Sallie Gainey Windham
LAMAR – Sallie Gainey Windham, 74, of Lamar, passed peacefully at home with family by her side. Sallie was the daughter of the late Tollie Gainey and Tora Mae Gainey. She loved to cook and spend time with her family. Sallie retired from Lamar Elementary and Lamar High School after 40 years of service. She is survived by her daughters, Tammy W. Turner and her children, Jamie and Jay Turner, Sheila Windham and her children, Matt...
Billy Mullis
LAMAR — William “Billy” Wayne Mullis, 59, died Saturday, June 27, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Christian Pathway Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Billy was born in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 19, 1960, son of the late Earl and Addie Mullis. Billy worked at Dixie Cup for 23 years in the print department. He was a loyal Clemson fan,...
Shirley Davis Larrimore
LATTA – Shirley Davis Larrimore, 72, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020. A graveside service was held Saturday, July 11, at Darlington Memory Gardens. The family received friends from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Belk Funeral Home. Born Aug. 15, 1947, Shirley was the daughter of the late James Monroe Davis and Gladys Powers Davis. She enjoyed painting, playing the guitar and being the matriarch of the family. She attended Unity Baptist...
Ernie Dutton
Ernie Dutton DARLINGTON — Ernie Laddie Dutton, 77, passed away at the McLeod Hospice House on July 7, 2020. A graveside service was held at Grove Hill Cemetery on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 10 a.m. The family received friends 5-7 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home on Friday evening. Born in Florence Oct. 18, 1942, he was the son of the late Ernest and Ruth Suggs Dutton. Ernie served in the S.C. National Guard and worked for Sonoco and...
County recreation on hold during COVID-19
By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer slyles@newsandpress.net Due to COVID-19 concerns, many summer recreation mainstays are on indefinite hold, including baseball and softball, cheerleading camps, athletic skills camps, park barbecues and parties … the list goes on, and each addition makes this sunny season a bit sadder. Though it may feel like this pandemic is going to last forever, there will come a day when kids suit up and play...
Thomas Preston Schurlknight
Thomas Preston Schurlknight (“Big T”), 44, passed away July 11, 2020, surrounded by family. Tom was born Jan. 17, 1976. He was the son of Nancy W. Schurlknight and the late Leon I. Schurlknight Jr. He loved the Clemson Tigers and never missed a game. Well, “loved” is an understatement. He could practically tell you the score of every Clemson game ever played if you asked — the “unofficial statistician,” as we always say. He...