Area Obituaries

1932 – 2023      Brookie Mae Hardee Spivey of Tabor City died Sunday, Feb. 12, in her home. She was 90.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late James E. Hardee and Gussie Tyler Hardee.      She was the widow of Marvin Spivey. She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church; she…

1945 – 2023      Arnold Douglas Ward of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 10, in his home. He was 77.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Rudolph Ward and Bessie Rouse Ward.      He is survived by his wife, Martha Williams Ward of Tabor City; one son, Arnold Ward Jr. of Green…

1951 – 2023      Jesse B. Smith of Myrtle Beach passed away on Monday, Feb. 6. He was 71.      Born June 1, 1951 in Loris, he was the son of the late Tybea Burroughs Smith and the late Lurene Hardee Smith Benton.      Mr. Smith had a true passion and love for riding his Harley Davidson, dancing,…

1951 – 2023      Rebecca Callihan Clark of Tabor City passed away on Monday, Feb. 6. She was 71.      Born March 22, 1951 in Whiteville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Alfred Callihan and the late Clyde Opal Butler Callihan. She was a member of Old Zion Wesleyan Church.      Survivors include her son, William…

1939 – 2023      Larry Kent Harrelson of Tabor City passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 2, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83.      He was born in Columbus County on Aug. 29, 1939, the son of the late Cecil Calvin Harrelson and the late Clyde Prince Harrelson.      Larry is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Genette Jernigan Harrelson; daughters Kathie Harrelson and Denise Tungate; a son, Larry Kent…

     William C. “Jake” Cartrette of the Sandy Plain community, Tabor City, died Sunday, Feb. 5, in McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 92.      His is survived by his wife of 68 years, Rosa Nell Cartrette, of the home; one son, William Cartrette of Garner; three daughters, Diane Watts, Gwen Hill, and Phyllis Lanier, all…

1945 – 2023      Kitty Owens Mund of Aynor passed away on Monday, Jan. 30. She was 77.      Born Aug. 24, 1945 in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Hagood Owens and the late Sarah Grace Smith Owens. Mrs. Mund was the owner and operator of her cleaning business.      Survivors include her husband, Marshall…

1963 – 2023      Clyde Kendall Cartrette of Tabor City passed away Friday, Feb. 3, in his home. He was 59.      He was born in Loris, a son of the late John Calvin “Pete” Cartrette and Joyce (Graham) Cartrette.      Kendall is survived by his wife, Gina (Grainger) Cartrette; two daughters, Ashleigh Cox (Jonathan) and Paige Strickland…

1952 – 2023      Kim Linwood Grainger of Clarendon died Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Whiteville. He was 70.      He was born in Loris, a son of the late Joseph L. Grainger and Juanita Stevens Grainger.      He is survived by one daughter, Shay Wilson of Nakina; and a brother, Mitchell Grainger of Tabor City.      He was preceded…

1929 – 2023      Elsie Ruth Becknell LeGrande of Loris was greeted home by Jesus Christ on Jan. 22. She was 93.      Elsie, as she preferred to be called, was born in Columbia, a daughter of the late Lawrence Erskin Becknell and Cora Lee Davis.      In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband,…