Area Obituaries

1967 – 2021      Michael Ezra Rabon of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 31, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was 54.      Born Sept. 30, 1967 in Conway, he was the son of the late Ezra Rabon and the late Thelma Bernice Stevens Rabon.      Mike was a dedicated farmer, a…

1930 – 2021      Thelma Marie Altman Housand of Loris passed away on Sunday morning, Oct. 31, at Conway Manor following an illness. She was 91.      Born Jan. 24, 1930 in Galivants Ferry, she was the daughter of the late Tom Altman and the late Claudia Gerald Altman.      Throughout her life Mrs. Housand worked closely with…

1962 – 2021      Margaret Melinda Cox Robinson of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 24, at McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 59.      Born June 22, 1962 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Dearl Cox and the late Margaret Tyler Cox.      Mrs. Robinson was adopted by her grandparents, Lewis Jackson Cox and Dalma…

1958 – 2021      James Michael “Mike” Rhodes of Loris passed away on Friday, Oct. 29, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 63.      Born Oct. 27, 1958 in Loris, he was the son of the late James Wendell Rhodes and the late Hazel Orie Smith Rhodes.      Mike was a longtime active member of Mt. Vernon Baptist…

1945 – 2021      Rev. Henry Vernon McKeithan (Dockie) age 76 of Nakina died in his home on Monday, Nov. 1. He was 76.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of late Albert Watts and Lucille McLamb Watts.      Henry graduated from Nakina High School and Wake Forest Baptist Seminary. He was a minister and…

1939 – 2021      Willa Mae Fowler Norris of Tabor City passed away on Sunday, Oct. 31, at her home with her children by her side. She was 82.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Jettie Roscoe Fowler and Essie Mae (Lewis) Fowler and the widow of LeGrant Elwood Norris.      She is survived…

1969 – 2021      Dara Dorman Shaw Holmes of Conway passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. She was 52.      Born April 25, 1969 in Conway, she was the daughter of Marion Odell Dorman and the late Evelyn Boyd Dorman.      Dara worked as a paramedic with Horry County Fire and Rescue…

1955 – 2021      Miles Marion Buffkin of Tabor City died Tuesday, Oct. 19, in his home. He was 66.      Born in Horry County he was the son of the late Clayton Roy Buffkin and Hazel Norris Buffkin.      He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Watts Buffkin of the home; a daughter, Samantha D. Phillips (James…

1950 – 2021      Patricia Louise Rathel McComsey passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, at her home in Longs following an illness. She was 71.      Born Aug. 4, 1950 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Alfred R. Rathel and the late Emily Louise Brooks Rathel.      Mrs. McComsey worked at Millersville University until…

1942 – 2021      Carolyn Ann Faircloth Branton of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 17, at her daughter’s home. She was 78.      Born Dec. 25, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William Purdy Faircloth and the late Jessie Mae Anderson Faircloth.      Mrs. Branton worked as a farmer and loving homemaker, and…