Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Allen Wayne Waddell
Apr 20, 2017
Allen Wayne Waddell, age 67, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 23rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Born February 28,...
Ernest Phillip Gibson
Apr 20, 2017
Mr. Ernest "Phillip" Gibson, 64 of Darlington died in a local hospital on April 20, 2017. Phillip was the son of the late Ernest Dean Gibson and the late Peggy Ballard Bryant. He is survived by his wife, Susan Gibson of the home. Three children: two sons, Jamie Gibson, Steve (Nicole) Gibson and a daughter, Danielle Gibson; one stepson, Britt...
Kent F. Garrick
Apr 19, 2017
A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 3:00 on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Service
APR 22. 3:00 PM
Belk Funeral Home - Darlington 229 West Broad Street Darlington, SC, 29532
Laverne Johnson
Apr 12, 2017
Horace Lavern Johnson, age 72, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Saturday, April 15th 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 at the funeral home. Born May 9, 1944, Lavern is the son of...
Robert Gerald Taylor
Apr 11, 2017
Robert Gerald 'Jerry' Taylor, son of the late A Z and Elizabeth Yarboro Taylor, passed away on April 11, 2017. A graveside service will be held in Grove Hill Cemetery at 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 13, 2017, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11:00am until 12:00 noon at the funeral home. Jerry was the...
George Walter Abbott
Apr 9, 2017
George Walter Abbott, age 78, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 in McLeod Hospice House. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 12th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Born April 10, 1938, George is the son of the late James Weldon Abbott and Maggie...
Leisha Elaine Carter
Apr 8, 2017
Leisha Elaine Carter, age 45, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017. Graveside services will be Tuesday 4:00 p.m. in Swift Creek Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Leisha was born in Florence County, daughter of Roy Carter and the late Martha Howle Courtney. She was the granddaughter of the...
Jessie Coggeshall Rogers
Apr 5, 2017
Jessie Williamson Coggeshall Rogers died at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, on April 5, 2017, after a brief illness. Born August 22, 1926, she was the daughter of Jessie Keith St. Clair Williamson and Marion Lide Coggeshall, of Darlington, South Carolina. Jessie had a remarkable memory and was a true student who loved learning. She graduated as Valedictorian of...
Rose Walters Moore
Apr 3, 2017
Rose Walters Moore, age 55, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, April 8th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Born May 19, 1961, Rose is the daughter of the Heyward Walters and the late Betty Teal...
Sandra Davis Miller
Mar 31, 2017
Sandra 'Sandy' Kay Davis Miller, age 72, died Friday, March 31, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Florence National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Born March 2, 1945 in Alexandria, VA, she...
Joe L Byrd
Mar 28, 2017
Joe L. Byrd, age 78, died Tuesday, March 28th in a local hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, April 1st in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Friday evening at the funeral home. Born in Darlington on...
Judy Dianne Logan
Mar 27, 2017
Judy Dianne Logan, age 60, affectionately known as" Giggy or Girlie" died Monday, March 27th at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 on Thursday, March 30 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home. Born in Darlington on May 25, 1956, she is the daughter of the late Donald Eugene Logan and the late Nettie Craft Logan....
Timothy Anthony James
Mar 26, 2017
Mr. Timothy Anthony James, son of the late Jesse (Harriett) James, Sr., and Samuel (Barbara) Smith was born on August 11, 1965 in Cheraw, South Carolina. On Sunday, March 26, 2017, he entered into eternal rest at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Tim was united in holy matrimony to Lorraine G....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


