Area Obituaries

1941 – 2021      Ruby Lee Hinson Fowler of Tabor City died Sunday, June 27, in her home. She was 79.      Born July 15, 1941 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Neal and Lizzie Norris Hinson and the widow of Tommie Floyd Fowler.      She is survived by her two daughters, Irene F.…

1936 – 2021      Faye Spivey Rozier of Tabor City died on Saturday, June 26. She was 85.      A native of Tabor City, she was the daughter of the late H. Cliff and Ruby H. Spivey. She was the widow of Carlton R. “Butch” Rozier.      Mrs. Rozier was a mathematics teacher, with most of her 40-year…

1935 – 2021      Barbara Carolyn Cox Royals of Conway passed away on Thursday, June 24, at Conway Medical Center. She was 86.      Born March 2, 1935 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late O.V. Cox, Sr., and the late Inez Mincey Cox. She worked with AVX for 40 years and was a member…

1946 – 2021      Judy Faye Hardee Boyd of Conway passed away on Tuesday, June 22, at her home. She was 75.      Born June 11, 1946 in Loris, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Luther Hardee and the late Jarona Estelle Mishoe Hardee.      Mrs. Boyd worked as a substitute teacher with Horry County…

1948 – 2021      Eva Nell Sellers of Tabor City died Tuesday, June 22, in her home. She was 73.      Born Feb. 20, 1948 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Lou Bell Strickland and widow of her first husband, Jerry Sellers, and second husband, Derrick Strickland.      She is survived by her daughter,…

1943 – 2021      Charles “Chuck” Thomas Sprouse of Conway passed away on Tuesday, June 22, at his home. He was 78.      Born on March 26, 1943 in Bridgeport, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Catherine Sprouse.      Mr. Sprouse served his country with courage, dignity, and honor in the United States Army. He…

1936 – 2021      Roberta Jane Campbell of Olympia, Washington passed away on Tuesday, June 15, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 84.      Born Oct. 26, 1936 in Tacoma, Washington, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Campbell and the late Anne Deppisch Campbell.      Ms. Campbell was a psychiatric nurse with western State Hospital until…

1953 – 2021      Neal A. Johnson of Galivants Ferry passed away Monday, June 21. He was 67.      Mr. Johnson was born in Horry County, a son of the late Bub Mack Johnson and the late Retha Johnson. He was a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States…

1956 – 2021      Carl Wayne Floyd of Tabor City died Monday, June 21, in McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 64.      Born November 30, 1956 in Loris, he was the son of the late Nelson Tate and Frances Watts Tate.      He is survived by his wife, Judy Kay Floyd of Tabor City; three…

1939 – 2021      Jeanette Buffkin Coleman, born May 11, 1939 in Clarkton, passed away peacefully at her Tabor City home on Thursday, June 17. She was 82.      She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Lavelle Coleman; their two daughters, Suzanne Coleman (Tony Kennedy) and Kendra Coleman Shearin (Brad Shearin); and two grandsons,…