Sun-News from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2024)

5, Sunday, April 1998 The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Obituaries John M. Altman JOHNSONVILLE John Mayford Altman 76, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at a Lake City hospital after an illness. Mr. Altman was born in Johnsonville, a son of the late John and Beulah Tester Evans Altman.

He was retired from Wellman Industries and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Leo Masonic Lodge No. 310 for 50 years, the Vox United Methodist Church, where he was an adult Sunday school teacher and a lay leader. He was a 1939 graduate of Johnsonville High School. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Rodgers Altman; a son, John Altman Jr.

of Johnsonville; three daughters, Lana Floyd of Olanta, and Sandra Davis and Libby DuBose, both of Johnsonville; seven grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway. Burial will be in the Eaddy-Ford Cemetery, Memorials may be made to the Vox United Methodist Church, 1625 Vox Highway, Johnsonville 29555. Mary E.

Brown Mary Elizabeth Brown, 85, of Watergate Drive, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at home. She was born April 27, 1912, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late James and Nany May Reynolds Maddox. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, James Brown of Myrtle Beach; three sisters, Alice Cervine, Lula Glassner and Katheryne Keesee, all of Lynchburg; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church.

Burial will be in Southeastern Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to St. Michael's Catholic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 14357, Surfside Beach 29587. Viola Carr Allen of the Burgess community.

Arrangements will be announced by Nelson Funeral Home, beach chapel. Bessie Cline CONWAY Bessie P. Cline, 88, formerly of Charlotte, N.C., died Thursday, April 2, 1998, at Loris Community Hospital. She was born June 8, 1909, in Abbeyville, a daughter of the late John and Alice Scott Poore. She was the widow of Troy Cline.

She was a member of New Covenant ARP Church in Charlotte and retired from Belk department store after 15 years. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Tyler of Conway; a granddaughter, Cynthia Joyce of Con- Viola Carr, 82, of Holmestown Road in the Burgess community of Myrtle Beach, died Friday, April 3, 1998, at home after an illness. She was born May 27, 1915, in the Burgess community. Survivors include three sons, Roscoe Carr, Evans Carr and James Carr, all of the Burgess community; and a daughter, Gertrude way; and three Visitation will be from 3-5 today at McEwen Funeral Service, Derita chapel. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Horry County, P.O. Box 1409, Myrtle Beach 29578. Sallie Cribbs SUMTER Sallie Stewart Cribbs, 90, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Thomas and JoAnna Windham Sessions. She was the widow of Marion Stewart Sr. and Floyd Cribbs Sr. She was a member of Lynchburg Baptist Church and the Benton Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Timmonsville. She was a 1925 graduate of Lynchburg High School.

Survivors include two daughters, Anna Arrants of Sumter and Faye Alford of Garden City Beach; a son, Harold Stewart of Sumter; a stepsister, Marie Stokes of Sumter; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5-6 tonight at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Lynchburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Rose Day NORTH MYRTLE BEACH Rose Day, 80, of Willett Street, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after an illness.

She was born April 15, 1917, in Wilson, N.C. Survivors include a son, Janie Collins of North Myrtle Beach. Arrangements will be announced by Nelson Funeral Home, beach chapel. Robert B. Fleshman CALABASH, N.C.

Robert Boyd Fleshman, 64, died Wednesday, April 1, 1998, at Columbia Brunswick Hospital. He was born in Jefferson County, a son of the late Clarence and Irene Walker Fleshman. He was a member of Pile Drivers Union, Local 2311. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Helen Fleshman; three sons, Craig Fleshman of Hyattsville, Lonny Peeples of Waldorf, and Roger Peeples of San Diego; a daughter, Jenny Williamson of Clinton, two brothers, Clarence Fleshman Jr.

of Colonial Beach, and Eugene Fleshman of Edgewater, a sister, Carol DeLude of Germantown, and nine grandchildren. A memorial service will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Funeral Home in Clinton. A local memorial service will be later in Calabash. Brunswick Funeral Service of Shallotte, N.C., is in charge.

Pearl Gibbons HARTSVILLE The funeral for Pearl Clark Gibbons was Saturday at First Baptist Church. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Gibbons, 89, died Tuesday, March 31, 1998. She was born in Marlboro County, a daughter of the late Charles and Drusilla Clark.

She was the widow of H.L. Williams Sr. and Paul Gibbons. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir for many years. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include a son, H.L. Williams Jr. of Jacksonville, a sister, Rosalie Joye of Myrtle Beach; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is in charge.

Manton G. Hayes LAKE VIEW Manton Gilmore Hayes, 87, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Marion County Medical Center after an illness. He was born in Dillon County, a son of the late Manton and Hertie Barfield Hayes. He was the widower of Evelyn Hayes. Mr.

Hayes was a retired farmer. Survivors include two daughters, Rita Jane Enzor of Fair Bluff, N.C., and Deane Dean of Kenly, N.C.; five sons, Terry Hayes of Crestview, Rand Hayes of Dillon, and Larry Hayes, Jerry Hayes and Ernest Hayes, all of Lake View; nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 7-9 tonight at Cook Funeral Home Inc. of Lake View. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Goldfinch Funeral Directors Since 1905 uno Goldfinch Beach Chapel Goldfinch Conway Chapel 11528 Highway 17, Bypass 606-610 Beaty Street P.O. Drawer 1009 Drawer 439 Murrells Inlet, S.C. 29576 Conway, S.C. 29526 651-3295 248-4211 Insurance Funded Pre-arrangements Now Available. Call Today to Set An Appointment No Obligation.

Member By Invitation, National Selected Morticians You're Invited Sunrise Service April 12th Easter Sunday 6:30 A.M. at Hillcrest Cemetery Sponsored by The Greater Conway Ministers Association Public is Invited (Seating will be available for the physically impaired.) Light refreshments after the Service. Appearing in Person with his portrait of "Peter" Frank Roughton Harvey FAMOUS FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF BIBLICAL CHARACTERS HIGHWAY 544, CONWAY, S.C. 347-4909 Monday at Kemper Baptist Church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Dillon.

Memorials may be made de to Haven Hospice, 301 E. Jackson Dillon 29536, or Kemper Baptist Church, Kemper Church Road, Lake View 29563. Issia Livingston LITTLE RIVER Issia John "I.J." Livingston, 85, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after an illness. Arrangements will be announced by Latimer's Funeral Home of Conway. Audrey Macks MURRELLS INLET Audrey D.

Macks, 71, of Village Court, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1927, in Kittanning, a daughter of the late Charles and Mercedes Cain Darr. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Andrew Macks of Fayetteville, N.C.; a daughter, Judy McDonnell of Medina, Ohio; a brother, Roy Darr of Youngstown, Ohio; and two sisters, Bonnie Chromiak of Ford City, and Charlene Denardo of Virginia Beach, Va.

Services will be private. Arrangements. will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel. Carrie B. McCray BUCKSPORT Carrie Bell Mishoe McCray, 87, of U.S.

701 South in the Bucksport community, died Monday, March 30, 1998, at Conway Hospital. She was born Oct. 25, 1910, in the Bucksport community, a daughter of the late John and Viola Rawls Mishoe. She was the widow of Thomas McCray Sr. She was attended Horry County schools.

She was a member of Jerusalem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the deaconess board. Survivors include two sons, Thomas McCray Jr. of Vauxhall, Better By Sales Service Supplies Mark S. Rankin (843) 248-4604 (Leave Message) DIABETICS Medicare will cover glucose monitors, test strips and lancets. You can have your diabetic supplies mailed directly to your home.

A-Plus Medical accepts assignment with Medicare, co-insurance or major medical for diabetic supplies. Call for details 1-800-949-5329 N.J., and Lee King McCray 0 of Bucksport; two daughters, Daisy Muriel of Detroit and Lena Godbolt of Bucksport; three brothers, the Rev. Lonnie Mishoe and the Rev. Robert Mishoe, both of Bucksport, and Andrew Lee Mishoe of Plainfield, N.J.; four sisters, Evelyn Mishoe of Irvington, N.J., Rosa Gore Walker of Bucksport, Sara Gillins of Newark, N.J., and Emma Dallas of Detroit; 18 grandchildren; and 37 greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be at 3 p.m.

today at Jerusalem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mishoe Cemetery in Bucksport. McKiever Funeral Home Inc. of Conway is in charge. Venoy Skipper LORIS Allen Venoy Skipper, 67, formerly of Loris, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Columbia after an illness.

Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight at Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery. Ella P.

Tucker ST. STEPHEN Ella Pearl Tucker. 51, died Friday, April 3, 1998, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born March 8, 1947, in Georgetown, a daughter of the late John Howard Sr. and Doris Jeanette Joyner Howard.

Mrs. Tucker was a teacher at Williamsburg Academy in Kingstree. She worked in education for 30 years. She was a graduate of Winyah High School in Georgetown and attended Winthrop College. She attended St.

Stephen United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Morris Tucker a son, James Hucks of Conway; a stepson, Morris Tucker III of Montgomery, two brothers, John Howard Jr. of Mobile, and Walter Howard of Houston; two sisters, Joyce Howard of Georgetown and Melba Riddle of Columbia; and a grandson. Visitation will be from 6-8 to-400 night at Graham Funeral Home of Georgetown. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home. Buri-1 al will be in Elmwood Cemetery. James R. Williamson SURFSIDE BEACH James, R. Williamson, 80, died Saturday, April 4, 1998.

Arrangements will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral, Home, beach chapel. Man could get 160 years in sexual assault case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS two other sex charges. No physical evidence linked GraCHARLOTTE, N.C. A man ham to the assaults on the three faces more than 160 years in prison girls, who were 14 at the time of the after being convicted of 13 sexual attacks in June. But all three of the assault charges stemming from a se- victims said they recognized Graries of attacks on three teen-age girls ham's pickup truck and clothes.

during the summer. Two of the teens identified GraWilliam Buie Graham, 21, will ham as the driver of the truck that be sentenced this week. He was took them to a barn in south Meckconvicted Friday on two counts of lenburg County, where the assaults first-degree rape, five counts of first- took place. degree sex offense and six counts of The girls were apparently strandtaking indecent liberties with a mi- ed at an area mall and asked Granor. was found not guilty on ham for a ride to Rock Hill.

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South Carolina's lower cost of living, mild weather and plethora of beaches are what tends to draw people in, especially retirees. Hire a Helper, another moving company, found that about 16,000 retirees, with most over the age of 55, moved to the Myrtle Beach area in 2023.

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The beach is fun at night, too.

At night, you'll see people taking flashlights to the beach. They're out there because you can spot crabs making their way across the sand.

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All Myrtle Beach area beaches are open. Water quality for beaches throughout the entire Myrtle Beach area is very good.

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0 Children2 Children
Housing$12,936$15,628
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Myrtle Beach, SC. For the ultimate in affordability, look no further than Myrtle Beach, the least expensive beach town in South Carolina. With a median home price of $305,000 and an average rent of $1,599, Myrtle Beach offers unbeatable value for those dreaming of coastal living.

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The Myrtle Beach area is home to many expensive homes. Houses sell for millions of dollars, and while there are expensive homes across the Grand Strand, the Grande Dunes area is home to some of the most pricey abodes.

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According to the Living Wage Calculator, a single person in South Carolina needs to earn approximately $16.73 per hour, or $34,806 annually, to meet their basic needs. For a family of four with one adult working, the living wage increases to $36.52 per hour or $75,964 annually.

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Many people choose to retire to Myrtle Beach for the low cost of living, warm coastal living and some of the best golf courses in the world. See what others say Myrtle Beach is the best place to retire.

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The towns surrounding Myrtle Beach, like Surfside Beach, Murrells Inlet, and North Myrtle Beach, are generally considered to be very safe. In fact, most visitors to the Myrtle Beach area stay in hotels or resorts that are in these areas!

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As it turns out, a lot of people hunt for sea life on the beach, and small little creatures like crabs, sand fleas, and sand dollars show up and nighttime is the perfect time to catch them. Ghost crabs make their way to the surface of the sand as the air cools off.

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The metro area population of Myrtle Beach in 2023 was 421,000, a 3.19% increase from 2022. The metro area population of Myrtle Beach in 2022 was 408,000, a 3.82% increase from 2021. The metro area population of Myrtle Beach in 2021 was 393,000, a 4.24% increase from 2020.

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Our 35,000-plus permanent residents and millions of visitors enjoy the wide beaches, the warm weather and an incredible range of entertainment, nightlife, golf, shopping, dining and live theatre.

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Identifying Shells

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