Area Obituaries

1962 – 2021 Vickie Lynn Stanley Berry of Tabor City died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 in her home. She was 59. Born Jan. 9, 1962 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Nicky Merle Stanley and Ila Pearl Watts Stanley. She is survived by three sons, James Henry Berry and wife Shawna,…

1969 – 2021      Brandon Aaron Herring of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 26, in his home. He was 51.      Born June 26, 1969 in Wilmington, he was the son of Joyce Carter Herring of Tabor City and the late Ronald Aaron Herring.      He was of the Baptist faith.      In addition to his mother, he is…

1936 – 2021      Jackie Wayne “Jack” Miller of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 26, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 84.      Born March 14, 1936 in Harlam County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late: Glen and Cleo Heatherly Miller.      Mr. Jack was the voice of Tabor City for…

1935 – 2021      Shelby Dean Blanton Strickland of Leland passed away on Friday, Feb. 26, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. She was 85.      Mrs. Strickland was born Feb. 28, 1935, to the late Everette Blanton and the late Rhoda Graham Blanton. Ms. Strickland was the original owner of Dazzlers Hair Salon in…

1954 – 2021      Doris Sobczak Bell of Clarendon died Thursday, Feb. 25, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 66.      Born Oct. 28, 1954 in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late John Sobczak and Doris Dew Sobczak and widow of Billy Wayne Bell.      She is survived by a son, Bruno…

1945 – 2021      Ferrell L. Jones, Sr. of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, surrounded by those he loved and cherished. He was 75.      Born Aug. 17, 1945, in Chatham County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Clyde W. Jones and the late Thelma Griner…

1932 – 2021      Bernice Graham Mincey of Loris passed away on Monday, Feb. 22. She was 88.      Mrs. Mincey was born Aug. 25, 1932, to the late Charlie Vollie “Voll” Graham and the late Isadora Johnson Graham.      Mrs. Mincey worked as a nursing assistant at Loris Hospital until her retirement and was a longtime active…

1942 – 2021      Barbara Alice Meisenheimer Mullery passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at her home in Longs. She was 78.      Mrs. Mullery was born on April 16, 1942 in New York, New York, to the late George Meisenheimer and the late Edith Nielson Meisenheimer.      Mrs. Mullery was of the Catholic faith, a loving wife,…

1944 – 2021      Charles “Tood” Thurston Norris of Chadbourn, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, in his home.  He was 77.      Born Jan. 21, 1944 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Mack Norris and Bertie Jane Cartrette Norris.      He is survived by his wife, Mary Estalene Long Norris of the home; a son,…

2021      Infant Ruby Rose Nobles of Whiteville died Sunday, Feb. 21, in UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill.      Born Feb. 10 in Wilmington, she was the daughter of David Brooks Nobles and Kayla Ward Nobles of Whiteville.      In addition to her parents, she is survived by twin sister Laney Brooke Nobles; maternal grandparents Keith and Candy Ward…