Area Obituaries
Joyce Faye Joplin Jones: Whiteville
1938 – 2018 Joyce Faye Joplin Jones of Whiteville, formerly of Loris, died Tuesday, Dec. 25 in her home. She was 80. Born June 10, 1938 in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late William Joplin and Mary Artavia “Tovie” Hancock Joplin and the widow of James Harold Jones. She is survived by…
Read MoreGeorge Guy Faulk Sr.: Nakina
1931 – 2018 George Guy Faulk Sr. of Nakina, died Sunday Dec. 23, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 87. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late George Randle Faulk and Amanda Long Faulk. He was a member of Seven Creeks Baptist Church where he served as secretary and treasurer…
Read MoreRichard Grainger: Tabor City
1947 – 2018 Richard Grainger of Tabor City, formally of Green Sea, died Saturday Dec. 22, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 71. Born in Horry County, he was the son of late Dewey Rufus Grainger and Mable Eula Grainger. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He is…
Read MoreLeon Pinkney Williamson: Tabor City
1942 – 2018 Leon Pinkney Williamson of Tabor City died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in his home. He was 76. Born June 26, 1942 in Loris, he was the son of the late Garcie and Maggie Norris Williamson. He is survived by two daughters, Linda Williamson of North Myrtle Beach and Melissa Allejos of Virginia…
Read MoreCannie Harold Ward, Sr.: Clarendon
1945 – 2018 Cannie Harold Ward, Sr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 73. Born Nov. 1, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cannie Deleslie Ward and Bessie Manthia Reeves Ward. He is survived by his wife, Lorene Dotson…
Read MoreWilliam 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…
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