Frederick Randolph Darkis

Frederick Randolph Darkis, Jr., 76, of 3 Dargan St., died Thursday, May 31, 2006. A native of Durham, N.C., he was a son of the late Frederick Darkis, Sr. and Mildred M. Darkis, and husband of the late Lydia Ethel Johnson Darkis. Mr. Darkis was an author and a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Surviving are four stepdaughters, Claudette Pilgrim and Wanda Bagwell of Greenville, Sheila Odom of Atlanta, and Rene? Cooper of Simpsonville; a stepson, Thomas R. Lowell of Mt. Carmel; a brother, Thomas M. Darkis of Danville, VA, and a sister, Barbara Blake of Williamsburg, VA. He was predeceased by a stepson, Carroll S. Lowell. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest with visitation from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Graceland East Memorial Park. The family is at their respective homes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Crest Baptist Church, 1 Alabama Ave., Greenville, S.C. 29611, or Christ United Methodist Church, 901 Easley Bridge Road, Greenville, S.C. 29611.