Area Obituaries

1977 – 2022      Dennis Purcha II of Fair Bluff passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, at his residence. He was 44.      Dennis was born March 5, 1977, to Dennis Purchas Sr. and the late Elder Barbara Purcha. He was also preceded in death by his wife, LaTrisha Purcha.      Dennis is survived by his son, Allen…

1946 – 2022      Linda Gail Grainger Rhodes of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 75.      Born June 27, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Hubert Grainger and the late Flossie Perritt Grainger.      Mrs. Grainger was a loving homemaker and a member of…

1936 – 2022      Marlene Joann Hoaglan Soles passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at her home in Loris. She was 85.      Born Nov. 27, 1936 in Ashland, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Elzo Byron Hoaglan and the late Edna Mae Hyde Hoaglan. Mrs. Soles was well known in the community for her…

1930 – 2022      Hazel Rabon of Conway went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 30, with her family by her side, after a brief illness. She was 91.      Mrs. Rabon was born September 3, 1930 in Conway, the daughter of the late Robert “Bob” and Viola Mishoe.      Mrs. Rabon was born during the…

1949 – 2022      Russell David Wright of Tabor City died Monday, Jan. 31, in his home surrounded by his beloved family. He was 72.      Born Aug. 31, 1949 in New Hanover County, he was the son of the late Willard Cannon Wright and Alice Shelley Wright.      He was a member of Tabor City Baptist Church.…

1950 – 2022      Roger Dale Hall Sr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, Jan. 25, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 71.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cephas Hall and Bernice McDowell Hall.      He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served his country proudly.      He is survived by…

1954 – 2022      Norman Monroe Spivey of Whiteville died Tuesday, Jan. 18, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 67.      Born in Horry County, he was the son the late Archie and Norma Lee Spivey.      He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Chavis Spivey of the home; two sons, Phillip Spivey of…

1928 – 2022      Ruth Virginia Elvis Holmes of Loris passed away on Thursday, Jan. 27 at McLeod Seacoast hospital following a short illness. She was 93.      Born Aug. 8, 1928 in Aynor, she was the daughter of the late Sam Bethea Elvis and the late Lucy Anne Racer Elvis. Mrs. Holmes was a loving homemaker…

1952 – 2022      David Major Lee of Tabor City passed away on Monday, Jan. 24, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 69.      Born Aug. 6, 1952 in Loris, he was a son of the late Major Cornelius Lee and Lillie Ann (Holmes) Lee.      He is survived by his wife, Brenda Buffkin Lee of the home;…

1964 – 2022      Wendy Gerald Stanley of Tabor City died Sunday, January 23, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris. She was 57.      Born in Horry County she was the daughter of the late Lester Lee Gerald and Sylvia Jean Stalvey Gerald.      She is survived by one daughter, Jill Amy Stanley of Myrtle Beach; five sisters,…