Area Obituaries

1939 – 2026      Ira Lee White, Jr. of Conway passed away on Wednesday, May 13, at Grand Strand Medical Center. He was 87.      Born March 14, 1939, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Ira Lee White, Sr. and the late Thelma Slack White.      Mr. White served his country with courage,…

1935 – 2026      Margie Ann Brown Kearse of Loris passed away on Wednesday, May 13, at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 91.      Born May 11, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Oscar M Brown and the late Lucy Boxley Brown.      Survivors include her loving children, Michael Anthony Kearse,…

1939 – 2026      Robert Perry Ausborne Elliott, Sr. of Nichols passed away on Monday, May 11, at Conway Medical Center. He was 8.      Born Nov. 1, 1939, in Mullins, he was the son of the late Ernest Monroe Elliott, Sr. and the late Flauda Lenora Mincey Elliott.      Survivors include his sons, Ausborne “Chip” Elliott, Jr.,…

1932 – 2026      Eula Jaye Holmes Collins of Loris passed away on Monday, May 11, at her home. She was 94.      Born March 3, 1932, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Dennie Birdie Holmes and the late Blanche Mabel Suggs Holmes.      Survivors include her loving daughters, Shelby Cox and Sheryl Collins Hardee;…

1939 – 2026      Judith Carolyn Smith Greene passed away peacefully on May 13. She was 86.      Judy resided in Tabor City before she moved to assisted living in Elizabethtown. She was born June 14, 1939 in Columbus County to Allie McCoy and Emma Wright Smith of Tabor City. She grew up in Tabor City and…

1999 – 2026      Chasten “Chase” Lee Nobles of Tabor City passed away on Thursday, May 14. He was 27.      Born April 15, 1999, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Kelly Nobles and Mary “Susanne” Martin Nobles.      He is survived by his grandparents, Bobby Martin and Mary Lois Nealey Martin of Tabor…

1951 – 2026      Linda Gayle Carter of Loris passed away Thursday, May 14, in her daughter’s home. She was 74.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Howard Bethel Fipps and Velia Leonard Fipps.      She is survived by her husband, Junior Thomas Carter of the home; one daughter, Ginger Rivera and…

1940 – 2026      Dulah Lee Tompkins Hammonds of Chadbourn died on Monday, May 11, in Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. She was 85.      Dulah was born on Oct. 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Arthur Lee Tompkins and Annie Rebecca Spivey Tompkins. She was also the widow of Derrell Purvis Hammonds, Sr. and in addition,…

1949 – 2026      Leroy Boyd of Loris transitioned from his Earthly home to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, May 12, at his residence. He was 76.      Surviving to cherish his memories are his daughter, Tiffany Boyd; sons Eddie Johnson, Leroy Owens, and Clevon Boyd; a sister, Lillie Boyd Jarrott; and brothers Dennis Boyd, Henry Boyd,…

1938 – 2026      Donna Ruth Phillips of Tabor City passed away on Saturday, May 9, in Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center, Whiteville. She was 87.      Born Dec. 7, 1938 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. Phillips and Romayne Leddon Phillips.      She is survived by one son, Thomas…