Area Obituaries

1942 – 2024      Garry Clifford Floyd of Greeneville, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, at Hospice House in Bristol, Tennessee, after a long battle with dementia. He was 81.      Garry was an entrepreneur most of his life and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. His favorite past-times were fishing, traveling, and…

1943 – 2024      James Cronin Pike, Jr. of Loris passed away on Monday, March 18. He was 80.      Mr. Pike was born Aug. 21, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of the late James Cronin Pike, Sr., and the late Sophia Clifton Pike Wall.      Mr. Pike served his country with courage, honor, and…

1953 – 2024      James “Jim” Lawrence Lemonds of Tabor City died Thursday, March 28, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 70.      Born Aug. 28, 1953 in High Point, he was the son of the late Ica Crockhan Lemonds.      He is survived by his wife, Robin Buffkin Lemonds of the home; four children, Holly Strickland, Brooklyn…

1927 – 2024      Eva “Marie” Stephens Buffkin of Tabor City went to be with her Lord and Savior at 2:11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26. She was 96.      She was born on May 7, 1927. She was the daughter of William Hampton and Retha Fowler Stephens. She was married for 61 years to the love…

1940 – 2024      Larry Gene Floyd, Sr. of North Myrtle Beach passed away on Saturday, March 23. He was 83.      Larry was born June 19, 1940 in Loris, the son of the late Odell Forest Floyd and the late Eloise Ward Floyd.      Mr. Floyd was an entrepreneur who owned numerous businesses over the course of…

1934 – 2024      Dorothy Lee Bell Cox of Loris passed away on Saturday, March 23, at her home surrounded by her loving daughters. She was 90.      Born Jan. 6, 1934, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Willie Rufus Bell and the late Fancie Johnson Bell.      Mrs. Cox worked in the Horry County…

1947 – 2024      Lyndia Bell Martin of Loris passed away on March 18, after battling cancer. She was 76.      Born Dec. 29, 1947 in Loris, she was a daughter of the late L.D. and Annie Bell. She retired from the state where she worked at Green Sea Elementary School as a school bus driver and…

1933 – 2024      Mayon John “M.J.” Cox of Loris passed away on Saturday, March 16. He was 90.      Born April 10, 1933, in Tabor City, he was the son of the late Ottis Cox and the late Letha Wright Cox.      Mr. Cox served his country with courage and honor in the United States Army. After…

1954 – 2024      James David Anderson, Jr. of Loris passed away on Thursday, March 14, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. He was 70.      Mr. Anderson was born March 1, 1954 in Conway. He was the son of the late James “Jim” David Anderson, Sr. and the late Margaret Bell Anderson.      David loved riding his Harley…

1942 – 2024      Dennis Earl Grainger of Loris passed away on Wednesday, March 13. He was 81.      Dennis was born on May 16, 1942, in Tabor City, the son of the late Braxton Emory Grainger and the late Alma Lucille Williams Grainger.      Mr. Dennis was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church and worked as a…