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Area Obituaries

Ronald “Bubba” Whetstone: Loris

1944 – 2019      Ronald “Bubba” Whetstone of Loris passed away Sunday, July 28. He was 75.      Mr. Whetstone was born in Charlotte, a son of the late Charles C. and Eva B. Whetstone.      Mr. Whetstone was a US Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War.      He was predeceased by one daughter, Lynn Whetstone; three brothers,…

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Joanna Kenney Causey: Conway

1967 – 2019      Joanna Kenney Causey of Conway passed away on Friday, July 26, at her home following a sudden illness. She was 52.      Born Feb. 27, 1967 in Front Royal, Virginia, she was the daughter of Mary Jenkins Kenney of Conway, and the late Carroll Willington Kenney.      Mrs. Causey was a loving homemaker and…

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James D. Spivey Jr.: Clarendon

1929 – 2019      James Dawsy “JD” Spivey Jr. of Clarendon died Saturday, July 27, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 89.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son the late James Dawsy Spivey and Beulah Wright Spivey.      He is survived by his wife, Martha Lene Rockwell Spivey of the home;…

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Edwin Benjamin Boyd: Loris

1963 – 2019      Edwin Benjamin Boyd of Loris, age 56, passed away on Monday, July 22, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 56.      Edwin was born on Feb. 1, 1963 in Loris to the late Cecil Earl Boyd and the late Carol June Strickland Boyd.      Mr. Boyd served his country with courage and honor in…

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Barbara S. Turner: Tabor City

1943 – 2019      Barbara S. Turner of Tabor City died Tuesday, July 23, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 75.      Born Aug. 28, 1943 she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Mary Ethel Thomas Turner.      She is survived by her husband, Keith John Turner of the home;…

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MacMillian “Rea” Grainger service

     A memorial service for MacMillian “Rea” Grainger is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Chadbourn Presbyterian Church, 600 East First Avenue.      Family will gather with friends afterward for a celebration of life at 703 North Elm Street, Chadbourn.      Grainger, 31, died May 27 in Atlanta, where he earned a master’s degree at Georgia…

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Olen “OJ” Causey, Jr.: Loris

1931 – 2019      Olen “OJ” Causey, Jr., of Loris died July 23, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 87.      Born Aug. 1, 1931 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Olen and Velma Russ Causey.      He is survived by his wife, Joyce Tyler Causey of Loris; four sons, Randy Causey and…

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Rex Hunt Bullock: Clarendon

1951 – 2019      Rex Hunt Bullock of Clarendon died Thursday, July 18, at his home. He was 68.      Born Jan. 13, 1951 in Columbus County, he was the son of Dalma Hunt Bullock and the late J.C. Bullock Jr.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by three daughters, Rexann Durham and husband Doug…

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Sarah Delano Stevens Todd: Loris

1932 – 2019      Sarah Delano Stevens Todd of Loris passed away on Wednesday, July 17, at Conway Manor following an illness. She was 86.      Mrs. Todd was born Nov. 3, 1932 in Loris to the late Stanley Stevens and the late Tempie Mishoe Stevens.      Mrs. Todd was a longtime member of Cane Branch Baptist Church…

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Betty Murl Williamson Fipps: Tabor City

1932 – 2019      Betty Murl Williamson Fipps of Tabor City died Tuesday, July 16, in Shoreland Healthcare in Whiteville. She was 86.      Born Oct. 20, 1932 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Zebedee Williamson and Lila Gay Williamson and the widow of F.L. Fipps III.      She is survived by three…

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