Area Obituaries

1951 – 2021      David Mishoe of Loris passed away on Wednesday, April 21, after a prolonged illness. He was 69.      David was born Sept. 1, 1951 in Lake City to the late Harry Benjamin Mishoe and the late Margaret McClam Mishoe.      David served his country with courage, honor, and distinction in the United States Air…

1924 – 2021      Laura Frances Floyd Sarvis of Snow Hill, age 96, passed away Wednesday morning, April 21. She was 96.      Born in Horry County on May 4, 1924, she was the daughter of Francis Marvin Floyd and Minnie Velma Vaught.      Laura was an educator, teaching elementary school at Tabor City High School and Kindergarten…

1945 – 2021      Jimmy Ansbach of Clarendon died Thursday, April 22, in Premier Living Nursing Home in Lake Waccamaw. He was 75.      Born Dec. 13, 1945 in Columbus County, he as the son of the late Conrad Jackson Ansbach, Sr. and Edith Hardie Ansbach.      He is survived by step-son Randall Duncan, three nieces, a great…

1927 – 2021      Jack Lee McFeely of Loris passed away on Saturday, April 17, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 93.      Mr. McFeely was born on July 9, 1927 in Salem, Ohio, to the late Jackson Adams McFeely and the late Thelma A. Grove McFeely.      Mr. McFeely served his country with courage, honor, and distinction…

1940 – 2021      Billie Jean Fowler of Loris died Sunday, April 18, in her home. She was 80.      Born Nov. 3, 1940 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Ward and Grace Fowler Ward.      She is survived by two daughters, Linda Ward Broach of Surfside Beach and Debbie Graham Jackson of…

1933 – 2021      Jack Leonard, Sr. was born Feb. 17, 1933 in Randolph County to Julius F. Leonard and Alice Elizabeth Stanley Leonard, both deceased.      Jack passed away at Duke University Medical Center on April 16.      He was a resident of Burlington for more than 60 years, the longtime owner of Queen Ann Street Barber…

1949 – 2021      Sandra Turbeville Strickland of Nichols passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 16, in her home. She was 71.      Born Nov. 7, 1949 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper “Jack” and Esteliene Hill Turbeville and the widow Jimmy Craig Strickland.      She is survived…

1938 – 2021      Fernando Eugenio “Gene” Vidal passed away on Wednesday, April 14, at his home in Loris. He was 82.      Mr. Vidal was born on June 17, 1938, in New York, New York to the late Eugenio Vidal and the late Marjorie Danks de Vidal.      Mr. Vidal worked in sales and as a management…

1961 – 2021      Judith Carol Benton of Conway passed away on Wednesday, April 14. She was 59.      Ms. Benton was born on Aug. 14, 1961 in Conway to the late Joseph Benjamin Benton, Jr. and the late Marthia Virginia Brown Benton. Ms. Benton was a caregiver and a member of Gurley Baptist Church.      Survivors include…

1944 – 2021      Ruby Virginia Hancock Butler of Loris passed away on Sunday, April 11. She was 76.      Mrs. Butler was born Oct. 30, 1944 in Charlotte to the late William Cooper Hancock and the late Ruby Elvira Holmes Hancock.      Mrs. Butler worked as an accountant with Roper Hospital until her retirement and attended Camp…