Area Obituaries

    Frank Strickland of Green Sea died Sunday, Oct. 19 in Duke University Hospital, Durham. He was 71.     He was born July 13, 1943 in Horry County to the late Julius Strickland and Ester Fowler Strickland.       He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ervin Strickland and Tommy Strickland.     He is…

    Samuel Horace Faircloth of Loris passed away Saturday, October 18 at Agape Rehabilitation in Conway following an illness. He was 79.     He was born in Horry County, a son of the late Harry F. Faircloth and the late Allene Hardwick Faircloth. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley Elaine Faircloth; two brothers, Lorentus…

     Jackie Grantham Mishoe of the Porter’s Bay community near Loris passed away Saturday, Oct. 11.     She was born in Mullins, a daughter of the late Jack Grantham and the late Flossie Cook Grantham.     Mrs. Mishoe was predeceased by a brother, Jim Grantham; and a sister, Bonnie Lancaster.     Surviving are her husband,…

    Barney Fussel Strickland of Green Sea, died Friday, Oct. 10, in his home. He was 93.     He was born Oct. 8, 1921 in Horry County to the late Carl Bruce Strickland and Alice Irene Johnson Strickland.      In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by wife, Elneata Fowler Strickland;…

    Louise Frosty Powell Lyles of Green Sea died Monday, Oct. 6, in her home. She was 82.     Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Greely Powell and Dovie Arnette Powell. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church, Tabor City.      She is survived by her husband of…

    Frank Sutherland of Loris passed away Saturday, Oct. 4 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. He was 85.     Born on Dec. 17, 1928 in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of Mr. Floyd Sutherland and Mrs. Flossie Keeney Sutherland. Mr. Sutherland was the retired owner of Sutherland Floor Sanding…

    Letha Simmons of Tabor City died Saturday in Premier Living Healthcare, Lake Waccamaw. She was 86.     Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Crum Simmons and Isabel Wright Simmons. She is survived by two nephews, Paul Simmons Jr. of Clarendon and Michael Simmons of Tabor City; and a…

    Erdine Behunin of Loris passed away Sunday, Sept. 21 at her home following an illness. She was 82.     Ms. Behunin was born Dec. 29, 1931 in Macy, Indiana, a daughter of the late Mr. John Behunin and the late Mrs. Ruth Landis Grepvin.     Survivors include her three sons, Kenneth Kiefer of Albuquerque,…

    Rev. Paul Heyward Vaught of Rincon, Georgia passed away Sunday, Sept. 21 at his home following an illness. He was 75.     Rev. Vaught was born April 3, 1939 in Loris, a son of the late Mr. Lundy Monroe “L.M.” Vaught and the late Mrs. Flora Anderson Vaught.     Survivors include his two sons,…