Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dec 17, 2015
Orva Deloe, age 94, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Eugenia 'Jean Bazen Weaver
Dec 8, 2015
Eugenia 'Jean' Bazen Weaver, age 74, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, December 8, 2015. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home, with a visitation following the service. Born June 14, 1941, Jean is the daughter of the late Herman Eugene Bazen, and the late...
Elizabeth 'Lib' Shuman Ervin
Dec 8, 2015
Elizabeth Shuman Ervin, age 82, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at the McLeod Hospice House. A Memorial service will be held at St. Matthew's Church in Darlington at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Saturday, December 12 at Belk Funeral Home. Born in Kalamazoo, MI on July 7, 1933, she...
Janet Rabb Pohlman
Dec 8, 2015
Janet Rabb Pohlman, age 63, passed away December 8, 2015 surrounded by her loving family and friends. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church of Mt. Dora, FL Thursday, December 17th at 11:00 a.m. with a reception to follow at the church. Janet was born January 5, 1952 in Florence. She was a graduate of St....
Tony Moore
Dec 7, 2015
Lamar - Silas Anthony 'Tony' Moore, husband of Deborah G. Moore, age 68, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. A graveside service will be held 3:00pm Thursday, December 10th at Lamar Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the home, 306 Warren Ave. Lamar, SC 29069. Born October 26, 1947, Tony is...
Elise Bennett Dutton
Dec 6, 2015
Elise Bennett Dutton, age 86, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Wednesday, December 9 in the Chapel of Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service from 2-3pm. Born July 26, 1929 in Gibson, North Carolina, she was the...


