Area Obituaries

1966 – 2026      Pastor Rickey Scott Oxford of Little River was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 19. He was 59.      Rickey was born May 25, 1966, in Charlotte to the late Claude Anders Oxford Jr. and the late Barbara Jean Barrier Oxford. He was preceded in death by his daughter…

1962 – 2026      Sharon Edwards Jernigan of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, April 15, in her home. She was 64.      Born Feb. 23, 1962 in High Point, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Howard Edwards and Mary Ward Edwards.      She is survived by one sister, April E. Taylor (Shane) of Garner; a…

1946 – 2026      Guy Russell Canady Sr. of Nakina died Friday, April 17, in his daughter’s home in Gray, Georgia. He was 79.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of late Grover Russell Canady and Elmarie Prince Canady.      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Pierce…

1939 – 2026      Barbara Faye Harrelson Tyler of Olanta passed away on Wednesday, April 15, at her daughters’ home. She was 86.      Born Nov. 9, 1939, in Dillon, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Allen Harrelson and the late Valley Vernell Moody Harrelson.      Survivors include her loving children, Emory Stephens, Barbara Nell Howard,…

1935 – 2026      Sudie Geraldine Floyd Suggs of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Wednesday, April 15, at Oak Harbor Healthcare in Mount Pleasant. She was 90.      Born May 26, 1935, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Sam Fulton Floyd and the late Edna Mae Grainger Floyd.      Survivors include her loving daughters, Julie…

1928 – 2026      Doris Watts Grainger of the Carolina Community, Green Sea, died on Tuesday, April 14. She was 97.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Dow Watts and Edith Soles Watts.      She was the widow of Ralph Livingston Grainger.      She is survived by her three children, Steve L.…

1954 – 2026      Leslie Anne Gore of Nakina passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at 2:37 p.m. Monday April 13, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was 71.      Leslie’s calling in life is family. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1954, she was the eldest daughter of Bruce Leslie Beaumont and Virginia…

1948 – 2026      Joann Johnson of Loris passed away Saturday, April 11, at her home. She was 77.      Mrs. Johnson was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late R.J. Barnhill and the late Gracie Barnhill.      In addition to her parents, Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her husband, Earl Johnson; two brothers, Jimmy Barnhill…

1935 – 2026           Naomi Faye Leigh of Seneca passed away Jan. 16. She was 90.      Born Oct. 27, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Leon Adolphus Fowler and Hattie Daisy Rogers.      She is survived by one daughter, Lenora O’dell of Seneca; grandchildren Adam O’dell of Greenville, South Carolina…

1949 – 2026      Berry Eugene Porter, Sr. of Winnabow passed away on Thursday, April 9, in Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 77.      Born Feb. 21, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Grover Lee Porter and Ethel Ward Porter.      He was a veteran of the United…