Area Obituaries

1940 – 2022      Robert Frances Lester of Loris passed away on Monday, July 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 81.      Born Oct. 29, 1940 in Welch, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Johnny Lucas Lester and the late Madeline Donald Lester. Mr. Lester was a member of Clarendon Freewill Baptist Church.…

1942 – 2022      Thurman Odell Lanier of Clarendon died Sunday, July 10, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 79.      Born Sept. 4, 1942 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Rossie Lanier and Gladys Cribb Lanier and the widower of Bonnie Faye Norris Lanier.      He was a veteran of the…

1943 – 2022      Milton Ray Gore, Sr. of Whiteville died Sunday, July 10, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 78.      Born Sept. 15, 1943 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Joseph Adam Gore and Evie Mae Stanley Gore.      He is survived by his wife, Frances Ann Cartrette Gore of the…

1950 – 2022      William “Bill” Monroe Lewis of Whiteville died Monday, July 11. He was 72.      He was born April 1, 1950 in Columbus County to the late Thomas Purnell and Retha Mae Ward Lewis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law and a nephew.      He was survived by…

1938 – 2022      Norman Lee Gore of Ash passed away July 8. He was 83.      Born Oct. 22, 1938 in Southport, he was a son of the late Mary Beck and Cordia Bradley Gore.      He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Marie Tripp Gore.      Mr. Gore was a career painter and previously…

1946 – 2022      Reginald “Reggie” Fowler of Green Sea died Tuesday July 5, in his home. He was 75.      Born in Columbus County, he was a son of the late Norman and Lottie Graves Fowler.      He is survived by his wife, Louise Mincey Fowler of Loris; two sons, Tim Fowler and wife Valerie and Richard…

1946 – 2022      William Berry “Butch” Brogdon, Jr. passed away on Monday, July 4, at his home in Loris following an illness. He was 75.      Born Oct. 8, 1946 in Mullins, he was the son of the late William Berry Brogdon and the late Azalee Johnson Brogdon.      Mr. Brogdon owned and operated North Mullins Grocery…

1931 – 2022      Loleta Barnes McPherson of the Beaverdam community died Tuesday, July 5, in Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center, Whiteville. She was 90.      Born July 28, 1931 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Neal Barnes and Marietha Woodell Barnes and the widow of James Floyd McPherson.      She is survived…

1940 – 2022      Clara Mae Floyd of Tabor City died Sunday, July 3, in her home. She was 81.      Born Oct. 29, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Cleveland Prince and Gussie Mae Arnette Prince and the widow of Ted Leo Floyd.      She is survived by one daughter, Debbie…

1927 – 2022      Rachel Clara Jane McPherson Duncan Lang of Raleigh died July 2. She was 93.      She was a daughter of the late Porter and Ella (Cribb) McPherson of the Beaverdam Community in Columbus County.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings Leon, Bessie, Rebecca, Carson, Vera, and Phillip;…