Area Obituaries

1938 – 2022      Linda Pearce Ward of Nakina died Saturday, March 5, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Whiteville. She was 83.      Born Sept. 30, 1938 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin Pearce and Frances Musselwhite Pearce.      She is survived by her husband, John Colon Ward of the home; a…

1945 – 2022      Linda Diane Garrell Hall of Little River passed away on Friday, March 4, , in McLeod Seacoast, Little River. She was 76.      Born, March 7, 1945, in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Dock and Linnie Garrell. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald Ray Hall.…

1982 – 2022      Luke Simmons of Lake Waccamaw went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Feb. 25. He was 39.      He is survived by his children, Ainsley, Raegan and Wyatt; mother, Tammy Winkler Tarkington (Wayne); father, Frankie Simmons (Sara); brother, Jesse Simmons; half-sister, Brooke Simmons; step sister, Diane Godwin; and nephews, a…

1948 – 2022      William “Bill” Raymond Spear, Jr. of Loris passed away on Tuesday, March 1, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 73.      Born Aug. 6, 1948 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Arlene Spear Leatherman.     Mr. Spear served his country with honor and courage in the United States…

1963 – 2022      George Thomas “Tommy” Vaught of Longs passed away on Tuesday, March 1 at his home in Longs following a sudden illness. He was 59.      Born Feb. 10, 1963 in Loris, he was the son of the late Thomas Monroe Vaught and the late Jonna Fae Turbeville Vaught.      Mr. Tommy Vaught was a…

1940 – 222      Norman Edward Ayers of Loris passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 81.      Born May 25, 1940 in Danville, Virginia, he was the son of the late John William Ayers and the late Frances Louise Powers Ayers.     Mr. Ayers served his country with courage and honor in…

1930 – 222      Wilhelmenia L. Suggs of Green Sea passed away at McLeod Loris hospital, Loris, after a short illness. She was 91.      Wilhelmenia is survived by her son, Darrell Dickson Suggs of Cerro Gordo; a sister, Freida Harrelson of Gastonia; and several nieces and nephews.      She was predeceased by her usband, L. Duval Suggs;…

1974 – 2022      Tonie Ann “Tonya” Scott of Little River, wife of Ronald “Ron” Scott, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was 47.      Born Dec. 25, 1974, she was a daughter of the late Tommy Lee Walters, Sr. and Linda Britt Walters.      She is survived…

1961 – 2021      Lessie Denise Jackson of Cerro Gordo died on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. She was 61.      She was born Jan. 16, 1961 and was the daughter of the late George Williams and Betty Jackson.      She is survived by her sons, Loron Jackson of Cerro Gordo and Jamon Jackson…

1940 – 2022      Wayne P. Floyd of Loris passed away on Friday, Feb. 25, in Loris. He was 82.      Born Jan. 22, 1940 in Loris, he was the son of the late Smith Floyd and the late Edna Australia Powell Floyd.      Mr. Floyd was a retired farmer, a dedicated member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church,…