Area Obituaries

1979 – 2024      Amanda Carol Nealy of Whiteville died Thursday, June 27, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. She was 44.      Born Oct. 6, 1979, in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Clewis and Jerry Leonard Clewis.      Survivors include three daughters, Mahalie Byrd of Myrtle Beach, Brittany Nichole Nealy and Alexandria…

1968 – 2024      John Kevin Grainger of Green Sea died Tuesday, July 9, in MUSC Charleston. He was 55.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of Dale Grainger and Kaye Gore Grainger.      In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Natalie Gore Grainger of the home; one son, Connor Grainger…

1941 – 2024      Patricia Graham Stevens Jernigan of Loris passed away on Monday, July 8, at Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 82.      Born Dec. 3, 1941, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Lee Graham and the late Myrtle Marie Harrelson Graham.      Mrs. Patricia was known to have a passion…

1941 – 2024      Wesley Dean Tyler of Conway passed away on July 6, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83.      Born June 14, 1941, in Loris, he was the son of the late Arthur Will Tyler and the late Gwinnie Mae Gerald Tyler.      Mr. Tyler owned and operated a Checkered Cab…

1966 – 2024      Elton Keith Blackmon of Green Sea passed away on July 3 at McLeod Regional Medical center in Florence. He was 57.      Born Dec. 2, 1966, in Mullins, he was the son of the late Ellis Elton Blackmon.      Survivors include his three children, Savannah Griswold (Austin), William Blackmon, and Stefanie Blackmon; an aunt,…

1935 – 2024      Edna Grey Singletary of Tabor City died Friday, July 5. She was 88.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Chester Grey Jenrette and Gertrude Louvenia Register Jenrette. She was the widow of Luther George Singletary.      She is survived by two daughters, Althea Elliott of Supply and Theresa…

1956 – 2024      Michael Allen “Mike” Milligan of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday evening, July 2, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was 67.      Mike, as he was lovingly known, was born July 10, 1956, a son of the late Mitchell Allen Milligan and Bufa Mae Ikner Milligan of Tabor City. He…

1959 – 2024      Herbert Fulton Elliott Jr. of Nichols passed away on June 30 at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. He was 64.      Born Aug. 4, 1959, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he was the son of the late Herbert Fulton Elliott, Sr. and the late Alice Gause Elliott.      Mr. Elliott worked as a carpenter and…

1971 – 2024      Michael “Shane” Todd of Princeton, West Virginia, passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 29, in Narrows, Virginia. He was 52.      Born Sept. 14, 1971, in Horry County, he was the son of Johnny Todd and Hattie Norris Todd of Conway. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from October 1992…

1979 – 2024      William Joseph “Joey” Blackwell of Loris died Saturday, June 29, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 44.      Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he was the son of William Thomas Blackwell and Sandra Osborne Foote.      In addition to his parents, he is survived by one son, Timmothy Mishoe of Loris; a one brother,…