Area Obituaries
James P. “Jamey” Stevens, III: Loris
1973 – 2017 James P. “Jamey” Stevens, III of Loris passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2. He was 44. Jamey was born July 16, 1973 in Columbia. He graduated from Loris High School, attended Wingate College and worked as a paralegal with Stevens Law Firm. Jamey was currently serving on the board of directors for…
Read MoreRev. Bruce William Lanier: Tabor City
1930 – 2017 Rev. Bruce William Lanier of Tabor City, age 87, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, in his home. He was 87. Born July 24, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lunas and Maude Gore Lanier. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He attended American Bible School…
Read MoreSolomon Levi Porter: Tabor City
1937 – 2017 Solomon Levi Porter of Tabor City died Saturday, Dec. 2, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris, surrounded by his family. He was 80. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Lance Chandus Porter Sr. and Anna Thelma Cartrette Porter. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. In…
Read MoreJimmy Lee Owens: Loris
1944 – 2017 Jimmy Lee Owens of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Vibra Hospital of Charleston following an illness. He was 73. Born Feb. 20, 1944 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, he was the son of the late Dewey Lee Owens and the late Mary Ann Hogan Owens. Mr. Owens worked as a Forman…
Read MoreEarl Dale Spivey, Sr.: Tabor City
1943 – 2017 Earl Dale Spivey, Sr. of Tabor City died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, in his home. He was 74. Born Aug. 16, 1943 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Adell Williams Spivey. He is survived by his wife, Mary Judith Harrison Spivey of the home; one brother,…
Read MoreMary “Valma” Ray Hardwick: Tabor City
1931 – 2017 Mary “Valma” Ray Hardwick of Tabor City died Monday, Nov. 27 in her home. She was 86. Born June 16, 1931 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Zeno Ray and Luna Belle Wright Ray and the widow of Milford Mack Hardwick. She is survived by two sons, Donald…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Simpson: Elizabethtown
1925 – 2017 Mary Elizabeth Simpson of Elizabethtown died Monday, Nov. 27 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 92. Born July 14, 1925 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Lester Williams and Flettie Morse Williams and the widow of James Benny Simpson. She is survived by…
Read MoreJoshua Chay Porter: Williams Township
2006 – 2017 Joshua Chay Porter, a Williams Township area resident and student at Williams Township School, passed away Monday, Nov. 20. He was 11. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents George Henry and Diane Edwards. Chay leaves to cherish his memory, his mother Crystal E. Mathews of the home, father Jody…
Read MoreHyman Glenn Fowler: Loris
1956 – 2017 Hyman Glenn Fowler of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 61. Born June 5, 1956 in Loris, he was the son of the late Hyman Bertram “H.B.” Fowler and the late Nathie Cox Fowler Chestnut. Mr. Fowler worked until his retirement at H. B. Fowler…
Read MoreClara Gibson Ward: Nakina
1951 – 2017 Clara Gibson Ward of Nakina died Sunday, Nov. 19, in Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. She was 65. Born Dec. 13, 1951 in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late James S. Gibson, Sr. and Myrtle Billups Gibson and the widow of Gary Lynn Ward. She is survived by three…
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