Area Obituaries

1940 – 2025      Betty Faye Hardee Brooks of Loris passed away on Saturday, Oct. 4, at her home. She was 85.      Born May 11, 1940, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Columbus Oree Hardee and the late Retha Mae Jacobs Hardee.      Survivors include her loving children, Barry Brooks and Kelly Strickland; a…

1950 – 2025      Charlie “Charles” Wilson Graham of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at his home. He was 75.      Born Feb. 12, 1950, in Loris, he was the son of the late Horry Wilson Graham and the late Gladys Lee Watts Graham.      Mr. Graham drove the activity bus for Loris football, rarely missing…

1945 – 2025      James Dan Bellamy Sr. of Loris died Wednesday, Oct. 1, in his home. He was 80.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late John Dallas Bellamy and Nancy Bell Watts Bellamy.      Dan worked as a Deputy Coroner for many years with Horry County Coroner’s Office. After his retirement…

1932 – 2025      Kendall “Drew” Mills of Lumberton passed away on Friday, Sept. 26. He was 93.      A native of Tabor City, he was born to the late Waylon Brice Mills and the late Alma Harrelson Mills.     Drew served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from East…

1933 – 2025      Antonio Gomez, Sr. of Loris passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27. He was 91.      Born Oct. 15, 1933, in Trives, Spain, he was the son of the late Juan Bautista Gomez and the late Ines Dominguez Alvarez Gomez. Mr. Gomez served his country with courage, honor, and dignity in the United States…

1947 – 2025      Carolyn Hodges Hilburn of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in her home. She was 78.      Born Aug. 27, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wade Hodges and Cordelia Fowler Hodges.      She was a faithful long-time member of Forest Lawn Baptist Church. She was…

1923 – 2025      Jeanne Louise Bundschuh Lasker of Loris passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21, at Embrace Hospice of South Carolina. She was 102.      Born April 9, 1923, in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Louis Von Bundschuh and the late Jean A Lull Bundschuh.      Survivors include her loving son, Ronald…

2004 – 2025      Miss Raine Myada Curry of Loris passed away on Saturday, Sept. 20, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 21.      Born April 4, 2004, in Loris, she was the daughter of Ricky Lee Curry, Jr. and Amber Starlene Williamson Curry.      Survivors, including her parents, are her sisters, Destiny Leeper…

1940 – 2025      James Keith Blanton of Nichols passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18, at The Legacy of North Myrtle Beach. He was 85.      Born June 17, 1940, in Nichols, he was the son of the late James Paul Blanton and the late Elizabeth Reynolds Blanton.      Mr. Blanton was a devoted man of faith who…

1932 – 2025      Georgia Myrtle Johnson Holmes of Loris passed away on Monday, Sept. 15, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 93.      Born April 25, 1932, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late George Samuel Johnson and the late Fodie Miller Johnson.      Mrs. Holmes was a loving homemaker who…