Area Obituaries

1948 – 2022      Phil Shelley Huggins of Longs passed away on Saturday evening, Sept. 17, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 74.      Born April 8, 1948, in Florence, he was the son of the late Hicks Huggins and the late Florence Evata Shelley Huggins.      Mr. Huggins worked in sales until his retirement and…

1939 – 2022      Lucille Edwards Shelnut of Green Sea, widow of Willie B. “Bob” Shelnut, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in MUSC Marion Medical Center. She was 83.      She was born March 12, 1939, a daughter of the late Gordon and Lou (Williams) Edwards.      She is survived by two sons, Johnny Dale Bruton…

1960 – 2022      Richard J. “Ricky” Faircloth of Tabor City passed away Friday, Sept. 16, at his home. He was 62. He was born Sept. 15, 1960, in Loris, a son of Virginia (Jones) Brown and the late Samuel Joseph Faircloth.      He is survived his mother, Virginia J. Brown of Whiteville; four sons, Russell Sarvis…

1983 – 2022      Crystal Dawn Hewett Perkins of Morehead City passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in North Carolina. She was 39.      Born Feb. 12, 1983 in Loris, she was the daughter of Wayne Lee Hewett and the late Charlotte Kay Bennett. Crystal dearly loved her family and will be missed by all who were…

1967 – 2022      Mark D. Ward of Clarendon passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 55.      He was born Aug. 24, 1967 in Loris, a son of the late Henry C. and Betty (Grice) Ward.      He is survived by four brothers, Tony Ward of Rutherfordton, George Ward of Whiteville,…

1928 – 2022      Wilhelmina Smith Cox of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 11. She was 93.      She was born Oct. 27, 1928 in Olyphic to the late Rev. Harvey Lay Smith and Irene Gore Smith.      In addition to her parents, Wilhelmina was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, William Cleveland Cox, Jr.;…

1981 – 2022      Courtney Paige Williamson of Little River passed away on Sunday, Sept. 11, surrounded by her loving family. She was 40.      Born Nov. 8, 1981 in Myrtle Beach, she was the daughter of Mrs. Wanda Hardee Williamson and the late Delbert “Dan” Williamson. She was a member of Loris First Baptist Church.      Survivors,…

1977 – 2022      Charlie “Chuck” Wilson Graham, II, of Loris passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, at his home following a sudden illness. He was 45.      Born May 6, 1977 in Loris, he was the son of Charles Wilson Graham and Sandra Jenkins Graham.      Chuck worked with Carolina Plumbing Supply Co., was of the Baptist…

1940 – 2022      Albert Ernest McDowell of Conway passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Sept. 8. He was 81.      Born Nov. 13, 1940 in Conway, he was the son of the late Ernest Pink McDowell and the late Menter Chestnut McDowell.      Mr. McDowell loved woodworking, yard work, and fishing.…

1945 – 2022      Georgiana Evans Anderson of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7. She was 77.      Born March 26, 1945 in Whiteville, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Evans and the late Alice Rebecca Cliff Evans.      She was a loving homemaker and of the Baptist faith, but will be most remembered…