Area Obituaries

1946 – 2021      Nancy Tyler Blanton of Nichols passed away on Monday, October 4, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was 75.      Born June 18, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Woodrow Tyler and the late Fannie Bell Tyler.      Mrs. Blanton was active in the community as…

1955 – 2021      William James Grainger of Loris died Sunday, Oct. 3, in the McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 66.      Born June 9, 1955 in Mullins, he was the son of the late Floyd Grainger and the late Bernice Bullard Grainger. He worked in construction, loved fishing , and was of the Baptist faith.…

1942 – 2021      Zonnie Marie Suggs of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Conway Medical Center in Conway. She was 79.      Born Jan. 4, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Thelbert Roosevelt Suggs and the late Lillian Marie Bell Suggs.      Survivors include her three brothers, Billy Suggs and wife…

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…