Area Obituaries

1933 – 2020      Elsie Cansler Graham of Loris entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 5. She was 87.      She was born on Feb. 28, 1933 in Edgefield to the late Isaac Avery Cansler and the late Myrtle Ann Workman Cansler.      She was married to the late Floyd Elmon Graham. The two made their living…

1958 – 2020      Curtis Brian Pedersen of Loris passed away on June 2, at his home following an illness. He was 61.      Born July 18, 1958 in Shelby, Montana, he was the son of Mrs. Beverly Yvonne Onstad Pedersen and the late Merlyn Oscar Pedersen.      Mr. Pedersen worked in the hotel laundry service at Harbour…

1959 – 2020      Tamera Hufford Cartrette of Green Sea, died Friday June 5, in Embrace Hospice Myrtle Beach. She was 60.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Bonnie Faye Page Hufford of Loris and the late Art Hufford Jr.      She was a member of Green Sea Baptist Church.      In addition to her…

1931 – 2020      John James Gore of Jacksonville, Florida, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 4, at his residence. He was 88.      He was born in his childhood home in Tabor City on June 6, 1931.      Mr. Gore married his soul mate Flora Belle Gore on June 28, 1953 in Tabor…

1931 – 2020      Lehman P. Johnson of Nichols passed away Wednesday, June 3. He was 88.      Born in Horry County, the son of the late Albert Mayberry and Margaret Dawsey Johnson, Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army.      Mr. Johnson lived in Charlotte, for 35 years prior to his retirement, moved to…

1955 – 2020      Olen Terence “Terry” Lovett, a lifelong resident of Tabor City, passed away at MUSC in Charleston on June 1. He was 64.      He was born Aug. 13, 1955 in Marion. He was the son of the late Olen Lovett and Jean Dimmery Lovett. He was a graduate of Tabor City High School…

1940 – 2020      Lucille Todd Graham of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 3, at her home. She was 79.      Mrs. Graham was born Oct. 9, 1940 in Jacksonville to the late Marvin Todd and the late Dulah Todd Richardson. She worked as an Inspector with Talon until her retirement and was a longtime member…

1947 – 2020      Earl Adams, Jr. of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 3. He was 72.      Born in Horry County , Mr. Adams was the son of the late Alton Earl Adams, Sr. and the late Louraine L. Russell Adams.      He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam…

1943 – 2020      Larry Ross Hickman of Loris passed away on Tuesday, June 2, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. He was 77.      Mr. Hickman was born May 20, 1943 in Wilmington to the late Odom McNair Hickman and the late Mary Elizabeth Heniford.      Mr. Hickman served his country with courage and honor in…

1936 – 2020      Patsy Rion Watson of Loris, age None of Your Business, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, June 1, surrounded and survived by her five children: Sandra Ledford of Loris; Tracy Brewer of Wilmington; Pam Menaker of Charlotte; Michael Rion of Loris; and Debbie Prince of Southern Pines.      She adored…