Sierra Patricia Neese: Cerro Gordo
1995 – 2016 Sierra Patricia Neese of Cerro Gordo died Saturday, June 11 in an automobile accident. She was 20. Born Sept. 21, 1995 in Asheboro, she was the daughter of Edwin Franklin Neese and JoAnn Milligan Neese. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Jerry Todd of…
Read MoreTracy Ann Hewett: Myrtle Beach
1963 – 2016 Tracy Ann Hewett of Myrtle Beach passed Friday, June 10. She was 53. Tracy was born May 14, 1963 to Catherine and Charles Hewett. Tracy graduated from Myrtle Beach High School in 1981. After high school she furthered her education to become a school teacher. She was a spirited,…
Read MoreTabor area crash claims Cerro Gordo woman
By DEUCE NIVEN A Columbus County woman died after being thrown from her small convertible car as it tumbled through a ditch east of Tabor City Saturday afternoon, Columbus County Coroner Linwood Cartrette said. Sierra Patricia Neese, 20, of Blackwell Road in Cerro Gordo, died in the single-car crash on Reynolds Road, near…
Read MoreDenise Marie Delossantos: Loris
1966 – 2016 Denise Marie Delossantos of Loris passed away Thursday, June 9. She was 49. Born in Belleville, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Marlene M. Budd and the late George Joseph Budd. In addition to her father, she was predeceased by one sister, Diane Marie Budd and her grandparents,…
Read MoreThorough search
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN John Ward of Nakina Fire/Rescue took a dip into Mollie Swamp from the side of an abandoned boat spotted there Friday afternoon. Williams Township Fire Department members, deputies from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, and a Deputy Columbus County Fire Marshal were on hand to determine if…
Read MoreHeath Watson: Longs
1989 – 2016 Heath Watson of Longs passed away Sunday, June 5. He was 26. He was born in Loris, a son of Wendy Todd Dorman and the late Bill Watson, Jr. In addition to his father, he was predeceased by his grandparents, Pat Watson, Wayne Todd, and John Dorman Survivors…
Read MoreHarold Dean Cartrette: Chadbourn
1946 – 2016 Harold Dean Cartrette of Chadbourn died Tuesday, June 7, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. He was 70. Born Jan. 26, 1946 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dewey Avery Cartrette and Evelyn Duncan Cartrette. He is survived by his wife,…
Read MoreRachel Holmes Coats: Loris
1952 – 2016 Rachel Holmes Coats of Loris passed away Friday, June 3 at her home following an illness. She was 64. Born on March 1, 1952 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Frankie Hampton “Hamp” Holmes and the late Helen Madora Watson Holmes. Mrs. Coat’s passion was nursing…
Read MoreNatalie Nicole Peeler: Loris
Natalie Nicole Peeler, infant daughter of Brianna Lynn Stalvey Peeler and Nicolas Ryan Peeler, passed away Tuesday, May 31, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Natalie was born May 28 in Conway. Survivors, in addition to her parents of Loris, are two brothers, Brayden Johnson and Brenton Peeler of Loris; maternal grandfather,…
Read MorePeggy Cannon Jollie: Loris
1949 – 2016 Peggy Cannon Jollie of Loris passed away Wednesday, June 1. She was 67. Mrs. Jollie was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Ernest and Minnie R. Cannon. She was predeceased by two brothers, Jimmy Cannon and Roy Cannon; and one sister, Bonnie Faye Jordan. Survivors…
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