Area Obituaries

1933 – 2026      Mary Estelle Smith of Tabor City died Friday, May 1, in her daughter’s home. She was 92.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late George Kendall Andrews and Ethel Todd Andrews.      She is survived by two sons, Lanford Smith Jr. and wife Gayle of Tabor City and Michael…

1961 – 2026      Sherry Angela “Angie” Small of Tabor City passed away on Thursday, April 30, in Duke University Hospital, Durham. She was 64.      Born Oct. 24, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia, she is the daughter of Thomas Lee “Tommy” Small and Edna Jewel Gore Small of Tabor City.      In addition to her parents, she is…

1953 – 2026      Ricky Wayne Fowler of Loris died on Thursday, April 30, in his home. He was 72.      Born July 6, 1953 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Lomon Fowler and Lucille Jordan Fowler.      He is survived by two daughters, Teresa Gore and Karen Stevens (David) of Loris; two sisters,…

1935 – 2026      Ruby Helen Taylor Shelley of Tabor City passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29 in her home. She was 90.      Born June 24, 1935, in Whiteville, she was the daughter of the late Harley James and Helen Winn Singletary Taylor. She was a 1954 graduate of Tabor City High School.      Mrs. Shelley…

1955 – 2026      Mitchell Dale Grainger of Tabor City, died Wednesday, April 29, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 70.      Born in Loris, he was the son of the late Joseph Linwood Grainger and Juanita Stephens Grainger.      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lynn Jenkins Grainger;…

1964 – 2026      Karen Lynn Springs McDaniels of Myrtle Beach, lovingly known as “KK”, passed away on April 30 following a traumatic heart and brain complication. She was 61.      Born June 16, 1964, in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late Brenda Kay McNeil Springs and Billy Ray Springs, Sr., KK grew up in Green Sea,…

2002 – 2026      Keith Edward Tedder, Jr. of Loris passed away on Saturday, April 25, at Regional Health One Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 23.      Born Dec. 19, 2002, in Loris, he was a son of Keith Edward Tedder, Sr. and Tara Todd.      Survivors, include his parents, Keith Edward Tedder, Sr.…

1941 – 2026      Michael Dennis Matsik, Jr. of Loris passed away on Saturday, April 25, in McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee. He was 84.      Born Dec. 16, 1941, in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Michael Charles Matsik and the late Edith M. Pugh.      Survivors include his loving wife…

1970 – 2026      Shelia Bell Bullock of Lumberton, formerly of Tabor City, died Tuesday, April 28, in UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton. She was 55.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Jay Hodge and JoAnne Nobles Hodge.      She is survived by four sons, Jessie Taft Bullock (Jessi) of Germany, Jeremy…

1940 – 2026      Jeanette Josephine Livingston of Tabor City passed away on Monday, April 27, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Littler River. She was 85.      Born June 18, 1940 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Archie McCoy Norris and Zellie Nobles Norris.      She is survived by one son, Winfread Livingston (Debbie) of…