Area Obituaries

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,…

1967 – 2021 Van “Josh” Carl Simmons, Jr. of Longs passed away on Thursday, June 17, at his home. He was 53.      Born Aug. 19, 1967 in Loris, he was the son of the late Van Carl Simmons, Sr., and the late Margaret Louise Prince Marlowe.      Mr. Simmons worked as security guard and was of…

1953 – 2021      Deborah “Debbie” Bonita Hill Norris of Loris passed away on Monday, June 14, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was 67.      Born Aug. 24, 1953 in Green Sea, she was the daughter of the late George Leamon Hill and the late Virginia Blanton Hill.      Mrs. Norris was the owner and operator…

1959 – 2021      Raymond Decker Arthur of Conway passed away on Monday, June 14, at McLeod Loris hospital following a sudden illness. He was 62.      Born Feb. 7, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late John P. Arthur and the late Mary Faith Ferry Arthur.     Mr. Arthur served his country…

1975 – 2021      Steven Eugene Planty, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away on June 7. He was 46.      Steve was predeceased by his father, Steven R. Planty.      Steve is survived by his wife of 25 years, TheOdocia (Teddie); daughters Kayla and Courtney, son Joshua, granddaughter Isabella, mother Anna, sister Tamera and her husband Patrick Cooper, all…