Area Obituaries

1944 – 2022      Coy Junior Hodges of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Bamberg, following an illness. He was 78.      Born July 26, 1944 in Loris, he was the son of the late Coy Samuel Mack Hodges and the late Ruth Elizabeth Page Hodges. Mr. Hodges worked as a master carpenter until…

1981 – 2022      Tracey Lee Faulk Brooks of Whiteville passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Wilmington. She was 41.      She was born April 2, 1981, in Whiteville, daughter of Cathy (Godwin) Reid and James C. Faulk, Jr.      Survivors include her husband, Jason Brooks of the home; two daughters, Taylor Melette Faulk and Payton Rayne Brooks,…

1985 – 2022      Amy Jo Watts of Tabor City died Thursday, Nov. 3, from injuries sustained in an accident. She was 37.      Born March 8, 1985 in Lexington, she was the daughter of Tony Cleveland Watts, Tara Smith Watts and Thrude Ann Legg.      In addition to her parents and step mother, she is survived by…

1982 – 2022      Nathaniel Clayton Norris of Tabor City died Saturday, Nov. 5, in his home. He was 40.      Born July 25, 1982 in Columbus County, he was the son of Billy Dean Norris (Cathy Byrd) of Green Sea and Sarah Ann Gaskin Norris of Tabor City.      He is survived by one son, Logan Nathaniel…

1950 – 2022      Bennie Taylor Plessinger, Jr. of Loris passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at his home. He was 72.      Born April 2, 1950 in Newport News, Virginia, he was the son of the late Bennie Taylor Plessinger, Sr., and the late Emma Lee Hanrahan Plessinger.      He served his country with courage, honor,…

1974 – 2022      Joy Michelle Chaney of Tabor City died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in the McLeod Loris hospital. She was 47.      Born Dec. 20, 1974 in Bladen County, she was the daughter of Edward Steve Tyndall of Bolivia and the late Barbara Kaye Brisson.      In addition to her father, she is survived by her…

1952 – 2022      Frankie James Lewis passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, at his home in Little River following an illness. He was 69.      Born Nov. 19, 1952, in Loris, he was the son of the late James Ivory Lewis, and the late Mildred Elizabeth Nealey Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a retired farmer and of…

1946 – 2022      Margaret Simmons of Loris passed away on Friday, Nov. 4, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 76.      Born July 24, 1946 in Laie, Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late Carlos Martinez and the late Mary Manaouwai Kanaina Martinez.      Survivors include her husband of 52 years, John Headly Simmons; a son,…

1946 – 2022      Dennis Murray Thompson of Florence died Sunday, Oct. 30, in the home. He was 76.      He was the son of the late Julia Marguerite Jackson and Melvin Clifton Thompson Sr.      He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.      He is survived by one brother, Tommy McRae of Florence; two nieces, Julia…

1953 – 2022      Carrie Lee Gainus of Tabor City died Tuesday, Nov. 1, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 69.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Gainus and Alene Harden Gainus. She is survived by her significant other, Jeffrey R. Miller of Tabor City; one daughter, Rebecca Watts of…