Area Obituaries

1958 – 2022      Kenneth Wayne “Catfish” Soles of Aberdeen died Sunday, June 26, in First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was 64.      Born June 16, 1958 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Wilmer Soles and Hazel Irene Hardie Soles.      He is survived by one daughter, Candy Hernandez of Loris;…

1960 – 2022      Judy F. Long of Tabor City died Thursday, June 23, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, after an extended illness. She was 62.      She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Guerrero; a son, John Long; and three grandchildren.      No services are planned at this time.      A guest register is available here.

1943 – 2022      Betty Davis Alred of Loris passed away on Tuesday, June 21, surrounded by her loving family. She was 78.      Born Oct. 5, 1943 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Davis Graham and the late Elease Grainger Graham. Mrs. Alred worked with Coastal Marble and Tile until her retirement.…

1959 – 2022      Regina Rae Lane Dongell of Wilmore, Kentucky, born February 1, 1959 in Raleigh to Alice White Lane and the late Joseph Lane, passed away on June 22, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was 63.      She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Joseph Dongell, daughter Janna, son Jordan, daughter-in-law Heather (Tyner), granddaughter…

1926 – 2022      Allene Brookie Hardee of Loris went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 21. She was 96.      Mrs. Hardee was born Feb. 13, 1926 in Loris to the late Thurman McKinley Harris and the late Lee Tyler Harris.      Survivors include her four children, Orilla Weathersbee of Murrells Inlet, Gene Hardee…

1938 – 2022      Ted Leo Floyd of Tabor City died Saturday, June 18, in his home. He was 83.      Born Dec. 29, 1938 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Gurtha Lee Floyd and Minnie Jane Johnson Floyd.      He is survived by his wife, Clara Mae Floyd of the home; one daughter,…

1938 – 2022      Rosemary “Sally” Gabriele passed away on Wednesday, June 15, at her home in Loris. She was 84.      Born April 5, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late John Dever and the late Margaret Murphy Dever. Mrs. Gabriele was a member of both Tranquil United Methodist Church and Center…

1946 – 2022      Gail Davis Chapman of Loris passed away on Thursday, June 9, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 75.      Born Sept. 13, 1946 in Fort Bragg, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Ross Davis and the late Vivian Tyler Davis.      As a dedicated caregiver and having a…

1935 – 2022      Bobbie Jacobs Ward of Whiteville died Thursday, June 16, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 86.      Born Dec. 2, 1935 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Herman Jacobs and Blanche Waddell Jacobs and the widow of Brooks Burdon Ward.      She is survived by one son, Gary Brooks…

1983 – 2022      Joseph Wayne Price of Fair Bluff passed away Saturday, June 11, at his home. He was 38.      He is survived by his wife, Larissa Roeder of Fair Bluff; his mother, Debbie Sasser, and her husband Dean, of Fair Bluff; a son, Preston Price; and one brother, Graham Price of Fair Bluff.      Visitation…