Area Obituaries

1938 – 2022      Ray Joseph Kollmar of Fayetteville passed away Monday, Oct. 10, in Whiteville. He was 84.      He was born June 4, 1938, in Buffalo, New York, son of the late Joseph J. Kollmar and Mildred Eckl Kollmar.      Mr. Kollmar was a retired veteran of the US Army.      He is survived by one daughter,…

1945 – 2022      Janice McPherson of Clarendon died Monday, Oct. 10, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was 76.      Born in Columbus County on Oct. 16, 1945, she was the daughter of the late G. Edgar and Maude K. Duncan and step father, Kelly Duncan.      Janice was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt…

1947 – 2022      Theodore Roosevelt Lewis, Jr. of Loris died Saturday, Oct. 8 at his home. He was 75.      Born In Horry County, he was the son of the late Theodore R. Lewis, Sr. and Georgia Mae Rowell Lewis.      Mr. Lewis attended Horry County public schools and was a member of the Mt. Rona Church…

1939 – 2022      Jerry Dale Hodges of Tabor City died Sunday, Oct. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 83.      Born Sept. 4, 1939 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Robert Wade Hodges and Cordelia Fowler Hodges.      He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and also retired as…

1942 – 2022      Rev. Dr. Ernest Melvin Lundy, Jr. of Loris passed away on Thursday, Oct. 6, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. He was 79.      Born Nov. 9, 1942, in Mobile, Alabama, he was the son of the late Ernest Melvin Lundy, Sr., and the late Adele Uptagrafft Lundy.     Rev. Dr. Lundy, Jr.…

1943 – 2022      George Walter Taylor of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at his home. He was 79.      Born Feb. 23, 1943 in Whiteville, he was the son of the late Jesse Stanley Taylor, Sr. and the late Hazel Prince Taylor.      Mr. Taylor served his country with courage, honor, and distinction in the…

1939 – 2022      Billy Wayne Small of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. He was 83.      Born April 16, 1939, in Loris, he was the son of the late Alton Charlie Small and the late Lillie Mae Ethridge Small.      Mr. Small worked as a supervisor for Columbia…

1951 – 2022      Robert “Robbie” Lee Livingston of Loris passed away on Friday, Sept. 30, at his home following an illness. He was 71.      Born May 31, 1951 in Loris, he was the son of the late Albert Livingston and the late Evelyn Mae Page Livingston.      Mr. Livingston was a lifelong farmer who became a…

1941 – 2022      Betty Jean Singletary Murray of Burgaw entered her eternal rest on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at her home. She was 81.      She was born June 30, 1941 in Horry County, to Leba and Grace Cox Singletary. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her sister, Carolyn McMillian.      Betty is…

1950 – 2022      Family members have announced the passing of Percilla Ann Bruton Wilkins, known by most as Pat, on Sept. 27. She was 72.      She was the wife of the late William “Bill” Wilkins of Tabor City.      She is survived by her children: Rusty Bruton, Jennifer Bruton Jones, Nikki Bruton Ague; Brothers Roy Hewett…