1930 – 2025      Iris Ruth King Huggins of Loris passed away on Thursday, Aug. 21, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 95.      Born Aug. 17, 1930, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Delton Thomas King and the late Maggie Carter King.      Survivors include her loving children, Boyd Clayton Huggins, Jr., Teresa Ruth…

1976 – 2025      Earl Scott Burnette of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 20, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was 49.      Born Jan. 14, 1976, in Bluefield, West Virginia, he was a son of Earl Samuel Burnette and Doris Virginia Wilkerson Burnette.      Mr. Burnette had a deep love for the…

1953 – 2025      Stella Frances Williamson Fowler of Nakina went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Aug. 22, in her home with her family by her side. She was 71.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late John Albert Williamson and Magdalene Stevens Williamson.      She was a graduate of…

1919 – 2025      Dr. Jack Hughes of Durham died on Thursday, Aug. 21. He was 105.      Dr. Hughes was born in Tabor City on Nov. 24, 1919, the son of Willa Leon Leggett and David James Hughes. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1939) and earned his medical…

1956 – 2025      Phillip “Phil” Allen Gore of Clarendon died Monday, Aug. 18. He was 68.      Born November 12, 1956 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Daniel Joseph Gore and Annie Jane Richardson Gore.      He was a veteran of the United States Marines Corp.      He is survived by his wife, Diane…

1959 – 2025      Deborah “Debbie” Prince Duncan of Nichols passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at MUSC Medical Center in Florence. She was 65.      Born Dec. 18, 1959, in Bethesda, Maryland, she was the daughter of Janie Prince and the late Stanley Wallace Prince.      Survivors include her mother; her husband Duane Duncan; a daughter, Brenda…

1953 – 2025      Sharon Sue Gurley of Clarendon died Wednesday, Aug. 13, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. She was 72.      Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late James Nettles and Dorcas Godwin Nettles.      She is survived by her husband, David Gurley of Clarendon; two sons, Dan Gurley of Nakina and…

1941 – 2025      Shirley Grey Rockwell Bragg of Clarendon passed away Monday, Aug. 11, in her home. She was 84.      Born Aug. 5, 1941 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Rockwell and Clara Mae Butler Rockwell.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Wallace…

1951 – 2025      Linwood “Charles” Spivey of Whiteville died Sunday, Aug. 10, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 73.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Grover Lee and Emma Jane Spivey.      He is survived by his wife, Kay Spivey of the home; one daughter, Melissa Kay Fowler…

1985 – 2025      Karie Denise Strickland of Loris died Saturday, Aug. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 39.      Born Nov. 15, 1985, she was the daughter of the late Eldon Lee Strickland and Karen Denise Johnson Strickland.      She is survived by two daughters, Kara Denise Fowler and Miracle Brooke Fowler of Tabor City; her…