Area Obituaries

1958 – 2026      Ellen Holley Rankin Stevens of Loris passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 67.      Born Feb. 22, 1958, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Watson Smith Rankin and the late Margaret Emeline Jones Rankin.      Survivors include her husband, Larry Stevens;…

1930 – 2026      Nina Leona Smith Gore of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 95.      Born Feb. 22, 1930, in Longs, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Martin Smith and the late Cora Jane Barnhill Smith.      Survivors include sons-in-law, Mike Freeman and Ronald Hardee, and other…

1946 – 2026      Vivian Lee Kozele Howard of Longs passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at her home. She was 79.      Born April 3, 1946, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph Kozele and the late Helen Kozele.      Survivors include her loving husband, William Howard; a daughter, Aime Fulmer; stepsons…

1942 – 2026      Dorothy “Dottie” Rita DeFreest Smith of Loris passed away on Saturday, Jan. 17, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 83.      Born May 17, 1942, in Troy, New York, she was the daughter of the late Walter DeFreest and the late Bertha Wagar DeFreest.      Survivors include her son, Jeffrey Martin Smith; daughters Laurie…

1954 – 2026      Dennis Michael Cole of Loris passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, in his home. He was 71.      Born Aug. 30, 1954, in Ripley County, Indiana, he was the son of the late Hilbert Kenneth Cole and Delores Mae Lyons Cole.      He is survived by his wife, Donna Cole of the home; one…

1958 – 2026      Mark Deville Palmer of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, at his home. He was 67.      Born Feb. 28, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of William Kendall Plamer and the late Jeanette Todd Palmer.      Survivors include his loving wife of 10 years, Stella Palmer; his father, William…

1943 – 2026      Betty Gail Leigh Klouser of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 82.      Born July 14, 1943, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late James Alton Leigh and the late Ruth Elizabeth Faircloth Leigh.      Survivors include her loving son, William “Bill” Robert Klouser; and…

1959 – 2026      Stevie Wayne Fowler of Green Sea passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, in his home. He was 66.      Born May 5, 1959, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Glenwood Fowler and Magalene Bozeman Fowler.      He is survived by his wife, Sharon Dianne Hickman Fowler of the home; two…

1992 – 2026      Paul Franklin Greenwood of Nichols passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 6. He was 33. Born in Horry County, he was the son of O’Bryan Greenwood and Lisa Marie Jones Greenwood.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by three daughters, Rylee Greenwood, Sadie Greenwood, and Charlotte Greenwood; fiancée Brittany Johnson and…

1958 – 2026      Michael David Prince of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at his home in Loris. He was 67.      Born on May 3, 1958, in Charleston, he was the son of the late Eldridge Monroe Prince and the late Mary Alice Hucks Prince.      Survivors include his loving wife, Janet S. Prince;…