Area Obituaries

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…

1941 – 2020      Billy Jack Fowler of Loris died Monday, July 6. He was 79.      Born Jan. 9, 1941 in Loris, he was the son of the late Porter Fair Fowler and Jennie Bell Soles Fowler.      He is survived by one brother, Eugene “Gene” Fowler of Loris; and four sisters, Mearl Dean Fowler of Loris,…

1943 – 2020      Betty Hewitt Floyd Munce of Loris passed away on Saturday, July 4, at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 76.      Born Oct. 14, 1943 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William Oscar Hewitt and the late Dollie Taylor Hewitt.      Mrs. Munce worked as a scheduler with the Talon…

1956 – 2020      Avery Bernard Soles of Whiteville died Wednesday, July 1, in his home. He was 63.      Born July 18, 1956, he was the son of the late Jackie and Eula Dean Johnson Soles.      He is survived by two daughters, Chrystal Adeline Soles and Tasha Grainger of Whiteville; a son, Lander Soles of Green…

1930 – 2020      Joseph Elwood Holmes of Conway passed away on Sunday, June 28, at his home. He was 89.      Mr. Holmes was born July 12, 1930 in Conway to the late William Daggett Holmes and the late Mary Gause Holmes. He was the owner and operator of El Dorado motel and was of the…