Wanda Gail Spivey
Wanda Gail (Richards) Spivey, of Bethea Baptist Retirement Community, Darlington, passed away May 5, 2020, after a wonderful life full of Christ-like love for others including her husband, three children, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was 93. Born in St. Louis, Mo., on Nov. 19, 1926, to Raymond and Willie Richards, she is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Virlin Edward Spivey, her three children, Virlin...
Lola Brooks Coggeshall
DARLINGTON – Lola Brooks Coggeshall, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. A private graveside service was held Saturday, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born in Florence July 24, 1933, Lola was the daughter of the late Edwin Fuller Brooks and Jean Osteen Brooks. She spent her childhood in Florence and graduated from McClenaghan High School. She attended Converse College and graduated from the University of South Carolina. While at...
Mary H. Barr
DARLINGTON – Mary H. Burr, 83, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. A graveside service was held Monday, May 11, at Darlington Memory Gardens. Anyone wishing to pay their respects to Mary could do so Sunday at Belk Funeral Home. Born Aug. 7, 1936, Mary was the daughter of the late Paul P. Hudson and Daisy Brooks Hudson. She loved her dog, Copper. Mary worked as a nurse her entire life and loved taking care of people, baking for people...
Some S.C. school board members now have far more power during virus crisis than before
In South Carolina, public school boards have broad powers, such as hiring the district superintendent, setting administrators’ salaries and approving annual budgets.
Coker names Harder as its 17th president
On behalf of Coker University and its Board of Trustees, Angie Stanland, Chairman of the Board, announced last week the election of Natalie Harder as the institution’s 17th president.