Area Obituaries

1947 – 2020      Vivian Grainger Brewer of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 16, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 73.      Born April 20, 1947 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Russell Grainger and Dorothy Mae Prince Grainger.      She is survived by her husband, George Franklin Brewer of Tabor City;…

1972 – 2020      Jose Nunez Bravo of Tabor City, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 47.      Born Sept. 2, in Corupo, Michoacan, Mexico, he was the son of Gregorio Nunez and Ma Consepcion Bravo of Mexico.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Jose Antonio…

1995 – 2020      Jalen “J-Bird” Kordell Hert of Tabor City died Monday, Aug. 10. He was 25.      Born July 1, 1995 in Davidson County, he was the son of Donald Boyd Hert and his wife Lynn and Michelle Kennedy Trejo and her husband Gilberto.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by three brothers,…

1941 – 2020      Ruth Gladys Davis Bell of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 78.      Mrs. Bell was born Dec. 9, 1941 in Loris to the late Rev. Arthur Hubert Davis and the late Gladys Tyler Davis. She was retired from the banking business and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.…

1961 – 2020      Kenneth Harold “Ken” Horne, II of Longs passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 at McLeod Regional Hospital in Florence following an illness. He was 59.      Born Feb. 19, 1961, in Loris, he was the son of Judy Horne Edge Bland and the late Kenneth Harold Horne.      Mr. Horne served his country…

1988 – 2020      Jessica Amy Long of Loris went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 7. She was 32.      Born Jan. 18, 1988 in Loris, she was the daughter of Carl Worth Long and Janice Stevens Long.      Affectionately known as “Doodles” because she loved to draw, she had a very creative…

1926 – 2020      Irene Johnson Hardee Fowler of Loris went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 12, at Lower Cape Fear Angel Hospice House. She was 93.      Mrs. Fowler was born on Dec. 5, 1926 in Tabor City to the late Duke Johnson and the late Lettie Fowler Johnson.      Mrs.…

1934 – 2020      John Barton Smith, Jr. of Loris passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, at his home. He was 86.      Mr. Smith was born on July 31, 1934 in Troy, New York to the late John Barton Smith, Sr., and the late Margaret Conley Donna. He was the step-son of Artell Donna.      Mr. Smith…

1936 – 2020      James Charles Rogers of Apex slipped these surly bonds of earth on Aug. 2. He was 83.      Jim was born in Tabor City on Aug. 20, 1936, son of James Samuel and Inez Harrelson Rogers.      As a boy, he dreamed of flying airplanes and, while still in college, he fulfilled that dream.…

1941 – 2020      William Kenneth Smith of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 9, at his home. He was 78.      Mr. Smith was born on November 10, 1941 in Loris to the late William Clyde Smith and the late Geneva Cooke Smith.      Mr. Smith served his country with courage, honor, and distinction, with two tours…