Area Obituaries

1952 – 2020      Sharon Mills Gott of Clarendon died Sunday, Dec. 20, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 68.      Born Jan. 9, 1952 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lacy Mills and Evelyn Juanita Todd Mills Johnson.      She is survived by her husband, John Anthony Gott of the…

1935 – 2020      Donald W. Bellamy, Sergeant of the SCDNR (Ret.) passed away peacefully at his home in Longs on Monday, Dec. 21. He was 85.      Mr. Bellamy was born June 4, 1935 in Longs to the late I.T. Bellamy and the late Olive Vaught Bellamy. He was a devoted Christian and member of Mt.…

1967 – 2020      Prophet Sha-Ron Hemingway of Loris passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 52.      Sha-Ron was born in Loris, the son of Bobby and Gladys Hemingway.      He was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Lyn Hemingway.      In addition to his parents of Loris, survivors include his wife, Veronica Ann Little…

1958 – 2020      Alisa Joy Long Duncan of Shallotte died Friday, Dec. 18. She was 62.      Born July 15, 1958 in Columbus County and reared in Brunswick County, she was the daughter of Betty Worrell Long and the late Otha J. Long.      In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Thomas G.…

1933 – 2020      Minnie Virginia Strickland of Green Sea died Tuesday, Dec. 15, in her home. She was 97.      Born Oct. 29, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Horace Grady Turbeville and Inez Strickland Turbeville and the widow of Gene Tunney Strickland.      She is survived by one son, Terry Wayne…

1950 – 2020      Toni Vonice Martin Housand of Longs passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, at her home. She was 70.      Mrs. Housand was born Sept. 13, 1950 in Conway to the late William Joseph Martin and the late Helen Anderson Martin.      Mrs. Housand was an Accounting Manager with the Naval Air Station in Memphis,…

1979 – 2020      Bucky Dale “Buckshot” Cox of Loris passed away on Dec. 13, his 41st birthday.      Born Dec. 13, 1979, in Loris, he was reared there and followed in his father’s footsteps in the construction business.      He is survived by his two beloved sons, Colby Dale Cox and Mason Carter Cox of Loris; his…

1956 – 2020      Gayle Sarvis of Loris died Saturday, Dec. 12, in her home. She was 64.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late John Earl and Bernice Soles Sarvis.      She is survived by one sister, Frances S. Johnson of Conway; and a brother, John Russell Sarvis of Gilbert.      No services…

1938 – 2020      Rev. Colter Lee Fox of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8. He was 82.      Rev. Fox was born on May 26, 1938 in Evans, West Virginia, to the late Charles Everette Fox and the late Mary Roseberry Fox. He served his country with honor and dignity in the United States Army…