Area Obituaries

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…

1931 – 2022      Pauline “Polly” Meckes Oehlert of Longs passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 6. She was 91.      Born May 20, 1931 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harvey F. Meckes and the late Blanche D. Dotter Meckes.      Mrs. Oehlert enjoyed fellowship at Living Water Baptist Church. She worked…

1939 – 2022      Robert Colon Phipps, Jr. of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83.      Born on April 14, 1939 in Loris, he was the son of the late Robert Colon Phipps, Sr., and the late Martha Causey Phipps. He graduated from Loris High School.      Mr. Robert…

1950 – 2022      Lynne DuPlessis Masi of Conway passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at her home with her husband by her side. She was 72.      Born June 15, 1950 in Bangor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Edward DuPlessis and the late Barbara Curtis DuPlessis.      Mrs. Masi worked with the Department of…

1949 – 2022      Katherine Byrd Bock Harrison of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20. She was 72.      Born Sept. 27, 1949 in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. Bock, Sr. and the late Byrd Johnson Bock. She attended Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church and was an LPN with Greensboro…

1970 – 2022      Vanessa Long Ray of Loris entered eternal rest on Monday, Sept. 19. She was 51.      She was born Oct. 24, 1970 in Loris to Edward Long and Seletha Bellamy Long.      In addition to her parents Vanessa leaves to cherish her memories her husband Alton Dale Ray; son Justin Long; daughter Jalissa Ray;…