Area Obituaries

1938 – 2020      Ottis “Maxie” Williamson of Green Sea passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 82.      Maxie was born on Jan. 6, 1938 in Tabor City, to the late Ottis Williamson and the late Alma Irene Floyd Williamson.      Maxie was an avid tractor, antique,…

1935 – 2020      Joann Ruth Morton Wicker Wyman of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Tabor City, died Monday, Jan. 20. She was 84.      Born May 29, 1935 in Denver, Colorado, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Ethel Morton, and the widow of the late Raymond Blackwell Wicker Jr.      She came to Tabor City…

1939 – 2020      Silbray Fisher of Tabor City died Monday, Jan. 20, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center. She was 80.      Born Aug. 18, 1939 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Bert Nobles and Ovaline Allen Nobles and the widow of William Rudolph “Billy” Fisher.      She is survived by two…

1941 – 2020      Milton Ross Barnhill peacefully departed from his earthly home and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 19.      He was born in Columbus County on Nov. 21, 1941.      He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Wilbur and Ada Barnhill; two sisters, Faye Barnhill and Doris…

1963 – 2020      Jeffrey Cox of Pennsylvania and formerly of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at his home in Adah, Pennsylvania. He was 56.      Mr. Cox was formerly of Loris. Mr. Cox was born on October 7, 1963 in Charleston, to the late Orian Cecil Cox and Etherie Tyler Cox.      Mr. Cox worked…

1944 – 2020      Anita Pearl Gore of Clarendon died Monday, Jan. 13, in her home. She was 75.      Born July 28, 1944 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Battle Gore and Macie Belle Thompson Gore.      She was a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church.      She is survived by two sisters,…

1934 – 2020      Joann Sawyer Barringer of Loris passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, at her home following an illness. She was 85.      Mrs. Barringer was born on Dec. 29, 1934 in Conway to the late Burroughs Charles Sawyer and the late Bertha Mae Richardson Sawyer.      Mrs. Barringer was a longtime member of Buck Creek Baptist…

1930 – 2020      Carlisle D. Bellamy of Loris passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, at his residence. He was 89.      Mr. Bellamy was born Dec. 15, 1930 in Longs, a son of the late Robert L. and Claudia Bellamy. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and was a longtime member of Camp Swamp United…

1944 – 2020      Ronald Lee Lennox of Loris passed away Friday, Jan. 10, at his residence. He was 75.      Born Jan. 14, 1944 in Fort Dix, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Harry Thomas Lennox, Sr. and Ruth Lafferty Lennox. Mr. Lennox served in the US Army for six years, where he…

1940 – 2020      Carrie Lou Wilson Wright of Tabor City died Friday, Jan. 10, in her home. She was 79.      Born Feb. 27, 1940 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Wilson and Annie Livingston Wilson and the widow of Jerry Lee Wright.      She is survived by one daughter, Jerri Price…