Area Obituaries

1935 – 2018      Jimmy Woodard Garrell of Britt St., Tabor City, died Sunday, June 10, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 82.      Born July 21, 1935 in Marion County, he was the son of the late Brightly Alton Garrell and Doris Woodard Garrell.      He is survived by his wife Martha Jo…

1945 – 2018      Lewis Wayne Cox of Tabor City died Thursday, June 7, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 72.      Born Sept. 24, 1945 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Lewis Jackson and Dalma Cox.      He was a Veteran of the United States Army.      He is survived by…

1939 – 2018      Amanda Neil McDowell Sanderson of Loris passed away Thursday, June 7, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 79.      Mrs. Sanderson was born April 21, 1939 in Conway, daughter of the late Luther Oscar McDowell and the late Lizzie Orilla Hardee McDowell. She was a homemaker and of…

1934 – 2018      Samuel Willis Medlock of Loris passed away Saturday, June 2, in Lexington, South Carolina at the Agape Hospice House. He was 84.      Mr. Medlock was born May 9, 1934, in Barnesville, Georgia, son of the late John Kenneth Medlock and Ethel Medlock. Sam was the youngest of five, joined the Army, served in…

1923 – 2018      Opal Pearl Soles Suggs of Loris passed away on Saturday, June 2, at the Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach. She was 94.      Mrs. Suggs was born on July 1, 1923 in Tabor City, daughter of the late, John Cornelius Soles and the late, Sudie Ellen Gore Soles. Mrs. Suggs retired as…

1929 – 2018      Louise Blanton Richardson Doyle of Marion, passed away on Saturday, June 2,  at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was 88.      Mrs. Doyle was born on Sept. 2, 1929 in Loris, daughter of the late, Samuel Overson Blanton and the late, Matha Lee Skipper Blanton. Mrs. Doyle worked with Anvil knitwear…

1978 – 2018      Scottie Lee Forti of Conway passed away on Tuesday, May 29, at his home following an illness. He was 39.      Mr. Forti was born on July 31, 1978 in Charlotte, adopted son of Pastor Paul Forti and the late Elizabeth Hobbs Forti. Mr. Forti worked as a granite fabricator, was a member…

1924 – 2018      Rev. J.P. Jones of Tabor City died Monday, June 4, at Angel House Hospice in Whiteville, after months of declining health. He was 93.      He was born on Oct. 20, 1924 to William M. and Mamie Collins Jones in Fuquay-Varina.      Rev. Jones married the former Lynda Lou Pope in 1944, and she…

1934 – 2018      Edward Carlisle Suggs of Loris passed away Monday, May 28, at McLeod Loris hospital following a five and one-half year battle with cancer. He was 83.      Born Dec. 22, 1934 in Loris, he was the son of Mr. Grover Cleveland Suggs and Mrs. Irene Mullinnix Suggs. His early years were spent working…