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Area Obituaries

Clovie Strickland Ward: Tabor City

    Clovie Strickland Ward of Tabor City died Thursday, July 10, in her daughter’s home in Loris. She was 79.     Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Ilee Prince Strickland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph “RD” Ward; and two…

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Agnes Nettlease Suggs Spivey: Bayboro

    Agnes Nettlease Suggs Spivey of the Bayboro Community passed away Wednesday, July 9. She was 82.     She was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late William Chancey Suggs and the late Sallie Hooks Suggs. She was predeceased by one son, Jimmy Randall Spivey and one brother, Leon Ray.     Survivors include…

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Hannah Hickman Hardee: Loris

    Hannah Hickman Hardee of Loris passed away Tuesday morning, July 8 at her home following an illness. She was 74.     Born on Sept. 21, 1939 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Davis Hickman and the late Sidney Mitchelle Bellamy Hickman. Mrs. Hardee graduated from Winthrop University and taught English…

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Clyde Riggins: Elizabethtown

    Clyde Riggins of Elizabethtown, formerly of Tabor City, died on Friday, July 4, at Poplar Heights Care and Rehabilitation in Elizabethtown. He was 54.     He was the son of the late Clyde and Ehtel Mae Riggins.     He is survived by two sisters, Mae Riggins Hammonds of Lumberton and Sadie Riggins Alston of…

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Charles Dorzbacher, Jr.: Loris

    Charles “Pop Pop” Dorzbacher, Jr., of Loris passed away Tuesday, July 1. He was 81.     Mr. Dorzbacher was born in Bronx, NY, a son of the late C. F. Dorzbacher, Sr. and the late Edna M. Dorzbacher.     Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Arlene H. Dorzbacher of Loris; four children, Kimberly…

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John L. Gore: Tabor City

    John L. Gore of Tabor City died Monday, June 30 in Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 59.     He was the son of the late Clifton an Liena Gore.     Funeral services were planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, July 5 from the Mitchell Sea Baptist Church in Green Sea with Rev. Vanziel Vereen officiating,…

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Ruby Bartell Moore: Loris

    Ruby Bartell Moore of Loris passed away Wednesday, July 2, at Loris Extended Care Facility following an illness. She was 73.     Born on Feb. 10, 1941 in Indiantown, she was the daughter of Mr. Liston Hampton Bartell and Mrs. Ruby Brown Bartell.     Mrs. Moore graduated from Columbia College  and was the co-owner…

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Charles Tompkins: High Point

    Charles Tompkins of High Point died Monday, June 30, 2014 in the Genesis Triad Nursing Home in High Point. He was 86.     Born in Columbus County Nov. 22, 1927, he was the son of the late Ernest and Ida Bell Mew Tompkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by…

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Carter Myles Mincey: Chadbourn

    Carter Myles Mincey of Chadbourn passed away on Saturday, June 28. He was 3.     He is survived by his mother and step-father, Amber Renee Andrews Mincey and Shayne Manning of Chadbourn; his father, Martin Leon Mincey of Myrtle Beach; a brother, Bentley James Mincey; sister, McKenzie Paige Mincey; grandparents Terry F. and Wanda…

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David Everett Blanton III: Loris

    David Everett “Tater” Blanton, III, age 25, passed away Wednesday, June 25, in Loris. He was 25.     Born March 27, 1989 in Myrtle Beach, he was the son of Phyllis Stevens Long of Loris and the late David Everett “Peanut” Blanton II.     Survivors, including his mother of Loris, are his three children,…

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