Area Obituaries

1948 – 2020      Bruce Duvall Gaskins passed away on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Loris. He was 71.      Mr. Gaskins was born Dec. 31, 1948 in Wilmington to the late Erusie Gaskins and the late Pauline Cox Gaskins.      Mr. Gaskins served his country with courage and honor in the United States Army during…

1965 – 2020      Colis Darin Stocks of Tabor City died Saturday, May 9, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 54.      Born Oct. 19, 1965 in Newport News, Virginia, he was the son of Bruhilda Register Stocks and the late Grover Colis Stocks.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his…

1930 – 2020      Joseph “Joe” Quincy Hammond passed away Wednesday, May 6, at his home in Springfield, Georgia. He was 89.      Joe was born in Mullins on Oct. 25, 1930 to Martin Durham and Roxie Cleo Buffkin Hammond.      He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1948, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. After…

1942 – 2020      Noreen Joan Goff Moretti of Loris passed away on Thursday, May 7, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 78.      Mrs. Noreen was born March 3, 1942 in Syracuse, New York to the late Raymond Goff and the late Loretta Flaherty Goff. Mrs. Noreen was a loving wife, mother,…

1936 – 2020      Betty Ward Causey of Tabor City died Thursday, May 7, in McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 83.      Born Aug. 11, 1936 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Burris and Maggie Blackburn Ward and the widow of Lacey Odell Causey.      She is survived by one son, Michael Causey…

1941 – 2020      Sally M. Strickland Tyler of Loris passed away on Saturday, May 2. She was 79.      Mrs. Tyler was born on April 26, 1941 in Loris to the late James Alton Mincey and the late Dolly Beatrice McDaniels Mincey.  She was a loving homemaker and blessing to all who knew her.      Survivors include…

1943 – 2020      Sue Ann Norris of Myrtle Beach died Saturday, May 2, in her home. She was 77.      She was born in Tabor City to Davis Floyd Norris and Jennie Estalean Norris.      She graduated from Tabor City High School and East Carolina University. Ms. Norris taught school and retired from Loris Elementary School and…

1945 – 2020      Roger Delane McPherson of the Beaverdam community, Chadbourn, died Friday, May 1, in his home. He was 74.      Born June 6, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dock Shelton and Mattie Godwin McPherson.      He is survived by his wife, Brenda N. McPherson of the home; two sons,…

1932 – 2020      Peggy Harrelson Clemons of Green Sea went to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday, April 28, after an extended illness. She was 87.      Mrs. Clemons was born Dec. 18, 1932 in Loris to the late Harmon Quincy Harrelson and the late Minnie Pridgen Harrelson. She was a member of Green Sea…

1966 – 2020      Dana Michele Clark-Strickland of Las Vegas, Nevada died Tuesday, April 14.      She was the daughter of Jon and Diana Holten of Las Vegas, Nevada.      She was a 1984 gradate of Bishop Gorman High School and she went on to receive her Doctorate of Nurse Practitioning from Grand Canyon University in 2017.      Dana…