Area Obituaries

1954 – 2024      Lisa Kay Cox of Loris passed away Monday, April 29, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. She was 70.      Lisa was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late H.G. Cox, Jr. and the late Eloise G. Cox.      Survivors include one brother, H. Keith Cox; and many extended family members.      Funeral…

1918 – 2024      Grace Alma Tyler of Loris passed away on Sunday, April 28. She was 105.      Born May 10, 1918 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Henry John Tyler and the late Mary Agnes Roberts Tyler.      Ms. Tyler was a farmer and a lifelong member of Cane Branch Baptist Church.…

1932 – 2024      Martha Prince Hardee of Loris passed away on Monday, April 22, at Grand Strand Medical Center. She was 92.      Mrs. Hardee was born March 8, 1932 in Loris to the late Irby Ervin Prince and the late Florence Benton Prince. For many years, Mrs. Hardee was an active member of the Loris…

1943 – 2024      Betty Ruth Jones Hardee of Holly Hill passed away on Sunday, April 21, at MUSC in Orangeburg. She was 80.      Born Nov. 14, 1943, in Clayton, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Ben Tarpley Jones and the late Alma Lynn Jones.      Mrs. Hardee was a homemaker who loved her flower…

1947 – 2024      Henry Earl Cox of Loris passed away on April 18 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was 76.      Born June 17, 1947, in Loris, he was the son of the late Henry D. Cox and the late Anna Lewis Cox.      Mr. Cox served his country with courage, honor, and distinction in…

1954 – 2024      Richard Earl Wilder of Loris, aka “Richie”, passed away on April 17, at McLeod Seacoast. He was 70.      Born Jan. 6, 1954, in Clarendon, he was the son of the late Mitch Wilder and the late Ella Louise Ludd.      Mr. Wilder served his country with courage, honor, and distinction for six years…

1940 – 2024      Letha Mae Norris James of Whiteville passed away on Wednesday, April 24. She was 83.      Born Aug. 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Leon Norris and the late Jenny Lee Spivey Norris.      Mrs. James is survived by her four sons, Teinne James and Gleon James of Whiteville, Lewis D.…

1965 – 2024      Kevin Norman Fowler of Green Sea died Wednesday April 24, , in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 58.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Norman Eldred Fowler and Lois Pearl Suggs Fowler.      He is survived by one daughter, Kenza Airel Fowler of Chadbourn.…

1943 – 2024      Tommy Kent Spivey of Tabor City died on April 23. He was 80.      Tommy was a lifelong resident of Tabor City, the son of the late H. Cliff and Ruby H. Spivey.      He was a farmer, and this was his passion his entire life. Tommy also worked at Tabor City Foods cannery…

1940 – 2024      Amelia “Millie” Hope Higgins Price of Green Sea peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 17, comforted by the love of her family. She was 83.      Born in Green Mountain, North Carolina, Amelia was the daughter of Lester and Maude Higgins.      Millie leaves behind a…