Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Scott C. McLean, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 of First South Bancorp, Inc.;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.