1943 – 2024      Terry Ronald Buffkin of Loris passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.      Born in Columbus County on Aug. 13, 1943, he was the son of the late Jamison Buffkin, and the late Lucille Strickland Buffkin.     Mr. Terry served his country with courage,…

1948 – 2024      John Michael Bickford of Loris passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, at his home following a sudden illness. He was 76.      Born April 25, 1948, in Rumford, Maine, he was the son of the late Clifton Bickford and the late Anne Botkas Bickford.      Mr. Bickford worked with Boise Cascade, Inc. until his…

1927 – 2024      Allene Cox Dorman of Tabor City died Tuesday, Nov. 12, in her home. She was 97.      Born August 17, 1927 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Persis Cox and Retha Porter Cox.      She is survived by one daughter, Holly Dorman Falls and husband Stan of Tabor City; three…

1939 – 2024      Rev. Edwin L Strickland of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with his wife by his side. He was 85.      He was born July 31, 1939 in Columbus County to the late Stanford Strickland and the late Josie O. Strickland.      Rev. Strickland was a devoted husband, father, brother and friend to…

1987 – 2024      Brittany Lane Hinson of Fair Bluff died Wednesday, June 26. She was 36.      Born Oct. 20, 1987 in Marion County, she was the daughter of Joseph Hinson and Shandra Lane Hinson.      In addition to her parents, she is survived by one son, Braylan Neubert of Hartsville, Alabama; and one brother, Brooks Harrelson…

1946 – 2024      Jessie Earlene Faircloth Long of Loris passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 78.      Born April 17, 1946, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Earl J. Faircloth and the late Sadie Lee Merritt Faircloth.      Mrs. Long worked as an attendance…

1929 – 2024      Catherine Mabel Shepard Brown of Loris passed away on Nov. 7 in Loris, surrounded by her loving family. She was 95.      Born Sept. 15, 1929, in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Tillon Shepard and the late Mabel Batton Shepard. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.      Survivors…

1943 – 2024      Wyvonia Mishoe Kinard of Loris passed away on Nov. 6 at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 81.      Born Oct. 27, 1943, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Mishoe and the late Mae Hardee Mishoe.      Mrs. Kinard was a longtime active member at Cherry Hill Baptist Church.…

1919 – 2024      Harold Eugene Rhodes of Loris passed away on Nov. 6 at his home. He was 85.      Born Aug. 14, 1939, in Loris, he was the son of the late George Columbus Rhodes and the late Mabel Louise Butler Rhodes.      Mr. Rhodes worked with Wolverine Brass until his retirement and was a longtime…

1940 – 2024      Eldred went by his middle name, Frank.      Frank spent his early childhood in Loris but by the time he was a teenager, the family had moved to Mt. Pleasant, just to the north of Charleston. Frank recalled many happy late childhood memories in Loris and Charleston, including fishing in Charleston’s Colonial Lake.…