Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Darlington & Lamar, SC

Ronnie  Dean Brown

Ronnie Dean Brown

Jan 20, 2016

Ronnie Dean Brown, age 57, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016. A Memorial service will be held Friday, January 22 in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home at 2:00 PM. Born March 22, 1958 in Florence County, he was the son of the late Henry and Lynn Brown. Ronnie served his country in the United States Navy and worked in the...

Charles "Chuck" Edward Kelly

Charles "Chuck" Edward Kelly

Jan 17, 2016

Charles "Chuck" Edward Kelly III, age 46, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, January 21st at Cornerstone Baptist Church with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Darlington on June 15, 1969, he is the son of Judith...

Gene  R. Stokes

Gene R. Stokes

Jan 16, 2016

Gene R. Stokes, 77, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at Central Baptist Church in Darlington at 2:00 on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, with military honors, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Darlington County on November 11, 1938, he was the son of the...

Debra  Jean Harrington

Debra Jean Harrington

Jan 11, 2016

Debra Jean Harrington, wife of Raleigh Harrington, age 59, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Funeral service will be held 2:00pm Friday, January 15th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with graveside service following at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. Born March 24, 1956, Debra is the daughter of Sarah J. "Frankie" Harrell, and the late Jule Dargan Oliver....

James  Lewis Turner

James Lewis Turner

Jan 10, 2016

James Lewis Turner, Sr., husband of Anne Turner, formally of Annapolis, Maryland, age 74, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. The family will receive friends at the home of Anne Turner, 902 Piano Rd. Florence, SC 29501. James was born April 26, 1941; James is the son of the late Frances Emma Simmons Turner, and the late Samuel Smith Turner....

Geraldine  Kennedy Lloyd

Geraldine Kennedy Lloyd

Jan 10, 2016

Geraldine Kennedy Lloyd, wife of Jack Lloyd, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. Funeral service will be held 2:00pm Tuesday, January 12th, in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery. Born August 22, 1934, Geraldine is the daughter of the late Agnes Mills Cowick, and the late Cole L. Cowick. She worked...

Melvin  Carl Davis

Melvin Carl Davis

Jan 1, 2016

DARLINGTON- Melvin Carl Davis, age 77, died January 1, 2016 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 25, 2016 at Florence National Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born on January 20, 1938, in Richwood, WV, he was the son of the late William Melvin Davis and the late Beatrice Madeline Fisher Davis....

Bobby  Almond Cooke

Bobby Almond Cooke

Dec 30, 2015

Darlington - Bobby Almond Cooke, age 83, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Funeral service will be held 3:00pm Sunday, January 3rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with a graveside service with military honors following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Born May 25, 1932,...

Robbie  G. Purvis

Robbie G. Purvis

Dec 29, 2015

SOCIETY HILL - Robbie G. Purvis, age 55, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Funeral service will be held 2:00pm Saturday, January 2nd at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Born June 2, 1960 in Chesterfield County, Robbie is the son of the late Jake Purvis, and the late Mary...

Julian Boswell

Julian Boswell

Dec 23, 2015

Julian McGee Boswell, age 75, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2:00 - 3:00 pm at the funeral...

Carroll Hoffman

Carroll Hoffman

Dec 22, 2015

Darlington - Carroll James Hoffman, Jr., husband of Jerry Howle Hoffman, age 70, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. A memorial service will be held 3:00pm Saturday, December 26th at Swift Creek Baptist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Charleston, SC, Carroll is the son of the late Mary Bethune Hoffman, and the late Carroll James Hoffman, Sr....

Cornelia  Ann Smith

Cornelia Ann Smith

Dec 21, 2015

Cornelia Ann Smith, age 63, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 1:00pm Wednesday, December 23 at Belk Funeral Home Lamar Chapel, with burial following in Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Born January 14, 1952 in Darlington County, she is the daughter of Harry Dell Marshall McNinch and the late Russell McNinch. Cornelia...

Barbara  Gunter Truett

Barbara Gunter Truett

Dec 18, 2015

DARLINGTON- Barbara Gunter Truett, 66, died Friday December 18, 2015 in McLeod Hospice House after an illness. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday ,December 21 at Wayside Baptist Church in Bishopville ( 2685 Lee State Park Rd.) Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Truett...

Orva Deloe

Orva Deloe

Dec 17, 2015

Orva Deloe, age 94, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Orva  K Deloe

Orva K Deloe

Dec 17, 2015

Orva Deloe, 94, died at the McLeod Hospice House on Thursday, December 17, 2015 after a brief but severe illness. A graveside service will take place at Florence National Cemetery on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 1:00 PM, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Orva was born on March 5, 1921 on Lehighton, PA, to Anson Mahlon and Cora Ida Kunkel....

Gary  Wayne Gainey

Gary Wayne Gainey

Dec 15, 2015

Darlington - Gary Wayne Gainey, Jr., age 28, of Dovesville, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his residence due to medical conditions. A memorial service will be held 5:00pm Friday, December 18th at Flat Creek Pentecostal Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born October 11, 1987, Gary is the son of the late Gary Wayne Gainey, Sr., and...

Edwin  M. Slaughter

Edwin M. Slaughter

Dec 14, 2015

Lamar - Major Edwin M. Slaughter, Jr., husband of Martha Watford Slaughter, age 93, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015. Funeral service will be held 1:00pm Thursday, December 17th at Lamar First Baptist Church, with graveside service with military honors following at Florence National Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Cleveland, OH on February 1, 1922, Edwin is...

Perry  E. Andrews

Perry E. Andrews

Dec 14, 2015

Darlington - Perry F. Andrews, husband of Mary Lee H. Andrews, age 85, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015. Graveside service will be held 2:00pm Wednesday, December 16th at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born September 28, 1930, Perry is the son of the late Frank Andrews, and the late Lillie Odom Andrews. He served in the...

Jack  Owen Woodham

Jack Owen Woodham

Dec 12, 2015

Darlington - Jack Owen Woodham, husband of Rudell Webb Woodham, age 89 passed away December 12, 2015. A funeral service will be held 11:00am Tuesday, December 15th at Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Darlington, with graveside service following at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Jack was born the twin brother of Jill Norwood on October 24,...

Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Dec 8, 2015

Tom Gary Watkins, age 77, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in a local hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 on Saturday, December 12 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with burial following at his home. Born June 2, 1938 in Darlington County, he was the son of the late Joe and Ethel Boan Watkins. Tom served...