Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Darlington & Lamar, SC
Phillip 'P.J.' E. Register
Feb 5, 2016
Phillip E. "P.J." Register Darlington - Phillip E. "P.J." Register II, age 20, passed away suddenly February 6, 2016. Funeral service will be held 6:00pm Tuesday, February 9th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with visitation held following the service. Born April 13, 1995, P.J was the son of Phillip E. Register and Cynthia Hodge Register. He worked for...
Vivien B. O'Neal
Feb 4, 2016
Darlington-Vivien B. O'Neal, age 78, passed away on February 4, 2016. The Family will receive visitors on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at the chapel there Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. and will be officiated by Rev. Bruce Kimbrel, Rev. Todd Parrish, and...
Ruby Jean Oliver Parrish
Feb 3, 2016
APOPKA, FLORIDA - Ruby Jean Oliver Parrish, formerly of Florence, SC passed away peacefully at the home of her daughters, February 3, 2016 of natural causes. Ruby was a devoted Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend to many. A Celebration of Life service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home, Darlington, SC on February 27, 2016 at 1:00...
Robert Charles Atkinson
Feb 3, 2016
Robert 'Robbie' C. Atkinson, Jr., age 48, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2016. Funeral service will be held 3:00pm Saturday, February 6th at Flat Creek Pentecostal Church, with burial following at Atkinson Family Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born October 24, 1967, Robbie is the son of Shirley Watford and the late Robert C. Atkinson, Sr. He worked in...
David Allan Zeigler
Feb 2, 2016
David Allan Zeigler, age 52, died Tuesday February 2, 2016 in a local hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 Thursday morning, February 4th, 2016 in Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 in the church fellowship hall. Born in Hartsville on April 24, 1963, David is the...
Beatrice K. Bradshaw
Feb 1, 2016
Beatrice Keith Bradshaw, age 84, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016. Funeral service will be held 3:00pm Thursday, February 4th at Welsh Neck Baptist Church in Society Hill directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born June 9, 1931, Beatrice is the daughter of the late Daisy Brazell and Julius Keith. She was a graduate of Cheraw High School. Beatrice, an astute...
Cecil Troy James
Jan 25, 2016
Cecil Troy James, age 85, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at the McLeod Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 on Thursday, January 28th in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with burial following in Indian Branch Cemetery. Born in Darlington on August 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Troy and Georgia Brown James. He...
Marion Rogers Coxe
Jan 25, 2016
Marion Coggeshall Rogers Coxe died at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, on Jan. 25, 2016, after a brief illness. Her family was by her side. Born March 7, 1954, she was the daughter of Jessie Williamson Coggeshall and Frank Esby Rogers, Jr., of Darlington, South Carolina. On February 21, 1987, she married Richard Badham Coxe, also of Darlington. Marion...
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
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
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
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
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
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...


