Area Obituaries

1960 – 2021      Alice Faye Small of Loris passed away on Thursday, May 27, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 61.      Born on May 11, 1960 in Marion, SC, she was the daughter of the late William McDuffy Small and the late Bessie Earlean Hilbourn Small.      Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Ervin Powers;…

1937 – 2021      Lila Mae Norris of Tabor City died Monday, May 17, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 83.      Born May 24, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Grantham and Naomi Bryant Allen and the widow of William Isaac Norris, Sr.      She is survived by three sons, William…

1935 – 2021      Alfredia Ward Ikner of Whiteville died Monday, May 17, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 86.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Leamon George Ikner and Rosettie Williams Ikner.      She is survived by one daughter, Shelvey Jean Long of Clarendon; a son, Terrance Alverd Ward of…

1954 – 2021      Robert Chester Hipp of Loris, died Sunday, May 16, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach after a lengthy hospitalization. He was 67.      Chester was a life-long resident of Loris and a devoted member of the Loris First United Methodist Church, where he served as President of the United Methodist…

1965 – 2021      Kipling “Kip” Godwin of Tabor City went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 13, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 56.      Born Jan. 5, 1965 in Whiteville, he was the son of the late David Eliga Godwin and the late Walneta Caulder Godwin.      Kip graduated from NC State and went…

1932 – 2021      Virginia Watts Carter of Longs passed away on Thursday, May 13, at her home. She was 88.      Born Nov. 18, 1932 in Conway, SC, she was the daughter of the late Gaston Watts and the late Mattie West Watts.      Mrs. Carter loved the Lord and her family very dearly. She worked with…

1957 – 2021      Thomas Michael Brannon of Duluth, Georgia passed away on Friday, April 30, at McLeod Seacoast. He was 64.      Born Jan. 3, 1957 in Charleston, he was the son of the late Thomas Paul Brannon and the late Bobbie Jean Platt Brannon. Mr. Brannon was the owner of Collision Care in Lawrenceville, Georgia…

1936 – 2021      Shirley Allen Fowler of Thomasville passed away on May 12. She was 84.      She was born on June 22, 1936 in Tabor City to the late Dude Vance Allen Jr. and Emma Georgia Hewette Allen. She worked at Thomasville Furniture Plant A for many years before retiring.      Shirley was a loving mother…

1938 – 2021      Ray Doyle Head, age 38, (really 83) lol, but anyone who knew him will get why he was not a typical 83 year old. Ray decided on May 9, to cruise away peacefully from his earthly home in Loris to his Heavenly home because he deserved to finally live on streets paved…

1961 – 2021      Timothy Franklin Fowler of Tabor City died Monday, May 10, in his home surrounded by his family. He was 60.      Born March 17, 1961 in Loris, he was the son of the late Kirby and Eunice Fowler.      He is survived by his wife, Wanda Buck Fowler of the home; a daughter, Alison…