Area Obituaries

1933 – 2025      Gertie Mae Spivey of Longs died Tuesday, Feb. 25, in McLeod Seacoast hospital. She was 91.      Born March 12, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Vance Lee Hilburn and Nellie Rebecca Fowler Hilburn. She was the widow of Donnie Houston Spivey.      In addition to her parents and…

1946 – 2025      J D Grainger, Jr. of Tabor City died Saturday, Feb. 22, in his home. He was 78.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late J D Grainger and Vera Nealey Grainger.      He is survived by his wife, Brenda McPherson Grainger of the home; one son, Jeff Grainger of…

1932 – 2025      Betty Jo Britt Kidd passed away on Friday, Feb. 21, at her home in North Myrtle Beach. She was 92.      Born July 9, 1932, in Green Sea, she was the daughter of the late Cortez Britt and the late Blanche Sarvis Britt Sechrest.      Survivors include her loving children, Nora Deneen Kidd Amos,…

1953 – 2025      Anna Marie Grainger Thompkins passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at her home in Conway. She was 71.      Born June 8, 1953, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Marion Grainger and the late Anna Marian Long Grainger.      Survivors include her loving sons, Charles “Charlie” Grainger and Andrew Proctor;…

1949 – 2025      Glenndell Copelen Jernigan passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, at his home in Loris. He was 75.      Born July 11, 1949, in Green Sea, he was the son of the late Thomas Jernigan and the late Mary Katherine Fowler Jernigan.      Mr. Jernigan served in the Air National Guard and attended Mt. Zion…

1953 – 2025      William “Mitchell” Michael Ward passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, at his home in Loris following a sudden illness. He was 71.      Mitchell was born Aug. 10, 1953, in Loris, a son of the late William Gordon Ward and the late Susan Jennie Todd Ward.      Mitchell worked as a construction superintendent and…

1968 – 2025      Ronald Patrick Wilson of Perry, Florida, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 in his home. He was 57.      Born Jan. 1, 1968 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ronald Dale Wilson and Ila Pearl Soles Wilson.      Mr. Wilson was an Electrical Engineer for more than 35 years.      He is…

1977 – 2025      Crystal Gail Chestnut Ward of Loris passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 47.      Born Feb. 18, 1977, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Homer Tyson Chestnut and the late Betty Ann Stevens Chestnut.      Survivors include her loving children, Haley Renee…

1946 – 2025      Donald Ray Martin of Loris passed away on Feb. 15 He was 78.      A proud US Army Vietnam veteran, Ray was a lineman.      He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Lyndia Martin; his parents, Fernie and Mary Martin; and siblings Norma, Flossie, Pat, and Randy.      Funeral services were…

1945 – 2025      Billie Jean Worrell Suggs of Tabor City died Thursday, Feb. 13, in Shoreland Health Care, Whiteville. She was 79.      Born Nov. 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas M. Worrell and Dorothy Lucille Smith Worrell.      She is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Suggs of the…