Area Obituaries

1946 – 2022      Martha Jane Blanton Cartrette of Loris died Wednesday, November 30, in the McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. She was 76.      Born Sept. 22, 1946 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late John Ralph Blanton and Bernice Bellamy Blanton and the widow of Danny Earl Cartrette.      She is survived by…

1997 – 2022      Benjamin Ryan Lewis of Conway passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was 25. He was born June 15, 1997 in Conway.      Ryan was predeceased by his biological mother, Amanda Jones Lewis; fiancé Bethany Grace Todd; a daughter, Brinleigh Lewis; and grandfather, Joe Lewis.      He is survived…

1956 – 2022      Anthony Coviello of Loris passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 28. He was 66.      Born May 16, 1956 in Beacon, New York, he was the son of Christina Coviello and the late Anthony Coviello, Jr. Mr. Coviello worked with Ritchor Stamping and Plating and was of the Catholic faith. He will be…

1938 – 2022      William Donald “Don” Norris (also known as Papa Don) of West Columbia passed away on Nov. 29. He was 84.      Born Sept. 12, 1938, in Columbus County, Tabor City, he was the son of the late Col. Ray L. Norris and Reba Cox Norris.      Don was predeceased by his beloved son, Troy;…

1926 – 2022      Cleatus Norris Cartrette of Whiteville passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, in Whiteville. She was 96.      She was born May 22, 1926, in Columbus County, a daughter of the late Azier Edmund Norris and Loudella Norris.      She is survived by three sons, Ray Cartrette of Tabor City, Jerry Cartrette and Larry Cartrette, both…

1943 – 2022      Wesley Winston “Pee Wee” Watts of Loris passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, in his home. He was 79.      He was born Sept. 16, 1943, in Columbus County, a son of the late Levy and Evelyn Carrie (Soles) Watts.      He was a member of Avant’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Cerro Gordo…

1994 – 2022      Alexis Nicole Cook of Tabor City died Friday, Nov. 25, in Spartanburg Medical Center. She was 28.      Born Oct. 29, 1994, she was the daughter of Corneilus Richardson Stevens, John Stevens, Lloyd Darren Cook, and Jamie Shane Tyree.      She is survived by her father, Jamie Shane Tyree of El Dorado, Arkansas; her…

1939 – 2022      Holliday Shannon passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, at his home in Conway, following an illness. He was 83.      Born May 6, 1939, he was the son of the late Moen King and the late Leila Shannon Hucks. Mr. Shannon owned and operated the Texaco station in Loris for many years, and then…

1941 – 2022      Lillie Jean Causey Blanton of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was 81.      Born Aug. 22, 1941 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William Woodrow Causey and the late Hazel Virginia Harrelson. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and…

1954 – 2022      Eva Lee Bryant Price of Loris passed away in her sleep on Monday evening, Nov. 21. She was 68.      Born March 18, 1954 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Purvis Bryant and the late Nancy Ann Blackman Bryant. Mrs. Price was especially proud of her full blooded American Indian…