beckham
Jan 10, 2017
Gladys Tedder Beckham, age 90, died Tuesday January 10, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. A Memorial service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 3:00 on Saturday, January 14, 2017. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Born in Darlington, she was the last surviving child of the late William Thomas Tedder and...
Jerry Dean Windham
Jan 8, 2017
Jerry Dean Windham, age 79 passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Thursday, January 12th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Berea Cemetery in Oates, SC. Born July 12, 1937; Dean was the son of the late Fred Windham and Nannie Rogers Windham. He worked for Perfection Gear, and then...
Vendetta Chapman
Jan 8, 2017
Vendetta Jeanne Strickland Chapman, age 68, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held 4:00pm Thursday, January 12th at Temple Free Will Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born December 29, 1948; Vendetta is the daughter of the late Eugene Strickland and Jeanette Pope Strickland Ruthven. She worked for Page Fencing in Darlington for 21 years....


