Area Obituaries

1957 – 2022      Taunya Starr Lowe Norris of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, May 11, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 64.      Taunya was born July 5, 1957, to the late Johnny Thurman and Saundra Amerylis Reavis Lowe. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Dewey Norris; her daughter,…

1977 – 2022      Teva Maria Norris of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, May 11, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 44.      Teva was born May 14, 1977, to the late Dewey David Norris and Taunya Starr Lowe Norris.      She is survived by her loving children, Hannah Norris of Cerro Gordo and…

1928 – 2022      Richard “Dick” Franklin Taylor of Lumberton passed away peacefully of natural causes at this home on May 11, surrounded by his wife and family. He was 94.      Mr. Taylor was born on February 24, 1928, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Taylor, whose father was an insurance executive, moved frequently as a child, ultimately…

1950 – 2022      Samuel Thomas Inman of Leland died Friday, May 6, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Wilmington. He was 72.      Born Jan. 10, 1950, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Thomas Varser Inman and Pearl Cox Inman.      He is survived by his wife, Gayle Fowler Inman of the home;…

1967 – 2022      John Thomas Burroughs of Loris died Friday, May 6, in his home. He was 54.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Volley Reese Burroughs Jr. “VR” and Ann Fowler Burroughs. He is survived by the mother of his children, Tabitha Lynn Jones of Loris; two sons, Thomas…

1933 – 2022      Cleveland Odell Blackburn of Longs passed away on Wednesday, May 4, at his home. He was 88.      Born June 12, 1933 in Loris, he was the son of the late Dossie Mercherson Blackburn and the late Bernice Floyd Criscetello.      Mr. Blackburn served his country with courage and honor in the US Army…

1957 – 2022      Kenneth Robert Taylor, Sr. of Tabor City, age 64 , died Tuesday, May 3, in Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 64.      Born Aug. 15, 1957 in Norwich, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Paul H. Taylor, Sr. and Joyce Lynn Miner Taylor.      He is survived by his wife, Kerry Moore…

1964 – 2022      Whitney Earl Duncan of Calabash died Saturday, April 30, in McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 57.      Born Aug. 2, 1964 in Horry County, he was the son of the late W. Earl Duncan and Lila Earl Lancaster Duncan.      He is survived by one son, Cole Duncan of Calabash; and a sister, Scarlett…

1946 – 2022      Karen Sue Kendall Cole of Loris went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 29. She was 75.      Born Oct. 5, 1946 in Urbana, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Willard Cornelius Kendall, Sr. and the late Glenna Leora Ropp Kendall. Mrs. Cole was a member…

1937 – 2022      Maxine Hardee Bellamy of Loris passed away on Tuesday, April 26, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 85.      Born Jan. 6, 1937 in Loris, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Melton Hardee and the late Bertha Barker Hardee. Mrs. Bellamy was a loving homemaker and…