Area Obituaries

1955 – 2020      William Eddie Bullock, Sr. of Tabor City passed away Friday, May 15, at his residence. He was 65.      Born Feb. 1, 1955 in Loris, he was the son of the late Herbert and Edith G. Bullock. Mr. Bullock was a veteran of the U.S. National Guard. He worked with Baiden Associates as…

1947 – 2020      Eugene Glen “Smiley” Boyer of Loris, Tabor City Fire Department member 1136, died Tuesday, May 12, at his home. He was 73.      Born March 7, 1947 in Stark County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Henry and Flossie Boyer.      He is survived by his wife Judy Kay Boyer of the…

1954 – 2020      Ethel Deloris Washington Martin of Monaca, Pennsylvania, formerly of Tabor City, passed away Friday May 8, at home. She was 65.      Born August 8, 1954, in Lumberton, she was a daughter of the late Jake and Annie Brown. She was a former member of Union Mission Baptist Church, South Carolina.      When she…

1949 – 2020      Judy Vernell Hyatt passed away on Sunday, May 10, at her home in Loris. She was 71.      Mrs. Hyatt was born on April 16, 1949 in Columbus County to the late Odell Baggett Miller and the late Hettie Mae Parker Miller Cox. Mrs. Hyatt was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker. She…

1948 – 2020      Bruce Duvall Gaskins passed away on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Loris. He was 71.      Mr. Gaskins was born Dec. 31, 1948 in Wilmington to the late Erusie Gaskins and the late Pauline Cox Gaskins.      Mr. Gaskins served his country with courage and honor in the United States Army during…

1965 – 2020      Colis Darin Stocks of Tabor City died Saturday, May 9, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 54.      Born Oct. 19, 1965 in Newport News, Virginia, he was the son of Bruhilda Register Stocks and the late Grover Colis Stocks.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his…

1930 – 2020      Joseph “Joe” Quincy Hammond passed away Wednesday, May 6, at his home in Springfield, Georgia. He was 89.      Joe was born in Mullins on Oct. 25, 1930 to Martin Durham and Roxie Cleo Buffkin Hammond.      He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1948, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. After…

1942 – 2020      Noreen Joan Goff Moretti of Loris passed away on Thursday, May 7, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 78.      Mrs. Noreen was born March 3, 1942 in Syracuse, New York to the late Raymond Goff and the late Loretta Flaherty Goff. Mrs. Noreen was a loving wife, mother,…

1936 – 2020      Betty Ward Causey of Tabor City died Thursday, May 7, in McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 83.      Born Aug. 11, 1936 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Burris and Maggie Blackburn Ward and the widow of Lacey Odell Causey.      She is survived by one son, Michael Causey…

1941 – 2020      Sally M. Strickland Tyler of Loris passed away on Saturday, May 2. She was 79.      Mrs. Tyler was born on April 26, 1941 in Loris to the late James Alton Mincey and the late Dolly Beatrice McDaniels Mincey.  She was a loving homemaker and blessing to all who knew her.      Survivors include…