Area Obituaries

1960 – 2026      Leroy Knutson of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18. He was 65.      Born March 3, 1960 in Williston, North Dakota, he was the son of the late James Leroy Knutson and Edna Pauline Stevens Knutson.      No services will be held.      Sign a guest register here.

1960 – 2026      Teressa “Terrie” Kaye Collins Gore of Clarendon died Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 65.      Born in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Patricia Gore Collins.      She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Gore Maultsby of Whiteville; a son,…

1968 – 2026      Amy Sue Buffkin Miller of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in her home. She was 57.      Born June 22, 1968 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Walker “LC” Buffkin and Myrtice Boswell Buffkin.      She is survived by her husband, Raymond David Miller, Jr. of Whiteville;…

1956 – 2026      Josephine Lynn Music of Charleston passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, in her home. She was 70.      Born Jan. 7, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Rohort Smith and Betty Sekyra Smith.      She is survived by one sister, Linda Music of Clarendon.      In addition to her parents,…

1941 – 2026      Evelyn Lewis Hodge of Whiteville passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, in Shoreland Health Care, Whiteville. She was 84.      Born Feb. 18, 1941 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late David Lewis and Reba Fowler Lewis.      She is survived by one daughter, Genene Rowe of Tabor City; two grandchildren;…

1930 – 2026      Wilma Louise Hardee Fowler of Fort Mill passed away on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Atrium Steele Creek Hospital, in Charlotte. She was 95.      Born April 11, 1930, in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Cornelius Hardee and the late Sarah Elizabeth Soles Hardee.      Mrs. Fowler worked as a…

1937 – 2026      Angelyn (Ann) Grainger Hinson of Longs passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. She was 89.      Born Feb. 11, 1937, in Green Sea, she was the daughter of the late Bradley Homer Grainger and the late Glennie Irene Sarvis Grainger.      Mrs. Hinson was a homemaker and longtime member of…

1945 – 2026      Antoinette Cecilia “Toni” Lewis passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, at her home in Loris. She was 80.      Toni was born March 21, 1945, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first child and only daughter to Anthony and Dorothy Pasella. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.      In addition to her…

1953 – 2026      Anthony Dyrell Hill of Tabor City passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, in his home. He was 72.      Born June 25, 1953 in Marion, he was the son of the late Odell Hill and Doris Kay Hammond Hill.      Dyrell owned and operated two auto parts stores and machine shops alongside his family. Dyrells…

1968 – 2026      Donald Clayton Ward of Clarendon passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, in his home.  He was 57.      Born Aug. 9, 1968 in Edenton, he was the son of the late Berlyn Ward and Margaret Alexander Ward.      He was a member of Clarendon Baptist Church where he served as a deacon.      He is…