Area Obituaries

1945 – 2021      Linda Lou Roberts Lundy of Fair Bluff peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, Aug. 17. She was 75.      Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Blonza M. Roberts and Myrtie S. Roberts; and three brothers, Eugene Roberts, Harry Roberts (Marilyn) and Lloyd Roberts (Loretta).      Linda earned her…

1944 – 2021      Billy Joe Spivey, commonly known as Smokey, of Myrtle Beach passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 19, at his family farm, surrounded by his family. He was 76.      Born Sept. 29, 1944 in Galivants Ferry, he was the son of the late James Doc and Ida Belle Barnhill Spivey. Mr. Spivey was…

1927 – 2021      Virginia Katherine “Kat” Coleman of Tabor City left her earthly struggles on Thursday, Aug. 19, at the age of 94 at her home with her three children by her side and is now with her Lord and Savior.      She was a Godly wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved her family, church,…

1935 – 2021      Reba Hinson Young of North Myrtle Beach passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, at the Lexington home of her loving son. She was 85.      Ms. Young was born Aug. 31, 1935 in Kershaw to the late Carl Hinson and the late Hattie Mae Bradley Hinson Baker.      Ms. Young was a dedicated worker,…

1944 – 2021      Billy James Hardee of Longs passed away on Thursday, Aug. 19, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was 77.      Born July 1, 1944 in Loris, he was the son of the late Bill Haynes Hardee and the late Ina Mae Nealy Hardee.      Mr. Hardee was a retired automobile mechanic, a past…

1937 – 2021      Wilma Harris of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 17 after being blessed with 84 years of life.      Wilma was born in Loris on May 3, 1937.      She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Levon Harris; sons Steve Harris, Glenn Harris and wife, Melissa; daughter Michelle Long and husband,…

1948 – 2021      Eleanor “Ellen” Adaline Cottom of Lake City, Florida went to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 13, 2021. She was 73.      Ellen was born in Tabor City on June 17, 1948 to the late Archie and Zellie Norris of Tabor City.      She is survived by her loving husband of 45…

1942 – 2021      Barry Wayne McWilliams passed away on Aug. 14 at his home outside Whitehall, Montana. He was 79.      Barry was born Feb. 17, 1942, in North Hollywood, California, to Leigh and Irene (Hewitt) McWilliams in a hospital with blackout curtains due to the fear of Japanese invasion of the west coast following Pearl…

1944 – 2021      Christine Corin Canady Coleman of Tabor City went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville. She was 76.      Chris, as she was lovingly known, was born Nov. 7, 1944, in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Austin Leon and Myrtle…

1978 – 2021      Tonnia Lynn Duncan Smith of Bladenboro died Sunday, Aug. 15, in Whiteville. She was 43.      Born Jan. 18, 1978 in Horry County, she was the daughter of Wanda Lovette Watts and her husband Calvin Watts of Tabor City.      In addition to her mother and step-father, she is survived by a son, Christian…