POWER OF ATTORNEY


	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Freda H Gore,
David A Godwin, and April B. Wilson, and each of
them acting alone, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to: (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% or more
stockholder of _Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc.__________________ (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act or
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the rules promulgated
thereunder; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 (and any amendment
thereto) and to file timely such Form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the 1934 Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each
of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed this 20th day of January 2005.
___________________________________
(Name) James G. Graham