Area Obituaries

1989 – 2020      Tanasha Farris of  Conway transitioned into eternal rest on Saturday, Sept. 19. She was 31.      Survivors include her mother, Geraldine Melvin of Conway; her children, Jamiere Floyd, Teyona Hilton and Armoni Long of the home; a brother, Eric Farris of Conway; two sisters, Nyasha Scott of Tabor City and Sharell McCray of Loris;…

1936 – 2020      Daniel Walton Todd of Lancaster passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17. He was 84.      Mr. Todd was born Jan. 9, 1936 in Loris to the late George Thomas Todd and the late Emily Callie Cox. Mr. Todd worked as a security guard for Springs Textiles until his retirement and was of the…

1943 – 2020      Johnny Elbert Dunn of Loris passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, at his home. He was 77.      Mr. Dunn was born Jan. 5, 1943 in Carthage to the late Rily Dunn and the late Myrtle Kaiser Dunn. Mr. Dunn worked as cement truck driver until his retirement and attended Trinity Baptist Church.…

1943 – 2020      Allie Faye Cartrette of Chadbourn died Monday, Sept. 14, in Atrium Pineville Medical Center, Pineville. She was 77.      Born Feb. 17, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Nobles and Prudie Soles Nobles and the widow of Dewey Delane Cartrette.      She is survived by six daughters, Donna…

1936 – 2020      Ruby Mae Griggs Grainger of Loris passed away on Thursday, Sept. 10, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 84.      Mrs. Grainger was born on June 11, 1936 in McColl to the late Hilton Griggs and the late Eliza Levinder Griggs. Mrs. Grainger was a longtime member of Ocean View Baptist Church and…

1982 – 2020      Jillian Marie Sarvis Hardee of Charlotte died Sept. 10 in her home. She was 38.      Born April 10, 1982 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Gail Lowder Sarvis.      She is survived by her daughter, Erica Samantha Hardee of Aynor; her son: Joseph Donald Hardee of…

1996 – 2020      Albert Lee Soles, Jr. of Tabor City slipped into eternity on Friday, Sept. 11, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 24.      AJ, as he was lovingly known, was born on Jan. 28, 1996, in Thomasville. He is the son of Albert Lee Soles, Sr., of Chadbourn and Missy…

1940 – 2020      John Bernon “Frog” Prince of Tabor City died Thursday, Sept. 10, in Regency Hospital, Florence. He was 80.      Born Feb. 6, 1940 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late Aaron Edison Prince and Edith Williams Prince.      He is survived by a daughter, Amanda P. McCumbee and husband Kirk…

1929 – 2020      Wilda Formyduval Long of Nakina was welcomed into her eternal heavenly home on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after a three-week hospital and rehabilitation stay due to a fall in her home. She was 91.      Wilda was born July 25, 1929 to Maceo McCoy and Carrie Lovia Formyduval of Nakina. She and her two…

1945 – 2020      Maggie Louise Fowler McCullum of Elizabethtown went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 9. She was 75.      She was preceded in death by her parents, Polie Lee Fowler and Elizabeth Hayes Fowler; a brother, Coley Fowler; and two sisters, Mary Ruth Wilkins and Ruby Lee Cox.      Maggie leaves behind…