Area Obituaries

1940 – 2024      Annette Ray Cartrette (Mimi) of Tabor City died on April 11. She was 84.      Born April 11, 1940 in Columbus County. Annette was preceded in death by her parents, Ken and Beaulah Ray of Tabor City.      Annette is survived by her husband of 65 years, Larry Wayne Cartrette; and three children, Lorie…

1939 – 2024      Betty Pearl Small Strickland of Green Sea died Thursday, April 11, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 84.      Born Nov. 14, 1939 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Fussell Small and Lena Spivey Small and the widow of Lonnie Earl Strickland.      She is survived by two sons,…

1955 – 2024      Jerry Lynn Fowler of Loris died Thursday, April 11, in McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 68.      Born Nov. 11, 1955 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Jettie Roscoe Fowler and Essie Lewis Fowler.      He is survived by his wife, Mary Graham Fowler of the home; two sons, Aaron…

1929 – 2024      Martha Lucille Harrelson Jandt of Seguin, Texas, passed away on April 9. She was 94.      Martha was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Horry County, to Ruth (Graham) and Coy Harrelson.      Martha will be remembered as a lifelong teacher educating many children to their success. She enjoyed gardening and raising cattle. She was…

1938 – 2024      Ann Stanley Watts of Loris passed away peacefully on April 4, after a brief illness. She was 85.      She was born July 28,1938, the daughter of Butler and Sally Stanley of Loris.      She was predeceased by her parents and her husband, Ned Watts of Tabor City.      She is survived by her son,…

1937 – 2024      Marilyn Rose McKee Ward of Whiteville passed away peacefully on Saturday April 6. She was 87.      Born March 10, 1937, Marilyn was the daughter of Dennis T. McKee and Clara Ruth “Mama Kee” Benton McKee Bass.      Preceding her in death were her parents, stepfather William Joseph Bass, and husband John L. Ward.…

1973 – 2024      Jeffrey Wayne Harrelson of Ocean Isle Beach died Saturday, April 6, in McLeod Seacoast Medical Center, Little River. He was 51.      Born March 3, 1973 in Jacksonville, he was the son of the late Robert Wayne Harrelson and Patricia Anne Edwards Harrelson.      He is survived by his significant other, Amanda Janczak of…

1936 – 2024      Shirley Jean Mew of Savannah, Georgia, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday, March 30. She was 87.      Shirley was born in the Finklea community of Horry County, on May 12,1936, to James and Epidell Mew. Shirley moved to Tabor City at age 14 to live with her older brother…

1959 – 2024      Kelli Danette Currie of Tabor City died April 2 in her home. She was 64.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Mack Currie and Peggy Watts Currie.      In addition to her parent’s, she was preceded in death by her brother, Gregory Lewis Currie.      She is survived…

1963 – 2024      Preacher Mark Wayne Lewis of Loris passed away on March 29 at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 60.      Born on June 3, 1963, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Marcus Thurmond Lewis and the late Patsy Lou Hanson.      Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Lorah…