Area Obituaries

1946 – 2020      James Anthony McManus, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, May 27, at his home in Loris. He was 73.      Mr. McManus was born on May 28, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to the late James Joseph McManus and the late Rose Harvey McManus. Mr. McManus worked as a truck driver with the teamsters Union,…

Genevieve Lewis Causey 1939 – 2020      Genevieve Lewis Causey of Loris passed away on Tuesday, May 26, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 80.      Mrs. Causey was born Dec. 6, 1939 in Loris to the late Boyd Edward Lewis and the late Blanche Livingston Lewis.      Mrs. Causey retired as an inspector from Loris Manufacturing and…

1940 – 2020      William Nelson Currie of North Myrtle Beach died Friday, May 29, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 79.      Born Aug. 14, 1940 in Wadesboro, he was the son of the late Lum Bolton Currie and Ruth Winfree Currie.      Mr. Currie was a veteran of the United States Army.      He is survived by…

1945 – 2020      Mary Anderson Strickland of Loris died Monday, May 25, in her home. She was 74.      Born Oct. 9, 1945, she was the daughter of the late James Jeff Anderson and Rebecca Isadora Rutherford Anderson and the widow of Roger Dale Strickland.      She is survived by one daughter, Sabrina Williams Fowler and husband…

1963 – 2020      Charles Wayne Nobles of Thomasville passed away May 19, at Hospice of Davidson County. He was 56.      Mr. Nobles was of the Baptist faith, worked for Duncan Construction Company and loved reading his Bible and spending time with grandchildren and family.      Mr. Nobles is predeceased by his father Clifford Devon Nobles, brothers…

1939 – 2020      Brenda Ward Stocks Strickland of Tabor City went to meet her Lord and Savior Friday May 22, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 81.      She was born April 26, 1939 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late John H. Ward and Erma Harrelson Ward.      Brenda was a long time member of…

1942 – 2020      Lilly Louise Babson Brock of Loris passed away Thursday, May 21, at McLeod Seacoast following an illness. She was 78.      Mrs. Brock was born April 2, 1942 in Ash to the late Earl Warren Babson and the late Lena Gertrude Babson.      Mrs. Brock was of the Baptist faith. Her passions were yard…

1947 – 2020      Vivian Pierce Canady of Nakina died Tuesday, May 19, in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. She was 72.      Born Sept. 14, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Tommy Pierce and Eva Mae Sellers Pierce.      She is survived by her husband, Guy Russell Canady Sr. of…

1931 – 2020      SMGT Ivan “Van” Cook (USAF Retired) of Loris passed away on Wednesday, May 20. He was 88.      Born in Bakersville, he was the son of the late Frederick and Daisy Hobson Cook.      Mr. Cook retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of service.      He was…

1931 – 2020      Catherine W. Hewett of Myrtle Beach passed away on May 19. She was 88.      Born Oct. 5, 1931 in Tabor City, Mrs. Hewett was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Elvie G. Wright.      In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Charles Hewett; son Charlton Glenn Hewett; daughter…