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...
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...
