Area Obituaries

1979 – 2022      James Ervin Willis, Jr. passed away on Friday, April 22, at his home in Loris. He was 43.      Born April 3, 1979 in Asheboro, he was the son of James Ervin Willis, Sr., and the late Janie Lawhorn Powers.      Survivors include his wife, Edith Willis of Loris; his father, James Ervin Willis,…

1956 – 2022      Haim Kadoche of Myrtle Beach passed away Thursday, April 28. He was 66.      Haim was born April 10, 1956 in Morocco. He came to Tabor City in 1981 and lived in Myrtle Beach for nearly 40 years. He was a familiar face as manager of several beachwear stores in the Myrtle Beach…

1940 – 2022      Preston R. Floyd of Chadbourn passed away on Saturday, April 30, after a brief illness. He was 81.      He survived by two daughters, Prett Dudney and Penny Grissinger; and one son, Presley Floyd.      There will be no services at this time.      A guest register is available here.

1948 – 2022      Teresa Cox Prince of Tabor City passed away on Thursday, April 28. She was 74.      She was born Feb. 24, 1948, in Tabor City, a daughter of the late L.B. Cox and Elois Graham Cox.      She is survived by her husband, Charles L. Prince of the home; two sons, Kevin Prince of…

1945 – 2022      Sarah Margaret Long of Nakina passed away Friday, April 29, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. She was 77.      Sarah was born March 11, 1945 in Paterson, New Jersey, the daughter of the late John Burton and Helen Bishop Burton.      Survivors include three sons, Bobby Morris Long Jr. and Christopher Alan Long of Nakina…

1949 – 2022      Mary R. “Bonnie” Ward of Tabor City passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2002, at MUSC in Charleston. She was 72.      She was born Dec. 10, 1949, a daughter of the late Erskine Strickland and Bertha Calder Strickland.      Survivors include her husband, Corbett Ward, Jr. of the home; one son, Jeff (Jessica) Watts…

1994 – 2022      Kristina Mae Jacobs of Tabor City died Thursday, April 28, from injuries sustained from a car accident. She was 27.      Born Dec. 15, 1994 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Jiles Jacobs and Dawn Beal Stover.      In addition to her parents, she is survived by her son, Malachi Almond; her…

1947 – 2022      Tommy Gordon Sing of the Pireway Community, Tabor City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, at his home. He was 74.      Born Oct. 1, 1947, in Loris, he was the son of the late William Gordon Sing and Mary Ellis Sing.      Tommy was a 1965 graduate of Nakina High School, a…

1946 – 2022      Sara Jernigan Ward of Green Sea died peacefully Tuesday, April 26, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 75.      She was the daughter of the late James Carson Jernigan and Kathleen Ray Jernigan.      She is survived by her husband, Elroy Ward of Green Sea; two sons, Michael Ward (April) of Green Sea and Mitchell D.…

1957 – 2022      Aaron Watts of Tabor City passed away Monday, April 25, in Whiteville. He was 64.      Born Oct. 17, 1957 in Tabor City, he was a son of the late Leroy and Doris Jean (Herring) Watts.      Survivors include his sister, Lisa Watts of Loris; two brothers, Orrin and Adam Watts, both of Green…