Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


