Area Obituaries

1946 – 2024      Linda Darnell Jennings Nealy of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at her home following an illness. She was 78.      Born Jan. 4, 1946 in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Marion Jennings and the late Donnie Bishop Jennings.      Mrs. Nealy worked as a nurse until her retirement,…

1933 – 2024      Betty June Ward of Tabor City died Tuesday, Jan. 16, in MUSC Health Marion Medical Center, Mullins. She was 90.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Dow Watts and Edith Docia Soles Watts.      She was a member of Tabor City Baptist Church where she loved to…

1932 – 2024      Mezella “Zell” Watts Soles of Tabor City, also known as “Ladybug,” died Friday, Jan. 12, in her home. She was 91.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Luther M. Watts and Dollie Ann Fowler Watts. She was a member of Emmanuel Holiness Church, Tabor City.      She is…

1939 – 2024      Faye Porter Suggs Faulk passed away on Jan. 11. She was 84.      She had been living at Forest Heights Senior Living Center in Winston-Salem, near her daughter, Betty Hastings.      Faye was born on June 6, 1939, in Loris. It became the place she grew up, returned to often, and requested to be…

1947 – 2024      Clyde Franklin “Frank” Stanley, Jr. of Tabor City died Saturday, Jan. 13, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 76.      He was born June 3, 1947, in Wilmington, and was the son of the late Clyde Franklin Stanley, Sr. and Annie Mercer Stanley of Tabor City.      He was preceded in…

1950 – 2024      Mable Cartrette Cribb of the Beaverdam Community, died Saturday, Jan. 13, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville. She was 73.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Dawson Cartrette and Maude Worley Cartrette.      She is survived by her husband, Billy Wayne Cribb of…

1964 – 2024      Gregory Scott Camp of Tabor City died Monday, Jan. 8, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 59.      Born Jan. 13, 1964 in Gastonia, he was the son of Fred Hazel Camp, Jr. of Charlotte and the late Eleanor Griffin Camp.      In addition to his father, he is survived by one…

1928 – 2024      Maurice “Pop” Bryan Graham of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 95.      Born April 7, 1928, in Loris, he was the son of the late James Quincy Graham, Sr., and the late Janie Morisey Graham.     He served his country with courage and honor…

1929 – 2024      John Jefferson Hardee, Sr. passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, at his home in Loris. He was 94.      Born Dec. 29, 1929, in Loris, he was the son of the late Ellie G. Hardee and the late Lizzie Annie Hardee. He served his country with courage and honor in the United States…

1937 – 2024      Stanley Wallace Prince of Loris passed away Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 86.      Mr. Prince was born in Bethesda, Maryland a son of the late Rupert and Hilda Prince.      In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son-in-law, Wayne Mishoe.      Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Janie Smith Prince…