Rebecca Horne Johnson: Loris
1930 – 2016 Rebecca Horne Johnson of Loris passed away on Monday, May 2, at MUSC in Charleston. He was 86. Born on Jan. 22, 1930 in Loris she was the daughter of the late, John Hobson “Hobby” Horne and the late Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bullard Horne. Mrs. Johnson was a loving…
Read MoreMichael Schweiger: Loris
1942 – 2016 Michael Schweiger of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 27, at his home following a sudden illness. He was 73. Mr. Schweiger was born on Sept. 29, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Charles Albert Schweiger, Sr. and the late Alma Cline Schweiger. Survivors include his…
Read MoreStacy Lee Lewis-Porter: Green Sea
1972 – 2016 Stacy Lee Lewis-Porter of Green Sea passed away Tuesday, May 3, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was 43. Born Nov 3, 1972 in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of Mr. Richard Henry Lewis of Barnet, Vermont and Mrs. Emma May Charbonneau Randall of Tennessee.…
Read MoreWanda Jean Godwin Berry: North Myrtle Beach
1951 – 2016 Wanda Jean Godwin Berry of North Myrtle Beach died Tuesday, May 3, in her home. She was 65. Born April 28, 1951 in Columbus County she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Kersey Godwin. She is survived by one son, Joey Russell Berry of North Myrtle…
Read MorePost Office at Clarendon robbed at gunpoint
By DEUCE NIVEN Armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service office in Clarendon left a clerk shaken, two men getting away with an undisclosed amount of money and a bank check, a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said Tuesday. Postmaster Harriett Epps said the clerk, alone in the small rural office, was not…
Read MoreLenore Hughes Shelley: Green Sea
1942 – 2016 Lenore Hughes Shelley of Green Sea died Sunday, May 1 in her home. She was 74. Born May 4, 1942 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Galbert Hughes and Pauline Todd Hughes Henderson. She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Gene Shelley of Green Sea;…
Read MoreGertha Norris: Georgetown
1918 – 2016 Gertha Norris of Georgetown died Monday May 2, in Morrison Manor Hospice Center, Laurinburg. She was 98. Born March 7, 1918 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of late Tim Norris and Delpha Norris and the widow of Earl Sterling Norris. She is survived by one son, Edward…
Read MoreLarry Danny Wright: Tabor City
1950 – 2016 Larry Danny Wright of Tabor City died Sunday, May 1 in Duke University Hospital, Durham. He was 65. Born Nov. 4, 1950 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Roy Wright and Charity Josephine Grainger Wright. He is survived by one brother, Joel Wright (Sandra)…
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Jamey E. Babson: Longs
1976 – 2016 Jamey E. Babson of Longs passed away Friday, April 29. He was 40. Jamey was born in Loris a son of the late James Babson and the late Judy Babson. He is survived by two sisters, Sebrina Sims of Longs and Angie Berry of Sunset Beach. A memorial…
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