Area Obituaries

1929 – 2024      Ernestine Butler Horne Stevens of Myrtle Beach passed away on Oct. 17 at her home. She was 95.      Born Sept. 27, 1929 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Clyde Butler and the late Laura Cox Butler.      Mrs. Stevens was a longtime active member of Socastee Methodist Church. She…

1963 – 2024      Audrey Lecolae Wilson Booth of Loris passed away on Oct. 15, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 61.      Born Sept. 20, 1963, in Loris, she was the daughter of Chellie Lecolae Causey Wilson and the late Willie Joe Wilson. Mrs. Booth was a longtime member of Macedonia Baptist…

1994 – 2024      Lloyd Lee Byrd of Tabor City, died Friday, Oct. 11, in his home. He was 30.      He was born Feb. 1, 1994 in Brunswick County.      He is survived by his mother, Darlene Long Grice of Nakina; and his step father, David Clay Grice of Nakina.      He was preceded in death by his…

1947 – 2024      Rev. O’Lease Boyd of Loris left this world on a Sunday night, July 21, at home with a beautiful smile on his face. His family was at his bedside, his wife of 53 years Jackie, and his son Jonathon. He was 76.           The Spirit was so strong in the room that we…

1953 – 2024      G. Sarah Hedgepeth of Asheville passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 12. She was 71.      She was born Sept. 13, 1953 to the late Gene and Muriel Hedgepeth.      Sarah was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Warren Hedgepeth. She is survived by her loving family and friends.      A…

1930 – 2024      Joseph Delmas Hinson, Sr. died at his home in the Bethel Community, Clarendon, of Columbus County on Monday, Oct. 14, following an extensive illness. He was 94.     He was born in 1930 in the Bethel Community, played baseball at Williams Township High School, served in the US Coast Guard, and then pursued…

1953 – 2024      Lee Perritt Hedgecoe of Eastover died on Oct. 13. He was 71.      Lee was born Feb. 10, 1953 to Alice Sarvis Hedgecoe and Lee Berton (“LB”) Hedgecoe, Jr., in Tabor City. In 1971, he graduated from Tabor City High School where he played football and baseball for the Red Devils and earned…

1968 – 2024      Noie Danny Gore of Little River died Sunday, Oct. 13, in McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 56.      Born March 13, 1968 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Jessie Layton Gore, Jr. and Barbara Faulk Stocks of Little River.      He was a member of Faith Apostolic…

1935 – 2024      Hughey James “Jimmie” Williamson died at the Augusta War Memorial Nursing Home in Augusta, Georgia on Oct. 5, where he resided for 6 1/2 years. A long-time resident of Warner Robins, Georgia, he was 89.      Jimmie was born on May 17, 1935, and raised in Green Sea. He served in the Air…

1965 – 2024      Timothy “Tim” McPherson of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn died Friday, Oct. 11, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. He was 59.      Born May 20, 1965 in Columbus County, he was the son Elbert McPherson and Joyce Ola Mae Moss McPherson.      In addition to his mother he is survived by his…