Bernice Hamlin

We regret to announce the passing of Mrs. Bernice Hamlin. 

Mrs. Hamlin passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Morrell Nursing Center in Hartsville, SC.

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

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”.

                                                                                                  Psalm 23:4

Mother Bernice Hamlin affectionately known as “Burn” was born on August 3, 1937, in Timmonsville, SC. She was the daughter of Otto Hamlin and Rosa Johnson. She was the oldest of all her siblings. Our beloved “Burn” transitioned to her heavenly home on February 15, 2025.

Bernice was educated in the Timmonsville public school system. She moved to New York in1962 and started working as a domestic worker until she retired in 1995. She turned cooking and baking into her hobbies. She enjoyed family gatherings, especially cook-outs. She would prep the food a few days early to make sure everything was fully successful for the event.

Bernice was a faithful member of Free Independence Holiness Church, in Roosevelt, NY, where she served on the Mother’s Board for many years under the leadership of Bishop Stanford Stewart. She then moved on to be a member at Arrow of Yahweh Intl. Ministries, in Queens, NY under the leadership of Archbishop Russell Davenport.

Bernice was preceded in death by: her children: Bennie McDaniel, Harold McDaniel, Sharon Squire and Chris McDaniel; seven brothers: Isaiah, George, Lemmon, Boy, Clarence, Edgar, and Charles; eight sisters: Julia Mae, Rosa Lee, Hattie, Edith, Ethel, Edna, Frances and Ella Mae.

Those left to cherish and carry on Bernice’s legacy are: her children: Barbara (Kendrick aka Mandingo) Wilson-Bramble, James Samuel (Linda) McDaniel, Nelson McDaniel and Richard (Rita) Allen; one sister- in-law, Mary Hamlin; three daughters-in-law: Dorothy Ketter McDaniel, Dorothy Wilson McDaniel and Tammie McDaniel; one son-in-law, Lee Squire; favorite niece, Ernestine Prophet (Stiney); 23 grandchildren; 59 great- grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.