Naomi Benjamin Sanders

We regret to announce the passing of Mrs. Naomi Sanders. 

Mrs. Sanders passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC. 

The family will receive friends at: 3225 New Hopewell Road,  Darlington, SC. 

Arrangements will be announced by Davis Funeral Home, LLC of Hartsville, SC.

A Life Well Lived!

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.                         II Timothy 4:6-8

Today, we have gathered together to celebrate the life of our beloved sister Mrs. Naomi Benjamin Sanders. May her endearing spirit continue to reside within the hearts of each of those who loved her dearly. Weep we shall for the link that has been broken in the family chain, but with a rejoicing spirit of thanksgiving, we celebrate this precious this precious life that God blessed each of us with on this path of life.

Mrs. Naomi Benjamin Sanders was born on November 3, 1935 in Darlington County. She was the loving daughter of the late Isaac and Martha Byrd-Benjamin. She received her education in the public schools in the area. She moved and lived in New York for many years. She was filled with the Holy Ghost at Holy Temple Deliverance Church under the tutelage of the late Elder James Sanders. She later moved back to South Carolina and was a longtime member of New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.

On Saturday, February 24, 2024 an angel gently slipped into the room of our beloved sister and whispered into her ears ever so sweetly and quietly that only her soul could respond as she transitioned with her Maker the Most High and forever Jesus the Christ.

Surviving to cherish her loving and endless memories are husband, Theodore Sanders of Hartsville, South Carolina, one daughter LeTesa (Roosevelt) Sanders of Darlington, SC; and one grandson Demitri (Larvarsha) Tedder of Darlington, SC,  one granddaughter, Tarsha (Henry) Cotton of Hartsville, SC. She has eight grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

She was loving cared for by her loving caretaker Carolyn Kennedy of 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Doreatha Benjamin; a son, Minister David Benjamain, and a grandson, Termaine Guiterriz.