Area Obituaries
Rebecca Ann Cox: Clarendon
1948 – 2019 Rebecca Ann Cox of Clarendon died Saturday Aug. 10, in her home. She was 71. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Dayton Fowler and Ila Hattaway Fowler. She is survived by one daughter, Sheila Ann Kingsmore and husband Van of Clarendon; two brothers, Earl Franklin Fowler and…
Read MoreNorma Stevens Westbury: Myrtle Beach
1944 – 2019 Norma Stevens Westbury of Myrtle Beach passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 at MUSC, Charleston. She was 75. Born April 24, 1944 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lessie Stevens. Along with her parents, Mrs. Westbury was predeceased by her husband, James “Jay” Kisler Westbury, Sr.; her…
Read MoreJoshia Perdee “J.P.” Blanton: Loris
1931 – 2019 Joshia Perdee “J.P.” Blanton of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 88. Mr. Blanton was born on Feb. 12, 1931 in Loris, to the late Samuel Overson Blanton and the late Matha Skipper Blanton. Mr. Blanton served his country with honor and courage during the…
Read MoreSusan Diane Sarvis: Florence
1955 – 2019 Susan Diane Sarvis of Florence passed away Friday, Aug. 2, at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center. She was 63. Born Oct. 5, 1955 in Loris, she was the daughter of Ila Mae Ward Sarvis and the late Shelton “Bill” Sarvis. She was a member of Little Bethel Freewill Baptist Church in Green…
Read MoreFrances Vereen Thompkins: Tabor City
1946 – 2019 Frances Vereen Thompkins of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 1, in McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 72. Born Sept. 16, 1946 in Conway she was the daughter of the late Donnie and Magaline Rabon Vereen. She is survived by her husband, Eston Thompkins of the home; three sons, Pete Smith of Concord,…
Read MoreBessie Sellers Stewart: Whiteville
1924 – 2019 Bessie Sellers Stewart of Whiteville died Wednesday, July 31, in her home. She was 94. Born Nov. 14, 1924 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late B.K. Sellers and Beulah Fowler Sellers. She is survived by two sons, Jerry Stewart of Whiteville and Dale Stewart of Chadbourn; a brother,…
Read MoreBetty Diane Watts: Loris
1947 – 2019 Betty Diane Watts of Loris died Tuesday, July 30, in her home. She was 72. Born May 2, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Levi Ottiwell Watts and Evelyn Soles Watts. She is survived by her husband, Robert Doyle “Don” Watts of the home; two daughters, Pamela…
Read MoreTimmy Barnhill: Whiteville
1970 – 2019 Timmy Barnhill of Whiteville passed away Monday, July 29. He was 48. Timmy was born in Loris, a son of Lula B. Russ and the late Earnest Barnhill. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and riding his tractor that he named “Tigger”. Timmy loved working in the logging business. He was…
Read MoreLillie Mae Hodge Graham Miller: Loris
1945 – 2019 Lillie Mae Hodge Graham Miller of Loris passed away on Monday, July 29, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. She was 74. Miller was born on Feb. 22, 1945 in Green Sea to the late Curtis Hodge and the late Annie Lee Todd Hodge Strickland. She was a member of Wayside Baptist…
Read MoreLillian Hughes Webster: Fayetteville
1917 – 2019 Mrs. Lillian Hughes Webster of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27. She was 101. Lillian was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Tabor City to David James and Leon Leggette Hughes. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1938 with a degree in Journalism. After obtaining…
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