Area Obituaries

1949 – 2022      Betty Jo Lunsford of Tabor City passed away on Friday, Sept. 30, in Tabor City. She was 73.      She was born July 6, 1949, in Marion County, a daughter of the late Robert R. and Lou Mae (Strickland) Bell.      Survivors include a daughter, Tina Hamacher of Cherryville; one son, Joe Akridge of…

1984 – 2022      James Christopher Wiggins of Loris passed away Friday, Sept. 30, in Loris. He was 38.      He was born Aug. 28, 1984, in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of Tina Reynolds and William Wiggins.      He is survived by his mother, Tina Reynolds of Loris; his father, William Wiggins of Crystal River, Florida; two sons,…

1931 – 2022      Leroy Tyler of Loris passed away Friday, Sept. 30, at his home. He was 91.      Mr. Tyler was born in Loris a son of the late Nathan Tyler and the late Mary Livingston Tyler.      He was the loving father of Michael Tyler of Dillon, Teresa “Gail” Graham of Loris, and stepson Glen Dale…

1934 – 2022      William Grady Watts of Loris passed away Friday, Se[t/ 30, at his home. He was 87.      Mr. Watts was born in Tabor City, a son of the late Odell and Eva Bell Watts. He was a Veteran of the US Army and served in the National Guard.      In addition to his parents,…

1960 – 2022      Patricia Martin Shelley of Green Sea passed away Tuesday, Se[t/ 27, in her home. She was 61.      Born Dec. 3, 1960, in Marion, she was a daughter of Rev. Jack Martin and Bonnie Faye (Rabon) Martin.      She is survived by her parents, Rev. Jack and Bonnie Faye Martin; two daughters, Stephanie Lynn Long…

1967 – 2022      Marty Joe Huggins of Conway passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, at Grand Strand Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was 55.      Born June 22, 1967 in Wilmington, he was the son of the late Samuel Joseph Huggins and the late Marian Turner Huggins. He loved racing and sports, especially pulling…

1932 – 2022      Bernice Stroud Norris of Tabor City died Monday, Sept. 26. She was 90.      Born May 12, 1932 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late William Bertie “W.B.” Stroud and Rosanna Strickland Stroud and the widow of Royce Hartful Norris.      She was a member of Emerson Original Free Will Baptist…

1971 – 2022      Eric Ben Hughes of Loris passed away on Friday, Sept. 23. He was 50.      Born Oct. 4, 1971 in Fairfield, California, he was the son of Audrey Todd Hughes and the late Benjamin “Tilly” Hughes. He was passionate about cars, trucks, motorcycles, and most of all, his family.      Survivors including his mother…

1949 – 2022      Dewey Eugene Price of Loris passed away on Saturday, Sept. 24, at his home. He was 73.      Born June 3, 1949 in Rock Hill, he was the son of the late James Lee Price, Sr., and the late Pauline Koon Price.      Mr. Price was a member of the Omar Shrine, a member…

1942 – 2022      Miriam Martha Hooks Watts of Tabor City died on Sept. 18 in Riverside Health and Rehabilitation in North Charleston. She was 80.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick Hooks and Lazelle Fogle Hooks. She attended Today’s Harvest Church of North Myrtle Beach.      She is survived…