Area Obituaries

1928 – 2020      Emma Mae Shepard Toth of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at McLeod Seacoast. She was 92.      Mrs. Toth was born March 5, 1928 in Wilmington to the late Alfred Tillon Shepard and the late Mable Baton Shepard Watters.      Mrs. Toth was a homemaker and of the Advent Christian faith, but…

1967 – 2020      Angela “Angie” Bass Gore of the Beaverdam Community, Chadbourn, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 53.      Born Feb. 11, 1967 in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of Bobby Gene Bass and Annette Trogdon Bass of Fayetteville.      She was a Columbus County School teacher for 30 years.…

1957 – 2020      Roxanne Nobles McDowell of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 2, in her home. She was 63.      Born July 30, 1957 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Howard Nobles and Roxie Green Nobles.      She is survived by her fiancé: Ottis Martin of Tabor City; a daughter, Misty McDowell…

1956 – 2020      Jeffery “Jeff” Grainger of North Myrtle Beach passed away Monday, July 27. He was 63.      Jeff was born Sept. 24, 1956 in Florence, a son of Louise Buffkin Grainger and the late Harold Jackson Grainger. He was employed by Mavis Tire and loved horses.      Surviving in addition to his mother of Conway…

1937 – 2020      Gus Junior Page, Jr. of Loris passed away on Tuesday, July 28, at his home. He was 82.      Mr. Page was born on Sept. 6, 1937 in Mullins to the late Gus Junior Page, Sr. and the late Nellie Elliott Page Smith. He served his country with honor, courage, and distinction in…

1959 – 2020      Billy Ray Livingston was called home to the Lord on Saturday, July 25, from his home in the Boardman Community near Evergreen. Je was 60.      He was born Oct. 2, 1959 and grew up in Loris. Billy Ray was known as a loving and generous man and was well known all along…

1930 – 2020      Eva Mae Wallace of Charleston passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at MUSC in Charleston from complications related to COVID-19. She was 89.      She was born on Aug. 18, 1930 in Tabor City and would have been 90 next month. She was the daughter of the late John Harvey and Carrie McCumbee…

1972 – 2020      Melanie Beth Jones Kirchner of Loris, loving wife of the late John Walter Kirchner and loving daughter of the late David and Hilda Jones, went home to be with the Lord on July 15 at the age of 48.      Melanie was born June 28, 1972 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York,…

1936 – 2020      Benjamin Larry Herring of Tabor City died Wednesday, July 22, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 84.      Born Jan. 20, 1936 in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Winston Earl and Bonnie Bell Hill Herring.      He was an incredibly loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who dedicated his…

1976 – 2020      Stephanie Michelle Fleitz Little of Little River passed away Monday, July 20, at McLeod Regional in Florence. She was 44.      Mrs. Little was born March 17, 1976 in Toledo, Ohio to Thomas Richard Fleitz and Linda Pearson Fleitz. Mrs. Little worked as a Manager with CVS and GAP and loved all animals,…