Area Obituaries

1960 – 2025      Diane Mincey Hardee of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 11, following a sudden illness. She was 64.      Born July 6, 1960, in Loris, she is the daughter of Iva Duncan Mincey and the late David Mincey.      Survivors, including her mother, are her loving husband of 37 years, Jerry L. Hardee; daughters…

1940 – 2025      Betty Ann Grainger Buck of the Pireway Community, Tabor City, died Thursday, June 12, 2025 in her home. She was 84.      She was born Aug. 6, 1940 in Columbus County.      She is survived by one daughter, Sheila Buck Powell of Tabor City; a son, Randy Buck of Tabor City; five grandchildren; and…

1937 – 2025      Virginia Dare Prince of Whiteville passed away Tuesday, June 10, in her home. She was 87.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Monroe Stanley, Sr. and Darcus Ann Ward Stanley.      She is survived by her husband, James Bobby Prince of the home; two sons, Mark Prince (Pam)…

1959 – 2025      Donna Jean (Coy) Smith of Tabor City passed away Monday, June 9, in her home. She was 66.      Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Donald Dwight Coy and Billie Jean Coy.      She is survived by her husband, David Wayne Smith of the home; two sons, Jason…

1970 – 2025      Gene Evans Mishoe of Loris died Monday, April 7, along with his wife, Jennifer Cordelia Gore Mishoe. He was 55.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Memory Gene Mishoe and Louise Stroud Mishoe.      He is survived by his son, Justin Dewayne Mishoe (Cassandra) of Loris; one brother,…

1945 – 2025      Betty Ruth Merritt James of Tabor City died Saturday, June 7, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 79.      Born Sept. 12, 1945 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Leo Merritt and Betty Floyd Merritt.      She is survived by one daughter, Angela Lynn Buffkin (Walter) of Tabor City;…

1929 – 2025      Ancil Stacy Hilburn of Loris passed away on Wednesday, May, 28, at McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 95.      Ancil was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Fayetteville, a son of the late James Walter Hilburn and the late Mertie Lou Harrelson Hilburn.      Mr. Hilburn served his country with courage, dignity,…

1987 – 2025      Amanda “Mandy” Rebecca Hewitt of Myrtle Beach passed away on April 10. She was 38.      She was born on April 5, 1987, in Conway.      Mandy was the daughter of the late Loria Ann Pickelsimmer Hall.      Mandy is survived by her father, Travis Alan Hall, who now resides in Palmetto, Florida, with his…

1966 – 2025      Rodney James Long of Loris passed away on Thursday, May, 29, in Loris. He was 58.      Born Nov. 20, 1966, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son Ashley Jean DiMario and the late Dale “Dino” Dean Long, Jr. Rodney loved music and was especially proud of his father’s musical legacy. Rodney was a…

1944 – 2025      Margaret Pearl McLamb of Wilmington, formerly of Nakina, died Tuesday, June 3, at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 80.      Born Oct. 10, 1944, in New Hanover County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Munroe Lowery and Sarah Blanche Hewett Lowery Faulk and the widow of John…