Area Obituaries

1936 – 2017      Dorothy Buffkin of Nichols age 81 died Wednesday May 17, in her home surrounded by family.  She was 81. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Dalton Graham and Letha Todd.      She was the widow of Alton Buffkin.      She is survived by two sons, Tony Buffkin of…

1949 – 2017      Wilson Butler of Charlotte, formerly of Tabor City, died Thursday, May 11, in Charlotte. He was 67.      Surviving are his wife, Winnie Johnson Butler; daughters, Danita Coleman and Diniesha Baker of Charlotte, and Donata Gerald of Raleigh; sons, Joshua Canady of Jacksonville, Aaron Canady of Japan, Julius Jones of High…

1931 – 2017      Louise C. Buffkin of Tabor City died Friday, May 12 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. She was 85.      Born Aug. 25, 1931 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eula Mae Cooper and the widow of Odom Buffkin.     …

1941 – 2017      Kenneth Alton Boyd of Loris passed away Saturday, May 13, at his home following an illness. He was 75.      Mr. Boyd was born in Horry County a son of the late Alton and Mary Boyd. He was a third generation farmer and also spent time as a truck driver.     …

1937 – 2017      Clara Norris Ward of Hilburn Road, Whiteville, died Thursday, May 11, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 80.      Born May 7, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Allie Norris and the widow of Elwood Ward.      She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Lee…

1941 – 2017      Katherine Gasque Foley of Loris passed away on Sunday, May 7, in Huntington, West Virginia, following an illness. She was 76.      Born March, 3, 1941 in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Hannibal Gasque, Sr. and the late Addie Gertrude Cribb Gasque. Mrs. Foley was a loving…

1926 – 2017      Orilla Branton Thompson of Loris passed away Tuesday, May 9. She was 90.      Mrs. Thompson was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Lemuel Onen and Cora Orilla Cook Todd.  She was the oldest living member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She retired from Loris Hospital after 25 years as a…

1933 – 2017      Doris Kay Hammond Hill of Clarendon died Wednesday, May 3 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 83.      Born Dec. 21, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Michael Hammond and Vera Mae Brown Hammond and the widow of Odell Hill.      She…