Ms. Meschell R. Forte peacefully transitioned on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at McLeod Hospice Facility in Florence, SC. 

South Carolina celebration of life for Ms. Forte will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Flat Creek Baptist Church, 1369 Society Hill Rd., Darlington, SC 29540.

North Carolina celebration of life will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at New Stoney Hill Church, 1003 Dr. H.E. McNair St., Goldsboro, NC 27530.

The family will begin receiving friends on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the residence of her sister, Ms. Toni Charles, 126 Baltimore Circle, Darlington, SC 29532, during the hours of 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Please keep her children, grandchildren, siblings, and the entire Forte family in your thoughts and prayers.