Area Obituaries

1948 – 2025      Foster Maloy Harper of Clarendon passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2, in his home. He was 77.      Born Feb. 18, 1948 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Foster Jinks Harper and Annie Fowler Harper.      He was a veteran of the United States Army and a long-time active member…

1966 – 2025      Demetre “Jimmy” Yacoumis of Tabor City passed away in his home on Oct. 31, surrounded by his loving family. He was 59.      Jimmy was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in Montréal, Canada, before settling in Tabor City, where he and his wife ran Maxime’s Restaurant for 25 years.      He is survived…

1943 – 2025      Josephine Cartrette of Chadbourn passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 81.      Born Nov. 11, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Albert Cartrette and Agnes Mae Hardie Cartrette.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…

1938 – 2025      Corley “Tommy” Causey, Jr., a devoted husband, father, and “Papa” to many passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 23, at his home in the Finklea community near Loris. He was 87.      Tommy was born April 4, 1938, in Loris, a son of the late Corbie Causey and the late Creannie Manthie Grainger…

1956 – 2025      Laura Elizabeth Todd Herring of Loris passed away on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 68.      Born Dec. 15, 1956 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Bailey Todd and the late Laura Katherine Owens Todd.      Survivors include her loving husband,…

1980 – 2025      Matthew Edwin Strickland of Loris passed away on Monday, Oct. 20, at McLeod Hospital in Florence, with his mom by his side. He was 45.      Born Nov. 21, 1980, at the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston, he was the son of the late Rev. Edwin L. Strickland and Barbara H.…

1940 – 2025      Arlene Grindstaff Lemon of Loris passed away on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 85.      Born Feb. 29, 1940, in Newport, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Crawford Grindstaff and the late Mattie Jane Roberts Grindstaff.      Survivors include her son, David Leon Neal; a…

1948 – 2025      Susan Elizabeth Bosley Chilcoat of Conway passed away on Thursday, Oct. 16, at her home. She was 77.      Born Aug. 16, 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Bosley, Sr. and the late Evelyn Dishong.      Survivors include her children, Kelly Anne Pell, Sheila Walker, and Brenda Ploskon;…

1961 – 2025      Susan Leigh Wendover Bradley of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, following a courageous battle with an illness. She was 63.      Born Nov. 8, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Wendover and the late…

1940 – 2025      Jerome Carl Burroughs of Loris passed away on Friday, Oct. 3. He was 85.      Mr. Burroughs was born in Loris, a son of the late Carl Edison and Reba Letha Fowler Burroughs. He was the owner and operator of Burroughs Sprayer Manufacturing in Loris.      Mr. Burroughs was a member of Living Water Baptist…