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Area Obituaries

Helen Jean Cox Bell: Loris

1935 – 2016       Helen Jean Cox Bell of Loris passed away Thursday, Aug. 4 at her daughter’s home in Pireway. She was 80.     Born Dec. 14, 1935 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Davis Cox and the late Helen Skipper Cox.     Throughout her life Mrs. Bell was…

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Henyard Caines: Loris

1936 – 2016     Henyard Caines of Loris passed away Friday, Aug. 5. He was 80.     Mr. Caines was born in Loris, a son of the late Baynard Coligney and Golie Gerald Caines. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.     Survivors include his wife, Billie Faye Blackburn Caines; four children,…

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Charles William Duncan Sr.: Tabor City

1921 – 2016     Charles William Duncan Sr. of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 4, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 94.     He was the widower of Mary Ellen Stanley Duncan.     Born Sept. 7, 1921 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Alton Edwin and Retha Long Duncan.     He…

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Judith Lee Peralta: Loris

1946 – 2016     Judith Lee Blosser Hardman Peralta of Loris passed away Friday, July 29, at her home. She was 69.     Mrs. Peralta was born on Aug. 4, 1946 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.      Survivors include her two daughters, Barbara Dizon of Florida and Tammy McWilliams of South Dakota; a son, Charles McWilliams…

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Theresa Marie Lee-Swanson: Longs

1964 – 2016     Theresa Marie Lee-Swanson of Longs passed away Tuesday, July 26 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was 52.      Mrs. Lee-Swanson was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late Arthur Pastelnick, Sr. and the late Linda Lois Druge Pastelnick.      Mrs. Lee-Swanson was…

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Ezeary Lee Ward: Green Sea

1934 – 2016     Ezeary Lee Ward of Green Sea died Sunday, July 31, in her home. She was 81.     Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late James Gurtha Ward and Lettie Johnson Ward.     She is survived by three brothers, Elroy Ward (Sarah) and Ernest Ward (Wanda) of Green…

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John William “Billy” Benoche: Green Sea

1934 – 2016     John William “Billy” Benoche of Green Sea died Thursday, July 28, in his home. He was 81.     Born August 26, 1934 in Fayetteville, he was the son of the late John H. and Geneva Russell Benoche.     He is survived by his wife, Ann Marie Benoche of Green Sea; a…

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Roy Norris: Tabor City

1953 – 2016     Roy Norris died Wednesday July 27, in his residence. He was 62.     Born Nov. 6, 1953 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Shelton Norris and Moulcie Cribb Norris.      He is survived by his wife, Pat K. Norris of Tabor City; a son, Quentin Norris of…

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Arthur M. Godwin: Clarendon

1936 – 2016     Arthur Milton Godwin Jr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, July 26 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 79.     Born Oct. 26, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur Milton Godwin, Sr. and Helen Duncan Godwin and the widower of Meriam Soles Godwin.…

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Marie G. Sellers: Whiteville

1940 – 2016     Marie G. Sellers of Whiteville died Saturday, July 23, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 75.     Born July 27, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late James Godwin and Lillie Fowler Godwin and the widow of John Kelly Sellers Jr.     She is survived by two…

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