Area Obituaries

1931 – 2024      Dr. James New Craigie of Loris passed away on Saturday, June 22, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 93.      Born April 19, 1931, in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of the late James Oswald Craigie and the late Helen New Craigie      Dr. Craigie attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, before…

1958 – 2024      Rhonda Vicki Cox of Tabor City died Friday, June 28, in her home surrounded by her family. She was 65.      Born July 9, 1958 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Vardel Hughes and Lila Johnnie Mae Caison.      Survivors include her husband, Nolton Cox of Tabor City; a…

1946 – 2024      Mildred Christine Strickland of Tabor City died on Thursday, June 27, in MUSC Health Florence Medical Center. She was 77.      Born Nov. 18, 1946 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Barcie Williamson and Smithie Godwin Williamson.      Survivors include her husband, Vernon Strickland of Tabor City; a sister, Betty…

1944 – 2024      Phyllis Ann Watts Althen of Mount Pleasant passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 23. She was 80.      A funeral service was planned at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel on 1494 Mathis Ferry Road in Mount Pleasant, burial following in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, 1308…

1989 – 2024      Shawn Lee Jacobs of Conway died Tuesday, June 25, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was 34.      Born Aug. 23, 1989, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Boots Wilson Jacobs and Andrea Sharon Hurles Spurling (William).      Survivors, including his mother, are two brothers, Chaz Raleigh Wilson Jacobs…

1944 – 2024      Charles Cooper of Conway, died Sunday, June 23, in his home. He was 79.      Born Aug. 27, 1944, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Willie M. Cooper and Mary Sue Sarvis Cooper.      He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.      Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Turbeville Cooper…

1938 – 2024      Fred D. Strickland, Jr. of Clarendon died Monday, June 24,in his home. He was 85.      Born Dec. 17, 1938, in New Hanover County, he was the son of the late Fred Doris Strickland, Sr., and Grace Gladys Hardie Strickland. He was a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church and retired from…

1943 – 2024      Texford Strickland of Tabor City died peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 20. He was 80.      Born Aug. 10,1943, in Robeson County, he was the son of the late Rhonoake Strickland and the late Reba Margaret Causey Strickland.      He was an educator and lifelong farmer. Texford graduated from Cerro Gordo High…

1945 – 2024      Perry Devon Cox, Jr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, June 18, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 78.      Born Sept. 23, 1945, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Perry Devon Cox, Sr., and Eva Williams Cox. He was a veteran of the United States Army and National Guard.      Survivors…

1952 – 2024      Larry Gay Hewett of Tabor City died Tuesday, June 18, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville. He was 71.      Born Nov. 28, 1952, in Tabor City, he was the son of the late Willie Hewett and Lucille Hardy Hewett.      In addition to his parents, Larry is preceded in death by…