Area Obituaries

1939 – 2026      Barbara Faye Harrelson Tyler of Olanta passed away on Wednesday, April 15, at her daughters’ home. She was 86.      Born Nov. 9, 1939, in Dillon, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Allen Harrelson and the late Valley Vernell Moody Harrelson.      Survivors include her loving children, Emory Stephens, Barbara Nell Howard,…

1935 – 2026      Sudie Geraldine Floyd Suggs of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Wednesday, April 15, at Oak Harbor Healthcare in Mount Pleasant. She was 90.      Born May 26, 1935, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Sam Fulton Floyd and the late Edna Mae Grainger Floyd.      Survivors include her loving daughters, Julie…

1928 – 2026      Doris Watts Grainger of the Carolina Community, Green Sea, died on Tuesday, April 14. She was 97.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Dow Watts and Edith Soles Watts.      She was the widow of Ralph Livingston Grainger.      She is survived by her three children, Steve L.…

1954 – 2026      Leslie Anne Gore of Nakina passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at 2:37 p.m. Monday April 13, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was 71.      Leslie’s calling in life is family. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1954, she was the eldest daughter of Bruce Leslie Beaumont and Virginia…

1948 – 2026      Joann Johnson of Loris passed away Saturday, April 11, at her home. She was 77.      Mrs. Johnson was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late R.J. Barnhill and the late Gracie Barnhill.      In addition to her parents, Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her husband, Earl Johnson; two brothers, Jimmy Barnhill…

1935 – 2026           Naomi Faye Leigh of Seneca passed away Jan. 16. She was 90.      Born Oct. 27, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Leon Adolphus Fowler and Hattie Daisy Rogers.      She is survived by one daughter, Lenora O’dell of Seneca; grandchildren Adam O’dell of Greenville, South Carolina…

1949 – 2026      Berry Eugene Porter, Sr. of Winnabow passed away on Thursday, April 9, in Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 77.      Born Feb. 21, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Grover Lee Porter and Ethel Ward Porter.      He was a veteran of the United…

1942 – 2026      Mary Louise Graham Dudley of the New Hope Community, Whiteville, passed away on Saturday, April 11, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 83.      Born Sept. 19, 1942 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Allard Daniel Graham and Louise Blackburn Graham.      She is survived by…

1938 – 2026      Robert Earl Ward of Whiteville passed peacefully on April 10, surrounded by his loving family. He was 87.      He was born on Oct. 26, 1938, in the Williams Township community of Columbus County. He was the middle sibling of five children and the only son born to the late Joshua Ward and…

1958 – 2026      Jean Ward Baxley of Lumberton died Saturday, April 4, at UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton. She was 67.      Born in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie E. Ward and Virginia Merritt Ward.      She is survived by one daughter, Kelli Cummings of Lumberton; three sons, Robert “Robby” Cummings Jr. and…