Area Obituaries

1961 – 2020      Kenneth Harold “Ken” Horne, II of Longs passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 at McLeod Regional Hospital in Florence following an illness. He was 59.      Born Feb. 19, 1961, in Loris, he was the son of Judy Horne Edge Bland and the late Kenneth Harold Horne.      Mr. Horne served his country…

1988 – 2020      Jessica Amy Long of Loris went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 7. She was 32.      Born Jan. 18, 1988 in Loris, she was the daughter of Carl Worth Long and Janice Stevens Long.      Affectionately known as “Doodles” because she loved to draw, she had a very creative…

1926 – 2020      Irene Johnson Hardee Fowler of Loris went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 12, at Lower Cape Fear Angel Hospice House. She was 93.      Mrs. Fowler was born on Dec. 5, 1926 in Tabor City to the late Duke Johnson and the late Lettie Fowler Johnson.      Mrs.…

1934 – 2020      John Barton Smith, Jr. of Loris passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, at his home. He was 86.      Mr. Smith was born on July 31, 1934 in Troy, New York to the late John Barton Smith, Sr., and the late Margaret Conley Donna. He was the step-son of Artell Donna.      Mr. Smith…

1936 – 2020      James Charles Rogers of Apex slipped these surly bonds of earth on Aug. 2. He was 83.      Jim was born in Tabor City on Aug. 20, 1936, son of James Samuel and Inez Harrelson Rogers.      As a boy, he dreamed of flying airplanes and, while still in college, he fulfilled that dream.…

1941 – 2020      William Kenneth Smith of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 9, at his home. He was 78.      Mr. Smith was born on November 10, 1941 in Loris to the late William Clyde Smith and the late Geneva Cooke Smith.      Mr. Smith served his country with courage, honor, and distinction, with two tours…

1943 – 2020      Jimmy Lee Fowler of Tabor City died Friday Aug. 7, in Burnsville. He was 77.      Born in Marion County, he was the son of the late Sam Hartford Fowler and Alma Virginia Avant Fowler.      He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.      He is survived by one son, James Christopher Fowler and…

1965 – 2020      Lilly Marie Soles Spivey of Chadbourn passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 5, , at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 55.      Marie was born on July 18, 1965 in Columbus County to the late Bobby Franklin and Wanda Kay Hammonds Soles.…

1927 – 2020      Bernice Marie Hall of Clarendon died Sunday, Aug. 9, in her home. She was 92.      Born Oct. 18, 1927 in Latta, she as the daughter of the late John Monroe McDowell and Ella Belle Alford McDowell and the widow of Cephas Hall.      She is survived by four sons, Richard Alan Hall and…

1940 – 2020      Carol Frances Sims Lones of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Conway Medical Center. She was 80.      Mrs. Lones was born on Jan. 16, 1940 in Washington, D.C., to the late Boyd Sims, Sr. and the late Louise Hyre Sims.      Mrs. Lones worked as a secretary until her retirement and…