Area Obituaries

1931 – 2026      Loraine Edge Suggs Stroud of Conway passed away on Monday, April 6, at Pruitt Nursing Home in Conway. She was 94.      Born April 19, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Alfonzo Edge and the late Ruth Mae Ellis Edge.      Mrs. Loriane was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Some…

1950 – 2026      Kathleen Charlotte (Rogers) Evans of Loris passed away peacefully on March 12. She was 75.      She was born on Oct. 7, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland, to her late parents Charles H. Rogers, Jr. and Dorothy D. Rogers.      Kathleen is survived by her loving husband, Rodney G. Evans; her sister, Susan R. Wilhelm;…

1937 – 2026      Ila Hodges Lilly of Green Sea passed away on Wednesday, April 8, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88.      Born Dec. 3, 1937, in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wade Hodges and Cordelia Fowler Hodges.      She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Lilly Doyle (John) of…

1944 – 2026      David Earl Hall of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, April 7, in the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center, Loris. He was 81.      Born Sept. 11, 1944 in Fostoria, Ohio, he moved to Fort Wayne in the seventies. After retirement, he moved to North Carolina to be close to his brother, John,…

1952 – 2026      Jerry Douglas Sarvis of Loris passed away on Thursday, April 2, at Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 73.      Born June 11, 1952, in Loris, he was the son of the late Bowden Sarvis and the late Ada Abbott Sarvis.      Mr. Sarvis served his country with courage,…

1944 – 2026      Ellis Franklin “Frank” Norris Sr. of Loris died Tuesday, March 31, in his home. He was 82.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Norris an Iva Dean Cox Norris.      He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Soles Norris of the home; two sons, Ellis Franklin…

1998 – 2026      Walfre Alejandro Roblero Prince of Loris known to everyone as Alex Roblero, passed away on Thursday, March 26, at Grand Strand Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was 27.      Alex was born on Dec. 16, 1998 at Conway Medical Center to Walfre and Wendy Prince Roblero.      Left behind…

1957 – 2026      Ralph Frederick Tatman Jr. of Tabor City (formerly of Alton, Illinois) died April 1, in his home. He was 69.      Born in Highland, Illinois, he was the son of the late Ralph Frederick Tatman Sr. and Irma Bella Hagler.      He was a veteran of the United States Navy.      He is survived by…

1934 – 2026      Carole Bowen Watts of Tabor City died Tuesday, March 31, 2026., in Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Whiteville. She was 91.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Bennie and Mable Fisher Bowen.      She is survived by two daughters, Cynthia “Cindy” Carole Price of Whiteville and Connie Jean Johnson…

1945 – 2026      Glennie Lovette Fowler of Tabor City died Wednesday, March 25, in her home surrounded by her family. She was 81.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Lovette and Artie Mae Buffkin Lovette King.      She is survived by her husband, Donnie Lee Fowler of Tabor City; two…