Ronald Lee Lennox, 75, of Loris passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at his residence. Born on Jan. 14,  1944, in Fort Dix, N.J., he was the son of the late Harry Thomas Lennox Sr. and Ruth Lafferty Lennox. Mr. Lennox served in the U.S. Army for six years, where he was a Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War. Along with his parents, Mr. Lennox was predeceased by a brother, Harry Thomas Lennox Jr. Surviving are his two brothers, Wayne Allen Lennox and Carl Lynn Lennox; two daughters, Melissa and Elizabeth Lennox; a step-daughter, Tiffany Baranauskas and husband, Robert; his …

Laura Abeita Griego, 56, of Loris passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was born on Dec. 12, 1963, in Gallup, New Mexico, to the late Abby Abeita and Laura Victoria Glascock Abeita. Mrs. Griego and her husband owned Rockefellers Restaurant in Loris. She was a Catholic. Survivors include her husband of thirty-one years, Evie Griego of the home; a son, Matthew Griego of Loris; and three loving sisters, Mary Knoblock, Leona Kukowski and Marie McKinnon. Visitation was held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8 at Hardwick Funeral …

Larry John Wade, 76,  of Loris passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at Compass Post Acute Rehabilitation in Conway. Mr. Wade was born on Sept. 20, 1943, in Loris, to the late John Herschel Wade and the late Mary Jane Causey Wade. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his sister, Annie Wade Fellner and husband Jim of Little River. Mr. Wade was predeceased by his two brothers, Bobby Wade and Billy Wade, and two sisters, Sue Todd and Clara Wade. Services were private. Sign Mr. Wade’s online guest book at hardwickfuneralhome.com. Hardwick Funeral Home served the family.

L.E. “Bill” Batten, 86, of North Myrtle Beach died on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at his home in North Myrtle Beach. He was born on Feb. 9, 1933, in Troy, N.C. Surviving are his wife, Judy; children, David Batten and wife Joy, Robbie Little and husband Chris, and Pat Scott and husband George; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.

Katie Redmond, 39, of North Myrtle Beach passed away unexpectedly at home with family on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. She was born on Sept. 11, 1980, in Pensacola, Fla, to George and Carey Redmond. She has lived in North Myrtle Beach for over 25 years and always enjoyed going to the beach to relax. She worked in the restaurant service industry and vacation rental industry. She obtained a Bachelors in business management from Coastal Carolina University. She has two wonderful children, Mason Redmond, age 5, and Alexis Redmond, age 3. She will surely be missed by all of her family …

John R. Sellner, 77,  of Little River passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at his home. Born on Dec. 9, 1942, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late John and Hester Smith Sellner. Mr. Sellner is survived by his son, John Sellner Jr.; daughter, Roberta Ann Perry; sister, Shirley Olup; granddaughters, Samantha, Abigail and Madelyn; great-grandchild, Reid; and nephews, Chris and Steve Olup and Ronnie Sellner. A funeral service was held at Lee Funeral Home on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. The family received friends following the service. A guest book is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com. …

Joann Sawyer Barringer, 85, of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at her home following an illness. Mrs. Barringer was born on Dec. 29, 1934, in Conway to the late Burroughs Charles Sawyer and the late Bertha Mae Richardson Sawyer. Mrs. Barringer was a longtime member of Buck Creek Baptist Church. She worked for many years as an accountant and as a dispatcher for Folly Beach Public Safety. Survivors include her two sons, William Hardee of Loris and Ronald Joe Hardee and wife, Patricia Ann of Tabor City, N.C.; her three brothers, Austin Sawyer of Longs, Gene Sawyer …

Joan D. Kroutch, 73, of North Myrtle Beach died  on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Born on Oct. 20, 1946, in Oceanside, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Tieman. Mrs. Kroutch is survived by her husband of 52 years, James M. Kroutch Sr.; son, James M. Kroutch  Jr.; brother, Robert Tieman; sister, Deborah Pacifico; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Lee Funeral Home Chapel. A guest book is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com. Lee Funeral Home & …

Donna J. Mathis, 82, of Little River, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at her home in Little River. Born on Aug. 21, 1937, in Logan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Eldon and Virginia (Workman) Richardson. She was a proud and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, as well as a devoted volunteer to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Logan, WV), the Logan General Hospital Auxiliary (Logan, WV) and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (North Myrtle Beach). She graduated from Logan High School and studied at Marshall University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Mathis, and …

 Dallas Allen Peoples Sr., 76, of North Myrtle Beach passed away on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Services will be private. A guest book is available at www.leefhandcematory.com.  Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.