Area Obituaries

1957 – 2018      Debbie Collins Rion of Loris passed away at her home with her soulmate, Mark Carter King, on Friday, Sept. 14. She was 61.      Mrs. Rion was born in Mullins, a daughter of Dale Collins and the late Jacquelyn Worley Collins. She was a school teacher at Daisy Elementary School and retired after…

James “Buddy” Gore 1960 – 2018      James “Buddy” Gore of Loris, age 57, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. He was 57.      Mr. Gore was born in Loris, a son of the late J. C. and Gladys Gore. He was a volunteer fireman with Horry County Fire Rescue Station 19, Cherry Hill, for 23 years.…

1938 – 2018      Betty Jo Allen of Loris died Sunday, Sept. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 80.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Nadean Avant Allen.      She was the widow of Robert Earl Allen Sr.      She is survived by two sons, Rodney of Loris,  and Robbie…

     David Buster McCray of Tabor City passed on Sunday, Sept. 2 at Premier Living in Lake Waccamaw. He was 91.      Surviving to cherish her memory is his sister, Hazel Daniels of Tabor City, children, Catherine Wiggins of Marion, Dora Motley of Florence, William McCrae and Nerissia McCray of Florence, Clarence Bellamy of Loris, Liz Bellamy of…

     Ernest Clyde Johnson of Tabor City passed on Friday, Aug. 31, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 78.      Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Mitchell Sea Missionary Baptist Church, Green Sea. Burial followed in the Hills Chapel Cemetery, Duford.      A guest register is available here.

1943 – 2018      Michael Kent Stephens of Houston, Texas passed away on Aug. 25 following a motorcycle accident in Colorado. He was 75.      Born in March 1943 in Tabor City, he was the son of the late William Venoy Stephens and Reba Jernigan Stephens.      He was preceded in death by his brother, Rex Stephens.      Survivors include three sons, Craig and…

1956 – 2018      Karen Sarvis Norris of Loris died Sunday Sept. 2, in Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. She was 61.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Walter “JW” Sarvis and Shirley Ann Fowler Sarvis.+      She is survived by her husband, Ira Blackwell of Loris; a daughter, Kaylyn…