Area Obituaries

1926 – 2022      Allene Brookie Hardee of Loris went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 21. She was 96.      Mrs. Hardee was born Feb. 13, 1926 in Loris to the late Thurman McKinley Harris and the late Lee Tyler Harris.      Survivors include her four children, Orilla Weathersbee of Murrells Inlet, Gene Hardee…

1938 – 2022      Ted Leo Floyd of Tabor City died Saturday, June 18, in his home. He was 83.      Born Dec. 29, 1938 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Gurtha Lee Floyd and Minnie Jane Johnson Floyd.      He is survived by his wife, Clara Mae Floyd of the home; one daughter,…

1938 – 2022      Rosemary “Sally” Gabriele passed away on Wednesday, June 15, at her home in Loris. She was 84.      Born April 5, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late John Dever and the late Margaret Murphy Dever. Mrs. Gabriele was a member of both Tranquil United Methodist Church and Center…

1946 – 2022      Gail Davis Chapman of Loris passed away on Thursday, June 9, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 75.      Born Sept. 13, 1946 in Fort Bragg, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Ross Davis and the late Vivian Tyler Davis.      As a dedicated caregiver and having a…

1935 – 2022      Bobbie Jacobs Ward of Whiteville died Thursday, June 16, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 86.      Born Dec. 2, 1935 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Herman Jacobs and Blanche Waddell Jacobs and the widow of Brooks Burdon Ward.      She is survived by one son, Gary Brooks…

1983 – 2022      Joseph Wayne Price of Fair Bluff passed away Saturday, June 11, at his home. He was 38.      He is survived by his wife, Larissa Roeder of Fair Bluff; his mother, Debbie Sasser, and her husband Dean, of Fair Bluff; a son, Preston Price; and one brother, Graham Price of Fair Bluff.      Visitation…

1924 – 2022      Lois Onita Cox of the Simpson Creek Community, Loris passed away on June 13 at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 97.      Ms. Cox was born July 29, 1924, the oldest child of the late John Quincy Cox and Lena Skipper Cox. She lived on the farm where she was born…

1964 – 2022      Wilton Christopher “Chris” Griffin of Tabor City passed away Friday, June 10, in Lumberton. He was 58.      He was born April 10, 1964 in High Point, a son of Carolyn Leigh (Avant) Griffin Hamilton and the late Wilton Elliott Griffin.      Chris was a residential contractor and a US Army veteran.      He is…

1944 – 2022      Betty Stone Williamson of Cerro Gordo died Friday, June, 10, in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House, Whiteville. She was 78.      Born in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Stone and Imjean Stone.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Williamson; daughter Ashley…

1950 – 2022      Ronald Dailon Grainger of Tabor City died Sunday, June 5. He was 72.      Born April 29, 1950 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Solider Berry Grainger and Nevada Strickland Grainger and the widower of Florrie Annette Jones Grainger.      He is survived by two sons, Jason Dail Grainger of…