Area Obituaries

1936 – 2020      Jimmy Wayne Fowler of the Cribbtown community near Chadbourn, died Tuesday, April 21, in his home.  He was 84.      Born Jan. 21, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Robert L. Fowler and Mable Phipps Fowler.      He was a member of Welcome Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.  He…

1935 – 2020      Marie Hazel Blanton of Tabor City died Monday, April 20. She was 84.      Born June 16, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Causey and Lucy Wilson Causey and the widow of Odell Blanton.      She is survived by three daughters, Theresa Owens, Connie Williamson, and Wanda Hardee…

1934 – 2020      Enoch Ivey Lee of Whiteville died Monday, April 20, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville.  He was 85.      Born Sept. 20, 1934 in Camden County, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee and Irdell Wilson Lee and the widower of Nellie McPherson Lee.      He was a veteran…

1943 – 2020      Rifton ‘JR’ Joseph Gore, Jr., of Nakina died Saturday, April 18, in the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 76.      Born May 10, 1943 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Rifton Joseph Gore, Sr. and Edith Gore.      He is survived by his wife Clara Lindsay Gore of the home;…

1940 – 2020      James Wade Williams of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, April 16. He was 79.      He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lottie Williams; son, Ricky Devone Williams; daughter-in-law, Ida Williams; sister, Barbara Stanley; and brother, Tommy Williams.      Wade leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Candy Hester Williams; two…

1955 – 2020      Deborah “Debbie” Brown of Loris passed away on Friday, April 17,  after a long illness and at home with her family by her side. She was 65.      Debbie was born on Jan. 4, 1955 in Conway, a daughter of the late John Brooks Paul, Jr. and Mavis Porter Paul.  She was a…

1956 – 2020      Cecelia Mccumbee Johnson of Blairs, Virginia entered into rest on April 15 at her residence. She was 63.      She was born on Sept. 3, 1956 in South Carolina, the daughter of the late Fred Mccumbee and the late Cecil Mccumbee.      She is survived by her husband, James Barry Johnson.      Cecelia was a…

1933 – 2020      Floyd Bennie Stephens of Loris passed away on Monday, April 13, at his home. He was 86.      Mr. Stephens was born on May 5, 1933 in Granite City, Illinois, to the late Clarence Stephens and the late Della Cumins Stephens.      Mr. Stephens served his country with pride, honor, and courage in the…

1925 – 2020      Eunice Lina Vaught Hickman of Loris passed away Tuesday, April 14. She was 94.      Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Lola Hardee Vaught.      Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, L. Mauline Hickman, Sr., and her siblings, Oleta Vaught, Rebecca Lee, Winston W.…

1982 – 2020      Jerry “Jay” Boyd of Loris passed away Monday, April 6, at his residence. He was 37.      Jay was born Nov. 9, 1982 in Loris.      Jay was predeceased by his mother, Sallie McCormick Boyd; his grandparents, Kelly and Agnes McCormick; and two uncles.      Survivors include a daughter, Zoey Jane Mcafee of Loris; a…