Area Obituaries

1946 – 2020      Calene Norris of Tabor City died Monday, Sept. 7, in her home. She was 73.      Born Oct. 31, 1946 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Pate Norris and Lizzie Elizabeth Norris and the widow of Hubert Melvin Norris.      She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Guillen of…

1932 – 2020      Claris Carol Cox of Loris passed away on Friday, Sept. 4 in Loris following an illness. She was 88.      Mrs. Cox was born on Aug. 19, 1932 in Loris to the late Everette Guy Cox and the late Maggie Geneva Bellamy Cox. Mrs. Cox was the owner and operator of Loris Seafood…

1954 – 2020      Phyllis Ann Cartrette of Tabor City died Saturday, Sept. 5 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 66,      Born April 10, 1954 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Parker and Gladys Cartette Parker and the widow of DJ Cartrette.      She is survived by one daughter, Christal Cartrette of…

1944 – 2020      Linda Buffkin Hopkins of Southport (St. James) passed away on Friday, Sept. 4. She was 75.      Linda was born Dec. 22, 1944 in Columbus County to the late Jamison Edward and Lucille Strickland Buffkin. She grew up as a self-proclaimed tomboy in the Fair Bluff-Tabor City community and was one of seven…

1933 – 2020      Nettie Geneva Fowler Lawson of Tabor City died Friday, Sept. 4 in her home. She was 87.      Born April 4, 1933 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Jennie Bell Soles Fowler and the widow of Henry Elton Lawson.      She is survived by her son, Mickey Lawson…

1943 – 2020      Esther Strickland Cribb Wagner of Cerro Gordo died Thursday, Sept. 3, in Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury. She was 77.      Born April 29, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Lou Belle Strickland.      She is survived by one son, Terry Cribb of Thomasville; two daughters, Rhonda Fipps of Whiteville…

1952 – 2020      Linda Marie Ring Scott of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at MUSC in Charleston. She was 68.      Mrs. Scott was born May 6, 1952 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Tony Toth and the late Emma Betz Toth.      Mrs. Scott graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1970.…

1949 – 2020      Sue Todd Grainger of Loris passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, at McLeod Loris. She was 70.      Mrs. Grainger was born Aug. 30, 1949 in Conway to the late Thelbert Todd and the late Martha Jane Gore Todd. Mrs. Grainger worked as a Nursing Assistant in Home Health and was a member…

1950 – 2020      Ronnie Wayne Watts of Tabor City died Aug. 28 in his home. He was 70.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Allie Jimpsie Watts Jr. and Virginia Milligan Watts.      He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served during the Vietnam War. He served…

1943 – 2020      Shirley Ann Gore of Nakina died Thursday, Aug. 27. She was 76.      Born Sept. 5, 1943 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Owen Gore and Maggie Piggot Gore.      She is survived by her husband, Edward Perry of the home; 2 sons, Danny Thompson and wife Gay of…