Area Obituaries

1951 – 2022      Wayne Martin of Cottageville passed away Friday, July 22, in Walterboro. He was 70.      He was born Nov. 3, 1951, in Loris, a son of the late Ralph Junior Martin and Eloise (Norris) Martin.      Survivors include his wife, Becky Potts Martin of the home; two sons, Matthew Martin of Summerville and Andy…

1947 – 2022      Jimmy Ray Todd of Loris passed away on Saturday morning, July 23, at McLeod Seacoast hospital following an illness. He was 74.      Born Dec. 2, 1947 in Loris, he was the son of the late William Herman Todd and the late Doris Lorraine Cox Todd.      Mr. Todd retired from Regal Cutting Tools,…

1963 – 2022      Larry Knutson of Loris died Saturday, July 23, in his home surrounded by his family. He was 58.      Born Aug. 5, 1963 in Williston, North Dakota, he was the son of the late James Leroy Knutson and Edna Pauline Steven Knutson.      He was a member of Grace Baptist Church.      He is survived…

1940 – 2022      Jeannie Dare Fowler of Green Sea died Wednesday, July 20, in Compass Post Acute Rehabilitation in Conway, surrounded by her family. She was 82.      Born July 2, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Lucille Jordan Fowler and the widow of David Cole Fowler.      She is survived…

1970 – 2022      Burris Thelton Godwin of Tabor City died Saturday, July 16, in his home. He was 52.      He was born March 24, 1970 in Whiteville, a son of the late David Thelton Godwin.      He is survived by one son, David W. Godwin of Clover.      Graveside services were planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21,…

1953 – 2022      Carolyn Tate Fowler of Loris passed away Sunday, July 17. She was 69.      Mrs. Fowler was born in Mt. Airy, a daughter of the late Emmet Lee Tate and the late Lola Utt Tate. She had a great sense of humor, was a social butterfly, and could make friends with anyone.      Mrs.…

1952 – 2022      Maxie Oliver “Max” Hammond of Tabor City died Friday, July 15, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 69.      He was born July 18, 1952 in Mullins, a son of the late Weldon Charles Hammond and Ethel Brown Hammond.      He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Donna Harrelson Hammond of…

1937 – 2022      Glorious June Huggins Cox of Loris passed away on Friday, July 15, at McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. She was 85.      Born April 5, 1937 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late James Grover Huggins and the late Rosa Bell Bullard Huggins.      Mrs. Cox was a homemaker and longtime…

1946 – 2022      Darrell Edward Jent of Loris passed away on Wednesday, July 13, at Mcleod Loris hospital. He was 75.      Born Sept. 14, 1946 in High Point, he was the son of the late Bufort Jent and the late Barbara Montgomery Jent Peele Moody.      He was a gentle and loving giant who was a…

1956 – 2022      Robert “Bobby” Earl Tyler of Loris passed away on Saturday, July 9, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was 66.      Born Feb. 15, 1956 in Fort Benning, Georgia, he was the son of Annie Bess Stevens Tyler and the late Austin Clifford Tyler.      Mr. Tyler was an avid gardener, he loved…