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Nathan Bedford Williamson: Tabor City

1923 – 2015     Nathan Bedford Williamson of Tabor City passed away Saturday, Nov, 21 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Southport following an illness. He was 92.     Mr. Williamson was born on Oct. 9, 1923 in Tabor City, son of the late Marion Williamson and the late Cora Suggs Williamson. Mr. Williamson retired…

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Sharon Lee Zellmer : Johnston

1956 – 2015     Sharon Lee Zellmer of Johnston and formerly of Loris, passed away Monday, Nov. 9 at Edgefield County Hospital following a sudden illness. She was 59.      Mrs. Zellmer was born Aug. 16, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late Mr. Herbert Randolph Zellmerer and the late Mrs. Margaret…

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Kennedy Emory Bullock: Fair Bluff

1960 – 2015     Kennedy Emory Bullock of Fair Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 19 at Lower Cape Fear HospiceCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 54.     He is survived by a son, Kendall Williams of Dillon; daughter, Vanessa McMillon of Fair Bluff; sisters, Wanda Townsend of Charleston, Peggy Young and Jackie Thompson of Chadbourn and Tiny…

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Barbara C. Howard: Ash

1942 – 2015     Barbara C. Howard of Ash died Saturday, Nov. 21 in Shallotte Assisted Living. She was 72.      Born Dec. 14, 1942 in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Canupp and Virginia Mott Canupp.       She is survived by her life companion, Jim David Smith of Ash,…

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Betty Garrett Stevens: Loris

1951 – 2015     Betty Garrett Stevens of Loris passed away Friday, Nov. 20 at her home following an illness. She was 64.     Born Jan. 27, 1951 in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Alton Garrett and the late Vivian Nealy Garrett.     Mrs. Stevens had an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice…

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James Daniel Purkey: Loris

1951 – 2015     James Daniel Purkey of Loris passed away at home on Thursday, Nov. 19. He was 64.     He was born in Flemington, West Virginia, a son of the late Daniel Fred Purkey and the late Georgie Hudkins Purkey.     Survivors include his wife, Victoria A. Purkey of Loris; a son, Brian…

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Lila Earl Duncan: Whiteville

1935 – 2015     Lila Earl Duncan of Whiteville died Friday, Nov. 20 at Leland House in Leland. She was 80.     Born April 10, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick Lancaster and Beulah Waddell Lancaster.     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…

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Ovolia “Volie” Humphrey Cameron: Loris

    Ovolia “Volie” Humphrey Cameron of Loris passed away Monday, Nov. 16 at Loris Rehab & Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was 94.     Mrs. Cameron was born on Dec. 12, 1920 in Lumberton, daughter of the late Charlie Humphrey and the late Lottie Kivett Humphrey. Mrs. Cameron was a homemaker and a…

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Peggy Parker Mishoe: Loris

1935 – 2015     Peggy Parker Mishoe of Loris,  affectionately known as “MeMa” by her family and close friends, passed away  Sunday, Nov. 15 at McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 80.     Mrs. Mishoe was born July 24, 1935 in La Fayette, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Presley Parker and the…

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Attorney again subject of SBI probe

By DEUCE NIVEN     Nearly a year after his arrest on charges of forging court documents, Whiteville attorney and former prosecutor Randy Lemay Cartrette is again the subject of an SBI investigation, agency spokesman Shannon O’Toole confirmed Tuesday.     SBI agents have been assigned the investigation requested by District Attorney Jon David on Oct. 30,…

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