Area Obituaries
William Floyd Ward: Loris
1930 – 2018 William Floyd Ward of Loris died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. He was 87. Born Dec. 23, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William G. Ward and Eva Gertrude McLamb Ward Soles and the widower of Kathleen Durden Ward. He is survived…
Read MoreSusan Pearson Branton: Conway
1962 – 2018 Susan Pearson Branton of Conway passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, following an illness. She was 56. Mrs. Branton was born on Aug. 19, 1962 in Arlington, Virginia to the late, James Ellis Ferguson and the late, Christa Helena Collins Ferguson. Mrs. Branton was a truck driver with the CB handle, “Blondie”…
Read MoreDavid James Tyson: Tabor City
1937 – 2018 David James Tyson of Tabor City died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in his home. He was 81. Born May 30, 1937 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Julius James and Ida Bell Soles Tyson. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Roberta Soles Tyson of the home; two sons,…
Read MoreLloyd Eugene Canady: Loris
1930 – 2018 Lloyd Eugene Canady of Loris died Monday, Dec. 17, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 88. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late James Burroughs Canady and Charity Emma Tyler Canady. He is survived by one daughter, Deborah Kay Godwin of Conway; two sons,…
Read MoreDouglas Delano Duncan: Marietta
1957 – 2018 Douglas Delano Duncan of Marietta, died Sunday, Dec. 16, in Greenville, South Carolina. He was 61. Born on Dec. 11, 1957 in Tabor City, to the late Willis Delano Duncan and Barbara Stocks Duncan, Douglas was surrounded by family when he passed. He leaves behind his wife of forty-one years, Marta Therese…
Read MoreWalter “Toby” McPherson: Clarendon
1951 – 2018 Walter “Toby” Mitchell McPherson of Clarendon died Sunday, Dec. 16, in his home. He was 67. Born June 25, 1951 in Loris, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Frances Carter McPherson. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He is survived by his…
Read MoreWallace Cannon: Conway
1932 – 2018 Wallace Cannon of Conway passed away Monday, Dec. 17. He was 86. Mr. Cannon was born in Horry County, a son of the late Gurley M. and Arlene C. Cannon. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Hazel P. Cannon. Survivors include his son, Lanny Cannon of Conway, three granddaughters;…
Read MoreRev. Ronald Ward: Conway
1944 – 2018 The Lord decided to take his under sheppard, Rev. Ronald Woodrow Ward, home to glory on December 14. He was 74. Born Jan. 25, 1944 in Loris, he was the son of the late Eugene Vance Ward and the late Thelma Sawyer Ward. At a very young age, Rev. Ward, as he…
Read MoreLeroy Long: Tabor City
1955 – 2018 Leroy Long of Tabor City passed on Monday, Dec. 10, at his home. He was 63. Surviving to cherish his memory are his sisters, Dorthy McGill, and Shirley Long; and brothers Rondy Long and Tommy Long. Funeral services were planned for noon Monday, Dec. 17, at Apostolic Greater Truth Church in Tabor…
Read MoreMargaret Hiott Roth: Loris
1963 – 2018 Margaret “Maggie” Hiott Roth of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12. She was 55. Mrs. Roth was born in Columbia, a daughter of Barbara Horton Register and the late David E. Hiott. She worked in the banking industry for more than 30 years beginning with South Carolina National and ending her…
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