Area Obituaries

1955 – 2021      Kellie T. Vereen of Chadbourn passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, at home. He was 66.      Born Sept. 30, 1955, he was the son of late Donnie and Magaline (Rabon) Vereen.      Survivors include a son, James Vereen; daughter Jamber Bryan; a brother, Leonard Gilliland; a sister, Peggy Suggs; former wife Brinda Watts; and…

1954 – 2021      Cecil Norris of Tabor City, husband of Brenda Norris, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 67.      Born Sept. 28, 1954 in Loris, he was a son of the late Herman and Gladys (Thompkins) Norris.      Survivors include his wife, Brenda Norris of the home; daughters Michelle Walters and…

1937 – 2021      Lovell Anne Binder passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7, at her home in Loris. She was 84.      Born June 3, 1937 in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Binder and the late Mary Blanche Foster Binder.      Ms. Binder graduated from the Edinboro University and worked as an elementary…

1972 – 2021      Stephanie Marie Fitzgerald Collins of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 3. She was 49.      Born June 9, 1972 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Mrs. Elinore Kovitch Fitzgerald of Hallstead, Pennsylvania and the late Mr. John Fitzgerald, Sr.      Stephanie will be most remembered for the selfless love she showed…

1945 – 2021      Rose Marie Rego McCaffrey passed away on Monday, Nov. 1, at her home in Longs following an illness. She was 76.      Born Aug. 17, 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late John Rego, and the late Rose Pattitto Rego. Mrs. McCaffrey worked as an accountant until her…

1960 – 2021      Wendy M. Stevens of Nakina passed away Monday, Nov. 1, following a short illness. He was 61.      Mr. Stevens was born in Columbus County, a son of the late Leroy Stevens and the late Edith Williamson Stevens. He was a retired lineman for BEMC and a member of Dulah Missionary Baptist Church…

1942 – 2021      Douglas “Doug” McArthur Cox of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 1, at his home. He was 79.      Born June 16, 1942 in Loris, he was the son of the late O. V. Cox, Sr., and the late Inez Mincey Cox.      Mr. Cox served his country with courage and honor in the…

1967 – 2021      Michael Ezra Rabon of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 31, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was 54.      Born Sept. 30, 1967 in Conway, he was the son of the late Ezra Rabon and the late Thelma Bernice Stevens Rabon.      Mike was a dedicated farmer, a…

1930 – 2021      Thelma Marie Altman Housand of Loris passed away on Sunday morning, Oct. 31, at Conway Manor following an illness. She was 91.      Born Jan. 24, 1930 in Galivants Ferry, she was the daughter of the late Tom Altman and the late Claudia Gerald Altman.      Throughout her life Mrs. Housand worked closely with…

1962 – 2021      Margaret Melinda Cox Robinson of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 24, at McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 59.      Born June 22, 1962 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Dearl Cox and the late Margaret Tyler Cox.      Mrs. Robinson was adopted by her grandparents, Lewis Jackson Cox and Dalma…