Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

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...

Mack  E. Dease

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...