Area Obituaries

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…

1981 – 2020      Hazel Arlene Stalvey of Tabor City died Saturday, May 16. She was 39.      She was the daughter of Irvin Stalvey of Tabor City and the late Hazel Spivey Stalvey.      In addition to her father, she is survived by her sons, Christian Lee Todd and Anthony Troy Norris of Tabor City; her daughter,…

1949 – 2020      Robert Joseph Malkmus, III of Loris passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee. He was 71.      Mr. Malkmus was born on March 2, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, to the late Robert Joseph Malkmus, Jr. and the late Edna Lorraine Morley Malkmus. Mr.…

1958 – 2020      Diana Pace Cartrette of Fort Worth, Texas went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, May 12,. She was 62.      Diana was born in Alexandria, Virginia to Allen and Marjorie Pace and was the youngest of five children. Diana married the love of her life, Tabor City native Jimmy Jack Cartrette, on…

1933 – 2020      I died today, May 17, 2020. However my spiritual body is more alive than it ever was on Earth and I’m dancing on streets of gold!      I was born Sept. 24, 1933 in Conway to Gurley Mace and Arlene Caines Cannon. I was blessed with four brothers, Olease, Wallace, Dennie, and Windle…