Area Obituaries

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;…

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…