Area Obituaries

1936 – 2021      Janelle White Gore of Ocean Isle Beach died Wednesday, March 10, in Boone. She was 84.      Born Oct. 11, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Allison Alman and Jewel Inman White and widow of Marshal Weldon Gore, Jr.      She is survived by three sons, Marshall Weldon Gore III (Sharon) of…

1951 – 2021      Mary Beck Elmore of Wilmington passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at her home.      She was born in Tabor City on June 19, 1951, the daughter of Burrus Wilson Beck and Ann Soles Beck.      Mary worked for many years in the finance and insurance business and received many honors, awards and recognition…

1946 – 2021      Ronnie Gale Hardwick of Whiteville died Saturday, March 6, in UNC Hospital Chapel Hill. She was 74.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Ollie Rockwell Prince.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Darcey Elwood Hardwick; and a brother,…

1933 – 2021      Pecolia Wood Gaskins of Tabor City died Saturday, March 6, in her home. She was 87.      Born March 11, 1933 in New Hanover County, she was the daughter of the late William Jethro and Emily Cook Wood and the widow of JC Gaskins.      She is survived by two sons, Jeffrey Gaskins and…

1975 – 2021      Heath Buffkin of Vermilion, Ohio died Feb. 9 in Merced, California. He was 45.      Born July 20, 1975 in Conway, he was the son of Addie Martin Buffkin and the late Moody Dale Buffkin.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter, Megan Buffkin and her mother, Tonia Akers…

1946 – 2021      Wilton Michael “Mike” Prince of Loris passed away on Thursday, March 4. He was 74.      He was born on Aug. 28, 1946, a son of the late Liston Clio “Bill” Prince and Mary Alice Parker Prince.      Mike was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to everyone. He loved his Savior…

1922 – 2021      Martha Gore of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, March 3. She was 98.      Born Aug. 22, 1922 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas O. Gore and Francis Long Gore. She was the wife of the late Clyde B. Gore and they shared their lives together for…

1949 – 2021      Larry Ray Soles of Chadbourn died Monday, March 1, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 71.      Born Aug. 20, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dock Soles and Gertrude Nobles Soles.      He is survived by his wife, Geneva Ruth Hancock Soles of the home; two sons,…

1941 – 2021      Linda Vaught Mills of Loris, widow of the late Paul Mills, passed away Friday, Feb. 26. She was 79.      Born Oct. 20, 1941 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Robert Laddie Vaught and the late Lou Nell Bennett Vaught. She was a registered nurse who spent 52 years serving…

1940 – 2021      Anne Eveleigh McLauchlin of Loris passed away peacefully on Feb. 26, at her home. She was 80.      Born June 23, 1940 in Clio, she was the daughter of Kenneth P. Eveleigh and Ruby M. Eveleigh. She was a member of Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church and worked with Azalea Sands Golf Club for…