Area Obituaries

1939 – 2018      Mary Carver Mincey of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21 at home following an illness. She was 79.      Ms. Mincey was born on Sept. 3, 1939 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, to the late, Clarence T. Carver and the late, Margaret Williamson Carver. Ms. Mincey was the owner of Just Printing, a member…

1993 – 2018      Luke Jacob Lanier of Whiteville died Wednesday, Oct. 24, in MUSC Hospital in Charleston. He was 25.      Born March 3, 1993 in Conway, he was the son of Timothy Wayne Lanier and Phyllis Cartrette Lanier of Tabor City.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancée, Candice Mixon and…

1928 – 2018      Clyde William Wilson of Longs passed away on Saturday, Oct. 20, at his home following an illness. He was 89.      Mr. Wilson was born on Dec. 3, 1928 in Whiteville to the late, Homer Wilson and the late Lena Sellers Wilson. Mr. Wilson served his country with courage and honor in the…

1935 – 2018      Harry Kenneth Jernigan of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at McLeod Health in Florence following an illness. He was 83.      Mr. Jernigan was born on Feb. 21, 1935 in Tabor City to the late, Cleveland Jernigan and the late, Frances Doretha “Dora” Powell Jernigan.      Mr. Jernigan retired as a city…

1939 – 2018      Janette Stevens McCormick of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 78.      Mrs. McCormick was born Dec. 30, 1939 in Loris to the late Charles Albert Stevens and the late Esta Mae Housand Stevens.      Mrs. McCormick was a loving homemaker and a longtime…

1979 – 2018      “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”      Master Trooper Kevin Keith Conner of Clarendon was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 17, 2018. He was 38.      He was a native of Bladenboro. Kevin was a graduate of Bladenboro High School and…