Area Obituaries

1996 – 2021      Jenny Logan Fowler of Tabor City and her unborn child, Blakely Langston, died in an automobile accident on Thursday, March 18. Jenny was 24.      Born October 1, 1996 in Horry County, Jenny was the daughter of Joseph Christopher Fowler and his wife, Annie and Rhonda Jones.      In addition to her parents, she…

1928 – 2021      Agnes Wood Little of Longs passed away on Monday, March 22, at her home. She was 92.      Mrs. Little was born on June 2, 1928 in Longs to the late Richard Walter Wood and the late Maybelle Causey Wood. She was the owner of The Little Green House and a member of…

1944 – 2021      Geraldine Soles Ward Gaskins of Loris passed away on Sunday, March 21. She was 77.      Mrs. Gaskins was born on March 6, 1944 in Tabor City to the late Leo Buddy Soles and the late Lessie Phillips Soles. Mrs. Gaskins worked at Columbus Regional Healthcare System and was a member of Pleasant…

1945 – 2021      Harvey E. Kilmer, Jr. passed away Wednesday, March 17, at his home in Loris. He was 85.      Mr. Kilmer was born May 26, 1945 in Mt. Kisco, New York.  He resided in Dover Plains, New York for most of his life and spent winters in South Carolina.      Mr. Kilmer was predeceased by…

1938 – 2021      Ruby Lee Barnhill Causey of Loris passed away on Tuesday, March 16. She was 83.      Ms. Causey was born Jan. 23, 1938 in Longs to the late Joseph Holland Barnhill, Sr. and the late Johnnie Bell Chestnut Barnhill. Ms. Causey worked with Conway Mills until her retirement and was a member of…

1946 – 2021      William Benjamin “Bill” Caines of Tabor City died Friday, March 12, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 74.      Born Dec. 29, 1946 in Loris, he was the son of the late Orian Olene Caines and Virginia Cartrette Caines.      He is survived by his wife, Rose James Caines…

1975 – 2021      Scott Michael Blackmon of Myrtle Beach died Friday, March 12, in his home. He was 45.      Born April 24, 1975 in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of Gwynn Blackmon of Jacksonville, Florida and Geraldine Pigott Stanley and step father Kenny of Tabor City.      In addition to his parents and step-father, he…

1936 – 2021      Junior Soles of Chadbourn died Friday, March 12, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 84.      Born May 11, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Billy and Daisy Duncan Soles.      He is survived by his wife, Pearl Gore Soles of the home; two daughters,…

1946 – 2021      Doris Ann Cox Fowler of Green Sea died Thursday, March 11, in Blue Ridge in Georgetown. She was 75.      Born Feb. 6, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Tallie Cox and Martha Spivey Cox and the widow of Dennis Pearl Fowler, Sr.      She is survived by two sons,…

1946 – 2021      Ronnie Dean Bruton of Charleston passed away on Friday, March 5, at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital in Charleston. He was 74.      Born July 1, 1946, he was the son of the late Harry and Belle Bruton of Tabor City.      Ronnie is survived by many loved ones including his wife, Robin…