Area Obituaries

1942 – 2021      Elena Johnson Hendrix of West Columbia passed away on Monday, Nov. 22. She was 79.      Born May 28, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Hicks Lacy Johnson and the late Minnie Graham Johnson.      Mrs. Hendrix worked in accounting and bookkeeping until her retirement and was of the Baptist…

1934 – 2021      Allie Maitland Smith passed away peacefully at his home in Fearrington Village on Nov. 21, surrounded by his family. He was 87.      His family had gathered to be with him in his month-long battle with an aggressive brain cancer.      Maitland was born in Lumberton in 1934 to Allie McCoy and Emma Wright…

1927 – 2021      Lillian Helen Lemak Durst of Loris passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, in Wilmington following an illness. She was 94.      Born July 19, 1927 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Lemak, Sr., and the late Veronica Bodnar Lemak.      Early in her life the family moved…

1934 – 2021      Dorothy “Dot” Buck Chestnut of Conway passed away on Thursday, Nov. 25, at Compass Post Acute Rehab in Conway following an illness. She was 87.      Born Feb. 2, 1934 in Whiteville, she was the daughter of the late Austin Buck and the late Georgie Grice Buck. Mrs. Dorothy was a loving homemaker…

1946 2021      Richard Eugene Johnson of Tabor City went home to be with Jesus at 8:50 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22. He was 75.      Born April 22, 1946 in Columbus County, he was the son of Toy and Elverta Johnson, who preceded him in death.      Richard was a US Navy Veteran and enjoyed his hobby of…

1937 – 2021      Ruby Jane Cribb Blackwell of Longs died Sunday, Nov. 21, in her home. She was 84.      Born Jan. 1, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Wesley “Son” Cribb and Lettie Jane Cribb Cribb.      She is survived by four daughters, Shirley Jean Blackwell and Nancy B. Schimp…

1962 – 2021      Donald Franklin “Frankie” Stevens, Jr. of Chadbourn passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 59.      Born July 13, 1962 in Loris, he was the son of Elouise Sarvis Hulon and the late Donald F. Stevens, Sr.      Survivors, in addition to his mother of…

1942 – 2021      Janice Powell Norris passed away on Sunday, Nov. 21, at her home in Loris. She was 79.      Born June 11, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Austin Powell and the late Flossie Rowell Powell. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.      Survivors include her son,…

1937 – 2021      George Mullery Jr. of Longs passed away on Friday, Nov. 19, at Grand Strand Medical Center following an illness. He was 84.      Born Oct. 6, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late George Mullery, Sr., and the late Mary Sherriffs Mullery. Mr. Mullery worked as a pension…

1930 – 2021      William Elwood Watts of Supply died Friday Nov. 19, in Lower Cape Hospice House, Bolivia. He was 91.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Elbert Walker Watts and Dessie Maryliza Watts.      William was a member of Boones Neck Baptist Church, Supply, where he served as deacon.      He…