Area Obituaries

1979 – 2021      LaTrisha Nicole Purcha of Fair Bluff passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at her home. She was 42.      She is survived by her husband, Dennis Purcha Jr.; a son, Allen Brown; and numerous family members and friends.      Burial will be at a later date.      A guest register is available here.

1926 – 2021      Dorothy (Dot) Mae Fowler was born in Tabor City, North Carolina, on July 18, 1926 to Roscoe (Rossie) and Gertrude Fowler.      She was the middle child with an older sister, Virginia, and a younger brother, Howard.      Dorothy received Heaven’s Blessing on Sept. 29, living to the amazing age of 95.      Dot’s parents…

1978 – 2021      Danyell Dominic Mayes of Loris died Sunday, Sept. 26. He was 43.      Born July 31, 1978 in Paterson, New Jersey, Danyell was the son of the late Dianne Mayes and the late Wilson Butler.      No services are planned.

1929 – 2021      Lorena Bennett Harrelson Fowler of Tabor City died Monday, Sept. 27, in Loris Rehab and Nursing Center, Loris. She was 91.      Born Dec. 26, 1929 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Clinton Bennett and Clydia Eleanor Turbeville Bennett.      She is survived by her husband, James Wade Fowler…

1943 – 2021      Vonnie Joyce Gore Hodges of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 26, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. She was 77.      Born Oct. 30, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robbie Delond Gore and Alma Spivey Gore.      She is survived by her husband, Zade Monroe Hodges…

1945 – 2021      Ted “Chipper” Watts, Jr. of Tabor City, age 76, died Sunday, Sept. 26, in the McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 76.      Born June 11, 1945 in Horry County, he was the son of Maurice Bass Watts of Tabor City and the late Ted Watts, Sr., and the widower of Christie Rhodes…

1938 – 2021      Joseph Junior McDowell of Conway passed away on Saturday, Sept. 25, in Loris, following an illness. He was 82.      Born Oct. 7, 1938 in Loris, he was the son of the late Worth Austin McDowell and the late Mary Leona Mishoe McDowell.      Mr. McDowell worked in the landscaping business until his retirement…

1965 – 2021      Ernest George Hardwick of Loris took his heavenly flight on Saturday, Sept. 18, in Conway Medical Center, Conway. He was 55.      He served his country in the United States Army from 1984 to 1990. He was employed with Ebtron of Loris and a member of Poley Bridge Baptist Church, Nakina.      Ernest was…

1955 – 2021      Randy James Cannon of Conway passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, at his home following a sudden illness. He was 65.      Born Oct. 21, 1955 in Conway, he was the son of the late James Waldon Cannon and the late Merlin McKenzie Cannon.      Mr. Cannon worked as a truck driver and was…

1970 – 2021      Carol Ann Cooper-Johnson of Loris passed away on Thursday, Sept. 16, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 51.      Born June 30, 1970 in Maringouin, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Robert Johnson and Charlotte Ann Johnson Helms.      Survivors include her wife, Pamela “Pam” Cooper-Johnson of the home; her mother, Charlotte…