Jennifer White Sparks
May 11, 2026
Jennifer White Sparks, 75, passed away peacefully on Monday May 11, 2026. Visitation will be held at the Belk Funeral Home in Lamar, SC on Friday May 15th at 7:00 PM. to 8:00pm. A graveside service will be performed on Saturday May 16th at 1:00 PM at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church in Darlington, SC. **To honor Jenny for her simplicity,...
Frances O'Neal Boggs Greer
May 10, 2026
Frances O’Neal Boggs Greer, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10th, 2026. A funeral service is being held on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 11:00am in the Chapel of Bethea Retirement Community.
Frances was born on May 17th, 1936 to the late Perry Leland and Evelyn Godfrey Boggs. Fran was raised with her brother Perry in Greer, SC. Fran married...
Martha Louise Hough West
May 10, 2026
Martha Louise Hough West, age 87, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026 surrounded by her family.
A visitation will take place at First Church of God in Darlington from 2 to 3:00pm on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.
Followed by a funeral service at 3:00pm. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Florence Memorial Gardens.
The family will also receive friends at...
Dorothy Jones Britt
May 7, 2026
Dorothy Jones Britt passed away on May 7th, 2026. A graveside service will be held at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery of Lydia on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 12:30pm, Belk Funeral Home will be conducting the service.
Dorothy was born on February 7th, 1943 to the late William Dorsey Jones, SR. in Florence, South Carolina. She was one of 13...
Todd Northcutt
May 5, 2026
Todd Kelvin Northcutt passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the cemetery of Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church.
Todd was born on January 16, 1995, to the late Melissa Blackburn Northcutt and George G. Northcutt of Hartsville. He was ultimately raised by his great-grandparents, the late Richard...
Phyllis Byrd Blackman
May 2, 2026
Phyllis Byrd Blackman, 88, of Florence, South Carolina, and formerly of Hartsville, passed away on May 2, 2026 at McLeod Hospice House.
Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, she was the youngest child of the late David Clarence and Hyacinth McFarland Byrd.
Mrs. Blackman graduated from St. John’s High School in 1956 and from Coker College in 1959. She began her career in...
David Anthony Reynolds
May 1, 2026
David Anthony Reynolds passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026. He was born on August 16, 1956 in Lamar, the son of the late Sarah Grady and Joe Reynolds. There will be a visitation celebration at Belk Funeral Home on Monday, May 4, 2026 from 5:00 until. It’s always “5 o’clock somewhere”!David was married to Kay Norwood Reynolds, and they...
Doris Griggs Bryant
Apr 29, 2026
Mrs. Doris Griggs Bryant went home to the Lord on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. A visitation is being held for her at Belk Funeral Home on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, from 5 to 7 pm. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 3pm at Harris Creek Baptist Cemetery in Society Hill, South Carolina.
Doris was born September 20, 1945, to...
Hazel Waters Meserve
Apr 28, 2026
Hazel Ann Waters Meserve,86 passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A memorial service is being planned and will take place at a later date.
Mrs. Meserve was born December 6th, 1939, in Florence, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Lucielle Bedingfield Waters and the late Dr. Charles Maynand Waters, Sr. She graduated from McClenaghan High School in...
Kevin Brian Hargett
Apr 26, 2026
Kevin was the kind of man who brought energy into every room he entered. Whether it was cheering on his football teams, playing his favorite video games, or laughing with family and friends. He was full of humor and stories.
More than anything, he loved his family and friends, and that’s where his heart truly lived. He leaves behind not just...
Stanley Smothers
Apr 26, 2026
Joe Stanley Smothers, passed away Sunday, April 26th, 2026. A visitation will be held for him on Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from 2:00 to 3:00pm at Belk Funeral Home. His funeral service is to follow at 3:00pm in the Chapel. With burial following service at The Smothers Family Cemetery.
Stanley was born on June 25th, 1956 to the late William Edward...
Mary Holloway
Apr 24, 2026
Mary Jane Holloway passed away on Thursday, April 24th, 2026. A Celebration Of Life will be held for her on Friday, May 1st in the Belk Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00pm.
Mary was born in Darlington County on January 9th,1965 to the late Brunson O’Neal McKnight and Mildred Lynch McKnight. She was raised in the United Methodist Church and enjoyed attending...
Harold Howle
Apr 24, 2026
Henry Harold Howle, Jr. passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Darlington, SC. A visitation will be held for Harold on Sunday, April 26th at Belk Funeral Home from 3:00 to 4:00pm. A memorial service will follow at 4:00pm in the chapel.
Harold was born December 13th, 1962 in Darlington County to the late Henry Howle and Dorothy Odom Howle....
Ruth Sellers McArthur
Apr 23, 2026
We are saddened to announce the passing of Mrs. Ada Ruth McArthur. She passed away Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 at Bethea Retirement Community in Darlington, South Carolina. Anyone wishing to sign her register or pay their last respects are invited to do so between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 Monday at Belk Funeral Home. A graveside service will be...
Steve Windham
Apr 21, 2026
Stephen Robert Windham passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Lamar Memorial Cemetery, with arrangements by Belk Funeral Home.
Stephen was born on October 31, 1958, in Florence, South Carolina, to the late Robert F. Windham and Penny Nathans Windham. He...
Sidney Windham
Apr 18, 2026
Sidney Earl Windham, age 85, of Lamar, SC passed away on April 18, 2026. He was born in Lamar, SC, son of the late Sam and Nellie Smith Windham. He graduated from Lamar High School and Clemson University, served in the Unites States Marine Corps, and retired from Sonoco Products Company. He was a member of Newman Swamp Southern Methodist...
Rev. Mel W. Flail, Jr.
Apr 15, 2026
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Rev. Melvin “Mel” Wilber Flail Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and devoted minister. Mel passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the age of 77. A visitation is being held on Sunday, April 19th, 2026 from 3:00 to 4:30pm at Belk Funeral Home of Lamar. His funeral service...
Tommy Laverne O'Neal
Apr 14, 2026
Tommy Laverne O’Neal, age 69, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2026. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home on Monday, April 20th from 3:00 to 4:00pm. With funeral services to follow in the chapel at 4:00pm. Family will receive visitors at other times, at the home of Wade O’Neal at 418 Redwood Street in Darlington.
Born on September...
John B. Jones
Apr 7, 2026
John B. Jones, born February 9, 1946, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of hard work, unwavering love, and proud service to his country.
A Vietnam-era veteran of the United States Air Force, John honorably served from June 1965 to February 1969, carrying that same sense of discipline and quiet strength throughout his life. He was...
Josephine Matthews Saxton
Apr 6, 2026
Josephine "Jo" Matthews Saxton, passed away on Monday, April 6th, 2026, at McLeod Hospice House of Florence. A visitation will be held at Belk Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 8th from12:00 to 1:00pm. A graveside service at Grove Hill Cemetery will follow with Navy Military Honors.
Jo was born August 6th, 1938, in Darlington, SC to the late James Matthews and...
