Area Obituaries

1955 – 2020      Barry Lynn Sarvis of Tabor City died Saturday, July 18, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 65.      Born April 20, 1955 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Bostain and Ruthene Spivey Sarvis.      He is survived by one sister, Judy Sarvis Wall and her husband Ricky…

1942 – 2020      Mable Lee Ward Gore of Tabor City died Thursday, July 16, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. She was 78.      Born Jan. 13, 1942 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Leavy and Alice Earline Spivey Ward and the widow of William Russell Gore.      She is survived by…

1939 – 2020      Robert Wayne Harrelson of Ocean Isle Beach died July 13, in his home. He was 81.      Born May 16, 1939 in Horry County, he was the son of the late George Calhoun and Ruby Inez Long Harrelson.      He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Ann Edwards Harrelson of the…

1982 – 2020      Eric Travis Long of Nakina died Monday, July 13. He was 38.      Born Jan. 19, 1982 in Brunswick County, he was the son of Marvin Terry Long of Montana and Dale Taylor Long of Nakina.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by one daughter, Bailey Jane Long of Shallotte; and…

1994 – 2020      Marissa Katherine Jacobs of Loris gained her heavenly wings on Sunday, July 12. She was 25.      Marissa was born on Oct. 19, 1994 in Charleston to Kristy Jacobs Martin. She was a graduate of Loris High School, Class of 2014. She was always determined, fiercely independent, sassy, opinionated, and the queen of…

1957 – 2020      Lawrence Dwane Hammond of Loris died Sunday, July 12, in Loris. He was 62.      Born Aug. 23, 1957 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of Lawrence Gail Hammond and Alice Marie Williamson Hammond.      He is survived by his wife, Debbie Fowler Hammond of Loris; one son, Gage Fowler Hammond of…

1954 – 2020      John Franklin Clardy of Loris passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 3, after a brief battle with COVID-19. He was 65.      John was born in Loris on Nov. 30, 1954 to the late James and Pauline Clardy. While attending Loris High School his interest in agriculture grew, and he met his lifetime…

1943 – 2020      Margaret Elizabeth “Lib” Hunt Strickland of Tabor City died Friday, July 10, in her home. She was 76.      Born July 26, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Hunt and Mary Anderson Hunt Hinson and the widow of Mitchell Kent Strickland, Sr.      She is survived by one…

1926 – 2020      Ruth Harrelson Gause of Loris died Wednesday, July 8, from a long-term, extended illness in her home with her family by her side. She was 94.      Born May 30, 1926 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Emma Floyd Harrelson and the widow of Shirley Dayton Gause.…

1930 – 2020      Joseph Waldo Hardee of Loris passed away on Saturday, July 4, at CM Tucker Nurse Care Center in Columbia. He was 90.      Mr. Hardee was born March 1, 1930 in Loris to the late Thelton Cromwell Hardee and the late Martha Lezettie Cox Hardee.      Mr. Hardee proudly served his country with courage…