Area Obituaries

2002 – 2022      Bethany Grace Todd of Loris along with her unborn infant, Brinleigh Lewis, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, in an automobile accident. She was 20.      Born May 24, 2002, in Horry County, she was the daughter of Debbie Lilly Doyle and the late Thomas Lundy Todd, and stepdaughter of John Doyle of Green Sea.…

1958 – 2022      Stephenson Martin “Stevie” Grier of Tabor City passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 64.      Born June 29, 1958 in Marion, he was a son of the late Earnest Leroy Grier and Mary Kathleen (Floyd) Grier.      He is survived by one son, Micheal Grier and his wife…

1949 – 2022      Waylen Franklin Lanier of Chadbourn died Sunday, Nov. 20, in his home. He was 73.      Born Oct. 16, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Rossie Lanier and Gladys Lee Cribb Lanier.      He was a veteran of the United States Army and attended Emerson Original Free Will…

1941 – 2022      William David Gore of Little River passed away on Monday, Nov. 14, surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.      Born Jan. 22, 1941 in Brooksville, he was the son of the late William Leon Gore and the late Victoria Jones Gore.      Mr. Gore served his country with courage, honor, and distinction…

1967 – 2022      Carson Heath Ward, Sr. of Loris passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, in McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was 54.      Born Dec. 2, 1967 in Horry County, he was the son of Frances Merritt Ward and the late Carl J. Ward.      He is survived by his mother, Frances, of the home; one…

1928 – 2022      Donald Phillip Currie Sr. of Whiteville passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, at his home. He was 94.      He was born June 6, 1928, in Whiteville, a son of the late Duncan McKoy Currie and Flaudia Currie.      Mr. Currie was Past Master of Lebanon Lodge 207 in Whiteville and received his 50-year pin in September of…

1949 – 2022      Wanda Faye Jones of Tabor City died Saturday, Nov. 12, in Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport. She was 73.      Born Sept. 7, 1949 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Coy Brice Avant and Katherine Geneva Williams Avant.      She was a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church.      She is survived…

1936 – 2022      Carol Jean Gibson Hewitt of Whiteville died Sunday, Nov. 13, in Shoreland Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 86.      Born Feb. 5, 1936 in Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Lonnie Gibson and Alma Mae Autry Gibson.      She is survived by two sons, Legrande Hewitt and wife Karen of Whiteville…

1937 – 2022      We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Don Wyman Wise of North Myrtle Beach who died on Friday, Nov. 11, in Myrtle Beach. He was 85.      Born Feb. 22, 1937, in Timmonsville, , he was the son of the late Jimmie Wise and the late Ila Yarborough Wise.      Mr. Wise served…

1936 – 2022      Joseph E. “Pete” Brown passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, at his home in Goldsboro. He was 86.      Born July 26, 1936 in Columbus County, he was a son of the late Wilbur “Wib” Brown and Elmer Lee (Nance) Brown.      Pete, also known as Buddy by his friends and family, was retired…