Sixth District Morticians Association of The SCMA, Inc.

10/20/2026

On the behalf of our District Governor Milton A. Stubbs, III and the Members of the Mighty Six we would like to wish over Vice Governor J. Lawrence Chippa Smith, II a Good luck.

I humbly ask for your vote and support for reelection for the office of Florence City Council to represent District Two!!!

10/20/2026

The Members of the Mighty Six would like to congratulate our very own Rev. Darren P. Dixon

CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉

🏆 LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR & EMBALMER 🏆

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Congratulations on achieving this important professional milestone! Your dedication, hard work, perseverance, and commitment to the funeral service profession have brought you to this proud moment.

May this accomplishment mark the beginning of a rewarding career filled with continued growth, excellence, and meaningful service to families and communities during their times of need.

Your profession is more than a career — it is a calling to serve with dignity, compassion, integrity, and respect.

🌟 WELL DONE! YOUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF! 🌟

10/20/2026

Annual Monthly District Meeting
Florence, South Carolina

10/05/2026

09/29/2026

On behalf of our Governor,
State Treasurer Milton A Stubbs, III CFSP and the officers and members of the Sixth Congressional District SCMA offer our sincere condolences to the Days family and the staff of Hines Funeral Home of the lost of a true pioneer of the funeral profession Mr. Carl Days.

We, the Sixth Congressional District SCMA asked to keep the immediate family and those impacted in continued prayers in the days ahead.

Arrangements will be forthcoming.

09/26/2026

W. J. Reid South Carolina Oldest Funeral Director 106.

"I'm 106 years old. I was born on November 15, 1919, right where Dizzy Gillespie Park is now. Dizzy and I ran in the same neighborhood until he went off. I went to New York after I finished high school and worked up there for a while doing domestic work. Then I came home, and got a job at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. I was working on one of the major ships when the boss man came down and said the draft board wanted to know what I was going to do, so I went back to New York and got drafted. I went to camp in New York, then got shipped to Texas was in the 659 Tanker Battalion. I stayed in the service three years and got out.

After that, I didn't have a job. I was just drifting when something dawned on me about the funeral business. I went to the College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, graduated, went to Johnson's Funeral Home in Columbia and did my apprenticeship, then came back and opened Reid and Harrington Funeral Home with my cousin. Harrington was my first cousin. He had money and I had the know-how, and we opened in April of 1949. The place burned and he left. A lot of people chipped in and gave me free labor to build it back, and that's when it became Reid's Funeral Home, and I ran it from 1949 to December 21, 2021.

How many 106 year olds have you met? Not many. I'm still here but for the grace of God. That's the only thing. Ain't nothing I can do but live the life I live under the grace of God.

Years ago I went to a funeral, and the minister took his text from Micah 6:8, and I've tried to live by that verse ever since: 'He has shown thee what is good, and what does the Lord require of thee but to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before your God.' That's it. I don't think about death. It's going to happen sooner or later, and in my case, it's happening later. There are times when you get sick and wonder, but I don't think about it. I still drive. I go wherever I want to go. Sometimes I go to Bennettsville, sometimes Florence. I go to Sam's, go to restaurants, go to the hospital with a friend. Wherever I want to go, I get in my car and go.

I wouldn't try to select one favorite memory. After 106 years, there are too many. I will say that I've lived in Cheraw all my life, except when I left. The future is progress. We've come from where we were to where we are now. There were many people that moved this place forward and for the most part, we've come a long way. I'm a witness to that."

—Mr. Reid

08/29/2026

The Sixth District Morticians Association of the SCMA, Inc. Would like to recognize a longtime member of our Organization.

Solomon Eaddy, Jr

Solomon Eaddy, Jr. is a longtime Florence County funeral service professional and a prominent member of the Eaddy family’s funeral service tradition in the P*e Dee region of South Carolina.

Born in New York, New York, while his father was serving in the United States Navy, Solomon Eaddy, Jr. moved with his family to Florence, South Carolina, at the age of six. He is the son of the late Rev. Dr. Solomon Eaddy, Sr. and Mrs. Susanna Law Eaddy. He was educated in the Florence Public Schools and graduated from Wilson High School. He later attended Eckels Mortuary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, preparing for a career in funeral service. He also served his country as a Vietnam veteran in the United States Army.

Mr. Eaddy became a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer, dedicating his professional life to serving families with dignity, compassion, and professionalism. He is the President & CEO of Peoples Funeral Home of Florence, SC where he is listed as a Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer and where his father, Rev. Solomon Eaddy, Sr., was one of the original founders when the funeral home was established in 1960.

In Timmonsville, South Carolina, Mr. Eaddy serves as Mortician and CEO of Bacote-Eaddy Funeral Home, a funeral home with deep roots in the community. The funeral home states that he has served Timmonsville and surrounding communities for more than 50 years. His wife, Barbara Jenkins Eaddy, and their son, Solomon “Geno” Eaddy, III, are also licensed funeral directors, continuing the family’s commitment to funeral service.

Beyond funeral service, Solomon Eaddy, Jr. has maintained a commitment to community and civic involvement. He currently serves in leadership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the P*e Dee Area, where he is listed as Vice Chair of Operations, and previous organizational records identify him as a board member representing People’s Funeral Home.

In summary: Solomon Eaddy, Jr. represents a significant part of the funeral service history of Florence County and the P*e Dee. Following in the tradition established by his father, Rev. Solomon Eaddy, Sr., he has spent decades serving families through Peoples Funeral Home of Florence and Bacote-Eaddy Funeral Home of Timmonsville, while also carrying forward a multigenerational family legacy in funeral service.

08/20/2026

The members of the Mighty Six would like to Congratulate our very own Mr. R. Douglas Hawkins on his recent appointment as President of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service.

08/19/2026

A few pictures from the Sixth District Morticians Association Annual Monthly Meeting in Florence, SC

08/12/2026

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