Area Obituaries

1930 – 2022      Charles Worth Long of Loris passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 91.      Born on February 18, 1930 in Loris, he was the son of the late William W. Long and the late Susan Jane Blackwell Long. He worked as a small engine mechanic and was a…

1972 – 2022      Willie Eugene Brown of Tabor City passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, at McLeod-Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 49.      Born Nov. 20, 1972, in Gaston County, he was the son of Billy Eugene Brown and Brenda Faye Simmons Brown. He was the owner and operator of Eugene’s Towing and Recovery in…

1936 – 2022      Zella Mae Phillips of Nichols died Thursday, Feb. 17, in Conway Manor, Conway. She was 85.      Born in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late Greg Collins and Letha Wilson Collins.      She is survived by one daughter, Saundra K. Smith of Green Sea; a son, Jimmy Blackwell of Whiteville; six…

1930 – 2022      Bob Mack Watts of North Myrtle Beach died Wednesday, Feb. 16, in Womack Army Hospital at Ft Bragg. He was 91.      Born March 30, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Brice H. Watts and Docia Beck Watts.      Bob served his country for 28 years in the U.S.…

1950 – 2021      Mary Ellen Prince of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at her home. She was 71.      Born Nov. 30, 1950 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Mannie Prince and the late Elizabeth Fowler Prince. Mrs. Prince was a loving homemaker and of the Baptist faith.      Survivors include her…

1964 – 2022      Mary Sue Nealey of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Whiteville. She was 57.      Born April 22, 1964 in Horry County, she was the daughter of Rose Gertrude Williamson of Clarendon and the late James Floyd Nealey.      In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Glinston Soles of…

1948 – 2022      Harless F. Floyd of Loris, husband of Patricia (Gore) Floyd, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8. He was 73.      Born May 28, 1948 in Loris, he was a son of Samuel and Edna (Grainger) Floyd.      He is survived by his wife, Tricia Floyd of the home; a son, Darell Floyd of Tabor…

1974 – 2022      Anna M. Garretson of Green Sea passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 47.      No services are planned at this time.      A guest register is available here.

1949 – 2022      Sylvia C. Meyer of Conway, wife of Roger Meyer, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 12 at home. She was 72.      She was born Dec. 19, 1949 in Laurens, a daughter of Rudolph and Ruby (Lyons) Cooper.      She was a graduate of Winthrop University, and was a school teacher for 32 years.      She is survived…

1942 – 2022      Douglas Wilson Beck, Sr. of Tabor City died Monday, Feb. 14, in the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 79.      Born April 26, 1942 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Wilson Beck and Anna Bell Soles Beck.      He was a member of the New Horizon Baptist Worship Center, where…