Area Obituaries

1941 – 2021      Ottis Wayne Hardee of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville. He was 79.      Born Oct. 22, 1941 in Loris, he was the son of the late Henry Curtis Hardee and the late Blanche Naomi Todd Hardee.      Mr. Hardee enjoyed working with his hands,…

1947 – 2021      Paul U. Gore, Jr. of Tabor City passed away Monday, Sept. 6. He was 74.      Mr. Gore was born in Florence, a son of the late Paul U. Gore, Sr. and the late Mary Ruth Lewis Gore. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Old Zion Wesleyan…

1939 – 2021      Linda Luise Schmidt Newell of Green Sea passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 82.      Born April 15, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late William Schmidt and the late Caroline Frees Schmidt.      Mrs. Newell worked as a medical secretary until…

1994 – 2021      Megan LeShà Simmons of Clarendon died Saturday, Sept. 4. She was 27.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Chad Wendell Grainger and Robin Amanda Simmons Hinson.      In addition to her parents she is survived by a son, Xander Blaze Simmons of Clarendon; one brother, Zackary Darren Hinson of Whiteville;…

1945 – 2021      Henry D. Epps of the Sandhill community in Whiteville went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 75.      He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in Columbus County to the late John and Estelle Epps, Sr.      Survivors include one son, Clarence Kabir Jones…

1937 – 2021      Janice Duncan Faircloth of Loris passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Westminster. She was 83.      Born Dec. 6, 1937 in Ash, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Duniven and the late Gladys Carlisle Duniven. Mrs. Faircloth was a loving homemaker and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Freewill Baptist…

1958 – 2021      Sandra Lou Fowler Grainger of Loris died Friday, Sept. 3, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 63.      Born Aug. 9, 1958 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Alfred Fowler and Mildred Watts Fowler.      She is survived by her husband, William James Grainger of the home; three…

1950 – 2021      Winfred Jennings Prince died suddenly and peacefully at his home in Tabor City on Friday, Sept. 3. He was 70.      He was born on Dec. 7, 1950, the oldest child of the late Jennings and Lorene Prince.      Winfred left behind his wife of 47 years, Pamela Dudney Prince; his favorite son, Daniel…

1938 – 2021      Donald L. Holt, Sr. of Loris passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1. He was 82.      Mr. Holt was born in Horry County a son of the late Huger Thomas Holt and the late Estaleen Causey Holt. He was a lifelong member of Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church and Loris Lodge #205 AFM.      In addition…

1926 – 2021      Pauline Causey Williams passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at her home in Loris. She was 94.      Born Sept. 17, 1926 in Nichols, she was the daughter of the late Mayberry Causey and the late Bertha Elliott Causey.      Mrs. Williams was a loving mother and homemaker who enjoyed gardening and working…